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After reading “life’s stories” by Julie beck, I had to really think about the article. I think this is the first article that I understand. Even though I understand it I still read it a second time. Because I know I probably had missed something that was important and I did so I was happy …
The rubric helped me in many ways. It showed me that I honestly could work on everything that it said, which is okay because, in the end, my paper will be better if I do it. One area I really need to work on is my organization. To do that I think I need to …
Part 1. I always thought that famous writers always knew what they wanted to write, even when people said that they always get writer’s block I thought it fake until reading this article. For me when I’m writing I know what I want to write but it’s hard for me to get onto paper. I’ve …
Before taking this class I knew the word metaphor. I heard it in school, but I never wrapped my finger around the meaning of it. Reading “See Through words” by Erard, “The Trouble With Medicine’s Metaphors” by Khullar, and “Metaphors” by Geary showed me so many different ways to understand metaphors also, how to understand …
In “The Trouble with Medicine’s Metaphors” by Dhruv Khullar is trying to tell the readers that metaphors are used often by doctors and by people who help people with an illness. These people are telling patients to fight through the illness. The first quote that caught my eye was “Did she, on some level, feel …
The two places that caught my eye and engaged conversation in Erard’s See Through Words are when he first said “If you say that the brain is a machine, that’s a metaphor that needs no furniture. As soon as they hear it, people will understand that the brain can break, and that it can be …
Geary’s TedTalk really helped me understand metaphors. I have never looked at them before and in this much depth. But I believe now that I can understand metaphors better. It has helped me and will help me in the future. When I read “Life is a garden vs. Life is a roller coaster” the first …
Hello my name is Mayve Duell I am from Shelburne Vermont. I am a psychology major. I also am on the Womens Rugby team for UNE
