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    my beautiful place

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    I think we all have a beautiful place in our mind. I have a wonderful place that made me happy when I was a little girl. But sometimes I think that I am the only person who likes this place and I’m asking myself if this place will be as beautiful as I thought when I will go back to visit it again. Perhaps I made it beautiful in my mind. Located on Ireland’s dramatic coastline that has been carved out by the huge Atlantic waves‚ lonely lakes and lofty mountains that separate communities. Follow the

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    NGatherers Research homework 1. Why do you think Paleolithic people may have created these paintings? To show what they see to other people in the best way they can. 2. What role might the paintings and engravings serve in Paleolithic society? It would play the role of informing as these paintings are very well done. 3. Select any three images that fit the purposes you consider the most likely explanation for their creation and identify specific aspects of those images that support

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    In Plato’s “Allegory of a Cave”‚ he depicts an area where prisoners live chained in a cave. All they see are shadows casted on the wall and these shadows shape the prisoner’s reality. One of the prisoners then escapes the cave. Initially‚ he is blinded by the sun and the reality of the new world. He can now see beyond the shadows. Over time‚ he recognizes that his life has been controlled by others and now knows the truth. Nonetheless‚ “Allegory of the Cave” can be perceived in several different

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    Allegory Of The Cave Essay

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    idea of the truth of enlightenment is explored in both “Allegory of the Cave” by Plato‚ and The Matrix by the Wachowski sisters. Both works discuss the concepts of ignorance‚ enlightenment‚ and

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    happen if people were prisoned in a cave chained their whole life and how a prisoner would act once outside the cave then force back in. Plato believes without having any education‚ one will be blinded to the truth. Blinding people from knowledge can lead them to confusion after realizing the truth. Plato and Socrates talked about an allegory of the cave‚ where people were chained to look straight

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    Lascaux Cave History

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    Foundations of Civilization Report High quality and antiquity make cave paintings a sight to see. With only about 350 of them having been found so far‚ their importance to archaeology is always increasing. Incredibly old‚ they both give insight as to who and what lived in that region’s past‚ and help archaeologists learn about early painting methods. While the most well known is the Lascaux Caves‚ they are all important to understanding the history of various areas. With no written language at

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    the cave- summarised in informal essay form. Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave" represents an extended metaphor that is to contrast the way in which we perceive and believe in what is reality. The thesis behind his allegory is that‚ the basic tenets that all we perceive are imperfect "reflections" of the ultimate Forms‚ which subsequently represent truth and reality. In his story‚ Plato establishes a cave in which prisoners are chained down and forced to look upon the front wall of the cave. The

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    Symposium Cave Allegory

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    to the climb out of the cave in Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave." In the "Allegory of the Cave‚" the chained down prisoners are limited with their perception on reality. At first‚ they can only see moving shadows on the wall in front of them. Once released‚ the prisoners’ sense of reality is changed as they can see the people making those shadows. The prisoners can then climb up the ascent of the cave and eventually bask in the Sun’s rays. After stepping outside the cave‚ the prisoner accepts a new

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    Plato’s Allegory of the Cave Essay One of Plato’s more famous writings‚ The Allegory of the Cave‚ Plato outlines the story of a man who breaks free of his constraints and comes to learn of new ideas and levels of thought that exist outside of the human level of thinking. However‚ after having learned so many new concepts‚ he returns to his fellow beings and attempts to reveal his findings but is rejected and threatened with death. This dialogue is an apparent reference to his teacher’s theories

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    Plato's Myth Of The Cave

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    An Essay on Plato’s “The Myth of the Cave” Plato’s Myth of the Cave describes how people have chains that keep them from becoming enlightened individuals. Some chains keep us in the shadow denying us the ability to learn how to face truth‚ how to face knowledge. Plato’s Myth of the Cave takes a close look at how we behave while dealing with knowledge. Our fear of truth creates chains that help us ignore the inevitability of change. It is known that tree reserves have been dwindling‚ yet people

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