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Allegory Of The Cave: What Do We Think About George Washington?

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“Allegory of the Cave” is what Plato thought about human perception. He believes knowledge is no more than an opinion that one believes is the absolute truth. I believe that “Allegory of the Cave” does relate to life today by our perceptions on different ideas. In the story, the prisoners knew to believe the shadows of the pots, statues and sculptures are real. When the prisoners when told differently, they do not believe what he said because it goes against everything the prisoners were taught. Beliefs are found throughout the education system. The famous proverb, “History is written by the winners,” is ever so true in our schools. Here, in the United States, what do we think about George Washington? To most, the answer
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