Metaphors are not often seen as an important part of human society. They are a vocab word that students are often taught in english class to be used when analyzing a piece of literature. It is very easy to never recognize the important role that metaphors play in our society’s culture. Though most people do … [Read more…]
“Indeed, it seems strange that the language of healing remains so interwoven with the language of warfare,”(Dhruv Khullar) The fact that the language of healing and language of warfare are so interwoven is honesty contradictory. Thought I think the language of healing would include medical terms, I also think that it includes words that are … [Read more…]
Throughout the passage by Micheal Erard there were multiple examples of ways to define metaphor. In James Geary’s TED talk, he explained that metaphor is when one object is given the name of something else. Micheal Erard explains the example used by Dedre Gentner which he calls mapping two concepts. He explains that there are … [Read more…]
One of the best ways to remember or reevaluate a piece of text is to go back and reread it. The same can be said when listening to an educational video. Often while watching a video it is hard to pick up every word or detail that the speaker. The information goes in one ear … [Read more…]
