An Analysis of Use of Metaphors in Research

that the perpetrators should be "locked up," without thought to whether that meant a prison or a

Budge Wilson’s, The Metaphor, is a bildungsroman that blueprints Charlotte’s transition from a young, moldable girl into an independent woman through juxtaposition, allegory, and symbolism. Charlotte is an awkward seventh grader, who transforms into a well-round tenth grader before the eyes of the reader due to the influence of her teacher, Miss. Hancock. Her mother, calculated and emotionless, is the foil to Miss. Hancock’s wild, unorganized spirit. Charlotte finds herself drawn to Miss. Hancock, who her mother despises, which causes Charlotte internal strife. She pushes down her feelings, but through a traumatic experience, she discovers Miss. Hancock’s lessons are the ones her heart wants to live by, not her mother’s. Miss. Hancock and

Throughout the book, Ordinary People, Dr. Berger used many unorthodox methods of therapy to help Conrad. Dr. Berger was able to make Conrad feel comfortable being himself. He used methods that would work for his situation. He also shows the use of psychodynamic psychotherapy, were the problems lays under the surface and usually the client. Berger also used many metaphors about how Conrad was feeling and doing to hide his emotions.

One thing I noticed upon combining the methodologies was that the metaphor was built upon the ideologies presented. While it would be possible to examine this artifact solely using metaphorical criticism the use of ideological criticism strengthened the metaphor. Without the ideologies presented the metaphor is weak and lacks any real ties between the tenor and vehicle. This is not an accident in fact it is exactly the opposite.

A metaphor is a comparison technique, or a mode of thought, used to compare two different topics by using the language of another. For example, one common metaphor heard in the United States when referring to the wide varieties of population is “the United States is a melting pot”, which is comparing the population of the United States to a melting pot, which has various “ingredients” that are unique as the population of the United

Lakoff and Johnson bring up a great point because metaphor shapes and expand our concepts. A field in which metaphor has become prevalent and useful is

Organizational metaphors help researchers to shape concepts of behaviors, management, and structure in a simple and easy for the perception image. Organizational theorists broadly utilize this tool to classify different types of companies in the contemporary world and to reflect their evolution throughout the history of organizational development. The metaphors of machine and organism have been used most frequently to facilitate understanding and communication about the complex phenomenon of organization (Smircich, p. 340).

I am sitting on an inflatable tube in the middle of Lake Michigan. I’m not sure how I got here. Suddenly, I hear “Lean back!”; I’m not sure why, but I just lean back. I’m so scared, I don’t know what is happening. I see a big white boat with blue dual canvas start to go fast, and I feel a jerk. I don’t know what’s happening! Is the tube sinking? Am I going to drown? What is happening? The boat is now going fast, and I’m told I can sit up now. I am kneeling on the tube for five seconds, and I say “OH MY GOSH! This is so fun!!!”. I can’t believe that I have never done this before. I was being pulled so fast that the wind dried my face from the splashing fishy water. There is a wave and my knees fly almost a foot off of the tube! This is the

“High school is hell” is a dominant metaphor in Josh Whedon's cult television show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Many people only view metaphor as the rich language of rhetorical discourse, plus elaborate classical prose and poetry. However, metaphor is more often found in everyday language when further investigated. It is imperative to understand the spirit of metaphor. When one kind of thing, idea, or concept is known or experienced in another way, this is metaphor. Authors George Lakoff and Mark Johnson in their book Metaphors We Live By exploring how metaphor is used in everyday language. The authors define and explain the conduit metaphor and how it relates to context. In addition, Lakoff and Johnson describe total metaphorical structuring and argue why they cannot be that way.

I find myself using the metaphor “don’t judge a book by its covers” very often. The nature of my job requires me to interact with new people every day. Working in luxury retail, although, I treat every customer equally, I must evaluate which customer is worth my time consulting with in order to meet my commission. It is easy to gravitate towards customers dressed in designer but I must remind myself to never reach a conclusion by how the customer is dressed. The metaphor helps me reevaluate which customer I should approach.

Literature, movies, and TV signify various aspects of culture and society using metaphors. Monsters (e.g., vampires, werewolves, zombies, witches, and mermaids) are, sometimes, cultural metaphors; they reflect culture issues. The portrayal and the features of such abnormal creatures have been changed over the years as popular culture has changed. Vampire stories, one in particular, have undergone a transformation from gothic subgenre to a romantic subgenre. Today, the popularity of vampires has crossed over to create a vampire subgenre.

back on my experiences growing up in school and the teachers I had. First, I will talk about the different metaphors there are in teaching and learning. The three main metaphors that are featured in this article were transmission, facilitation, and catalyst. I found it very interesting to read about different opinion about teaching and learning like teachers are people who meet the needs of their students. The metaphor of transmission today I feel is seen in such a negative connotation. However, in some areas of the curriculum I believe it still can be effective. Moreover, it can be effective but it should not be the only metaphor you use. Facilitating should be integrated so students learn that learning comes from them and it will help them with self-motivation. Although, the responsibility does shift to the students a teacher still has an important role of providing the right conditions so learning can occur. For the guidance and coaching students need to be motivated and focus on their success. Lastly, for the metaphor of catalyst the most important thing is student engagement and knowing the level of pushing that is appropriate so students

The challenge of this assignment was to carry out a unique, extended metaphor. The biggest challenge that goes along with an extended metaphor, is ultimately trying to carry out the metaphor itself, throughout the assignment. It is challenging to find little examples within each overall metaphor to compare to each other. For example, in my assignment it was challenging for me to pick apart the game of water polo, and try to compare the events that happen in a game to the events that happen in a battle. Another challenge was coming up with a unique, extended metaphor. It is always tempting to use a generic metaphor, however it is beneficial to find a unique metaphor to use. Personally, I have a very strong connection with the

Marshak, R. (1996) Metaphors in organizational settings: Impact and outcome. In D. Grant & C. Oswick (Eds.), Metaphor and organizations (pp. 147-165). London: Sage

From writing this essay the value towards it is that there is no greater value than learning something new every day since there is always something to improve in. As I writer I found the metaphor part complicated since this is something that not at all ever asked from a writer often to do, and on top of that I lack experience with metaphors and just reminds me of poems a topic in which is not one of my strongest topics, but overall that was the part I found complicated due to its