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    Organizational Metaphors

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    Organizational Metaphors Maria F. Shoemaker South University April 19‚ 2012 Organizational Metaphors The two metaphors that I am about to describe to you are machines and organisms. I am also going to note what each metaphor suggests about how humans and their behavior are perceived in the organization. I will also let you know the similarities and differences in the two metaphors. Also conclude on how the ability to switch between metaphors might enhance effective leadership and organizational

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    The Machine Metaphor

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    The Machine Metaphor and Organizations Today The machine metaphor points out the ways that organizations are specialized‚ standardized‚ and predictable. When I try to apply this metaphor to real life‚ the first thing that comes to mind is the assembly line inside a factory. To create a product each member has their role on the assembly line and there isn’t much deviation from the set process otherwise the product may be unpredictable. In an assembly line the work is done simultaneously to achieve

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    The Metaphor Essay

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    them as individuals. In Budge Wilson’s "The Metaphor‚" Miss Hancock is faced with the fact that other individuals often overlook her. Though others may not be aware of what they are doing‚ their actions can greatly impact another individual throughout their lifetime. The way that one is perceived can both positively and negatively affect the way that others view them as an individual‚ which can greatly affect their entire life. The short story "The Metaphor" is based around this perception. Charlotte

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    Metaphors are used on an everyday basis‚ whether it be through music‚ paintings‚ poems‚ and so forth. Sometimes words on their own are not sufficient enough to depict a certain message. Where words can fail‚ visual art possesses the ability to convey powerful messages to an audience. “There is Always Hope”‚ a painting by Banksy‚ presents a single piece of work that can be interpreted in a variety of ways‚ whether they be socially or politically. Through this art piece‚ Banksy illustrates a sense

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    definition of metaphor as‚ “consists in giving the thing a name that belongs to something else; the transference being either from genus to species‚ or from species to genus‚ or from species to species‚ or on grounds of analogy” (Lan‚ 2005). This explanation of metaphor emphasizes on its distinctiveness as being a rhetoric phenomenon or rather a device that is transference from one word to another in enhancing the forcefulness and complexness of the expressions. In simpler words‚ metaphor is a figure

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    An Analysis of British Literature Death is inevitable and what happens after death will always be a mystery to the living. For this reason‚ the afterlife has always been a topic which artists have chosen to explore in their works. Throughout the chronology of British literature‚ artists have used society’s views as a basis to examine the afterlife‚ and look at it in new ways. The afterlife has been a theme in British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon period of Beowulf to the twentieth century

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    Dragon as a Metaphor

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    it. In a sense‚ they were trying to rewrite history. It was mainly written in an attempt to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity and change the governing style to Feudalism‚ among other things. Examples of this are their use of the Forest as a metaphor for Hell. Anglo-Saxon Paganism made the forest the home of their Gods‚ and the Bards needed to change that. Another element‚ is the role women play in society. The Bards made women out to be servants‚ rather than equal. Finally‚ the bards added Irony

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    Metaphors In Teaching

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    creating a more vivid picture for an audience. Some forms of comparing commonly used by writers include similes and metaphors. A simile can be used to express a similarity between two words or phrases using the words like or as. Metaphors‚ on the other hand‚ work by contrast. A metaphor uses one thing described as though it were another in order to portray a vivid picture. Using metaphors and similes can help the reader gain a clear picture of the five senses - sight‚ smell‚ touch‚ taste‚ sound - while

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    Family and Metaphor

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    parents. Interview them‚ using the questions and elements you have chosen. For your writing‚ you will need a metaphor. The metaphor in our book was the loom- the author used it to weave together all the elements of her mother’s life into a single fabric. You could use a car‚ a cake‚ a computer- anything which has components. The components come together to create one thing. Choose a metaphor which has meaning to you- your writing will be much more powerful this way. Finally‚ put your chosen cultural

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    Metaphors in Poetry

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    The use of metaphor in poetry is one of the most important aspects of poetic style that must be mastered. Metaphor can be described as figure of speech in which a thing is referred to as being something that it resembles. For example‚ a fierce person can be referred to as a tiger. Another example of a metaphor would be the description of a person who was uncommunicative as being as "silent as stone". The word stone is an image that is used to explain the intense silence of the person. In this way

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