The time/place that I consider to be my metaphorical cave was my adolescent youth years living at home with my parents. Similarly to the prisoners in the cave I feel I was also mis-guided by being presentend with caluculated censored material. I was shown and taught what my parents wanted me to learn and exoerience. This control can even be linked to the school in which the child is enrolled. Parents choose the school, so yet again they are influencing what their child is exposed to. When I first moved out the house six years ago it was an amazing experience. My parents are by no means dictators or cruel people, they just did what any parent does and shelter their offspring. Once I was able to experience the world on my own with no guidance or saftey net provide I bagan to learn much more quickly. I learn through experience both posatively and negatively. Being able to set my own path now has allowed for my to become more of the person I want to be. I am not the generic, cookie cutter, braniac, with no social skills that most parents aspire their kids to become.
The place that I selected is the Ohio River waterfront. Unfiltered research and self exploration is what will make this expericne worth while. Most things we are taught are pre meditated for calculated reults. By researching a place that I selected and by using materials I find allows this to be a much mor epersonal expeience. This is a perfect example of ascenion becasue I now get to use my own integrity to drive.
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