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    Personal Legend “Real success means creating a life of meaning through service that fulfills your reason for being here.”(Oprah Winfrey) Living a fulfilling life without achieving one’s Personal Legend is not feasible. The novel‚ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ introduces the reader to a boy who lives a fulfilling life by achieving his Personal Legend. The boy’s dream was to travel the world and find the treasure he kept dreaming about. For this reason‚ he spends all his gold and made many sacrifices

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    secrets to give misinformation to the team. He wants to effectively "sabotage" the company. What do you do in this situation? Do you try to integrate him into the team and attempt to change his attitudes on trees? Or do you fire him because his morals and ethics are no-where near the same as the company’s? Naturally‚ no one wants to work with difficult or negative people. For me‚ I will consider termination if all else fails and if it has reached the point that it is already necessary. As part

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    Unit 2 Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” Assignment Blanca Peterson Kaplan University HU250 The Allegory of the Cave is a deep theoretical philosophical scenario that is being described by Plato in the form of a progressive conversation which begins with Socrates having a fictitious conversation with his brother Glaucon. The conversation between both brothers deals with the lack of knowledge of humanity and the ethics that society has created. This story envelops the reality that comes

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    Knowledge is being aware of facts or information. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave explains the reality of nature. It reveals how human freedom gives you the power to think and learn instead of going by misconceptions. Misconceptions come from lack of knowledge. Without knowledge‚ your mind can be easily controlled or manipulated. It would be hard to know the difference between reality and illusion. In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave‚ Plato illustrates how as children we are all close minded and

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    caring anymore about physical attraction. After all stages‚ the boy will ultimately come to loving beauty itself and all beautiful things. This gradual climb to the final vision is similar 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

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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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    In numerous movies and stories you’ve seen‚ have you ever heard any of the characters say the cafeteria food has a rich‚ savory‚ and an appetizing look? Probably not. Cafeteria food lacks good quality and taste‚ and is probably one of the reasons why countless students don’t eat during lunch. Students always discuss what if they could change three things in their school’s lunch menu. They would probably have chocolate ice-cream‚ fried chicken or cake every day for lunch if they were given that option

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    Lord of the Flies- How would you characterize Ralph? Cite textual evidence to support your opinion of Ralph‚ please? Have you ever jotted down notes on a character that is important? If you have‚ that is great because you will get a better understanding of the book better. If you haven’t‚ you should start now. I’m reading Lord of the Flies and the protagonist of the story is Ralph. I would characterize Ralphy by naming his character traits and what he does that is significant. Read on to find

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    Comprehending the Mind’s Aging Eye "The Allegory of the Cave‚" by Plato‚ explains that people experience emotional and intellectual revelations throughout different stages in their lives. This excerpt‚ from his dialogue The Republic‚ is a conversation between a philosopher and his pupil. The argument made by this philosopher has been interpreted thousands of times across the world. My own interpretation of this allegory is simple enough as Plato expresses his thoughts as separate stages.

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    enlightenment‚ the introduction of new ideas and the edification of others enhances the progression of society. This 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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