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Book VII - On Shadows and Realities in Education

SOCRATES - GLAUCON
AND now, I said, let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened: --Behold! human beings living in a underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move, and can only see before them, being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads. Above and behind them a fire is blazing at a distance, and between the fire and the prisoners there is a raised way; and you will ...

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Abstract
The world of literature encompasses numerous feelings and emotions in its wide array of literary works. As readers, we are not unknown to use of centralized themes in the works of literature which vary according to many factors, like the type of work, the author and the plot of the work. In this paper we will compare a few renowned works of literature based on their usage of the central theme of love. This paper will be an analysis of the concept of theme which can be found in both prose and poetry. For our reference, we have ...

Why Poetry Cannot Emerge From GOFAI and why The Extended Mind Approach is a Better AlternativeGOFAI was once thought of as a pathway that could eventually lead to the emergence of a machine intelligence that supervenes from circuitry and in the same way that human intelligence was thought emerge from the connectedness of neurons. Intelligence breaks down to reasoning, which is the manipulation of representations (PHIL342, Lec 7b). GOFAI does is based upon symbolic logic. GOFAI was once theorized as the way that machines could have minds. But while GOFAI systems have been able to mimic human behavior, and sometimes even eerily ...

Group 1: Reflection 1

1) I сan say that I believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. I many times witnessed miracles and unusual things, which cannot be explained by the laws of physics. It not only makes me confirm in my beliefs, but it also makes my views open to all possible options. I acknowledge that my presuppositions and convictions may turn untrue and that all people in the world may be wrong concerning the origin of our existence, the superpowers controlling our lives, or the afterlife. As for me personally, regarding the origin of the world, I rather adhere to ...

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Seven Sayings from Calvary
Father Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do (Luke 23:24)
These words can be heard from the man whose last day were absolutely awful. But this words are nothing more than words of God who does love his kids. After all pain and tariffing deeds that that people had done to Jesus, he still proclaiming love ad salvation to everyone. He is asking for forgiveness for people who want to murder him. Is this word to direct forgiveness? Or those are words with permission to give them saving spirit, into their hearts? We ...

Introduction

My personal epistemology or theory of knowledge is dependent on my realistic understanding of the world. I have come to know reality because of my inherent ability to perceive and interpret my environment. Through my senses and rationality, I know what it is like to know what I do know, despite the fact that I have my limitations. Given my knowledge to distinguish my internal and external worlds, I have realized that there is more than just knowledge, which is above itself. I will refer to here are second-order or meta-knowledge.

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When Yahweh spoke to Moses through the burning bush as it is recorded in the book of Exodus chapter 3, it marked the beginning of the fulfillment of Yahweh’s covenant to deliver the Jews from captivity.
According to Exodus 3:1-3, “Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the ...

1. Meteors’ Hunting in the Antarctic Glaciers
The Antarctica is a popular and unique area for finding meteors because of the extremely cold weather conditions in this area (Gonzalez). Scientists find meteorites easily in the Antarctica since the meteorites are frozen in glaciers. Moreover, these meteorites are well-preserved unlike those that fall on earth or the sea, where they are hidden among other objects.
Identifying meteorites in glaciers is relatively easy. Since meteorites are dark, they are easily visible against an ice background. Moreover, many of them are preserved for years owing to the freezing temperatures of the ...

Abstract

Introduction
Bringing the wilderness in the city is a concept brought by the establishment of public parks. Typically, public parks are characterized by green spaces which are typically filled with a diverse array of plant species that can provide the city with a viable breathing space. In fact, public parks can even host certain kinds of animal species, although such is reasonably regulated for the purpose of keeping city life safe for residents. As a viable space for greenery, public parks provide residents of the city with an escape to the stresses of urban life, which is also compounded by different environmental ...

How Does Contemporary Art in Asia Relate to that in Oceania?

Introduction
Exhibitions of art pieces are mediums of communication through which artists explore different perspectives in the society for the enlightenment of people. This paper presents the review of a temporary exhibition that relates the traditional and contemporary art in the Philippines as envisioned in the work of Ronald Ventura, a Filipino. This artist is one of the most influential artists in Southeast Asia. His work is compared to that of fifty traditional works from different collections in Musée du quai Branly located in Paris. The exhibition not only relates arts from those two geographical blocs, but also examines ...

Size has become one of the important factors that people look at whenever they think of acquiring a piece of art. Gigantism has become a big player in the world of art and in the art market. Many buyers of art have been heard making statements such as ‘big is the best’. Whenever they shop for a work of art, they go for big. Price is proportional to the size. The bigger the artwork, the higher its price is (Dutton, D. (2009).). Some people, however, insist that just because something is big, it is not good necessarily.
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Socrates compares us to the “strange prisoners” because we ourselves have a distorted view of reality. Most of the time, we do not, or choose not to, turn our heads from what we see in order to get a glimpse of what is really going on. We let “puppeteers” feed us with the images that they want us to choke on.
The shadows are the images that we see as a reality. In society, they can be the images that the media or the government want us to see. Instead of knowing what is really going on, we accept the things ...

Ronnie O'Sullivan is a proficient snooker player who is well known of speed in the play. He was born in Wordsley, West Midlands in England on 5th December 1975. He started his career on snooker at an extremely tender age. At the age of 10 he achieved a century break. His main competitor in the game is Stephen Hendry. O’Sullivan is known as a perfectionist and an extremely self- critical individual in all activities that he is involved. He has been suffering from clinical depression for a long time and he has been diagnosed with various drug-related issues. However, he is working ...