The Ignorance of Bliss Is it really better to be completely deluded about your reality‚ and live a still fairly normal life‚ rather than deciding to take arms against your previously unknown captors and live a harsh and barbaric lifestyle‚ but with complete freedom. This is one of the moral difficulties presented by the movie “The Matrix”. Almost the whole of the human population is living in a complete delusion of their surroundings‚ thinking that they are actually living normal lives
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child‚” Willie-Ann argued with her free black son. “I need to do what’s right! I want to prove that black men have the capabilities of white men. After all‚ you guys were the ones to risk your lives to escape from the cotton plantation in Richmond so that I would be your first free African child‚” replied Bill Jr. The mention of the cotton plantation triggered Willie-Ann to have a horrible flashback to 18 years ago when she and William escaped the inhumane and harsh life as a slave. “Willie-Ann‚
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October 17‚ 2008 Ignorance is bliss “Ignorance was as familiar as sunshine‚ but now she knew it was possible to know too much.” Ignorance has become very common place in today’s society‚ but never has it been thought of as a positive thing. But in such a complex world there are some things that you’re just better off not knowing. Every person starts out as an imaginative‚ uneducated human‚ and has we grow up we learn the little things. However‚ we also lose our originality and most of the time
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Set up against the rampant industrialization of the 18th century‚ Charles Dickens classic novella “A Christmas Carol” endorses the notion that all people have a responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of every member of society. By taking his seemingly irredeemable protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge on an other worldly journey. Dickens intends to convey to the complacent classes of the age‚ the necessity of various traits that are essential in life‚ such as the responsibility for those whom are
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Illiteracy is directly related to two main causes; Schools and Parents/Environment. Schools maintain letter grades that represent the performance and outcome of the students. Grades throughout the semester‚ cumulative grades and final outcomes. When taking a step back and looking at society and seeing how much ignorance and illiteracy there is it really makes you begin to think about whether or not that is not only the type of environment you wish to be in but whether or not you wish to raise your
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The ignorance of discrimination Discrimination is a serious issue that is unfortunately rampant across the globe. There are different categories ranging from race‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ and weight or height. Some people discriminate without knowing the true ramifications of their actions. Also not being aware of how uncomfortable and self-conscience their words or actions are going to affect others. In the stories‚ The Myth of the Latin Women by Judith Ortiz Cofer and Discrimination at
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Ignorance is Fatal Imagine you are reading your favorite book‚ and suddenly it burns‚ flaming‚ eventually curls into a crisp‚ and turns to dust‚ right in your hands. You would feel horrible‚ right‚ scared even? Well that is exactly how Stendahl felt in The Martian Chronicles‚ a compilation of short science fiction stories by Ray Bradbury. Bradbury demonstrates his rage towards Government politics which lead to the banning and burning of books by tell a story about a man‚ by the name of William
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Willie Hugh Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson was not only known for writing music. He is also known for being influential and helpful to people. Nelson started performing at the age of 5 years old and is now 83 years old. He did many things to help make this world a better a better place. Nelson started Farm Aid‚ supports many charities‚ and has written many books. Willie Nelson had committed to creating a nonprofit organization that helps farmers. Nelson accomplished his goal of creating a nonprofit
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who are ignorant are the ones who do not know the essential‚ practical knowledge that they need to know in order to keep their position as thoughtful‚ social beings. Therefore‚ the quote‚ "Ignorance is bliss‚" by Cypher in the movie "The Matrix" cannot possibly be true. Ignorance is not bliss‚ because ignorance causes conflicts between people‚ makes chances become a big part of life‚ and makes fallacies into truths. Plato’s equation of "Knowledge = True‚ Justifiable Belief‚" strictly applies to this
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are the ones that make up the society that calls out ignorance but fail to correct it. Both Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave" and the Wachowski’s The Matrix illustrate that ignorance is blissful for those that have not yet gained the knowledge to obtain enlightenment but as soon as one faces reality then they can better themselves in order to free society of their ignorance. In the beginning‚ the cavedweller and Neo lived in a world of ignorance where they are stuck not knowing about the true reality
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