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    Jessie Edmond Mrs. Jennings ENG100 1/10/13 THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED: A RESPONSE TO JOHNSON and LAKOFF’S METAPHORS WE LIVE BY (1980) Argument is war! Or at least this is what Johnson and Lakoff would have you to believe after reading their 1980 publication Metaphors We Live By. In fact‚ one should be prepared for battle any time you have a verbal argument with your employer‚ professor‚ or family member. This is because‚ according to Johnson and Lakoff‚ “The language of argument is not poetic

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    Graded Discussion 2.1: Medication Effects (Study Guide Case Study‚ p. 18)  Greg Wilson‚ a 65-year-old man‚ is diagnosed with pneumonia. He has a history of congestive heart failure. His physician has ordered an antibiotic for the pneumonia and he takes digoxin every day. As the health care provider‚ which question would you ask first before administering his antibiotic? Why is the first dose of the antibiotic twice as much as the maintenance dose? Which variables may slow his metabolism and excretion

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    rights. Women are still fighting for their right to make as much as men. Homosexual couples are fighting tooth and nail for the right to get married. It seems‚ in America‚ there always has to be a time where someone is being oppressed. When August Wilson was writing his plays‚ he focused on the African American culture in America‚ and how they were oppressed‚ and also how their culture was different from the culture that we’re used to now. Fences follows Troy Maxon‚ a middle aged black man‚ who

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    Metaphors We Live By Association by way of symbolic relation can fundamentally assess metaphorical methods of speech. Lakoff and Johnson capture a captivating perspective on the subject matter in their volume of Metaphors We Live By. They touch on the comprehension of symbolic concept theories and their ability to expand outside the standard range of almost habitual means of literal response methods in both speech and philosophy. Figurative means of language do not merely create our thoughts

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    Woodrow Wilson Biography Who was the 28th president of the United States? Woodrow Wilson was an early twentieth century president that had a large amount of power. Not only did he have great power in the United States‚ but he made decisions on his own beliefs and feelings. This set him aside from many other presidents. Thomas was legitimately concerned by the mistreatment of humans. Wilson took his role as president with a maximum respect to serve the public the best he could. Thomas Woodrow

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    Metaphors by Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath is well known for her confessional style of writing. Her poem ‘Metaphors’ was written in the 1960’s and expresses her self-loathing during pregnancy. Unlike many poets‚ Plath isn’t afraid to express her inner feelings throughout her work and explore herself within her poetry. In her poem ‘Metaphors’ Plath uses the ‘I’ voice to make her writing deeply personal and convey her pessimistic attitude towards her body image during pregnancy. ‘Metaphors’ is written

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    through meaning‚ sound and rhythm. There are countless amounts of poetry out there and over 50 styles of poems written by poets. Sylvia Plath’s poetry usually contains extended metaphors‚ figurative analogies and usually has violent imagery in between clear‚ precise diction. In the poem “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath‚ numerous metaphors reveal that women feel discouraged‚ restricted‚ and ambivalent about their pregnancies. Women feel discouraged when they are pregnant with their child because of their physical

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    feuding families‚ display just how strong the strength of true love is by dying to each other.  In Romeo and Juliet‚ the two lovers show their undying affection for each other by using metaphors and religious phrases.     Romeo and Juliet show express their feelings for each other in a sonnet that is packed full with metaphors and religious phrases.  An example of one of the religious phrases used in this sonnet is‚ “My prayer’s effect I take.  Thus from my lips‚ by yours‚ my

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    Isolation in Reality We as a Society have become socially and mentally unable to be alone. Throughout the world their are people who are unable to function because they do not have a relationship. People are unable to cope with certain situations. Although relationships and isolation have benefits‚ isolation can be detrimental and relationships may actually cause an increase in stress and health problems. The world is becoming more and more depended on relationships with friends‚ family‚ and significant

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    outdoors suggests a shift from forced‚ indoor isolation‚ to physical engagement with a world she would only look at through glass. Jane’s inability to look inside is

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