The Stanley Parable is a game in which takes control of the titular character as an unseen narrator instructs the player around an office building. It is up to the player to obey or disobey the narrator‚ which leads to a variety of ways the game ends. My first time playing the game‚ I was introduced to it by a friend who told me to sit down and play it with no explanation of what the game was. Because of this‚ I simply did exactly what the narrator said‚ with no thought about directly going against
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This is a story of a Hippo who learns a valuable lesson on life‚ choices‚ and confidence. One cool fall day‚ there was a seagull‚ flying overhead. Eventually‚ he stopped and sat in a tree near a lake. He sat there and watched as a group of hippos swam and splashed in the water. As he sat there and watched‚ the seagull dreamed of being able to swim. “Oh‚ how I wish I could be a hippo and swim with them”. Suddenly‚ he had been turned into a hippo and was swimming along side the others. However
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An Eagle is regarded as a symbol of courage and power because of its large size and superb aerial skills. However in the parable‚ the eagle was made to believe that he was just a chicken and that he could not fly high and therefore he must just act like a chicken‚ after all he learned to eat chicken feed and to behave as chickens behave and was confined to live in the barnyard with the chickens. His inherent capacity and capability were temporarily hampered by the lies that were fed on him for quite
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Abstraction to the Semantic Parable The best possible ways of communicating is by giving broad overviews as well as solid concrete statements. Hayakawa describes the Abstraction ladder to be a good way to process something from the most concrete to the most abstract. Hayakawa describes the Abstraction ladder to be one of the most effective ways of communicating. The Semantic Parable is a good example to show how Abstraction can be a simple way for individuals to realize the right or wrong in making
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Ryan Gabos MDIA 2401 John Bowditch 10/20/14 Game Analysis #2 – The Stanley Parable My first play through of The Stanley Parable was arguably the most horrifying scenario I could have ended up with. I started off in Stanley’s office and the narrator goaded me into exploring the rest of the workspace. Not a single coworker was in sight and as I entered each new space of the building‚ the narrator told me to go forward into another. By the time I reached the stairwell‚ this is where I decided
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The "Parable of the Democracy of Goods" works to make society more egalitarian in that it stresses the fact that even middle class consumers can lead the lifestyle of the wealthy by purchasing products that are said to be used only by the "upper class". The advertising strategies used by manufacturers gave common people the feeling of "sharing an experience" with the wealthy‚ because they lowered prices of so called "upper class" products‚ allowing the middle class to afford them. The parable was
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Religious and Artistic Parable The author of the religious parable titled‚ “The Hunger Artist” parallels the artist’s life to that of Jesus Christ. The artist dresses in simple attire similar to that of a priest‚ which marks him as a spiritual and righteous man. Additionally‚ he travels to different cities and performs miracles just as Jesus did. Both the hunger artist and Jesus Christ deaths were publicly displayed; instigated by the very people they helped. Kafka’s story could also be interpreted
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Paloma Martinez Documentary Perspectives FilmStud 410 March 12‚ 2017 Historical Associations in Deborah Stratman’s The Illinois Parables For a film about history‚ Deborah Stratman’s The Illinois Parables is curiously timeless. Shot in 16mm‚ the artfully soft images of landscapes‚ woven together with archival footage create the illusion of having been shot at any time after the invention of color film. The timeless suspension of the images creates a meditative canvas for us to make our own associations
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1984 is a political parable. George Orwell wrote the novel to show society what it could become if things kept getting worse. The first paragraph of the book tells the reader of the "swirl of gritty dust....The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats." Just from these few lines Orwell makes it clear that there was absolutely nothing victorious abuot Victory Mansions. Every image the reader receives from Winston Smith is pessimistic. Hate week‚ for example‚ is a big event in Oceania. The
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The Parable of the Green Lawn A new housing development has lots of packed earth and weeds‚ but no grass. Two neighbors make a wager on who will be the first to have a lush lawn. Mr. Fast N. Furious knows that a lawn will not grow without grass seed‚ so he immediately buys the most expensive seed he can find because everyone knows that quality improve with price. Besides‚ he’ll recover the cost of the seed through his wager. Next‚ he stands knee-deep in his weeds and tosses the seed around his yard
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