The Allegory Of The Cave
In the story of “The Allegory of the Cave”, written by Plato found in his book The Republic. To sum it up, “The Allegory of the Cave” is about prisoners who are locked in a cave and who are forced to watch the shadows of everything that is happening outside of the cave. Surprisingly one prisoner is freed and dragged out the cave against their will. Eyes are difficult to adjust to the very bright light outside the cave. Once they adjust he sees life is more than just dark shadows, there are colors and reflections. That person is so amazed what they sees on the outside that they go back in the cave to tell their prison mates that there is more to the world than just a cave, and they should also experience outside as well. The other prisoners see the freed prisoner as very
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I have known most of my friends since childhood and all my relatives since I can remember. Finishing my first semester of college was a very eye opening experience. Meeting new people from totally different backgrounds and new ways of thinking was amazing to me. After completing my first semester at eastern I learned a lot, more so out of the class room. I shared my new knowledge with my friends, more specifically what I learned in my introduction to African American studies class. I was sharing information on the book I read named The New Jim Crow. My friends did not want to hear about the book I was reading or the issues it was concerning. I was baffled by the fact they thought that everything I was saying was irrelevant and/or completely blasphemous. They shut the idea quick and said those topic do not concern us at all. I learned from that experience that everyone will not believe you even you are stating a fact. I was speaking to my friends in a narrative manner, I was not speaking persuasively; and I was not trying to persuade anyone because I was only stating the facts I learned not the
I have known most of my friends since childhood and all my relatives since I can remember. Finishing my first semester of college was a very eye opening experience. Meeting new people from totally different backgrounds and new ways of thinking was amazing to me. After completing my first semester at eastern I learned a lot, more so out of the class room. I shared my new knowledge with my friends, more specifically what I learned in my introduction to African American studies class. I was sharing information on the book I read named The New Jim Crow. My friends did not want to hear about the book I was reading or the issues it was concerning. I was baffled by the fact they thought that everything I was saying was irrelevant and/or completely blasphemous. They shut the idea quick and said those topic do not concern us at all. I learned from that experience that everyone will not believe you even you are stating a fact. I was speaking to my friends in a narrative manner, I was not speaking persuasively; and I was not trying to persuade anyone because I was only stating the facts I learned not the