Looking through my old blog from last year and realizing how much i have grown in this class it's truly amazing for me to see the transformation and to look back at some old feelings and perspectives
Monday, November 25, 2013
random
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THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Plato in "The Allegory of the Cave" teaches you a lesson along with the character and that's what Sartre did in "No Exit". Like for example (totally lost my train of thought)
What also makes "No Exit" and "The Allegory of the Cave" similar is that they have characters that are trapped, like the residents in the cave are shackled up and Garcin is trapped in a room in hell to prove a point. And in "No Exit" Sartre tries to prove a point in saying don't listen to others and try and prove them wrong, just listen to yourself. I think that's what Plato was saying to the prisoner broke free and started to listen to himself.
What also makes "No Exit" and "The Allegory of the Cave" similar is that they have characters that are trapped, like the residents in the cave are shackled up and Garcin is trapped in a room in hell to prove a point. And in "No Exit" Sartre tries to prove a point in saying don't listen to others and try and prove them wrong, just listen to yourself. I think that's what Plato was saying to the prisoner broke free and started to listen to himself.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
1. According to Socrates, what does the Allegory of the Cave represent?
The Enlightenment, a realization of how to do thing in a different way.
2. What are the key elements in the imagery used in the allegory?
The people of the cave see shadows, darkness that fuels the prison, the entrapment of the people in the cave
3. What are some things the allegory suggests about the process of enlightenment or education?
Some things the Allegory enlightenment and education suggests is to be able to think for yourself and break away from the shadows
4. What do the imagery of "shackles" and the "cave" suggest about the perspective of the cave dwellers or prisoners?
that their trapped and cant get out, held against their will.
5. In society today or in your own life, what sorts of things shackle the mind?
The sorts of thing that shackle my mind is to be closed minded and to feel trapped
6. Compare the perspective of the freed prisoner with the cave prisoners?
the freed prisoner realizes how much better it is outside of the cave and the prisoners doesn't realize the freedom outside the cave because the haven't been outside so they don't know any better than the cave.
7. According to the allegory, lack of clarity or intellectual confusion can occur in two distinct ways or contexts. What are they?
Realizing how great the light is, like when he was thrown out of the cave, into the light then he explored the world and went back and told everyone in the cave what its like and he had a hard time seeing in the dark compared to the light.
8. According to the allegory, how do cave prisoners get free? What does this suggest about intellectual freedom?
They have to fight the shadows and the darkness inside them to break free. the intellectual freedom suggests that its possible and has been done.
9. The allegory presupposes that there is a distinction between appearances and reality. Do you agree? Why or why not?
I agree because while they were in the cave they weren't all there its the appearance that keeps them there, the shadows and the shackles to keep them there it looks hard to break away but they never tried. the reality is whats outside and the endless opportunities.
10. If Socrates is incorrect in his assumption that there is a distinction between reality and appearances, what are the two alternative metaphysical assumptions?
The Enlightenment, a realization of how to do thing in a different way.
2. What are the key elements in the imagery used in the allegory?
The people of the cave see shadows, darkness that fuels the prison, the entrapment of the people in the cave
3. What are some things the allegory suggests about the process of enlightenment or education?
Some things the Allegory enlightenment and education suggests is to be able to think for yourself and break away from the shadows
4. What do the imagery of "shackles" and the "cave" suggest about the perspective of the cave dwellers or prisoners?
that their trapped and cant get out, held against their will.
5. In society today or in your own life, what sorts of things shackle the mind?
The sorts of thing that shackle my mind is to be closed minded and to feel trapped
6. Compare the perspective of the freed prisoner with the cave prisoners?
the freed prisoner realizes how much better it is outside of the cave and the prisoners doesn't realize the freedom outside the cave because the haven't been outside so they don't know any better than the cave.
7. According to the allegory, lack of clarity or intellectual confusion can occur in two distinct ways or contexts. What are they?
Realizing how great the light is, like when he was thrown out of the cave, into the light then he explored the world and went back and told everyone in the cave what its like and he had a hard time seeing in the dark compared to the light.
8. According to the allegory, how do cave prisoners get free? What does this suggest about intellectual freedom?
They have to fight the shadows and the darkness inside them to break free. the intellectual freedom suggests that its possible and has been done.
9. The allegory presupposes that there is a distinction between appearances and reality. Do you agree? Why or why not?
I agree because while they were in the cave they weren't all there its the appearance that keeps them there, the shadows and the shackles to keep them there it looks hard to break away but they never tried. the reality is whats outside and the endless opportunities.
10. If Socrates is incorrect in his assumption that there is a distinction between reality and appearances, what are the two alternative metaphysical assumptions?
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
A POETIC INQUIRY
The Last Leaf by Shagesa Mattheeuw
Remember the days when life
Was all we thought about ?
It slipped by being alive
Could end when death turnout ?
One more among the crowd
To admire to whole tree
When the green leaves have sprout
There’s not much to see
On a tree that’s almost empty
It’s leaves spread on the ground
In one dead leaf there’s still beauty
That if looked for can be found
The last green leaf that has turned brown
Will still be beautiful after falling down
Remember the days when life
Was all we thought about ?
It slipped by being alive
Could end when death turnout ?
One more among the crowd
To admire to whole tree
When the green leaves have sprout
There’s not much to see
On a tree that’s almost empty
It’s leaves spread on the ground
In one dead leaf there’s still beauty
That if looked for can be found
The last green leaf that has turned brown
Will still be beautiful after falling down
My Big Question
How is it when your unhappy you don't feel unhappy until you are truly happy?
SONNET ANALYSIS #1
Sonetto- original name
song- 14 lines only
Performed live
song- 14 lines only
Performed live
- moving
- Richard Cory
- Petrarch
- 8 lines in first section } 14 lines
- 6 lines in second section }
Shakespeare sonnet
- 3 quatrane } 14 lines
- 1 cuplet }
A sonnet can only have 14 lines!!!! no more, no less
Friday, November 1, 2013
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