In Plato's ''allegory of the cave, ''Socrates is telling a symbolic story about prisoners who couldn't see anything but their shadow and echoes of people walking.All their lives they lived in a cave so their believe is things on earth like the sun don't exit.Based on Socrates story the prisoners believe his story from outside the cave is dangerous so they did not believe him due to their ignorance.
BLOG 4 MY PLACE IN THE CAVE
If i was a prisoner i would be curious to find out what is outside the cave.Being chained in the dark all i can hear is echoes and things around but i cant see them.Ignorance of people in this world reminds me of the"cave,how we always want to remain where we are simply because we know alot of things about where we have being for a long time.When we move on to see how things are different in our life's we sit back and pity ourselves for being blind before.for example,when i was growing up i didn't want to make friends i was in my own world ignoring everybody that comes my way but when i came out of my own ignorance and realized that i need friends to be there for me it was not easy but i had to tell myself this is the time for me to come out from being blind and experience my new life.
SETHLINA—summary is second entry
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1. Is the main idea (thesis) of the passage clearly and correctly stated? no
2. Are the important supporting ideas stated correctly and fully? no
3. Are all (or nearly all) unimportant ideas excluded? no
4. Is the summary in the writer’s own words? yes
5. Is the summary written with few grammar/spelling/style errors? no
6. Does the summary retain the sense and organization of the original passage? yes
7. Is personal opinion included in the summary? yes
Your review should start by addressing these questions (you can list 1-7 and put answers in yes/no form) but then you will have to write a short paragraph addressing the other student by name, expressing your overall impression of their work on this summary and cover BOTH the positive and the problematic aspects you saw. Think of this writing as addressing yourself at some point: how would you like someone to critique you? I am sure you would like someone to praise what you did well and offer helpful feedback on what you need to work on without making you feel like a failure. Have fun interacting with your fellow LaGuardia
students and keep in mind sometime soon you will also be getting feedback from other students on your own blogs as well.
Hey Sethy
My name is Juan, I was assigned to read and discus you’re summery with you. I had a few tips for you so keep reading and maybe this will help you write a better paragraph. For starters I suggest typing all of tour blogs in word so you can easily edit your essays.
1. Is the main idea (thesis) of the passage clearly and correctly stated? No
2. Are the important supporting ideas stated correctly and fully? No
3. Are all (or nearly all) unimportant ideas excluded? Yes
4. Is the summary in the writer’s own words? Yes
5. Is the summary written with few grammar/spelling/style errors? No
6. Does the summary retain the sense and organization of the original passage? Yes
7. Is personal opinion included in the summary? No
For an introduction you could begin with:
In Plato’s allegory of the cave we find that Socrates is describing the events of the lives of fictional prisoner’s forces to stair forward and are unable to turn their heads. Living in the pit of a dark cave where only the images of shadows projected on the wall before them by passing pedestrians going to and from. Socrates further explains how the deprived mind of a prisoner is forced to see the truth of a world he did not know when he is released from confinement. And so on.
You could finish up by introducing the fact that if he could return to his fellow inmates, how could they believe him, if he at first could not fully believe his own eyes.
Here is a link to a fuller version of the story in cartoon form video
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