The aberrant perspective of Gilgamesh which I am presenting may seem divergent and atypical when analysed in accordance to our modern values and principles, but to Gilgamesh this would be quite natural. The values and ethics that contemporary readers hold shape their perspective of characters as they respond in various ways to the adventures that said characters undertake. A perfect example of this is when the narrator speaks of the state of Uruk and says “No son is left with his father, for Gilgamesh takes them all”. From this, the contemporary audience frames Gilgamesh as an immoral tyrant, as their value of free will is being challenged. However, Gilgamesh’s intentions were in the interest of the people, as he moulded the sons into warriors to protect the city.
Protocol Paper 5 "Our Knowledge of the World around Us" Recall: In "Our Knowledge of the World around Us," Rachels makes several important points: 1) Our sensory experiences and powers of reasoning cannot necessarily be trusted as valid sources of truth; 2) Sensory data, as interpreted by our brains, might only be an idea about an object and not a direct interaction; 3) Our perception of sensory data may be a one-step process rather than a two-step process, making possible the possibility that we interact directly with our physical environment; 4) Sensory data is heavily processed, analyzed, and interpreted by the brain. Summary: The author discusses science fiction movies, such as The Matrix, and describes how it would be impossible for the human brain to discern the difference between an artificial reality and a real one. Rachels discusses the thought experiment posed by René Descartes where he proposes the idea of an “evil demon”, who could alter our mind’s landscape. Descartes posits, that under those circumstances, rational thought and human senses would not be trustworthy. Rachels discusses Descarte’s thoughts on the dreaming state, and how if we can be made to believe that our senses are correct there, than they cannot be trusted.
Do we have a good reason to believe in what we do? It is normal to have a skeptical mindset when everything is questionable. Just as the great philosophers did in their search for knowledge to reanalyze and obtain a better view of their beliefs. To better understand we will discuss “The Allegory of the Cave” by Socrates, the excerpt from Rene Descartes, Meditation on First Philosophy, 1641; and the synopsis of the movie: The Matrix. We will compare and contrast the different scenarios and information of all three sources to make up our own analysis of reality and knowledge.
After Lennie was shot the guys show up and Curly and Carlson congratulate him, but in the movie it just ends right after George shoots Lennie. There were many differences between all the characters described in this story. The book displayed the relationship between George and Curley to be full of hatred. During the movie there was not much hatred displayed in the relationship between George and Curley, it just seemed like they did not get along very well but no hatred. Lennie was described as a huge monster in the book, so the thought was that he was completely out of the ordinary, but when I watched the movie Lennie was just big but he was not out of the ordinary.
A cultural dimension that influences how people manage conflict is whether their culture is one of low or high context. Michael Dorsey displays a low or individualistic culture in Tootsie. Michael is a very direct and tell-it-how-it-is individual in the movie. He does not agree with skating around the issues. As an actor, he feels that his audience should see things for how they really are, versus how the directors, screenwriters want the audience to portray them.
* The Thesis statement of this essay is “Beyond its stereotypic dispatching of the villians, however, Die Hard functions on two additional levels. First, its hero attacks villains who personify major cultural problems and, second, he confronts problems in his own nature.” * Yes, I think Peter Parshall has tons of analysis and evidence that supports it that ties into the thesis of his essay. He first explains how he is a stereotypical hero, and than goes on to how the villains personify major cultural problems, and than he explains how John confronts his problems in his own nature. * After watching the movie Die Hard myself, I had a completely different interpretation of the movie than the author. However, after reading the essay “Die Hard: The American Mythos”, by Peter Parshall, I agree with every interpretation of the author.
The replicants are artificial, the memories are artificial. Technology has well and truly taken over. Akin to Frankenstein, Blade Runner acts as a severe warning to the depressing future we may have if we try to push advances of science and technology further and further beyond the limit. As before mentioned, it is the hubris of the protagonists in each text that causes the highest diminution of humanity. In both texts, both protagonists seek earnestly to become God-like by taking on the role of creator, Frankenstein with the monster, and Tyrell with the replicants.
They rather offer a method of approaching this feeling of experience as opposed to describing what this experience feels like. With that said, let the unity begin… These two stories each have three parts, or worlds, or lives. The first life for Siddhartha is one of a “thinking” attachment. He is so consumed with the quest for knowledge, and the answer to “what is the Self?” that he suffers. Neo is also plagued by this search for knowledge, mainly, “what is the matrix?” and “how do I be the one?”.
John Smith Mr. Jones Sociology 212 3 May 2012 Disenchanted The Politics of Experience is collection of theories and ideas about experience, behavior, and sanity. The book is sometimes abstract, mostly controversial, and always bold and thought provoking. Dr. Laing goes to great lengths to prove that not only is the scientific method incapable of measuring the human experience, but our views on normalcy and order within society are both violent and destructive; that normalcy is in fact, insanity. In this world, we are groomed into beings that are increasingly led to believe in the material, or external world. Forsaken are thoughts of imagination, fantasy, and freedom.
The shadows create a false image of reality, causing the prisoners to have a distorted perception of life. When one of the prisoners escapes, he discovers the true essence of the world in its natural state. Upon full analysis of the purpose of Plato’s Allegory, we recognize that mankind learns by reason, and not the senses. The acquisition of knowledge comes from rationalism, as we learn from logical