In Plato's " Allegory of the Cave", Socrates explains how we live in a world of reflected ignorance. As said in the passage "nature is enlightened or unenlightened". When we decide to face the truth the process becomes uncomfortable and frightening, many people run back to their old routine. Once you have understood the truth, sharing your new understanding becomes your first instinct. Those that don't know your new knowledge seem inconprehensive and might refer to you as dangerous.
Living in ignorance reminds me of being in a "cave" chained to what you only know; people who do not want to learn new things remind me of the prisoners in the passage who knew nothing more than images reflected by fire, these chains represent complacement and unwillingeness to learn. Personally I am coming out of the “cave”, I started a new experience and can felicitate myself on this change. I am now looking at a new day with bright light, standing in this new light reminds me of just seeing the sun for the first time, this glisten blinds me. By not following through with my education I was chained by ignorance, I lived in a “Cave” as if I was facing in only one direction and couldn't move. I’ve personally made the effort to enter school with a brighter thought in my mind and convinced myself after so many false attempts, that this is it, I am ready for this new world. I am willing to prove myself and to step forward into a new light so I can teach others what I have learned and what my experiences will be over the period of my success. After all, when I remember my old habitation I can't see myself going back into the "cave" I once came out of.
Some people choose to remain as prisoners of their own world by ignoring those who want to enlight them with knowledge and choose to remain this way and ignore the oportunities to better themselves. These people are symbolized in the passage by the released prisoner who had the chance to see light and went back to share his new knowledge with his pals but they could not understand him because they ignored reality. Socrates said “My opinion is that in the world of knowledge the idea of good appears last of all, and is seen only with an effort". How would we know what this world has to offer if we don’t give ourselves the chance to learn new things? I was once told “Knowledge is knowing what you don’t know” I want to experience what the "cave" cannot offer.
Some people choose to remain as prisoners of their own world by ignoring those who want to enlight them with knowledge and choose to remain this way and ignore the oportunities to better themselves. These people are symbolized in the passage by the released prisoner who had the chance to see light and went back to share his new knowledge with his pals but they could not understand him because they ignored reality. Socrates said “My opinion is that in the world of knowledge the idea of good appears last of all, and is seen only with an effort". How would we know what this world has to offer if we don’t give ourselves the chance to learn new things? I was once told “Knowledge is knowing what you don’t know” I want to experience what the "cave" cannot offer.
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Blog Series Evaluation 1:
A very good first series of blogs.
Can't wait for what you will write in the next series! :-)
What's up Johanna. I reviewed your summary and here’s what I think. Well the positives are that I could read threw it with no problem and you only had one spelling era in your summary. The negative is that you didn’t really summarize “The allegory of the cave” you really just gave the basic idea of what happen in the story, you also gave personal opinion when you put “Once you have understood the truth, sharing your new understanding becomes your first instinct.” , your thesis statement also is not very clear, and you use a quote instead of putting in your own words. But with all that said it can definitely your summary still shows a lot of promise. I think you have a good base for your thesis statement you just have to tweak some words, and your idea’s were ok you just need to leave out your personal opinion and describe more from the text. So all in all it was an ok blog that just needs a bit more work. Keep up the good work.
1. Is the main idea (thesis) of the passage clearly and correctly stated?
NO
2. Are the important supporting ideas stated correctly and fully?
Yes
3. Are all (or nearly all) unimportant ideas excluded?
No
4. Is the summary in the writer’s own words?
No
5. Is the summary written with few grammar/spelling/style errors?
Yes
6. Does the summary retain the sense and organization of the original passage?
No
7. Is personal opinion included in the summary?
Yes
The following is from Garick Miller who could not post it and sent it to me
"What's up Johanna. I reviewed your summary and here’s what I think. Well the positives are that I could read threw it with no problem and you only had one spelling era in your summary. The negative is that you didn’t really summarize “The allegory of the cave” you really just gave the basic idea of what happen in the story, you also gave personal opinion when you put “Once you have understood the truth, sharing your new understanding becomes your first instinct.” , your thesis statement also is not very clear, and you use a quote instead of putting in your own words. But with all that said it can definitely your summary still shows a lot of promise. I think you have a good base for your thesis statement you just have to tweak some words, and your idea’s were ok you just need to leave out your personal opinion and describe more from the text. So all in all it was an ok blog that just needs a bit more work. Keep up the good work.
1. Is the main idea (thesis) of the passage clearly and correctly stated?
NO
2. Are the important supporting ideas stated correctly and fully?
Yes
3. Are all (or nearly all) unimportant ideas excluded?
No
4. Is the summary in the writer’s own words?
No
5. Is the summary written with few grammar/spelling/style errors?
Yes
6. Does the summary retain the sense and organization of the original passage?
No
7. Is personal opinion included in the summary?
Yes."
From Garick Miller, whose own blog is here:
http://gmillz.blogspot.com/
he could not post, and this is my own second attempt
"What's up Johanna. I reviewed your summary and here’s what I think. Well the positives are that I could read threw it with no problem and you only had one spelling era in your summary. The negative is that you didn’t really summarize “The allegory of the cave” you really just gave the basic idea of what happen in the story, you also gave personal opinion when you put “Once you have understood the truth, sharing your new understanding becomes your first instinct.” , your thesis statement also is not very clear, and you use a quote instead of putting in your own words. But with all that said it can definitely your summary still shows a lot of promise. I think you have a good base for your thesis statement you just have to tweak some words, and your idea’s were ok you just need to leave out your personal opinion and describe more from the text. So all in all it was an ok blog that just needs a bit more work. Keep up the good work.
1. Is the main idea (thesis) of the passage clearly and correctly stated?
NO
2. Are the important supporting ideas stated correctly and fully?
Yes
3. Are all (or nearly all) unimportant ideas excluded?
No
4. Is the summary in the writer’s own words?
No
5. Is the summary written with few grammar/spelling/style errors?
Yes
6. Does the summary retain the sense and organization of the original passage?
No
7. Is personal opinion included in the summary?
Yes"
This is a comment from Garick Miller,
"What's up Johanna. I reviewed your summary and here’s what I think. Well the positives are that I could read threw it with no problem and you only had one spelling era in your summary. The negative is that you didn’t really summarize “The allegory of the cave” you really just gave the basic idea of what happen in the story, you also gave personal opinion when you put “Once you have understood the truth, sharing your new understanding becomes your first instinct.” , your thesis statement also is not very clear, and you use a quote instead of putting in your own words. But with all that said it can definitely your summary still shows a lot of promise. I think you have a good base for your thesis statement you just have to tweak some words, and your idea’s were ok you just need to leave out your personal opinion and describe more from the text. So all in all it was an ok blog that just needs a bit more work. Keep up the good work.
1. Is the main idea (thesis) of the passage clearly and correctly stated?
NO
2. Are the important supporting ideas stated correctly and fully?
Yes
3. Are all (or nearly all) unimportant ideas excluded?
No
4. Is the summary in the writer’s own words?
No
5. Is the summary written with few grammar/spelling/style errors?
Yes
6. Does the summary retain the sense and organization of the original passage?
No
7. Is personal opinion included in the summary?
Yes"
Sorry, Joanna, we are still trying to find the problem with posting.
Second try to see if I can make it not work.
Trying to make it fail.
Hi Johanna, the following is from my student Garick Miller, whose own blog is here
http://gmillz.blogspot.com/
"What's up Johanna. I reviewed your summary and here’s what I think. Well the positives are that I could read threw it with no problem and you only had one spelling era in your summary. The negative is that you didn’t really summarize “The allegory of the cave” you really just gave the basic idea of what happen in the story, you also gave personal opinion when you put “Once you have understood the truth, sharing your new understanding becomes your first instinct.” , your thesis statement also is not very clear, and you use a quote instead of putting in your own words. But with all that said it can definitely your summary still shows a lot of promise. I think you have a good base for your thesis statement you just have to tweak some words, and your idea’s were ok you just need to leave out your personal opinion and describe more from the text. So all in all it was an ok blog that just needs a bit more work. Keep up the good work.
1. Is the main idea (thesis) of the passage clearly and correctly stated?
NO
2. Are the important supporting ideas stated correctly and fully?
Yes
3. Are all (or nearly all) unimportant ideas excluded?
No
4. Is the summary in the writer’s own words?
No
5. Is the summary written with few grammar/spelling/style errors?
Yes
6. Does the summary retain the sense and organization of the original passage?
No
7. Is personal opinion included in the summary?
Yes"
Hi Johanna, the following is from my student Garick Miller, whose own blog is here
http://gmillz.blogspot.com/
"What's up Johanna. I reviewed your summary and here’s what I think. Well the positives are that I could read threw it with no problem and you only had one spelling era in your summary. The negative is that you didn’t really summarize “The allegory of the cave” you really just gave the basic idea of what happen in the story, you also gave personal opinion when you put “Once you have understood the truth, sharing your new understanding becomes your first instinct.” , your thesis statement also is not very clear, and you use a quote instead of putting in your own words. But with all that said it can definitely your summary still shows a lot of promise. I think you have a good base for your thesis statement you just have to tweak some words, and your idea’s were ok you just need to leave out your personal opinion and describe more from the text. So all in all it was an ok blog that just needs a bit more work. Keep up the good work.
1. Is the main idea (thesis) of the passage clearly and correctly stated?
NO
2. Are the important supporting ideas stated correctly and fully?
Yes
3. Are all (or nearly all) unimportant ideas excluded?
No
4. Is the summary in the writer’s own words?
No
5. Is the summary written with few grammar/spelling/style errors?
Yes
6. Does the summary retain the sense and organization of the original passage?
No
7. Is personal opinion included in the summary?
Yes"
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