they corrupt the minds. He establishes a debate regarding the usefulness and potentially negative effects of poetry. He presents the theory of cave allegory in order to explain the poetic world and the philosopher world. CAVE ALLEGORY: In the allegory, there are prisoners chained in a cave, unable to turn their heads. All they can see is the wall of the cave. Behind them burns a fire. Between the
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From the depictions of horses and other animals inside the Chauvet Caves, which date back more than 28,000 years ago, to the millions of artists of all mediums, art is an essential part of being human. It was created before written language in 3,400 BCE, and before agriculture in about 8,000 BCE, showing just how natural the desire to create art is for humanity (“Human History Timeline - Combined Timeline”). While it has evolved many times throughout history, the style, purpose, and subjects change
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symbol is an object that represents, stands for a belief, image, or material entity. The oldest symbol currently known to man was discovered at the Chauvet Cave and is dated around the time of 30000 BC. The Cro-Magnon people are credited with making this cave painting. The next oldest form of communication is Petroglyphs. These are like cave paintings but are actually carved into the stone. These
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------------------------------------------------- Title: Thaipusam Report ------------------------------------------------- Hindus celebrate the Indian festival on the tenth month of their calendar. It coincides with the full moon at the end of January and the beginning of February 'Thai'. "Thai" is the Hindu month which falls on 15th of January till 15th of February. 'Pusam' refers to a star which is at its brightest during the period of this festival. Celebrated in all parts of the world where
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The Life of Joseph Joseph was born to Jacob and Rachel after she had been unable to have children for seven years. Joseph was Jacob’s 11th son, and his favorite, born when he was very old. Jacob made Joseph a beautiful robe that had many colors in it. Jacob would often send Joseph to spy on his brothers and to report back to him any behavior that was considered inappropriate. The brothers knew Joseph was watching them and their hatred for him grew even more for telling Jacob what they were doing
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Through the so-called allegory of the cave (514a-520e), a form of justice is implied which revolves around defining that what is best for the whole as that what is most just. This is quite similar to a more explicit definition of justice presented earlier, in Book IV of the Republic, where justice is defined as individuals doing that which they are most suited to (433a-b). The implications of these definitions, however, bring about some subtle differences in the definitions themselves. Once they
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The artwork I decided to explore for this discussion post is a piece of prehistoric rock art located in Western Arnhem Land, Austrailia. Simply titled as the “Rainbow Serpent Rock”, this art was painted on a rockface around 6000 BCE by an Australian Aboriginal culture that lived there at the time. Rainbow Serpent Rock displays a subject known as the Rainbow Serpent (or Rainbow Snake) which was a deity that is often portrayed as a being that assisted with the creation of humankind, the generation
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Deep in an underground cavern, hid a secret demigoddesses who was greatly admired by her underground world of subjects. About 45-50 feet down below in the ground, lived a hidden city in a underground cavern. This cavern is the biggest cavern ever made at the north border of France. The ruler of this underground city lived a secret demigoddesses named Amethyst beau. Her subjects love to called her “Amethyst The Beautiful” because beau means beautiful in french. Many people have heard of this underground
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going back to the days in which people had to fight for their rights and it seems as if this is the one thing that will forever be needed. Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave” emphasizes how one often is hidden from reality, the prisoners were faced with the chance to escape after one left, but they decided to stay within the cave since that is what they have known all their lives. The “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King emphasizes moral obligation, his letter was a call to action
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OLD RED-HAIRED GIANTS The Paiute Indians have a tale concerning their forefathers as well as red-haired titans. These titans, called Si-Te-Cah, made use of to get rid of as well as consume the Paiute people. The Si-Te-Cah were tiny in numbers, they postured a terrible hazard to the Paiute, that were starting to work out the location. Tale has it which the Paiute trapped as well as compelled the titans secret, right into a cavern hvac system, stacked comb over the entryway, and also adjusted it ablaze
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