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    has a shared way of thinking on many issues and this can often be confronted by different perspectives. The Wachoswki Brother's film 'The Matrix' and Ian Mudie's poem 'My Father Began As a God' both convey the idea that altering points if view can be confronting resulting in new knowledge and consequences for individuals. These concepts are explored in The Matrix through the themes of gender expectations being challenged resulting in more gender equality. Mudie's poem similarly expresses this concept

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    George Berkeley addressed, and still, the issue of reality has remained debated for centuries by philosophers (Schmerheim, 2015). This paper discusses the topic of whether the Matrix film is more like Descartes’ evil deceiver or otherwise like the Berkeley’s God by analyzing the philosophy with regards to the Matrix film. The Matrix is a 1999 film that is significantly founded on the question of what is reality and Berkeley and Descartes, on the other hand, perceived the world as having two different

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    question would be quite challenging. However, the matrix, Plato’s The Allegory of Cave, and Discartes’ “Meditation I” shares their understanding of how one can determine reality. In the matrix, Plato’s Cave, and Descartes they are uncertain of the real world experienced due to senses; whether it’s factual or fallacy. The matrix takes place in a computer generated setting whereas, people are deceived and unaware of their virtual lives (Synopsis: “The Matrix”). Plato’s cave allegory inquires our thought

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    Plato, Descartes, and The Matrix Having read the synopsis from The Matrix, the excerpt from Plato, The Republic, Book VII, 514A1-518D8 “The Allegory Of The Cave”, and the excerpt from Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy, 1641 “Meditation I Of The Things Of Which We May Doubt”, I am able to conclude that there are similarities as well as differences among these readings. Each question the state of reality in which we live. Is our reality a true state of reality or is it a state of mind

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    Both Plato’s Cave Allegory and the matrix discuss the topic of truth and illusion. In both of the story it was established that we humans live in the darkness, an illusion which is merely the shadow of the truth. However, once in a while a person will wake up from the illusory dream and realized the cold hard truth of reality. Should that person overjoyed of the fact that he or she discovered the truth or should that person weep in sorrow since he or she can no longer go back and continuing living

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    Foremost, apart from all the action, special effects and hidden messages, the movie “The Matrix” poses the question, “What is reality?” as the main character Neo is revealed the answer and scape’s the trap of an artificial reality. Nerveless, the reality of “The Matrix” correlates to the explanation of reality by the great philosopher Rene Descartes, whose famous epistemology, leads him to doubt everything is nonexistent, in order to find an indubitable fact. Nerveless, Descartes’s dualist theory

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    Everyone goes through a journey where they try to discover who they are. Some take a life time. Some find themselves the next day. Some takes other experience and defined themselves. Some people create their own experiences and define theirselves with that. But a knowledgeable, interesting and must see documentary help me find who I really am. My father recieved this life changing documentary from an enlightened friend who applied this documentary to his own life and change spiritually, mentally

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    Ignorance In The Matrix

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    the blue pill instead of the red, Truman not searching for his true love Lauren and for the prisoner in Plato’s cave, never finding the light that is the exit to the cave. One’s knowledge is confined to the box in which one lives. In the movie The Matrix, directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, the character Neo is given a choice to either learn the truth or choose to live his life like he was, unknowing of what lies behind the curtain. This would’ve been beneficial to Neo because of the fact that he

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    Essay on The Matrix

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    The Matrix Interweaves much symbolism, mythology, philosophy, and psychology. On the surface, the movie challenges the dominance of technology in our culture and predicts an apocalyptic result from the use of artificial intelligence. Yet, behind the human struggle for survival is a mythical backdrop upon which are backlit some of C.G. Jung's basic ideas regarding the human psyche. These Jungian ideas include the ego-Self relationship and how it relates to the persona, the shadow, individuation, and

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    Evolution of Organizational structure in ABB 1988: Matrix Organization 1990: Decentralization with 1500 legally independent units and 5000 profit centers. 1993: Matrix Organization according to product and region – Continental organization 1998: Product oriented sector based organization 2001: Customer oriented sector based organization In 1993, the Group was organized on the one hand on a product-oriented basis into four corporate divisions with a total of some 50 business areas and on the other

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