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    Contrastive Analysis of the Conceptual Metaphor LIFE IS A JOURNEY in English and its Equivalent in Vietnamese Department of English Ho Chi Minh University of Education Instructor: Bui Nguyen Khanh Ho Chi Minh City‚ June 19th‚ 2013 1 I. ABSTRACT Since its introduction in 1980‚ the publication “Metaphors We Live By” by Mark Johnson and George Lackoff has successfully persuaded the readers to see all metaphors in a new light. The 1980 classic maintains that metaphorical expressions

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    Virginia Woolf Metaphors

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    significances of the events and experiences of our past - such is only human‚ if we fail to record our incidents. However‚ this is far from the case for expressive memoir author Virginia Woolf‚ whose afternoon sailing one day had impacted her for life. There are several descriptions‚ allusions‚ and idiomatic phrases in the reminiscent passage which harken back to the significance of Woolf’s undertakings as depicted. Specifically‚ those expressions which insinuate that she had developed from her

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    and forced to use her body in order to save the life of someone else. In this situation‚ a person is captured by the Society of Music Lovers and wakes up in bed to finds themselves attached to a famous violinist. The violinist is unconscious and turns out he has a fatal kidney ailment. His fans found out this person’s blood type is the only one who can save him. Involuntary‚ the violinist’s circulatory system is attached to the person’s body as life support and this has to occur for the next 9 months

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    when there are distractions around him‚ such as the children‚ his work‚ the television‚ etc. This is because he’s surrounded by both metaphorical and actual white noise. White noise can be anything that distracts us from the anxiety that comes with life. Without white noise‚ the world around us is bone-chillingly quiet- something that can drive even the healthiest mind into insanity. Jack is a quiet man‚ one who wants to conform to the standards he himself has set for

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    The Things They Carried‚ written by Tim O’Brien‚ is a book depicting the experiences of a soldier during the Vietnam War. As narrated by the author‚ the book contains real-life happenings. He served from 1969-1970 as an infantryman in the U.S. Army. The journey O’Brien takes is described through the stories he tells about the people he was stationed with. One member of his platoon‚ Kiowa‚ was fatally struck by a mortar. The story of his death is unclear‚ as it was seen differently through the eyes

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    In my personal opinion about "Macbeth" and the thoughts of Shanley is that I would have to have to agree with Shanley’s thought proses on the situation given in the book. Because when all of this is happening Macbeth still has a consionce witch would prove that he is also still human he still realizes that there is something to be lost. In the test example I gave earlier the person would probably have some sort of controversy going on in his/her head and. It would probably be going like this. "If

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    "When ill luck begins‚ it does not come in sprinkles‚ but in showers" - Mark Twain The quote says it all. When it rains‚ it pours‚ and the last ten years have been a monsoon. Fifteen years old‚ a eager freshman in theater class‚ so excited to audition for "The Great Gatsby"‚ her all time favorite novel. Hours go by‚ names are call‚ finally its her turn. She nails it. Soon she sees her name on the top of the poster‚ "Daisy Buchanan." All her hard work was about to pay off. Weeks of practice go by

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    Comments on English Poetic Metaphors ABSTRACT The painters keep the scenery on the drawing board via pigment while the poets create the feeling of grace and depth via metaphors. Metaphor is a commonly-used figure of speech both in English and Chinese poems. With metaphor‚ poems become vivid‚ colourful‚ artistic and moving. The use of metaphors in English poems shows the nature and culture factors are quite influential in literature works. Nowadays‚ metaphor is more and more being concerned

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    not express them in clear words to each other instead they use metaphors to communicate their feelings to each other. Metaphors and word choice allow their feelings to be understood while increasing those feelings based on their personalities and outlooks on life. Troy sees his life with Rose as a consolation prize for not being good enough to hit a homerun in life; this shows he is a pessimistic person who does not trust what life will give him‚ nor believe that what he will be given is fair. Troy’s

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    Has the metaphor of ‘learning journey’ any value in the analysis of research data on access‚ retention and ‘drop-out’ in higher education? Paul Armstrong‚ Researcher‚ RANLHE Project Since the earliest times the act of travelling‚ of proceeding from one place to another‚ has been seen as a natural metaphor for learning‚ for the acquisition of experience and knowledge. (Bishop C. Hunt Jr.‚ ‘Travel Metaphors and the Problem of Knowledge’‚ Modern Language Studies‚ vol. 6‚ no. 1‚ Spring‚ 1976‚ p.44) What’s

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