needed to succeed. In The Allegory of the Cave‚ Plato’s main message was the effects of education and the lack of it. He used the analogy of being in a cave of darkness. The only knowledge that the prisoners had been from their imagination because they haven’t experienced anything else. This holds the prisoners back from gaining the truth that is outside of the cave. Plato describes an experience of a prisoner that was able to ascend from the cave and see reality outside. He was able to see
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The Right To Keep And Bear Arms Thursday‚ 19 August‚ 1996 "A well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed" (Bill of Rights‚ Article II). This seemingly simple phrase is probably the source of more debate and argument than any other single sentence in American history. The argument is not black or white‚ pro or con. Rather‚ it encompasses many shades of gray. At the one end of the spectrum you have
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philosopher‚ born sometime around 428 B.C and died around 347 B.C. Among his many writings in the Republic‚ Plato spoke about government‚ education‚ justice‚ virtues‚ what qualities make people who they are. This paper will focus on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave as it relates to intellectual freedom in contemporary education‚ specifically the limits put on individuals that may hamper their learning or allow them intellectual freedom‚ what those limited in what they are exposed to and how they are taught guide
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to Bare Arms Shootings‚ massacres and suicides. The united States of America has extrememly high rates of each compared to every other country in the world. Why‚ you may ask? It’s all down to the second amendment to its constiution - the right to bear arms. Firearm regulations and laws are subtly varied in each country and though most governments are iron-fisted when it comes to guns. Nevertheless‚ North America is exceedingly leiniet and the majority of its population is entitled to legal firearm
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The comparisons between the three stories are that each has a question as to what is real/reality. The Cave by Plato and The Matrix are similar in their story line. The two differ in that Neo was beginning to feel that there was something that was missing in his life‚ a feeling that something wasn’t quite right. The prisoner in Plato’s story had no question‚ no reservation as to what his life was to be day in and day out until a different scenario was presented to him. Much like Neo‚ the prisoner
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Should the burqa be banned? Founding father‚ Patrick Henry exclaimed‚ “…give me liberty or give me death” in a speech to fellow Virginia colonials in 1775. His words are just as pertinent now as they ever were. Countless news stories over the past year about France and other European countries outlawing burqas in public have left me conflicted. The burqa is a long‚ head to toe garment worn by many Muslim women in public. These bans also include the niqab‚ which covers the face‚ and is part
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Should Singlish be banned? Singlish has become the word of the tongue in Singapore. Walk along any street in Singapore‚ it is inevitable that you will hear someone speaking Singlish. Singlish‚ being one local feature of Singapore‚ is a language compromising of English-based language mixed with Chinese dialects as well was a few Malay. It has unmistakably brought some negative impacts on the process of speaking Standard English in Singapore‚ however‚ I do not think banning it is necessary now.
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Should Genetically -Modified Foods Be Banned? In the past decade genetically modified foods have been have made a world of stir about whether these foods are beneficial to our society or if they are actually hurtful.There is plenty information that is available to help support both sides of the issue but for every positive thing there is also a negative consequence.With genetically-modified foods being a trendy topic and being like all great debates it has its prons and cons‚ so it all comes down
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The subject of homework being banned has been discussed and debated for years by students‚ teachers and parents. Both sides of the argument have numerous reasons for their decision‚ but here are some of the reasons why homework should not be banned from schools. First of all‚ homework encourages students to undertake independent learning which they will be required to do when they get to University. Many people argue that schools spoon-feed their students‚ which makes them completely unprepared
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Do you think pit bulls should be banned as a pet. No‚ they should not because they are a good pet‚ were a popular dog‚ and it is a very good guard dog. So those are some of the reasons they should not be banned. They are a good pet because they listen‚ they won’t chew you stuff up. Also if you train them very good then they might be the best dog in the world. On the other hand if you don’t train it‚ it might chew all of your things up and you won’t have nice things‚ and everybody wants nice things
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