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    many motifs in The Sound and the Fury. One that he uses is shadows. Shadow are mentioned all throughout Quentin’s section‚ June Second 1910‚ and in some of Benjy’s section‚ April Seventh 1928. In Quentin’s section‚ it says‚ “The shadow hadn’t quite cleared the stoop. I stopped inside the door‚ watching the shadow move. It moved almost perceptibly creeping back inside the door.”(The Sound and the Fury 81) Here he is talking about the shadows that he sees when he steps outside his door‚ after he has

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    English Assessment #2 1) How does Michael Morpurgo evoke sympathy for refugees in his novel shadow? Michael Morpurgo evokes sympathy for refugees in his novel shadow by utilizing emotive language to express the cruel conditions the refugees experience whilst travelling to Tehran in the back of a big pickup truck. The refugee’s situation is very partitioned because whilst their home country is at war‚ Refugees are forced to flee the horrible living conditions and seek safety. Michael Morpurgo

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    director’s throughout the years. Without Hollywood’s exposure to Fritz Lang and Caligari then the legendary horror films around now would not be possible. Films like The Dark Knight and Drive are perfect modern examples of film noir. The usage of shadow‚ sound‚ and obscure lighting is very similar to what Fritz Lang would have done. Not only did German Expressionism effect Hollywood in today’s world but it moved the directors of that time to up their game. They had the drive to make their films

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    position they can only see shadows cast from behind them. Here they see the shadows cast by statues placed on a partial wall. They believe these shadows to be the real because this is the only thing they have ever known. Then one prisoner is freed from his bonds and is able to look upon the fire and the statues that caused the shadows. Initially‚ he suffers pain from the light and disbelief at the imagines he now sees. He then begins to grasp how the fire causes the shadows cast by the statues and believes

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    Notes on chapter 2 pg.14-25 Socrates: The First Moralist Socrates (c.470-399 B.C) he was 70 years old when he died‚ his father was Sophroniscus‚ a sculptor‚ his mother Phaenarete‚ was a midwife. Socrates was likely a stonemason and a sculptor before turning to philosophy. He was a soldier during the Peloponnesian War. He has walked barefoot across ice‚ meditated standing up for thirty-six hours. He had the ability to ignore physical discomfort in order to achieve some greater mental or spiritual

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    instead they wish to live in the comfort zone inside the cave. THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE: PLATO‚ REPUBLIC. Plato assumed the existence of human life in a cave. In his view‚ human beings are tied as prisoners in a cave and they could only see the shadows of real things and thought that these were the reality. There was a sun illuminating outside the cave and when one of the prisoners is released‚ he was perplexed as he was exposed to the light for the first time‚ he felt the pain in his eyes‚ after

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    are usually held in temple auditoriums and theatres‚ however‚ villages and school grounds do sometimes play host. The Shadow Puppetry Theatre has various forms throughout India. In this document I will explain about the types in the Southern part of India‚ including the forms of puppetry from Andhra Pradesh‚ Karnataka‚ Tamil‚ Nadu and Kerala. In Andhra Pradesh the type of shadow puppet theatre is called Tolu Bommalata. This word literally translates to “Leather Puppet Dance”. These performances

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    made out of every type of materials and in all sorts of shapes‚ the shadows of these shapes are placed on the wall in front of the prisoners. The low wall serves as a sort of "stage" or "blind" that keeps the men hidden and allows only the shadows to be illuminated onto the wall for the prisoners. The prisoners have known nothing other than the cave and its wall of shadows. While these prisoners have been watching the wall of shadows they have been able to hear the low talking of the men passing by

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    argued that communication can occur in a shadow cast by an organisation. Metaphorically organisations are said to cast a shadow just as object and humans do. In terms of organisational communication‚ the shadow side represents all those issues that are not discussed out in the light of the in the public forums of the organisation. The shadow side is said to represent the fears‚ anxieties and reactions as they respond to policy‚ decisions and change. In the shadow side hidden agendas can be established

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    chains" symbolize in today’s society; here at D.A.‚ here in NYC‚ here in the United States‚ and in the global society? -What are we "imprisoned by" as a people; as a community‚ as individuals? -What does Plato mean by "shadows" in his Allegory of the Cave?  What are the "shadows" of our times? -After the prisoners are released from the cave‚ why are they unable to see ID QUOD EST‚ namely‚ REALITY as it is?  -What does "the Sun" symbolize?  Why do you think that?  How so? Because I love Socrates

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