The Art of Persuasion and Susan B. Anthony's "On the Right to Vote."

Please read and take notes on pages 392-398 in your text book.  Answer questions 1-7 on page 398.

Journal #16: "Allegory of the Cave" Today

Describe an example from today's world and/or your life that the "Allegory of the Cave" could represent?  When have you (or the world, or someone you know) "come out of the cave," and what was that like?  In what ways did you (or they) resist coming out of the cave and in what ways was it difficult?

(1 paragraph - 5 points)

Journal #15: The danger of new ideas...

Prior to reading Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" from The Republic, respond to the following questions:

1.  Do you think that some people fear new ideas or think they are dangerous?
2.  Why or why not?

(1 paragraph - 5 points)