using the image of darkness to imply that something bad will happen
The Great Depression happened in the 1920's and 1930's due to many economic disasters such as the Market Crash in 1929 and bad mistakes by the President (Hoover)
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they are referring to the opposition of "tabula rasa", its the idea people are born without built in mental content, we develop it over time. as well as we dont have personalities or ideas when we are born, but the the molded by our experiences <span />
