Plato's Myth of The Cave

Parable of the Cave

 Parable is a symbolic expression of a deeper meaning through scene acted out by human, animal, or mythical character.

Synopsis of the Parable
A group of people who have lived chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall. The people watch shadows projected on the wall by things passing in front of a fire behind them, and begin to ascribe forms to these shadows. According to Plato's Socrates, the shadows are as close as the prisoners get to viewing reality. He then explains how the philosopher is like a prisoner who is freed from the cave and comes to understand that the shadows on the wall do not make up reality at all, as he can perceive the true form of reality rather than the mere shadows seen by the prisoners.

Caeser.. and the Assination of Caeser..

Gaius Julius Caeser.. or else known as Julius Caesar..

Who would not know who this man could be.. 
he is known as one of the greatest dictator during Rome civilization..
During his time as a dictator. He is a fearsome leaders.. all Roman are afraid of him..
even the senators during that time were afraid of what could happen to Rome if he continue to be more and more fearsome.. Including his adopt son.. Brutus.. whom Caeser love like his own son.. Brutus once said this.. "It is not he love Caeser less.. It just Brutus love Rome more.." meaning.. he afraid of his beloved adopted father become less than a human.. and more to a devil himself..

The Assination
Because of some of the Senators were afraid of Caeser power.. During the Crowning of Caeser as a king.. they planned to kill him which led by Cassius, Casca and his own adopted son Brutus.. They stab him brutally..

Et Tu Brute - what Caeser said after Brutus stab him.. meaning You too Brutus..

later that time.. Mark Anthony which is his true friends give a speech which later made the Rome to divided into two group of people.. those who followed Mark Anthony and the others are those who supported Brutus and Cassius..

Mark Anthony said this in his speech..

According to Brutus an honorable man..
Caeser is ambitious..
yet I offer him thrice the crown as a king..
Thrice he refuse..
Is that ambitious??
yet Brutus is an honorable man..

Parody

A parody is a form of work trying to mock, comment or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous or ironic way. Parody can be found in art, music, literature or film. there are a lot of parody movie nowadays. In example..

Vampire suck.. a parody of one of the famous movie in United States.. Twilight  

if you have watched the movie before.. then you will notice that the storyline is so much similar to the real movie.. Twilight.. However, inside the movie.. it is not just trying to mock the movie.. it try to mock other artist as well.. But, it is a good movie though.. well.. that summaries what parody is.. it is more like trying to mock an art or a film of others in your own way.. 
Why did I choose to write about parody is because I like how parody is being accepted around the world.. I feel that parody is a good way of trying to criticizes someone else work and make fun of them.. C: even though parody is not really a good genre.. however, this is how someone give the messages of reality of life.. it is just the way they deliver it in a mocking way..
have a nice day people..

Syllogism. Syllogistic reasoning

Syllogism is what we called as a conclusion. It is more like a logical argument. Syllogism is from Aristotle, a great the teacher for Alexander the Great. He defines syllogism as a “discourse in which, certain things having been supposed, something different from the things supposed results of necessity because these things are so.”

The Basic structure of Syllogism is, it is consists of three parts which is the major premise, the minor premise and the conclusion.

Example:            All A is B                                                            (the major premise)

                               All B is C                                                         (the minor premise)

                               Therefore, A is C                                            (conclusion)

Is it simple enough? If not this is another example.

                               Naqiudin hate vegetables                       (the major premise)

                               Spinach is a vegetable                             (the minor premise)

                                Therefore, Naqiudin hate spinach.       (Conclusion)     

another example, is:

  

good people dont lie.

Jack is a liar

therefore, Jack is not a good people.

All police man are good

Those who take bribe are bad

That policeman take bribe

Therefore, that policeman is not a good policeman 

Is this enough example for you to understand syllogism right? It is quite fun when you start to use syllogism. Some people use syllogism as a tool to use to others for themselves. 

 

My top three Jack the ripper suspect

In my previous entry, I has stated the background info about the Jack the Ripper. Now let me tell about my personal suspect for jack the Ripper cases.

1. “Dr” Francis Tumblety

Francis Tumblety was a seemingly uneducated Irish-American from New York, where he ostensibly trained as a homeopathic physician at Hahneman Hospital. He earned a small fortune posing as a quack “Indian Herb” doctor throughout the United States and Canada, and occasionally travelling across Europe as well. Tumblety was in England in 1888 and had visited the country on other occasions; during one such earlier trip he became closely acquainted with Victorian writer Thomas Henry Hall Caine, with whom it was suggested he had an affair and from whom he tried to borrow money. He claimed to have treated many famous English patients, including Charles Dickens, for a variety of illnesses. He was arrested on 7 November 1888, apparently for engaging in homosexuality. Notorious in the United States for his scams, including selling forged Union military discharge papers during the American Civil War and impersonating an army officer, because of his arrest has led some to suggest he was the Ripper.

2. George Chapman

Chapman was in Poland, but went to the United Kingdom between 1887 and 1888, assuming the name of Chapman (no relation to Annie Chapman, one of the victims). Without question a duplicitous and cold character who undertook several aliases, he was guilty of successively poisoning three of his wives, crimes for which he was hanged in 1903. He lived in Whitechapel, London, at the time of the killings where he had been working as a barber since arriving in England. He was at one time the most favoured suspect. Chapman is supposed by some to have had the medical skills necessary to commit the mutilations (although the level of skill evidenced by the Ripper is a matter of debate, and divided medical opinions at the time). However, the main argument against him is the fact that he murdered his three wives with poison, and it is uncommon (though not unheard of) for a serial killer to make such a drastic change in modus operandi.

3. Montague John Druitt

Druitt was born in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, the son of a prominent local physician. He was educated at Winchester College and New College Oxford. He graduated from Oxford in 1880 and two years later was admitted to the Inner Temple and called to the bar in 1885. He practiced as a barrister and a special pleader until his death. His body was found floating in the River Thames off Thorneycroft’s torpedo works near Chiswick on 31 December 1888. Medical examination suggested that his body was kept at the bottom of the river for several weeks by stones placed in his pockets. The coroner’s jury concluded that he committed suicide by drowning “whilst of unsound mind.” His disappearance and death shortly after the fifth and last canonical murder (which took place on 9 November 1888) and alleged “private information” led some of the investigators years later to suggest he was the Ripper, thus explaining the end to the series of murders. 

This is my list for the suspect for Jack the Ripper cases. Whether it is true or not we could not make sure of it. So this case will remain a mystery.

Jack The Ripper Case

 One of the interesting in learning Critical Literacy is we get to apply all the things we learn in the class.. to solve cases which is also very interesting subject..One our task is to apply discourse analysis into Jack the Ripper case.. Let me explain what is Jack The Ripper.
Jack the Ripper is a murders which occurred in the East of London during 1888. during that time it is more commonly known as The Whitechapel Murderer. it is an unsolved mystery which until now we did not know who is Jack The Ripper. This murders had a huge impact on the society in London as a whole.

JTR is very famous??? why??

obviously because it is still unsolved and people around the globe is still applying discourse analysis to see which of the suspect is the real murderer. Since a hundred and twenty years ago, the murderer remain a mystery.

Info about JTR.

Generaly, Jack the Ripper had only five victims. First Mary Nichols, murdered on 31st August 1888. Second, Annie Chapman, murdered on 8th September 1888. Elizabeth Stride, murdered on 30th September 1888. Catherine Eddowes, which is also murdered on 30th September 1888. Lastly, Mary Kelly, murdered on 9th November 1888.

During this time, there are many people with so many speculations and theory who the Jack the Ripper would be. This is also the reason why this case is very famous until today. Every reporter in London were covering this story.

However, the police during that time is not the same with our police right now. they does not use the method our police currently use. One of the problem are the layout of the area where the murder happen. it is full with tiny passageways, and back alleys and it is very dark during that time.

Over the years, the number of suspect for Jack the Ripper case is about a hunderd suspects. some are interesting suspect with motive and ability to kill and some are ridiculous.

Well. who is this man be? why was he kill all those victim? what is his motive? Is he insane? (well yes!) Who is the suspect? I will write it in the next entry...

Pirates of Silicon Valley

Pirates of Silicon Valley.. a very good movie.. basically this movie is about the making of two biggest company in the History of Computer.. Do you know who created your computer which you are using right now ? do you know the history of those computer? what Operating System do your computer use? Mac O.S.. or Windows ?

Steve Jobs and Wozniak in the earliest days of the Apple Computer Company (1975) 

Bill Gates or Steve Jobs... does this name ring any bell ? these are the two name who bring computer to the level where nobody ever think of before.. they are the revolutionary of Computer.. and in this movie we can see how Steve Jobs change from a cool and hippy guy into a power freak and perfectionist .. ever since the Apple.Inc was established he disregard everyone who were important to him.. he also denied that he was the father of the unborn daughter at that time with his longtime girlfriend Chrisann Brennan.. at this point everyone see Steve Jobs as bastard.. but from what I see.. that is what happen when you have achieve success.. you tend to look up and they thinks that to obtain a greater success you need to sacrifice something.. Chrisann Brennan told him that she was pregnant during the Apple.Inc were still growing.. and he does not want to leave this dream of him to be wasted.. he is making out a fortune at that moment.. he thinks such problem might slow him down.. and he don't want that to happen.. so he choose be a bastard.. and what I found very interesting is the way how Apple and Microsoft become success is by stealing/buying someone else idea or concept or program and they put it into their own Computer and made it as their own.. (sounds familiar right? the Jews.. haha)..Steve Jobs said that "Good artists copy, great artists steal." well they do have their own software and stuff which they made by themselves.. however, as time flew.. they needed more and more fresh idea to keep up with each other..  so they stole it from others or "borrow" it.. Bill Gates said to Steve in the movie "Steve, all cars have steering wheels, but no one tries to claim that the steering wheel was their invention. " this is where Steve perfect life went wrong for a few years.. he was fired from Apple for a few years.. I quote what Bill Gates said in the movie.. "Success is a menace. It fools smart people into thinking they can't lose." This movie is very Inspirational. It shows how success can change people into someone else.. but the I personally think that neither Steve Jobs or Bill Gates are bad.. eventhough Steve denied his daughter.. however, he loves her.. this shows no matter how far he change.. but inside he still have kindness and he also a loving father.. he just dont want to admit it..

The Pianist

 

The Pianist.. a story about a gifted pianist who specialized in played Chopin pieces. He and his family are all captured and sent to the Warsaw ghetto.The Nazis decide to exterminate some of the Jews in the ghetto, so they begin deporting them to the concentration camps.  As he and his family are being loaded up on the trains to be shipped away to the camps, a former friend, a Nazi collaborator working as a Jewish police officer, saves him by pulling him out of the line.  He spends the next couple of years moving from hideout to hideout, helped by Jewish sympathizers.  After he can’t make it to any more safe houses, he spends the last part of the war in the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto.  It is there he is confronted by a music-loving Nazi soldier, who helps him ride out the rest of the war after an impromptu performance given by the pianist. 

In this movie we can see how Jews being treated while in Nazis regime. They live in fear, still they wanted to survive. The main character has witnesses a lot of horrible things being done to his fellow Jews, but he was unable to do anything about it. 

The movie let the audience to be hopeful that he survive the madness and the audience can see more clearly what exactly happen during that time. The Jews struggle during that time to keep surviving. The Nazis brutally killed the innocent people without any reason. Through this movie we can see how our perception about the evil Jews started to change. Not saying that Israel Jews is good. That is another different story, but my perception which is "Hitler should just killed them all" have turn around. I start to think that he should not do so. no matter what the reason are, he does not have the right to take the life of innocent people.

Jews

Jews.. Hitler.. and humanity.. Since the beginning of time.. we have been warned about Jews. why? lets say someone ask you.. "why do you hate jews so much?" or "is being jews is wrong?". how many of us really have a reason to hate the Jews? My lecturer did asked a question? "Do you guys really agree that all Jews BAD and not a single one of them is INNOCENT ?"  

(not really sure the exact question.. so i made up)

If you were asked such question, what is your answer? YES.. that is when I have my Eureka moment.. there when I start to think.. on my belief.. where do I stand for..  It is confusing. why did Adolf Hitler hate the Jews so much? 

“Be careful of them because they are deceptive. They know that an act of kindness, generosity, or honesty is often the most powerful form of distraction because it disarms their enemies’ suspicions. It turns their enemies’ into children, eagerly lapping up any kind of affectionate gesture. This is known as ‘giving before you take’. When the Jews are giving, it makes it harder for their enemies to notice them when they are taking later. Thus, do not trust them. If you believe them as honest, you are giving them room to maneuver and strategize against you.” Adolf Hitler; Mein Kampf

Basically Hitler have his own personal problem with the Jews. For him the Jews are Inferior. He thinks that every each one of that are like parasite.. they slowly take over everything without everyone noticing it.. In how I see it, he is afraid of the Jews.. in order for him to maintain over his position he kill million of Jewish people.

That is the Adolf Hitler point of view. What about our point of view? Put the wars and the blood they spilled aside. They are the same as us. We share the same blood colour.. we share the same earth.. they have their own right to live their life.. 

What I am trying to say is what Hitler done is wrong .. what he and his people done is inhuman.. lack of morality.. trying to hide his fears by killing those who might take over the world.. 

no need to create such violence.. the Jews are only fighting for their survival through their idea.. why fight an idea with violence? It is like pointing a gun to a child who holding a lollipop..it is not fair for them..

It happen to be in our nature as human want to conquer the world, not just the Jews.. everyone have the desire to take over something.. to be famous.. to claim someone else work as our own.. not just the Jews..

Even in Islam perpective, everyone in this Earth have right to choose their path.. as in Surah AL-A’RAF (7) : 168-169

168. And We have broken them (i.e. the Jews) up into various separate groups on the earth, some of them are righteous and some are away from that. And We tried them with good (blessings) and evil (calamities) in order that they might turn (to Allah's Obedience).

it is clearly stated that not all Jews is BAD and should be banished from this world.. 

Eye and Idea Introduction

aha.. what is this blog for if you ask me.. this is for my assessment for Critical Literacy.. I am not going to say anything about this subject since it is very early.. but I hope it to be good.. we are require to do an entry every week.. and we need to give our Lecturer the URL of our own blog.. which I choose www.safwan-ash.blogspot.com.. and the name of this blog is Eye and  Idea.. before this.. during the Critical Literacy class.. My lecturer told us about the left and right hemisphere of the brain... which the left hemisphere process thing like math and science, things that I personally think as logic meanwhile the right hemisphere of the brain process intuition and arts.. our brain  and also sometimes there will be a moment where our both side of brain will have a switching of idea from A to B.. He also said.. left+right part of the brain equal to EUREKA.. an "AHA" moment.. where in television the cartoon have a bulb come out of nowhere signing that the character have an idea of what is going on.. 
and since there is still no topic is given.. so.. thanks and Bye~