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In this article the writer discusses the geomorphology of the Bonnechere caves in Eastern Ontario. Particularly, the paper examines the landscape features of the Bonnechere Caves and looks at what that appears to tell us about the forces acting upon the caves, the Bonnechere River and upon the Ottawa-Bonnechere corridor more commonly known as the Ottawa-Bonnechere graben. The writer then enters into a more detailed discussion of the formation of the caves themselves and how they have evolved over time. In the final analysis, the writer maintains that the Bonnechere Caves need to be situated within their proper geo-morphological context; that is to say, they must be understood as being - however notable - simply a simulacrum of enormously powerful tectonic and climactic shifts that re-formed the topography of Eastern Ontario long before the first humans arrived in the area.

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"Continuing onward, the landscape of the region also offers a peek at the isolation and undisturbed existence of the area for many millennia. To wit, given the geographic distance of the Bonnechere Caves, even today, from large metropolitan areas, it may be inferred that the landscape of the region was daunting and thus rarely penetrated by human beings; more than that, the boreal woodlands of the area were of such a nature that sedentary communities would have been largely impossible prior to the nineteenth century. Seen in that light, the pristine condition of the Bonnechere Caves until well into the nineteenth century is a tribute to the ability of natural geography to protect vulnerable ecologies and subterranean worlds from the depredation of humans."

Tags:valley, Ontario, rocks, marble, landscape

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The paper defines "Karstification" and explains how it is formed. The paper further discusses the climate, the geomorphic features and the structural characteristics that are necessary for its occurrence and stresses the value, and importance of such a process.

Outline:
Process involved in Creating and Altering Karst Formations
Hydrologic Recharging Systems for Developing and Maintaining Limestone Caves
The Value of Limestone Caves Created by Karstification

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"Why are limestone caves created by karstification important? First, those who study cave ecology consider them to be arks of biodiversity (Clements 2006). They have a particularly high percentage of endemic species due to the special habitat conditions formed by the chemistry and geology of karst caves. From West Virginia to Ireland and all over the world, these types of caves develop entire interdependent systems of insects, vertebrates, amphibians, and mammals in a delicate balance of darkness, humidity, and temperature. For instance in the Appalachians, these limestone caves are home to a wider variety of aquatic and terrestrial cave species than any other subterranean landscape in the world. Creatures have adapted over thousands of generations to life in total darkness, and their need for protection or escape seems to have diminished .

Tags:limestone, geomorphic, features, structural, characteristics

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This three-page undergraduate paper is a discussion of the Buddhist caves at Nasik, and the main purposes the caves serve in terms of information they provide about the past.

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This paper looks at the various characters and how the characteristics of each are evident in others as well. All of the characters show similar psychological effects as a result of the society in which they live. The paper explains each one's role and the story overall.

Contents
Introduction
Lafcadio
Protos
Amedee
Anthime
Julius
Conclusion

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"Les Caves du Vatican" by Andre Gide concerns a variety of characters, and the issue of freedom as exemplified by the main character, Lafcadio. Lafcadio is the main representative of freedom, while the other major characters represent varying degrees of neuroses and bondage imposed by the society in which they live. To demonstrate this, Gide as it were binds each major character to another by providing them with traits at the opposite side of each scale. He does this with the exception of Lafcadio, who being free from convention and all other forms of bondage, is not bound by the author either. Protos, the clever charlatan is then paired with the na've and victimized Amedee, while the practically scientific Anthime is paired with Julius, the fanatically religious but also hypocritical novelist."

Tags:freedom, society, bondage, protos, lafcadio

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The author focuses on caves using several caves including the Oregon National Caves, Carlsbad, the caves of France and the Kartchner Caverns in Arizona as examples. The negative impacts are discussed at length as well as some of the positive sides to using the natural settings as tourist attractions. The author also touches on the area of preservation and allows a discussion about what is being done to prevent erosion.

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This paper discusses the Ajanta caves. It specifically analyzes the first cave i.e. the Mahajanaka Jataka and attempts to establish a relationship between the mudras of traditional dance and the paintings.

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Discusses how this is an important archaeological site. Contains some of the oldest recorded artifacts found in North America. Considers samples taken from the Caves and describes the eastern Great Basic area.

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"Danger Cave is in Utah, in the eastern Great Basin area (Aikens 1983: 169). It is a cluster of dry caves in the Great Salt Lake region and contains artifacts from before the Paleo-Indian period through the Archaic period, and up to 25..."

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The paper summarizes some of the main points of the Allegory of the Cave, and critically examines one aspect of the philosophical principles that Plato raises in the tale. The paper shows how ultimately, Plato uses the Allegory of the Cave to illustrate his conception of the world in which a deeper, more profound, reality exists just outside of the perception of the majority of people.

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"Plato's Allegory of the Cave illustrates one of the key philosophical points Plato raises in "The Republic". For all his talk of philosopher kings and the ideal city-state, Plato is also examining the nature of the world and the extent of humanity's understanding of it. The purpose of this paper is to summarize some of the main points of the Allegory of the Cave, and critically examine one aspect of the philosophical principles that Plato raises in the tale. Ultimately, Plato uses the Allegory of the Cave to illustrate his conception of the world in which a deeper, more profound, reality exists just outside of the perception of the majority of..."

Tags:plato, allegory, cave

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In this paper, the three stages of the Cave Allegory and the Trial of Socrates help to define how knowledge and perceptions create the forms through the five senses. In many ways, Plato defines the error of the five senses and does not trust what they teach us about the truth.The paper further discusses how only reasoning and the human soul provide adequate tools to understand higher truths, which the Cave Allegory clearly defines.

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" This philosophical analysis will examine the premise of the Cave Allegory and the three parts of the journey of human perception and knowledge that this symbolic analogy entails. Through the wisdom of the Cave Allegory the Trial of Socrates can also help identify the significant factors that surround the charges placed against him by the Athenian court. In this manner, the works of Plato and Socrates can help understand and analyze the foundations of classical Greek philosophy through the premise of perception, forms, and knowledge. The Apology by Plato is the trial that was created by the Athenian Council to incriminate Socrates for his belief systems. Socrates was charged with corrupting the youth of Athens with his ideas and application of the ideas in his dialogues."

Tags:socrates, trial, cave

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This paper reviews Plato's "Allegory of the Cave," analyzing Plato's interpretation of what happens when the human soul meets the human body. The paper explains that Plato believes that every individual or soul that exists on Earth has innate knowledge that will serve as all the knowledge he or she will ever need; however, once this soul is coupled with its body, all the knowledge it was originally endowed with is forgotten. The paper adds that Plato makes the assertion that the mind never really acquires new knowledge; it recalls the soul's innate information through introspective thinking, but it distorts the innate knowledge by relying on sensory abilities to learn, or rather, remember the information. The paper concludes that the allegory of the cave simply refers to the idea that humans should not only depend on their sensory abilities to explore and understand the world around them.

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" Although our current society naturally differs from the society Plato lived during, there are still tremendous similarities between the age-old allegory and today's world. Taking into account this allegory, the rulers of today's society should not only be intellectuals, but individuals who have a desire to aid others in their search for truth with the intention of strengthening the State. Perhaps people who fall into the categories of (but not limited to) teaching, social work, psychology, philosophy and religion would be virtuous candidates, rather than individuals who enter into politics with intentions to govern. Truthfully, I feel that Plato's allegory is a beautiful idea, but I don't think it would ever succeed. It is, in essence, an ideal, and ideals, in keeping with Plato's teachings, are abstract and intangible. Hence, such a society will never emerge."

Tags:allegory, cave, sensory