My experiences and Socrate's allegory of the cave.

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Elle Macy

Mrs. Theriault

English Honors 2 Period 4

4 May 2009

The Little Fish

        A big fish in a little pond is a person who is important, but only within their limited circle of influence.This is the feeling that one tends to get when they have the ability to achieve anything within their small area in which they live. I had a similar feeling before I traveled to New York for the prestige Grand Prix Nationals Competition. This process I endured leading up to and after the competition followed the steps of Socrate's The Allegory of the Cave. He believed that one must be released from the state of not knowing and then, on there own, derive an idea that leads them to find a sense of goodness.This learning process lead me to a newly found form of determination, or goodness, to want to be better than just my little pond of competition, and to attempt to guide others in the same direction.

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        Two years ago, the regional Grand Prix competition was held in Huntington Beach. In previous years, I had done exceptional, but this year I placed in the top three and was able to continue to nationals to compete against the best dancers in the United States, as well as other selected countries around the world. At the time, I was only aware of this regional dance competition, and had no idea that there were even other regional competitions elsewhere. In addition to this, many of the girls, who I competed against, had been traveling to New York for many years. ...

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