Anushka Ghatia September 19‚ 2014 Class time-9:30-10:45am “I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in completing this work‚ nor have I presented someone else’s work as my own.” The Allegory of California The Allegory of California is a mural painting by Diego Rivera. The artwork was created in 1931 and was done on a wall and a ceiling. The size of the painting is 472 square feet and it portrays a comprehensive view of California in terms of agriculture‚ transportation and industry of
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“With a Shriek that deafened men‚ felled trees and split stone‚ Smaug shot spouting into the air‚ turned and crashed down on high ruin”(Tolkien 224).This is the last we hear of Smaug‚ before his death in The Hobbit. Smaug is the last major problem between the company and the treasure‚ and needs to be stopped in order for the treasure to go back to Thorin’s family. Bard a member of Laketown‚ takes the challenge trying to protect his town‚ and not caring or knowing what this could do for someone else
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There are many important characters in The Hobbit that are vital to the story and influence the outcome of the book in various ways. Two important characters in the story are Gandalf the Grey‚ a wandering wizard‚ and Beorn‚ a skin changer who can turn into a bear or a man. Gandalf the Grey’s physical appearance is very unique compared to the dwarves and Bilbo. For one‚ he is about twice as tall as them. The rest of Gandalfs appearance is well summed up in this quotation‚”All that unsuspecting Bilbo
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For example‚ the Hobbit films that were released in the last few years. In 2012‚ when the first Hobbit was released‚ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‚ the hype was real. It might have been 9 years later‚ but with Peter Jackson returning to Middle Earth Fans were hoping for the best. Unfortunately‚ fan’s dreams were smashed
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Allegory of The Cave Plato is the most creative and influential person among the disciples of the Socrates. He wrote dialogues in which he frequently used the figures of Socrates to expose personal philosophy. Plato summarized his views in the “Allegory of the Cave” article by illustrating an image of ignorant humankind‚ trapped up deep‚ and not even being aware of its own limited perspective. By this‚ he means that rare people manage to escape the confines of the cave and‚ through a long‚ difficult
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An allegory is a story or poem that can be described or interrupted to reveal a secret meaning‚ usually a moral or political one. Beowulf can be interrupted as an allegory because it teaches us that being brave sometimes can be a benefit to all. Beowulf was a brave‚ noble warrior who fought to protect his land and the people around him‚ including other kingdoms. Beowulf teaches us that doing the hard thing‚ can result in good things happening to everyone around you. Many things happened during the
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The "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato represents an extended metaphor that is to contrast the way in which we perceive and believe in what is reality. The thesis behind his allegory is the basic tenets that all we perceive are imperfect "reflections" of the ultimate Forms‚ which subsequently represent truth and reality. The purpose of this allegory defines clearly the process of enlightenment. For a man to be enlightened‚ he must above all desire the freedom to explore and express himself. Plato’s
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According to the Plato’s allegory of cave‚ prisoners cannot move and see shadows reflected on the cave wall. However‚ the shadow the prisoners look at is not their real shadow. Instead‚ the shadow is created by puppeteers using fire behind the prisoners. Because the prisoners cannot move and look back to what is going on‚ they could see only the shadow itself and would believe what they look at is only true. In this case‚ Plato points out about nature education that people are living without knowing
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were more than two and a half centuries apart‚ yet they had many factors that overlapped. Miller explains the McCarthy trials through The Crucible by teaching people’s fears‚ faults‚ and politics‚ making the text both a metaphor to the trials and an allegory. Both The Crucible and the McCarthy trials have many parallels. In both instances there was a climate filled with fear. As mentioned in the Background page of the test‚ since
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Allegory is a depiction or symbol of an abstract or spiritual meaning through tangible or material forms. Relatively a story‚ poem‚ or portrayal that could be elucidated to divulge an unknown and clandestine meaning. In the following tales of the erratically depicted heroes such as the gallant yet reluctant figure known as Sir Gaiwan to the courageous yet audacious individual known as Beowulf‚ these men are known for their honor‚ unrighteousness‚ and integrity. Also within comparison to these divine
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