David Bohm On Dialogue Analysis

Plato describes, “… look towards the light, he will suffer sharp pains; the glare will distress him, and he will be unable to see the realities of which his former state he had seen the shadows …” (614). At first Plato’s caveman cannot see reality for what it is, for he’s been trapped in darkness for far too long. As time passes, he is “compelled to look straight at the light”, so he is forced to see the truth (614). Plato illustrates, “last of all he will be able to see the sun, and not mere reflections of him in the water, but he will see him in his own proper place, and not in another; and he will contemplate him as he is” (614). Plato’s caveman’s reality is no more, and he stumbles across the obstacle between him and education. His epiphany makes him comprehend life as it should be, and not how it was presented to him. Resembling Plato’s caveman and Keller, I too escaped my “cave”. I dropped out of school, and pursued my GED. Upon getting my GED, I found my love of learning, and escaped my “cave” which was full of sadness, ignorance, and hate. Once we overcame our obstacles to get to educational freedom, we each had different outcomes. Once Plato’s caveman returns to the cave, he shares what he has learned in the outside world and is put to death because others in the cave are ignorant and scared of the truth. After escaping my “cave”, I decided to become a teacher because

Education, a life-altering event that involves the development of being more open- minded. When one’s horizons expand they begin to have a shift of perception. The process of becoming knowledgeable through education can differ from the individual or situation. It can also have one acquire gratitude for their change of insight. Two passages, “Learning to Read” by Malcom X and “The Allegory of the Cave” by Plato, each contain an individual who goes through the path of gaining wisdom. Although both excerpts contain similarities involving one’s experience resulting in the enlightenment of education, there are several differences in how the acknowledgement occurs and the type of predicament the individual is in.

The first reason the Dark Ages were not as dark as the name claims for them to be, is because during the Dark Ages there were tons of advances in education. The information in Doc A that claims “Europe suffered a decline in commerce and manufacturing, in education, in literature and the arts and in almost all that makes possible a high civilization.” is completely biased. And that the Dark Ages “Did not support learning” (Background Information) which is completely untrue. During the Dark Ages, there were still people learning and teaching. One of them being a monk named Richer, who “went to the town of Chartres, in what is today France, to study.” and “learned the ordinary symptoms of diseases and picked up a surface knowledge of ailments. This was not enough to satisfy my desires. I begged him to continue to guide my studies on a deeper level.” (Doc E). This passage shows that people were not only continuing to educate others, but some were actually begging to be educated on a further level. Also, dozens of monastic schools were established by Charlemagne. Education was still considered and important. And wasn’t being overshadowed by anything. Which means Europe did not have the decline in education described in Doc A.

Book seven of Plato’s Republic (trans. 1968) presents the allegory of the cave and the idea that learning isn’t always pleasant. The story begin with men bound in a cave, facing the wall. Between the men and

For this task I am going to discuss theories of communication which will be formatted in a booklet. I will also explain Argyle’s communication cycle and Tuckman’s group interaction.

David Foster Wallace starts his speech with the use of anecdote through his quick narrative about two young fish. Wallace tells the story of two fish who encounter an older fish who asks “How’s the water?”, which prompts one of the younger fish to later ask “What the hell is water?”, indirectly describing the idea of a link between immaturity and a lack of understanding of surrounding environment. While this anecdote serves as a simple thought provoking prelude to Wallace’s speech, it’s actual purpose is to open the minds of Wallace’s audience to better perceive their surroundings by demonstrating that some of the most obvious realities in life are the hardest to observe. Wallace uses the strategy of anecdote to illustrate this principle and build the foundation for the life lessons later detailed in the body of his speech.

As a young child I learned how information can be corrupted and distorted through a classroom game I use to play called telephone. In the game you would start with a message and try to make it around the room with the same message, and even though this game sounds easy the classroom never made it through with the same message. To me this game represents society and the media on how not everything you see is what it seems. I think that information can easily be corrupted and that it happens in our everyday life.

The 19th century was a time when the country separated on the matter of oppression. In David Walker’s Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World, it is certain to see the rage and anger within this free, black activist. Walker also made charges specifically against Thomas Jefferson disproving ideas expressed by Jefferson in the Notes on the State of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson defined race based on his personal experience (not facts) and separated black people as “apart” from all other humans. He measured white Americans to be very unfair blood-thirsty people that are very harsh and true barbarians. Walker understood that white Americans treated their African slaves worse than any other people have ever been treated. In his appeal, Walker made a statement about a South Carolina newspaper that called the Turks as Barbaric whites, in the same article, it was writing that eight blacks were up for sale and endorsing the brutal shipping of Africans. In his appeal, David cries for slaves to stand up against and fight the oppression of slavery with the support of

Ehrenreich 's preparation guided her consideration toward living conditions more than somebody who may have a business degree. A man with a business degree would grumble more about the organizations ' notoriety or where their cash goes towards as opposed to Ehrenreich, who concentrates more on the lives of her colleagues and the conditions she lives up to expectations in, as when she alludes to Jerry 's as a "chunky individual 's damnation" and how she becomes a close acquaintance with George, a foreigner who needs a companion. Later, in the wake of seeing an associate, Holly, break one of her bones, she readies a comment for Ted her supervisor, "I can put up with shit and snot and every other gross substance I encounter in this line of work.

When someone grows enlightened, they utilize their newfound comprehension and knowledge to unshackle themselves from their lifelong ignorance to pursue a superior understanding of the world around them. This lengthy process often times entails detrimental consequences. It can be a traumatizing experience to disband yourself from a way of thinking that has been deeply ingrained into your psyche. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave showcases how enlightenment and education go hand in hand. His analogy connects directly to the struggles detailed in Frederick Douglass’s essay, Learning to Read and Gwendolyn Brooks poem, We Real Cool. The metaphorical cave described by plato symbolizes ignorance. Prior to learning how to read, Frederick Douglass was metaphorically

Within the speech delivered at the convocation of Douglass College at 1977 by Adrienne Rich, one is able to identify how Rich appeals to her audience emotionally through pathos, when she states, “Responsibility to yourself…means insisting that those to whom you give your friendship and love are able to respect your mind” (Rich). Here, Rich conveys how the student must demand appreciation from others in order to develop academically. The quote engages the reader emotionally as Rich enables one to contemplate whether one truly appreciates his or herself as well as if one considers others dependable, when respecting his or her mind. Therefore, the reader is able to comprehend that if he or she truly appreciates their loved one, he or she would

Through many of Plato’s works, such as the Republic, the Gorgias, and the Apology, the person that Socrates was and his personality shine through in his dialogue. Socrates was a man who asked many questions and always pushed not only his students but the whole city of Athens to look for more than just physical things. Many people claim, that Socrates went about teaching in the wrong way and that he is an arrogant fool and not an extremely wise person. However, I disagree with this claim. I believe that Socrates was a man who looked beyond the physical world and strived to gain as much knowledge as he could through asking questions and continuing to learn from others and in turn teach others, thus making him wise and striving to live the best life.

Academic texts can often shine a light on many philosophical questions. Plato’s Apology is a text that encompasses this light. While reading I often thought of an experience that happened to me in my seventh grade year. I learned three major things while reading this play, the first was being completely honest in the face of trial secondly, I learned about taking a stand for what you believe. Finally, I learned that defending yourself is important. I often learn through texts by comparing them to my own life, In Plato’s Apology I was able to do just that.

Communication is sharing process which involves expressing ideas, thoughts, feelings or sending the right message that is also being correctly received and understand by the other person/s who is receiving it on the other end.

All human beings communicate either with intention or without intention every single day. According to Barth (2014), Palo Alto Team stated “ one cannot not communicate” in one of their axioms of communication. Communication can be defined as “a social process in which individuals employ symbols to establish and interpret meaning in their environment” (Went & Turner, 2014, p. 5). It can be divided into three models in order to enhance our understanding towards the function of communication, which are mainly linear model, interactional model and transcactional model (Wood, 2009). According to Went & Turner, 2014, there are also different traditions and contexts in communication where it helps us to break down difficulty when we attempt to understand communication theory and their process.