prisoners he is talking about‚ Glaucon responds by saying that it is a strange image‚ and then Plato replied by asking: “like ourselves; and they see only their own shadows‚ or the shadows of one another‚ which the fire throws on the opposite wall of the cave?” My answer to this question would be yes‚ because even in our modern lives‚ there are people who are never exposed to the truth and they take what they have heard as the real truths which are those shadows that Plato was talking about. At a certain
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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave The “Allegory of the Cave” starts off as a story told by Socrates to Glaucon. In this story‚ a group of people live in a cave underground. They are bound and unable to move or turn their heads‚ and so can only look straight in front of them. Before them is a wall and behind them a fire burns. Others in the cave pass before the fire holding
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THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE By Plato The well-known myth of the cavern‚ is used by Plato as an allegorical explanation of the situation in which the man is in regard to the knowledge that surrounds him. Plato divided this allegory in three parts: 1. Description of the situation of the prisoners in the cavern. 2. Description of the process of liberation of one of them and of his access to the top or real world. 3. Brief interpretation of the myth. Plato asks us to imagine that we are like a few prisoners
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Discuss visual and sound elements in “The Clan of the Cave Bear This movie from 1986 is based in the book with the same name. The story is about a Cro-Magnon girl who loose her mom and tribe and she met some Neanderthal clan who adopt her. It seems to be like an unprepared or a low cost movie. The story sound interesting but while you are watching it you think that is a kind of joke. Neanderthals were prehistoric people but the actors of this movie look like you and me playing to be prehistoric
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Question 1: The cave art of the Cro Magnons featured multi-colored paintings of animals such as bison‚ cattle as well as mammoths. Also included are geometric figures as well as female paintings. The animals themselves appeared to be pierced with spears in a ritualistic way. To me the most plausible reason for these paintings is that the hunters believed this would bring them luck during their hunt which is seen in many cultures so It seems plausible that this would be the purpose for the paintings
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After the book The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart‚ the reader is shown Uther Pendragon’s true colors when Merlin fulfills his wishes. First‚ the reader must remember that King Ambrosius wanted Merlin and Uther to rule the kingdom together when he passed‚ but why would this be so? Isn’t Merlin or Uther capable of running the kingdom by themselves? King Ambrosius knows that Merlin does not seek power or would want the title of “King”. He also knows his brother Uther‚ and how his ruthless nature would
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Why am I here and how does the allegory of cave inform my answer? It’s quite challenging to relate an allegory to our lives. But if we think carefully and list those objects and their corresponded symbols: prisoners represent imperfect human‚ the shadow represents illusion of the truth‚ prison represents limitations that hold us back from getting close to the truth…etc‚ I start to understand that I myself could be the prisoner who lives comfortably in his narrow worldview and have difficulties taking
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The Allegory of the cave says that there is quite a different between appearances and reality‚ and I think that this statement could not be truer. When I hear this I think of the “perfect” family. A stay at home mom‚ a working dad‚ a daughter on the honor roll‚ and a son on the football team. They all go to church on Sunday morning and are well involved in their community. Their family appears to be so perfect to everyone around them‚ but that’s just because no one knows their realities. See the
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English Willy vs. Charley: The Impact of Parent Relations A person’s outcome in life is often a reflection of their childhood‚ or how they grew up. The different ways a child is treated by their parents may later affect the amount of grit he or she has‚ therefore affecting their later success in life. In the book Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ Biff‚ Happy and Bernard each grew up in different ways. Although Biff and Happy grew up in the same home‚ their father‚ Willy Loman‚ treated
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Unit 2 Plato’s “Allegory” Assignment HU250 – Humanities and Culture When discussing “Allegory of the Cave” it is important to know what it is all about and it why it took place. Prisoners are chained and can only see darkness. They are facing a black wall and are projected to figure out what is real in life and what is not. They are not able to turn their heads. Plato wanted the people be aware of what is going on around them. There are puppets that are behind the walls that are showing
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