Sunday, April 17, 2011

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Ears...

Syllogism! A word used very well during the Roman Empire...but what is a syllogism? 
It is an logical argument where...
A= Red is sweet, B = Apples are red, therefore in C = Apples are sweet.
A categorical syllogism consists of three parts: the major premise, the minor premise and the conclusion.

Do you mere readers need another example?
Here I go again...

Major Premise: Grey animals are huge
Minor Premise: Elephants are grey
Conclusion: Elephants are huge

And another one...

Major Premise: All mortals die
Minor Premise: Some men are mortals
Conclusion: Some men die

Any complications in understanding what is syllogism
None?
Good...
Now I am going to present to you a few of my friends and as as my own syllogisms...

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Ceaser was an ambitious man,
No ambitious man refuse to be king,
Caeser has trice refuse to become the King, 
Thus Ceaser was not an ambitious man.

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Ambitious man only think of himself,
Ceaser think of others,
Hence Ceaser is not an ambitious man


Ceaser liberated hosatge and brought them home,
He shares the spoil of war with his people,
Thus Ceaser was not an ambitious man.

I believe that is all I can write, my lovely readers.
I am 'dying' to hear from you again...
Soon...




What Is A Parable?

Parables are fun.
Parables are dull. 
Parables are nothing. 
Parables brings life. 

If I would tell you the meaning of parables, I would be cheating right? But it seems I still have a small ounce of kindness within me, so here me?

Parables are a succinct story, in prose or verse, that illustrates a lesson. A type of analogy, it uses human characters to illustrate another meaning, a hidden situation, a mysterious figure in the dark.  

I was given 6 characters...

Prisoners
Chains
Fire
Shadows and Images
Puppet Players
Old Man

And my task is what does my head say about this objects. What do they symbolizes?
Here are my thoughts...

1. Prisoner
A young, petite boy with brown hair and doe eyes, struggling with where he belongs, what is his true nature and identity. 

2. Chains
The rules binding him to the ground by his parents, preventing him any freedom. Preventing from being who he really is.

3. Fire
Parents, perfectionists asking him to be a good boy, have good grades and smile all the time. They want a perfect son. He did not want to be perfect. He wanted to be HIM.

4. Shadows and Images
The perfect community, where everyone is happy, smiling oh so wide, spreading peace and joy everywhere.

5. The Puppet Players
The perfect family telling him what is right, what is wrong. Telling him what to do and how to do. never giving him the chance to breathe or think for himself. 

6.  The Old Man
A tall dark, handsome man, with jet-black hair and piecing blue eyes, a guardian angel come to bring the young boy out of the fantasy and into reality where he could dance, sing and be who ever he wanted to be. As well as finally discovering love with his guardian angel.