In Platos book, Allegory of the cave plato describes the people who are chained up in the cave as ignorant and blind for them only wanting to believe what is … Read More
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Prisoners are chained up inside of a cave and they’re facing the cave wall with a fire lit behind them. They can see shadows of objects or people on the … Read More
Plato defines the environment in this reading as a gloomy cave. People have spent their entire lives trapped in this dark cave, unable to see beyond it. These folks are … Read More
In all three of Jiangs, Douglass, and Malcolm x‘s writing pieces, they all write about their experiences with education. Personal anecdotes are added by all to create a … Read More
Platos book is a classic that goes deep into the philosophical thought of forced education or freedom for anarchy, and this is a very easily interpreted book it has a … Read More
Douglass, Malcolm X, and Jiang all write a very different story from each other but they all share similarities, they fit in the category of being an education narrative, and … Read More
a part that stuck out to me is when burn said “You must look at a book the way a carpenter looks at a house someone else built, examining the … Read More
Plato’s Allegory of the Cave tells the story of prisoners chained within a cave, only able to see their shadows. The shadows and chains represent the inability to see beyond … Read More
“Allegory of the Cave” from The Republic, by Plato, starts from a cave where there is no light. It is very interesting. The story explains that people who are trapped … Read More
In the “Allegory of the Cave” by Plato the story is made to represent the importance of education and how people can seek knowledge by acceptance, as a way to … Read More
About
Professor: Jessica Penner
Email: jpenner@citytech.cuny.edu
Class Meetings & Times: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10-11:40am in Namm 521
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 1-2pm, in Namm 506 (the First Year Programs office)
Course Description: A course in effective essay writing and basic research techniques including use of the library. Demanding readings assigned for classroom discussion and as a basis for essay writing.
