Metaphors Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

Critical thinking

Gareth Morgan “is a British/Canadian organizational theorist, management consultant and Distinguished Research Professor at York University in Toronto” (Witzel ,2003). In 1986 he wrote a tremendous work on management “Images of organization”. This book was translated into many languages and is still republishing. While writing this book, Morgan had the idea to unite all existing theories and bring the most complete and easy understanding of the structure of any organization. He succeeded in completing this ask, that is why his book is still valuable and widely used.
After reading this book I have got a lot of new information ...

Indeed, Mixtec writing can be considered to have had an impressive history that spans to more than 2000 years. During this long duration, it has managed to express numerous aspects and concerns in regard to social reality in which it has been produced. Bringing us to the Mixtec-Aztec interaction, Mark B. King shows us how various characters and pictorials forms of writing represents complete ideas and words instead of sounds and syllables in poems and metaphors. The structure and meaning of the Mixtec codical symbolism have been examined and expounded in his article. According to King, the focus on ...

What is the film about?

The movie questions how much our pursuit for happiness yields. What progress has there been in the American population that is constantly pursuing happiness? It is clear that the ultimate goal for the American person is to achieve happiness. The big question posed by this film is, how is it working? Are we getting closer to happiness in our everyday lives? Lee Boot, the narrator creates a journey through our inner self and the aspect of emotion and spirituality. He uses his knowledge in neuroscience and his skill as an educator to impart direction in seeking happiness. He uses the ...

FIGURATIVE vs. LITERAL LANGUAGE.

Introduction.

Literal language means using a word in its specific, concise, original, and direct meaning. For instance, using a phrase ‘she is literally five inches tall’ implies that the actual height of the subject is five inches. Figurative language uses analogous, descriptive, and metaphorical sense of words (Glucksberg and MacGlone, 2001). It means ‘as or by a figure of speech’; For instance, saying ‘dead from work’ has a metaphorical meaning of being extremely tired of work. Figurative language does not only provide facts about an idea, but also encourages the use of imaginations. Some of the most commonly used figurative ...

Language is the art of expression and it constitutes of a wide variety of ingredients which tend to elaborate it from different perspectives. When a language is translated, its meaning is transferred to another language. But when we tend to transfer the meaning of different contexts inherent in a single language, similes and metaphors are used to make the connection. Euphemisms are also some debased cousins of metaphors; the basic difference is that when a metaphor is used, its meaning is obscured while the euphemisms would seem one thing whereas their meaning is completely different. The linguistic status of the euphemism is doubtful ...

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I agree with you that the Seven Sides of Leadership Website is simple, and not user-friendly. One has to dig deeper and at times get confused while exploring its content. Moreover, the use of resources with a questionable reputation may affect the believability of the content. That notwithstanding, Ledingham’s (2006) had valid points in general. His perspective on the existence of hierarchies was fascinating. Institutions with hierarchies mean that people need approval before doing things limiting their potential and that of the organization as a whole. His belief in the hierarchy is that the opinions of individuals up ...

This paper offers a succinct review of my experience on the visit to two websites containing information on leadership. The two websites are The Wallace Foundation and Seven Sides of Educational Leadership.

The Wallace Foundation

The information contained on the website provides great insights to understanding elements of good leadership in schools. The site emphasizes the importance of good leadership to failing schools. The information provided on the site through various articles postulate that good leadership is not only essential to the institution but also to the success of the learners. The site can be utilized by leaders of schools to enhance ...

Introduction

Robert Herrick (1591-1674) and Ben Jonson (1572-1637) are famous English poets, playwrights and authors. Herrick and Jonson grew up and wrote poems and plays in the same era and were both comparable to the great William Shakespeare. After his apprenticeship with his uncle ended abruptly, Herrick, aged 26 then, became a disciple of Ben Jonson who mentored him in literature. The two wrote five poems together. Herrick’s poetry was about religion, love and he was famed for writing on pastoral themes on the life in the English countryside. Ben Johnson on the other hand was best famed for satirical ...

Mary Shelley’s literary treatise ‘Frankenstein’ originally published in the year 1818 falls in the genre of horror fiction. Shelley gives an account of the ethical issues present in technological developments and researches. She discusses the relation of a monster and its creator Victor Frankenstein, who possesses a deep passion for science and research. Out of his burning desire, Frankenstein creates a monster, which acts inhumane and destroys the lives of the human beings it encounters unable to withstand the unacceptability in the society. As a result of his creation, Frankenstein loses all his near and dear, and decides to end his life ...

Writing about the discrimination of women, Gearhart (1979) mentions that the act of violence in the one that rules a person and is the very fact of existence for a human. She singles out our understanding of human entities and non-human ones claiming that “we have been human chauvinists too long, calling consciousness out own, cornering the market upon it, setting ourselves above everything human because of our “higher awareness”. She believes that distinguishing between human and non-human objects changes them, and, as a result, becomes an act of violence: “The act of violence is in the intention to change another”(Gearhart, ...

In his article Blinded By Science: When First We Clicked, Bruno Maddox brings to light a travesty of sorts, one that becomes more apparent as the dialogue unfolds. The telegraph retires after a century and a half of faithful service, but the red headed stepchild of worldwide communications inventions doesn’t receive its due regard. One might think, “Who cares?” Maddox reaches into his toolbox of wit, channeling the satirical tendencies of Douglas Adams, his article fraught with such literary devices as hyperbole, metaphors, and verbosity to highlight the underwhelming send-off of the nation’s telegraph system. By going over the top ...

“How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea,

Whose action is no stronger than a flower?” William Shakespeare (Ward 150)
Not Rose Petals
“Our love is not rose petals
or Valentine candy –“ (Ward 150)
“ . . .it is dirt and sand”
“. . . it is the soil we roll in”

“Our love is dirt and sand

and coarse pebbles in a shallow brook.” (Ward 151)

Naming the Growth

“. . . to call a single plant from one lone seed

“love-in-a-mist,” then “devil-in- the bush” (Ward 38) repeated 4 times

“A love that’s lush is grand until we’re touched
Spring Begins in Hinckley, Ohio II
of last year’s leaves . . . I love how they love
what is used and then spoiled – how they, deep
in ...

Jennifer Egan’s novel A Visit from the Goon Squad discusses, among other things, the passage of time, the dangers of obsolescence, and the way cultures grow and change as the years go on. Egan approaches the social trends and fads of American culture in A Visit from the Goon Squad with a jaundiced eye, allowing readers to understand the fleeting and often ignored nature of very serious problems in favor of trivia and pop culture. In the stories “Great Rock and Roll Pauses,” “Pure Language,” and “Black Box,” the environment of the Earth, as well as its culture, is ...

For many centuries, this sonnet divided scholars in their responses to it. Many felt that Shakespeare was being deliberately critical of his lover and, therefore, were inclined to dismiss it as a rather cynical poem disparaging his mistress – unconventional for its time, but still straightforward. (Matz, 47). However, there is now a wider critical consensus that this poem is a comic parody of the type of exaggerated love poems written by some of Shakespeare’s contemporaries. (Matz, 48). Crutwell writes:

Vendler says, “ this sonnet is a reply poem to a poet who has just written a sonnet to his mistress....Shakespeare’s speaker retorts, I don’ ...