Part B: Write Your Analytical Essay Write a three-paragraph essay below. Use this rubric to guide your response. Be sure to include:

Introduction: Introduces the question ("Using hindsight to determine cause-and-effect, what evidence indicates that the Civil War and Reconstruction did or did not make significant progress toward creating a more equal society?") and makes a clear and precise claim.
Body paragraph(s): Provide(s) your reasons, evidence, and analysis.
Conclusion: Sums up your thoughts and analysis, and leaves the reader with a significant insight.

Write about three symbols that you find in the story and what each symbol means. the meaning should be on the topic of knowledge vs. ignorance, the relationship of knowledge to freedom, and both the good and bad associated with gaining knowledge. use this example as a model for your "the prisoner who is set free and leaves the cave represents a person who gains knowledge, and his experiences show both the positive and negative effects of learning something new." write about what you think plato is trying to tell us about knowledge vs. ignorance and the relationship of knowledge to freedom in this story. be sure to include what he says about the cost (the pain).