I think one area I really need to strengthen myself on is organization. In order to do this I will break down my paper into main ideas and work to organize main ideas and points together. My next point on the rubric that I need to work on is topic sentences and hooks. I will … [Read more…]
In this short paragraph Anne Lamott was able to convey perfect my feelings towards first drafts, in high school I never got the point of doing a “rough draft” I thought that your initial feelings were what you should write about and therefore it was your only draft. When Lamott states that she would just … [Read more…]
Many approaches have been taken to better peoples health, some approaches may work some may not be as effective. It has been suggested that the use of metaphors can play a large role in the health of humans. Metaphors, as Dhruv Khullar an advocate for the use of metaphors in health would say are “a … [Read more…]
“The words we choose to describe illness are powerful” (Khullar’s.) I feel as though this is a very powerful quote in the beginning of the essay. This not only helps to frame the upcoming topic but is also a very insightful way to break down the basic purpose of a metaphor. “Metaphors are a fundamental … [Read more…]
When you read something for the second or third time, you are already familiar with the material, so you are understanding it rather than simply reading it. The first time that I read through a passage, I am focusing on the meaning of the words and how they fit together to make coherent sentences. I … [Read more…]
As the question of whether or not metaphors can be designed is posed, I was intrigued. We generally view metaphors as something to add image to writing, which is outlined at the end of the first paragraph of the essay. This is an angle that I have never thought about before. The first two metaphors … [Read more…]
Personally Geary’s TedTalk brought a new perspective of metaphors to me, I have never looked at the topic on such a deep level before but I think that it has deepened my understanding of metaphors. Geary states that “metaphor gives us a much more vivid understanding.” Which I do, now agree with. I believe that … [Read more…]
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