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    Reaction Paper

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    Catrina Erllyn Lumanog BSTM-1C December 16‚ 2010 TRM 101 Mrs. Adah Ruth Aguasin This paper is in reaction to what we have watched about the beauty of the Eastern Visayas and Northern Mindanao regions... Eastern Visayas encompasses the two large islands of Leyte and Samar‚ the province of Biliran and several minor islands. This region is the eastern boundary of the Philippines. Northern Mindanao is composed of four provinces: Bukidnon‚ Misamis Oriental‚ Misamis Occidental and the island of Camiguin

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    The Allegory Man of the PeoplePlato utilizes The Allegory of the Cave in his writings The Public. It is a depiction of the nature of the education of man and the need for education in the society. Robert Bolt wrote the second play‚ The Man for All Season‚ and finally‚ the third writing‚ An Enemy of the People‚ is written by Henrik Ibsen. A comparison will also be made between the lead characters of the last two plays. The writer will compare Sir Thomas More from A Man for All Seasons with Dr. Thomas

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    because it’s shows us many literal levels and sub stories which symbolize abstract ideas. An allegory is a story‚ poem‚ or picture with a symbolic level of meaning where the characters and setting represent other things like political systems‚ religious figures‚ or philosophical viewpoints. An allegory allows the reader to interpret the hidden meaning behind the symbol. There are two different levels to an allegory the first one being the literal level and the second it’s symbolic counterparts. The story

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    Timothy Eves The Cave 1

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    THE CAVE Timothy Eves May 13‚ 1989: I sat in a cave‚ one of a multitude of prisoners. For dinner‚ as for so many other meals‚ we were served steak. Tendrils of steam rose from our plates like beckoning fingers. The aroma penetrated our nostrils; our mouths watered. We took a bite: the meat was so tender that it practically melted on our tongues. We groaned with pleasure. Where the meat came from we didn’t know—and didn’t care. We simply reveled in the flavor‚ the texture‚ the juice dribbling down

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    1. The main agent of the story The Myth of the Cave is Plato. Plato also happens to be the writer of this story. Based on the reading it can be interpreted that Plato is a philosopher and believes in open-mindedness. 2. Plato’s argument is that man must amass knowledge by being open minded‚ only then can he truly work towards the true understanding of “the good”. The good in this case is the ability to make your own judgments and decisions and allow yourself to govern your life. By publishing this

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    How does Winterson’s use of fairy-tale/allegory add to our understanding of ‘Oranges are Not the only Fruit’ as a whole? ‘Oranges are Not the Only Fruit’ is a novel which often uses allegory to create depth and meaning to the novel by blurring the line between fact and fiction. The use of allegory adds to our understanding of ‘Oranges’ as a whole in many different ways. Allegories are used within ‘Oranges are not the Only Fruit’ to fragment the text; the fragmentation is a key characteristic

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    The Naica mines are naturally occurring caves‚ located in Chihuahua‚ Mexico. The Naica mines are working mines rich in lead‚ zinc‚ and silver‚ which are owned by Mexico’s largest lead producer‚ Industrias Penoles. Within the Naica mines are caves filled with giant selenite crystals‚ discovered by miner brothers‚ Juan and Pedro Sanchez in 2000. The caves were discovered while drilling through the Naica fault during a mining expedition. The giant crystal caves are in the shape of a horseshoe and have

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    Heidegger’s Experiment‚” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a prime example of an allegory. An allegory can be defined as a work of literature in which events‚ characters and details of setting have a symbolic meaning. An allegory is also used to teach or explain moral principles and universal truths. The short story has many symbols and one‚ main‚ universal truth. These symbols and principles mold together to form a well-developed allegory. Hawthorne’s short story has many symbols; the book of magic‚ the

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    Dunbar cave is the only site in the united states where you can go see mississippian art from apparently seven hundred years ago! The cave has closed numerous of time‚unfortunately in 2002 they had to close out the inside to all the public do to health issues. They opened back up a fews years later. In 2010 they made it official to close the inside of the cave due to bat infestations as well with other animals. The Dunbar cave is open to see the Native American drawings. In the 1930’s the cave became

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    When book are transitions to movie many key factors are changed to the point that key ideas are changed. The book Lord of the flies a fictional allegory written by William Golding was about a group of children that crash landed on an uninhabited island. The kids were left alone due to the fact that all the adults in the aircraft had died. Ralph and piggy find a conch shell and order a meeting throughout all the children lost in the island by blowing of the conch shell. Ralph becomes head leader and

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