Socrates said‚ “There is only one good‚ knowledge‚ and one evil‚ ignorance.” Ignorance is the lack of knowledge. A person who is ignorant does not even know they are uninformed or unaware. Ignorance is evil because it is rooted in assumption. Assumptions are always theoretical and can be disproven. Many times during the day people need to make assumptions or guesses. For example‚ a father who has raised his children assumes he will be taken care of by those same children as he ages. His children
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Political ignorance only poses a problem if the politically informed continually dismiss the politically ignorant as‚ figuratively speaking‚ an embargo to freedom- an entity that must be dispelled and whose words must be muted or whose products must go unconsumed. Political ignorance only poses a problem if the politically informed settle on submission‚ on subservience‚ and throw the politically ignorant into the pit when it comes time for a sacrifice to be requested by perpetrators of tyranny‚
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Behind the Veil Many controversies surround the use of genetically modified organisms in the production of food and crops in the United States and around the world. Although biotechnology has been around for centuries‚ in the last fifty years scientists have made innovations in the creation of new biotechnologies. Scientists have developed ways of genetically engineering the DNA of plants through genetic modification. Adjustments are made to the development‚ structure and composition by introducing
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race‚ religion‚ sexual orientation and gender seemingly smaller issues such as weight or height. Despite efforts at eliminating overt forms of discrimination through the years‚ it remains persuasive in society largely because of ignorance. Willful and/or unintentional ignorance is more often than not‚ the fundamental reason for discrimination and is the river from which all other reasons- such as tradition –flow. Religion has been a hot topic in the last decade since the events of September 11‚ and
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Striped Pajamas tells the tale of the friendship between a boy in a concentration camp‚ Shmuel‚ and the son of a Nazi‚ Bruno. Neither is quite aware of who each other are; this childhood ignorance is a large part of what makes this movie so tragic and upsetting for many people: the boys understand hardly any of what is happening in their world. In the end‚ both are killed at the hands of Nazi cruelty‚ with the story’s moral being that all people are fundamentally similar and all violence and cruelty
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“WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” pg. 6 Those three lines are part of the Party’s slogan and they are repeated various times throughout the story. At first glance they are hard to understand as each word seems to be the opposite of the other. If you look into it more they seem very alike. For war is peace‚ think why we fight wars‚ for peace. And for freedom is slavery‚ in my mind I related it to the words yes and no. Yes entitles you to opportunities it
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was a cry for attention. Rachel was an exact copy of her father almost. She could take herself out of any situation that she did not want for herself. But she has the ability to use intelligence to survive. Ignorance is her physical salvation‚ while arrogance keeps her emotions stable. This is what drives her away from the people who she should care about the most‚ her family. One of Rachel’s biggest problems is the culture clash. She cares more about her appearance and
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Some say that ignorance is bliss‚ but being ignorant is not always a good thing. It could cause a person to miss signs of something bad that is happening all around them. They might not even realize that is is happening until it is too late. The control of information lead to oppression in the Russian Revolution because Joseph Stalin believed that the state ultimately had all the power. His beliefs are still being practiced today in modern governments around the world. Orwell’s novel shows how control
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achieving a good score on a test‚ knowing what to do in cases of emergencies‚ or achieve things like winning a debate‚ contest‚ race‚ or game. And even though attaining knowledge doesn’t always come with happiness‚ knowledge can give one the power and opportunity to influence others and their choices and decisions. To best prove a person wrong in a debate or argument‚ knowledge is needed to make a good enough point to prove the opposing side wrong. Even though ignorance is bliss‚ knowledge is power because
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“The Minister’s Black Veil‚” many sources state that Rev. Hooper’s veil symbolizes sin. There are many critiques based on this though there is never truly a real answer; Hooper never tells‚ because he carries it to his death bed with him. He becomes known as a bizarre‚ secretive‚ and quite a mysterious man. The veil helped to alienate him from all of society‚ which drew the public to believe he was crazy. In “The Minister’s Black Veil‚” Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the black veil and the society (as well
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