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    The Matrix and The Allegory of the Cave Both "The Allegory of the Cave" and "The Matrix" are stories in which there are two realities‚ one perceived and one real. Although "The Matrix" is not based exactly on Plato’s "The Allegory of the Cave‚" there are several parallels between the two works. The similarities in "The Matrix‚" relate to Plato’s concept. They project his thoughts of natural logic from "The Allegory of the Cave" into a perspective that makes it easier for people to understand when

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    Reality‚ Truth‚ and Understanding The Allegory of the Cave by Plato questions truth‚ reality‚ and demonstrates how we are similar to the prisoners within the cave. Every person has a personal “cave” and only with knowledge and understanding can we escape from the captivity ignorance. The prisoners in the story were only allowed to see shadows in the cave and it’s what they believed as true. In the story Plato states that the prisoners came to know reality as nothing more as “the shadows of those

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    Ajanta Cave History

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    curiosity aroused by the entrance of a cave. The hunting party ventured across the ravine of the Waghur River. And they discovered several caves‚ against which bush‚ shrubs earth and stones had piled up. Goatherds for shelter were using a few. The Government was informed about this finding and soon the Archaeologists began excavate them. Many experts have been restoring them during the last fifty years. The shock of discovery was worldwide. All the rock-cut caves had paintings on verandahs‚ inner

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    Plato’s Allegory of the Cave addresses important aspects of a person’s’ frame of mind; through indirectly comparing pieces of the story to mental exploitation. Through his story‚ Plato urges the reader to find truth and wisdom through elevating their personal thinking. A concept he would die to make known - some two thousand years ago - now bears a relevant message in our world today. The message Plato left behind the story lies around perception‚ and how knowledge obtained through what we see is

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    Lascaux Cave Paintings

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    Lascaux cave paintings were discovered in 1940 in Montignac‚ France. The cave paintings were 15‚000 to 17‚000 years old. The paintings were mostly paintings of animals‚ which are great examples of art during the Upper Paleolithic period. Some of the sections of the cave paintings have been identified as the Lateral Passage the Chamber of Felines‚ the Great Hall of the Bulls‚ the Shaft of the Dead Man‚ the Painted Gallery‚ and the Chamber of Engravings. The cave has about 2‚000 images that can

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    “Parable of the Sun‚ Myth of the Cave and Divided Line” have become very popular to the world. So popular that it has an impact on the movie industry‚ the stories are hidden in some movies. More movies depict the stories” The Divided Line and The Myth of the Cave “ rather than “The Parable of the Sun.” The movie‚ eXistenZ‚ is an example of “The Myth of the Cave and The Divided Line”‚ since the stories are very similar. The movie has many similarities to “The Myth of the Cave”‚ but can correlate better

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    The Cave Of Time Analysis

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    The book I chose to analyze is Choose your own adventure: The Cave of Time‚ which was the first book of the choose your own adventure series. On its own‚ the book stands as a rebel among normal books‚ presenting itself as an interactive book‚ where one must discontinuously read to harvest all the possible endings. On a personal level‚ the book’s significance emerges as I delve into the past. Growing up in poor neighborhood in Venezuela‚ not many books were available to me‚ and thus reading for fun

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    Plato Myth of the Cave

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    MYTH OF THE CAVE 1 | Plato’s Myth of the Cave | By Yvette D. Best | | PhilosophyPHI 1005 Spring 2011 | Centenary CollegeMay 29‚ 2011 | | Abstract This paper will describe the learning experience of my interviewees while translating what The Myth of the Cave by Plato means to them. Further‚ it will discuss the similarities and differences between the responses received from my interviewees based on my discussion of The Myth of the Cave by Plato as

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    The Allegory of the cave represent how people perceive illusion versus reality. It shows how the environment around us and even the people effect how we perceive information and our surroundings. Education and knowledge is gained by what we hear and see. The story is based around the men of this cave and how they were chained up from their childhood until adulthood. “Here they have been from their childhood and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move‚ and can only see before them

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    from Book VII of The Republic. In this story entitled "The Allegory of the Cave‚" he describes a dark underground cave where a group of people are sitting in one long row with their backs to the cave’s entrance. Chained to their chairs from an early age‚ all the humans can see is the distant cave wall in from of them. The shadows of statues held by unseen ‘puppet handlers’ reflect on the walls from the light of a fire that is also out of sight of those in the cave. The theme of the allegory is that

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