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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Cultural Metaphors Culture is a behavior that consists of several critical elements‚ such as language‚ religion‚ race and ethnicity‚ clothing and politics. Culture is what one does in his/her daily life. In order to understand others‚ we must first keep in mind that every culture carries its own set of values and assumptions. Culture is an evolving‚ ever changing civilization‚ which includes several different groups of people. For immigrants‚ America is a land of opportunity; for others it is just
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B. 1) It definitely gives me a clear indication of the weather conditions. In london it was very misty/foggy‚ but as she slowly left london behind it started to thin out and patches of blue Rosamond Lehman uses many of the ’fabric’ metaphors so we get to see how the mist looks‚ which is in turn‚ describes the mist/fog much better. "Lentil‚ saffron and fawn left behind." The words Lentil‚ saffron and fawn are all brown‚ orangy earthy colours describing London as she leaves it behind. London is all
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conveys the idea that emotions only control people to a certain point through denotation and personification. Oliver portrays that people can take control of their feelings‚ but only theirs‚ through denotation throughout her poem. “The Journey” contains words that help the reader reach into their emotions and find themselves in those words. In lines 23-29‚ the words “the stars began
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In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago searches through the whole book to find his personal “legend”‚ or his biggest dream. “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting‚” (Coelho 11). The use of imagery‚ personification‚ and the interactions between characters between The Alchemist and XXIX Sonnet by Shakespeare develop the theme in each by the way that they help the authors connect to the readers. In these two great pieces of literature‚ one of the main literary
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important as lives. The poem shows a theme of reflection of one’s life. To hold onto your dreams as if they were your last drop of hope. Without dreams‚ one’s life would seem empty and dull. Hughes uses a mixture of metaphors and personification throughout his poem. Hughes uses metaphors to show how useless life would be without dreams: “Life is a broken-winged bird” (Hughes 3)A bird with broken wings cannot fly anymore‚ a man without dreams cannot live their life to the fullest. The poem is comparing
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you really are a cow or a stick or even a blow horn. In the world of language metaphors are used whenever we speak‚ write and think. In a familiar surrounding the majority would be able to understand the metaphor said‚ but to an outsider it can be perceived differently. When surrounding oneself by a familiar language community we can easily understand what is spoken and its meaning. If a person were to use a metaphor towards a friend or someone closer in relationship the individual would understand
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The Cat’s Table. Author: Michael Ondaatje Metaphors in the book. A metaphor compares two things that have very little in common but do share a trait or characteristic. It says something else to show what they have in common. In the novel‚ the writer’s use of metaphor‚ gave us a greater understanding of the message he was passing on. On page 23‚ “sleep is a prison for a boy who has friends to meet”. The writer compares sleep to a prison to make us imagine the urge in Michael to go out and meet
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Reflections: Identifying your teaching metaphor I am a heart and my students are the blood that flows through me. As they pass knowledge is pushed through them. I am a fisherfolk and my students are the fish. I try to nourish them by providing bait of different types if they accept it knowledge is obtained. These are just some the metaphors my colleagues’ used to describe themselves in the classroom. Our assignment today was to best describe a metaphor that describes us a teacher. We also identified
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In Ray Bradbury’s novel‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ the main character is an individual Montag seeks pleasure in his job as a book burner. Through imagery‚ metaphors‚ symbolism‚ and personification‚ Ray Bradbury conveys that Montag is a man who has a sense of adoration towards his job. Ray Bradbury uses figures of speech such as imagery and metaphors to express how Montag is an impassioned man. Bradbury says that it was a “pleasure” for Mantag to “see things” he burns to be “blackened and changed.” The
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