Understanding Trump By George Lakoff Summary

Imagery is visually descriptive, or figurative language in literary work. A clear example of imagery is shown in the story “The Veldt”. "Now the hidden odorophonics were beginning to blow a wind of odour at the two people in the middle of the baked veldtland. The hot straw smell of lion grass, the cool green smell of the hidden waterhole, the great Rusty smell of animals, the smell of dust like a red paprika in the hot air. And now the sounds, the thump of distant antelope feet on grassy sod, the papery rustling of vultures. A shadow passed through the sky. The shadow flickered on George Hadley's upturn sweating face.” This quote gives you such description that you can picture and almost feel and see what the character is experiencing. Imagery is a strong literary device which receives the author's descriptions into

In “Sunday in the Park”, by Bel Kaufman, the reader is being taught that pressurized gender stereotypes can lead to unwise decisions, because of the feeling to need to follow societal expectations. This can be shown through multiple forms of imagery. In the story, imagery is used to show the type of situation a character is in. It is used so the reader understands how she (Morton’s wife) feels and understand why she makes certain decisions. When she is at the park with her family, she notices that there is a small conflict between Larry and another child. She decides to let Larry handle it as she wants him to know how to be able to stand up for himself, and so she does not help him. It can be inferred that she did this because he is a boy, and when he grows up, he can support his

An example is that of headlines in the news. In such headlines that use visual metaphors, there is usually a visual image and the point is to turn the analytic content of the headline into something sensual. The image is merely used to confirm the puns of words that are being used in headlines and other things. Bolter says, “The dialectic of word and image in… advertisements can be commonplace or sophisticated, but in each case there is a changed relationship in which the image is magnified at the expense of the prose. Words no longer seems to carry conviction without the reappearance as a picture of the imagery that was latent in them,” (Bolter, 54).

This is seen in the sentence, “The ideal set up by the Party was something huge, terrible, and glittering- a world full of steel and concrete, of monstrous machines and terrifying weapons” (p. 75). This imagery engages the reader’s visual sense by helping him visualize the envisioned society of the Party. Through the uses of adjectives such as monstrous and terrifying, the vision of a fearful tone towards the Party is conveyed. This gives the reader insight into the power of the Party and their motives to control the public. Thus, the use of diction and imagery contribute to the sensory appeal to vision and allow the reader to gain perspective into the world of Oceania.

Lakoff and Johnson state, “[w]e have found, on the contrary, that metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action” (3). They are saying that metaphors are used all the time and not just when people talk, but when they think and in what they do. This is exactly true because after learning about metaphors, and getting a better understanding of them, I have realized how much I, and others, apply them to everyday life without even realizing it, or trying to. Using a metaphor to describe Haas and Flower’s reading concepts will therefore make for a better grasp of what the concepts mean.

First I will define imagery, followed by metaphors, rhythm, structure and the importance of figurative language. Imagery is associated with mental pictures but it can be more complex than just a picture. “ The Things They Carried,” Tim O’Brien tells the story of each soldier by simply describing what he carries. Users of vivid description hold the readers interest. (Crossroads, p.23). Another example would be Anton Chekhov in “ Misery”, users of abstract concept in his story such as misery and a society that doesn’t care about an individual’s pain.

The “disturbances of collective order” (Durkheim 1915, 246) or norms with spikes in unemployment and increased competition in labor market could have resulted in what Durkheim referred to as anomic suicide. People’s lives have been greatly impacted and they are uncertain of the future in America. Trump argues that immigrants pose a competition in labor market and he promised to bring jobs back for American workers or the White working class. It’s harder for them to live with the decline of jobs because in the old economic order, White workers have greater opportunities for growth. When their expectation of themselves in the society is threatened, Trump’s promise

The most annoying thing in the world is a dishonest friend. How can you trust her if she lies about where she was, or whom she was with, or what she was doing? When it comes to me, I drop that person out of my life, but I along with the rest of America might have a problem. President Donald Trump cannot seem to udder an honest word. Columnist, David Leonhardt, in his editorial explains how President Trump has lied numerous times over the course of his election. His view conveys a tone of irritation towards President Trump. First, Leonhardt integrates literal diction to express how Trump has lied one too many times. Second, Leonhardt utilizes specific details to emphasize the extreme of all Trumps many lies. Third, Leonhardt incorporates

Metaphors help readers visualize and develop a greater understanding of the text, which in this case, is neuroscience. In conclusion, Elizabeth Kolbert's use of metaphorical expressions stimulates imagery and connections, which in turn, appears to strengthen the thesis of her essay to the

Imagery is often used to describe how you would deal with someone in a sticky situation, it being professional or a straight up fight. The imagery also shows Holden’s personality and characteristics, as he seems to be into more bloody, violent things. You can really see who a person really is based on how they talk, how they act, and sometimes even how they think.

Imagery is used by many authors for mutiple things in their text. Tim O’Brien uses imagery throughout his text to convey tones in the story. In his story, one can find the multiple examples of imagery. O’Brien uses imagery to portray the tones of disgust and despair. All great authors know the perfect words to say to help the readers create the image in their mind.

In the New York Times Opinion Editorial Piece, “Trump Embarrasses Himself and Our Country,” Nicholas Kristof argues how Donald Trump’s picks for his administration are embarrassing, and do not represent the United States. Stage one of the informed citizen determines the need for critical self-protection when looking at rhetoric. One should ask two important questions about rhetoric before analysis, “Is a major claim on beliefs/attitudes/values or actions being made?” and, “Is the person relying merely relaying information or is he/she strategically presenting the material?” (p. 273 analyzing rhetoric). Applying this to the article by Kristof, I believe he is making a major claim on values and actions, and that he strategically wrote the article to persuade/inform the American people that read the New York Times.

Jimmy Carter uses imagery throughout his argumentative article to persuade his readers. The author uses imagery because he knows if he paint a good enough picture in his readers’ heads of this beautiful place, the readers are more likely to agree with him that this Arctic Refuge should not be used for industrial purposes because it will be destroyed. For example, “This magnificent area is as vast as it is wild.” Jimmy Carter uses words like “magnificent” and “vast” because he knows that those word are used to describe beautiful places like the Arctic Refuge. Which is how the author use imagery to efficiently persuade his readers to reserve the Arctic Refuge.

Imagery is any piece of language that provokes the readers mind to form a mental picture or image.

When Donald trump announced his candidacy it was somewhat of a joke to some of the establish GOP members, but as time went on it became clearer that he is what the American public wanted. Donald Trump is a man that to the public may seem like he has no idea what the is doing, but that is not the truth at all. Walter Meade said that, “In both domestic and foreign policy, this century will be profoundly influenced by the values and concerns of Jacksonian America (Mead 2002, 231).” Donald Trump embodies those Jacksonian principles almost down to the mark, with a small percentage of Jeffersonian thrown in. He believes in first and foremost protecting America and its interests while still protecting the liberties at home, and that is what has shaped and will shape his foreign policy if and when he becomes president.