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    Gaga Metaphors

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    the aged hairstyle expresses meaning and metaphor similar to many other statements she constructs her career upon. The grey wig illustrates the ending of an era‚ the period entrenched in representing the ideals of Gaga’s latest album. They exemplify her growth and maturation through the cycle of the album‚ and serve to respectfully and gingerly leave that period in the past. The Fame‚ The Fame Monster‚ Born This Way‚ and ARTPOP are rooted in meanings‚ metaphors‚ and statements that made her famous‚

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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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    The Motive for Metaphor

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    imagination as well. Frye teaches us that English language and the language of literature helps us bond closely our personal imagination and experience with that of the outside world‚ which is why he calls his book the motive for metaphor‚ because through this process we are using a metaphor to relate our experiences and imagination with the real world. Studying literature is very important and provides humanity with an abundant amount of social value‚ intelligence and a better approach with dealing with

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    dear daughter

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    The shelter was very stuffy. The amount of injured and sick people in the shelter sickened me to my stomach. I could not breathe even though I was inhaling deeply. The smell of damp was so bad that there was no clean air to breath. I could hear the moans and cries from the injured people and I tried to cover my ears but it was like it was re-playing again and again in my head. It was very gloomy in the shelter and it matched the scenery around. I closed my eyes wishing I was not here but opened

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    Dear Professor

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    As a freshman in college‚ I know myself enough to say that writing has never been my strongest skill. Never. I believe that writing is extremely important and I envy those who can do it with ease. Good writing doesn’t come to everyone and it should not be overlooked. Against(Contrary to) popular belief It doesn’t always have to be evil and out to ruin your life such as a research paper or a long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deed. It can be a bumper sticker on a Volkswagen Buggie or even Amanda

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    Metaphor in Hamlet

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    Metaphor in Hamlet In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Act III scene 1‚ Hamlet’s soliloquy of "To be or not to be" is full of metaphors that bring the various themes of the play together. One of the primary themes of the play is Hamlet’s uncertainty of action and inability to decide how to cope with the problems he faces. In Hamlet’s soliloquy‚ Hamlet metaphorically discusses his indecisiveness about the importance of continuing his life and asks himself "whether ‘tis nobler of the mind to suffer the

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    Personal Metaphor

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    My Personal Metaphor I am an enthusiastic cheerleader‚ cheering for my team all day long. I describe myself as being like a cheerleader. Usually‚ cheerleaders has to have lots of spirit and pep in them to spread spirit to their school and to be spirited in everything they do. To be a cheerleader‚ you would have to be very lively and energetic at all times because people count on you to get them hyped up for a game or pep rally. Having to cheer for their team all day‚ cheerleaders need all the energy

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    Isabel Metaphors

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    freedom is a metaphor for America’s pursuit of freedom. The first time Isabel had thoughts of freedom is on page 51. “It wasn’t right for one body to own another or pull strings to make them jump.” Isabel realized that it wasn’t right for someone to own another human being. This is metaphoric to the colonists‚ who realized that the taxes that Britain was forcing on them weren’t right. They began having thoughts of wanting to be free from the British. Another place where the metaphor of Isabel’s pursuit

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    Captain Metaphors

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    the man cared for and loved his captain‚ he didn’t celebrate with the others‚ he didn’t rejoice‚ he only mourned the loss of his captain. There were many excellent literary devices that I found very meaningful to the poem‚ especially the extended metaphor of the captain being the man’s father. I found that to be very simple to understand and see‚ but at the same time genius because

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    Metaphors In Beowulf '

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    beowulf has a vast amount metaphors in its story mostly representing the beliefs of the original author. Some of these metaphor can be easily notabile such as on how good will always triumph over evil witch is represented by beowulf always defeating his foes. one of the many topics discussed throughout the story is gold and the influence on the characters. the story is based in anglo saxon times therefore most of the peoples beliefs would be about loyalty‚honor‚ bravery and such. Gold throughout

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