In Book X of the Republic, Socrates said, "the painter, we say, will paint for us a shoemaker, a carpenter, and other craftsmen, although he doesn't understand the arts of any one of them" (598c). ... The epistemological criticism of Socrates" statement is that image-makers tend to not know the form. ... But, in Book V Socrates suggests that it may be possible for an image-maker to create an image close to the true form. ... If an image-maker is aware of the true form of what he or she is creating then the image he or she creates will be close to the true form. But, if the image-maker...

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Throughout his lifetime he wrote many books, one entitled The Republic: Book X, which deals with his opinion of the perfect society. In that book Plato talks about his love for art, but according to him, his perfect society did not have room for art. ... Following nature, Plato believed in God's choice to create makers. Makers are not the truth, but the maker's create an idea of truth. ... In Book Twenty-Two, Odysseus has returned home after many years of battle. ...

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Throughout his lifetime he wrote many books, one entitled The Republic: Book X, which deals with his opinion of the perfect society. In that book Plato talks about his love for art, but according to him, his perfect society did not have room for art. ... Following nature, Plato believed in God's choice to create makers. Makers are not the truth, but the maker's create an idea of truth. ... In Book Twenty-Two, Odysseus has returned home after many years of battle. ...

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Though there is nothing wrong with that, it seems that the makers of Shrek are very much anti-Disney. ... Shrek uses the pages of the fairy tale book to wipe himself in the bathroom. ... dent that the makers of Shrek had Mike Myers use his Scottish accent for Shrek's voice. ... What do the makers of Shrek feel is wrong with Disney? ... The approach the makers of Shrek took may seem a bit unorthodox, but the message is the same and it is clear. ...

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Abstract "The Book of Margery Kempe" will be discussed in such a way that the unfamiliar text will become familiar to the reader. ... Two different, unnamed priests transcribed and made revisions to the book. ... The use of anecdotes and dialogue in the development of her narrative prove to be effective in The Book. ... Born in 1373, she marries John Kempe, a cloth maker and has fourteen children with him. ... Near the end of "The Book of Margery Kempe," when her husband is aging, he has a terrible fall causing him to become handicapped. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Curiosity is what attracts us to the book of Jonah due to it not being like any other in the Old Testament. The Book of Jonah was written in the fifth century during the Postexilic Era. There is also no known author for the Book of Jonah. ... The Book of Jonah has a very insightful theological message that depicts human nature. ... Jonah reveals to them that he is a Hebrew and his God is the God of the heavens, maker of the land and sea and that he is fleeing his God. ...

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Briar Rose Book Review Briar Rose by Jane Yolen is a heart-wrenching story of Sleeping Beauty intertwined with the horrors of World War II. ... Promise me you will find the maker of the spells"" (Yolen 20). ... New York: Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1993. ...

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Although some characters in the book do not even exist in real life and make no sense whatsoever, like Zaita the cripple-maker, there are other characters that keep us fascinated about the book because of the way they are depicted in the story. The book starts off by describing Midaq Alley, and from the first page we realize that the author is going to display real life characters and troubles that people in real life might have. ... The characters that are in the book are shown exactly like real life people. ... The descriptions that Mahfouz uses for Uncle Kamil are v...

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The movement was based largely on the work of Swiss writer Rousseau, who outlined his theories in the book The Social Contract. ... Having been rejected by his creator and forced to fend for itself, the creature swears revenge on his maker and all mankind. ... He is rejected by mankind and his maker, Frankenstein. ... This is a common theme amongst Byronic heroes, as Adam was cast out by God so is Frankenstein denied by his maker. ... Mary Shelley grew up amongst Romantics and wrote the book in a cabin with Byron and Shelley. ...

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Match maker match maker make me a match -"Emma" written by Jane Austen -Published by Penguin Books -Review by Rosemary Higgerson. ... With lively, contrasting characters, and a theme of marriage, one can already see the misunderstandings that could arise, before even opening the book. ... True, the storyline has a seeming lack of action, but that is to be expected for a book that rotates around domestic life. ... Those who appreciate the book the most however, are those who are "romantic at heart." ...

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Instead of a major event, the book opens with a series of letters from Robert Walton. ... The articulate figure challenges his maker: both reader and Frankenstein recognize the justice of the creature's demands. ... The book questions the morality of Frankenstein's attempt to cheat death, one that our society can easily identify with. ...

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We see the manipulation of control from the game makers through the games. Although the tributes are to kill each other off, the game makers also have control to kill and hurt the tributes as well. ... The Game makers don't want me dead. ... Throughout the book, there are some instances where the people of Panem rebel in the simplest ways against the control that the Capitol has over them. Although the game makers can control and manipulate, their game plan starts to fail. ...

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The movie version of the book was interesting. The maker had a different point of view in how the film was shot and how the characters acted. The film and the book had some major differences. ... It made the book come to life. ... The book has Lysander calling her an "Ethiop". ...

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The other characters views of Duddy are divided into two sides some people such as Virgil would say "Duddy can do anything"; other people (most everyone else) has about the same view as his father " my boy was a trouble-maker. He was born on the wrong side of the tracks with a rusty spoon in his mouth- I think that the reason people don't like Duddy is because Duddy was and always has been a good business man; "Some of his stamp business profits Duddy invested in the comic book market." ... And at the end of the book he is still disrespectful "on my land, no trespassers and no cripples" ...

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It is demonstrated at the beginning when Benitez writes, "On the day after his promotion to salad-maker, Candelario Marroquin painted the door of his house a robin's egg blue. ... His promotion to salad-maker was a large change as well as a sign of better things to come. ... This book captures humanity in its complexity and its longing for simplicity. ...

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These people are called legend makers; people who never gave up on their aspirations. ... According to the book, is it possible to live a fulfilling life without ever achieving one's Personal Legend? Coelho paints the picture perfectly of a legend maker named Santiago; he was a young courageous Andalusian shepherd who slept under a sycamore tree that grew out of the ruins of a church. ... " This relates to the story of the book because we should never be conformed with life if we know that God is trying to reveal something for us. ... This book helped me to realize the importance of ...

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The United States government financial records have been criticized since the 1970s, as congressional policy-makers have sought to increase the financial accountability and audit readiness on its internal control systems. ... Jefferson's statement continues to resonate with congressional policy-makers well after the Chief Financial Officer's (CFO) Act of 1990 and into the 21st century. ... In order for the DoD Comptroller to achieve these goals for the major end-users, the DoD utilizes the GAO's Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, or otherwise known as th...

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Through out the book (The Scarlet Letter) examples and reasons are given to prove that their changes did leave a message. ... See seemed to turn her nose to every rule and rule maker. ... However toward the ending of the book, she starts to dress a lot more casual. ... In the beginning of the book Dimmesdale seems very serious. ... Later on in the end of the book he starts to understand that he could not be weak and cowardly anymore that he must be a truthful man and confess his sin. ...

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That is totally untrue; the fact is that the telescope was invented in Holland by a lenses maker who got the idea from placing two lenses together. ... He then started to record his observations of the viewings and published them into a book. ...

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JACK Jack is a boy who it seems is programmed to be violent. He is not good looking and is very unsure of himself. Jack early develops a taste for violence. At first he's a leader of the choir, and then for the hunters. He has this ability to frighten and threaten those under him. Jack i...

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In the text of this racially biased book Macdonald repeatedly criticized the intelligence of Jews, Blacks, and any other race if not pure white as if they are less than human. ... But it is still moderately comfortable, and comfort is the great corrupter, the great maker of cowards" (p. 64). ...

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Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me Man, did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? Explanation for Quotation 2 These lines appear on the title page of the novel and come from John Milton's Paradise Lost, when Adam bemoans his fallen condition (Book X, 743-745). ...

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Weiss believes the necessity of a scale of uncertainty for scientific groups in order to convey their ideas to the public and to the policy makers more explicitly. ... He published a book titled, "The True State of the World", which is really pretentious. He was named as "skeptical environmentalist" after the book. ... He used researchers" ideas in his articles and book. ... So Lomborg bases his conclusions in his book and in his articles on the scientific research that are no more relevant. ...

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The book was first published in 1818. ... "Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me Man, did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me?" The paradox is evident: he is asking Maker, obviously God or whichever deity he believes in (but obviously a good deity) if he solicited him "from darkness to promote me?" ... The title Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus goes along with one of the main themes of the book: fire. ... "Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me Man, did I solicit thee from darkness to promote me?" ...

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