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One was a historical article that had many facts, while the poem was missing important information. It is always important to read more than one piece of text on the same topic if you want to find out if something true or
Looking at the two different quotes you can see that they are a lot different. Looking at the books’ quote it is a lot more detailed and described
Readers should identify the approaches to the text in each reviewer’s assessment
To conclude, these two parts of the hero’s journey are portrayed differently simply based on the fact that they are two different types of
The first for the contextual knowledge and the second is the constructural knowledge. The author states that before reading a text you should ask: What is the authors purpose, intended audience, and genre?
Some of these differences are related to the differences we learned about in the reading
In the parallel journey of Odyssey and Aeneas, they embody their cultural values based on their origins in their actions. Aeneas portrays the high Roman values of duty and obedience . Like the Romans, he is obedient, sacrifices his romantic relationship with Dido, and follows Mercury’s command. Mercury is an ancient Roman god who spoke to Aeneas and made him fulfill his public duty. Odysseys actions of betraying his family and abandoning people that he is indebted during his journey portray the abhorrence of the Greek characteristics of selfishness by the Roman culture .
Ghost figures in literature are usually metaphors for the past. In some cases their presence is not meant to haunt or terrify, but rather remind living characters of certain events or feelings, thus creating a link between the living and the dead. This link can provide insight for the living character. In both Homer’s, Odyssey and Vergil’s, Aeneid, the main characters are confronted by the ghost of people from their past. It is in these appearances were both, Odysseus and Aeneas, hear from their deceased loved ones and their contrasting views toward death.
“An unexamined life is a life not worth living” - Socrates. Both ‘The Matrix’ and Plato’s allegory of ‘The Cave’ develops a question of reality and how the world is perceived. This can be closely connected to one of the great Greek philosopher’s sayings where an “unexamined life is a life not worth living”. Socrates states this due to the increasing number of citizens who lived their lives without questioning the world around them. ‘The Matrix’ and Plato’s allegory explore how when the world is properly examined the outcome is a new understanding and perception of life.
The first excerpt was stating how man thought of sin as a good thing at first, but regrets it later during God’s judgement. The first excerpt was written during the Renaissance, but promoted Middle Ages thinking. The second excerpt was written later on in the Renaissance, and it was complimenting mankind. William Shakespeare compared man to god and angels, highlighting the finest traits.
14, 15). Due to this style, it is a remarkable work to read since everything is the same yet different. Furthermore, the first
The movie The Matrix, was a film that is about a man who lives two lives. By day the main character named Neo is an average computer programmer and by night he is a well-known hacker known as Neo. After a while he finds himself targeted by the police when he is contacted by a legendary hacker named Morpheus. During the movie Morpheus shows Neo the real world which is a ravaged wasteland that most of humanity has been captured by machines that live off of human body heat and electrochemical energy and imprison their minds within an artificial reality known as the Matrix. This movie has a lot of philosophical theories that it can relate to but the 2 main philosophers and ideas that catch my eye with this movie is Plato and his allegory of the
So in this fake world, Neo must overcome these obstacles along with his team to save the real world. How does this film connects to Baudrillard's concepts is that in the world of the Matrix, nothing is real. Only rule by machines who does really
During this time the reader would stop occasionally and give the students a chance to read. He said this was also a time for him to see if each student was follow along with him. After the visitor finished reading two chapters to them, along with the students occasionally reading, they were
