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    Metaphor Tok

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    Alamine Jamai TOK-Metaphors 7/01/11 11th grade 1. To what extent does language generalize individual experience‚ classifying it within the experience of a linguistic group? Did it ever happen to you to be chilling with all your friends‚ suddenly an anecdote comes to mind; you finding it related to the subject

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    Sacrifice In The Odyssey

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    How is it possible to connect with an epic poem written 2800 years ago? Well in the scene that is going to get analyzed in the essay it will. In lines 167 to 215 of The Odyssey‚ Penelope is in denial about Odysseus returning home. She does not believe that it is him standing in front of her. So the reader sees Penelope question trying to get the mysterious man to fail‚ but hoping oh so much that he will pass and be her one true love‚ Odysseus. To begin the gods clearly want Penelope to accept that

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    The Odyssey

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    The Greeks define nobility as a person who would go and fight for their country‚ a person who has values of bravery‚ intelligence‚ strength and keen judgment. He must also be a person who the gods respect. In Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is portrayed as noble according to mythology legend. The American Heritage dictionary defines noble as a man often of divine ancestry‚ a man who is endowed with great courage and strength who is celebrated for his bold exploits and favored by the gods

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    The Metaphor Of The Ocean

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    However‚ it seems that Jetnil-Kijiner is trying to portray the ocean as both the mother and the child; the protector and the protected. The role she places of the mother figure serves as a reminder of how the ocean has nurtured and helped us. Through the seafood we consume‚ the waters in which we use to travel‚ medicine from marine plants and animals‚ and the recreational uses of sports and leisure‚ the ocean has provided humanity with substance and

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    How Is Life?

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    YOU RAISE ME UP - JOSH GROBAN D G D Bm G A Asus4 A Bm G D G D A D D G D When I am down and‚ oh my soul‚ so weary; D G A Asus4 A When troubles come and my heart burdened be; Bm G

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    By‚” George Lakoff and Mark Johnson define metaphor as being not solely relegated to language‚ but as being present in all other aspects of our lives as well: “Our ordinary conceptual system‚ in terms of which we both think and act‚ is fundamentally metaphorical in nature”(Lakoff and Johnson 4). They believe that people use metaphors not just through intellectual and conscious outlets‚ but that metaphors dictate how we perceive everything. Because metaphors structure our conception of the world around

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    Mr. Silva ENG/100 April 16‚ 2013 Analysis of Metaphor of Two Turkish Videos Understanding the branding strategies of any company or business goes beyond the listing of a set of steps which can effectively summarize and target their buyers. The entire strategy of branding a product revolves around a company’s response to the changing dynamics of consumer psychology. In an effort to unscramble the complexities involved in the branding steps undertaken by the two Turkish commercials for Pepsi‚

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    Assignment The Odyssey by Homer (Greece) Personal Narrative About Your Own Journeys Create a visual representation of a significant change in your life where you had to journey either from one place to another or from one mental place to another Homeric Simile Analysis In-class analysis of a simile to see what it expresses‚ how the idea is conveyed‚ and what the greater significance is Creating Your Own Homeric Tale Tell a story using a Homeric form to show an epic moment from your own life Selected

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    The Life of Pi‚ a Religious Metahor By: Yann Martel In the Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel‚ through the main character in the book‚ Pi‚ makes the following statement‚ “I know zoos are no longer in people’s good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both.” In the world today‚ zoos have come under scrutiny because of their practices of illegally trapping animals and caging them for profit. The animal rights movement across the world has brought more focus

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    Machine Metaphor

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    executives are moving forward in a beneficial direction. Burger Barn executives are moving in a direction that will increase efficiency and potentially increase both productivity and profit. Although their organizational approach can be seen as a “Machine Metaphor” (Miller‚ 2011)‚ in an Ice cream shop‚ such classical approach can be beneficial. The idea of having multiple stations to reduce the time the customer is waiting to finalize their purchase reaps good benefits. Therefore their positive optimism with

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