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emprisoned, a poem69

emprisoned, a poem

twisted in the blood are trailing raspberries, just bloomed in an unpromising spring, winding sheets of bluebell not yet blossomed, the pouring faith of convex raindrop- the fool gathers intelligence from peering in, she sees the...

6 comments    green fiddlehead sweet allegory
prisoner, a poem68

prisoner, a poem

You were driving without a licence. Yeah, I'm sorry about that. Why were you driving without a licence? cause it'd take about ninty thousand dollars to get it back. And? Well, if I had the money, I'd have a licence,Sir. Have you...

4 comments    swift ash allegory
Venus In Retrograde: One Life Circle Revisited: A Poem of Hope.74

Venus In Retrograde: One Life Circle Revisited: A Poem of Hope.

'Venus In Retrograde' by Pearldiver, is a poem of hope that explores what it is to try to be in and to maintain a serious relationship when young, when parents and others, have the ability to directly influence the young couple's choices and the...

28 comments    love relationships romance
Literary Analysis of The Faerie Queene76

Literary Analysis of The Faerie Queene

'The faerie Queene' is both a great English epic and an allegory for the Christian life, bearing some similarities to John Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress'.

0 comments    literary analysis allegories
The True Role of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave66

The True Role of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

This essay will provide an argument and evidence for the proposition that Plato’s famous allegory of the cave plays multiple roles and can be understood as a reference to Plato’s theory of the forms, as a metaphor for the process an intellectual...

1 comment    politics spirituality philosophy
Literary Interpretation and Analysis of Susan Sontag's Book, On Photography, Chapter 1: "In Plato's Cave"75

Literary Interpretation and Analysis of Susan Sontag's Book, On Photography, Chapter 1: "In Plato's Cave"

Susan Sontag' book, On Photography, is a unique book examining society's relationship to photographs. In my analysis of the first chapter, "In Plato's Cave", I elaborate on what Sontag is trying to say and argue against some of her statements. It all comes down to a person's judgement and information.

0 comments    photos literature photography
The Ultimate Savior: An Examination of the Christian Symbolism within Superman67

The Ultimate Savior: An Examination of the Christian Symbolism within Superman

A savior sent from the heavens, a kindly hard working couple raising a child with a nature that is more than human, a tragic death and triumphant return, all these themes are rooted deeply the Christian faith, but are also narrative elements in the story of the worlds greatest superhero. This article examines the symbolic nature of Superman and the characters place as a modern Christ figure.

0 comments    faith literature comic books
Why Inception is Just Plato's Allegory of the Cave, Republic VII78

Why Inception is Just Plato's Allegory of the Cave, Republic VII

Inception hit the box offices like a fighter just out of anger management, and yet, a few viewers were not so stunned by the "greatest plot of all time." Why? Because it was written before by a great man you might know: Plato. In his Allegory of the Cave, an eerily odd string of similarities seem to arise.

2 comments    life education how
The Joyful Journey70

The Joyful Journey

God uses the journey to make us better--and better we will become if we keep moving. But we could never expect the joy that comes with it, the joy resultant of a dynamic fellowship.

6 comments    god faith relationship
Original Short Story: 'In Realms of Day56

Original Short Story: 'In Realms of Day

IN REALMS OF DAY Though not age diluted, I'd always remembered the day the dam broke as hazily as any other childhood experience; in this way it's my most vivid memory. Of the waters trampling the homes, which are such tokens of hard-work and...

0 comments    religion fiction short story
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