Watchmaker analogy

In the poem ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou, the poet uses repetition, metaphors and similes to express to her audience about how she has overcome racism in her life through demonstrating a strong, proud and defiant attitude to inspire others. The poet uses repetition of the word ‘rise’ to show that she has overcome and risen above racism. In the line, ‘you may trod me in the very dirt but still, like dust ill rise’ it expresses to the reader one of the key ideas in her poem, that no matter how

metaphors and the beneficial properties it bestows. Aristotle describes a metaphor within book III, Poetics as, “…the application of an alien name by transference either from genus to species, or from species to genus, or from species to species, or by analogy, that is, proportion.” The usage of a metaphor is a critical way for a reader to grasp a deeper understanding of a topic that without there would not be a correct explanation for, while allowing the author to steer them into the correct interpretation

What features or characteristics of the human condition can you identify in Judith Wright’s Legend? How has the poet used specific language techniques to emphasise these attributes of life. Judith Wright’s ‘Legend’ responds to various aspects of the human condition present in our society today. The poem is focused primarily on the actions of a Blacksmith’s boy, a vassal for humanity’s growth in response to age and change. In stanza one, Judith Wright utilizes personification “rivers hindered

In his poem “The Great Scarf of Birds”, John Updike uses a flock of birds to show that man can be uplifted by observing nature. Updike’s conclusion is lead up to with the beauty of autumn and what a binding spell it has on the two men playing golf. In Updike’s conclusion and throughout the poem, he uses metaphors, similes, and diction to show how nature mesmerizes humans. In John Updike’s poem “The Great Scarf of Birds”, he uses diction and figurative speech to depict the beautiful autumn season

Yaoxian Qu Chad Vance Introduction to Philosophy 12/04/2014 A Defense of Peter Singer’s Famine Relief Argument In his paper ‘Famine affluence and morality’, Peter Singer sought to provide response to a significant moral question: Is it morally permissible to not donate to famine? Singer argued that we are morally obligated to famine relief. I am deeply convinced by his argument. In this paper, I shall examine two significant objections to singer’s argument and explain why they would ultimately

will focus on Thomson’s 3 main analogies – the violinist, the people seeds, and the chocolate – and the arguments against them. In Thomson’s “A Defense of Abortion,” she uses several analogies to demonstrate that abortion, regardless of the circumstances surrounding the conception, is universally morally permissible. At the beginning of the essay, Thomson states clearly that she is arguing under the assumption that the fetus is considered a person. The first analogy that Thomson employs is the violinist

Bradbury uses allusions and metaphors through an analogy, Beatty’s dream, to strengthen his message regarding the importance and power of language and literature. In Fahrenheit 451, the fire captain Beatty tells the rebel firefighter Montag about his dream where they both argue what books teach and through this the importance of language and literature is exposed. Bradbury gathers allusions from different authors, plays, and books throughout the dream to make his point of how language and literature

In Adrienne Rich’s poem, “Storm Warnings”, a storm is not just a natural disaster that takes control of a city, but an internal storm someone can have within them. In the poem, the speaker seems to be seeking shelter from an upcoming storm by closing the shutters, however, metaphorically, the storm represents the problems that people face in which they want to hide from. In order for this message to be conveyed, Rich uses imagery, an isolated tone, and metaphors to make a storm seem more of an internal

In “The Reporter”, a newspaper, with an article written by Mike McKee states the loss of a lawsuit including PETA vs California Cow Ads. The suit claimed that there had been false advertising emerging from the milk distributor on how they treated their cows in the process of gaining the company’s dairy products. In the commercial, the consumer saw beautiful, stunning green pastures with cows frolicking about with their freedom intact. The cows were enjoying themselves with delightful farmers, white

value (Marquis, 1997). Marquis’s argument is called the “Future Like Ours” argument (FLO, for short). To support FLO, Marquis gives four arguments: The Considered Judgment Argument, The Worst of Crimes Argument, The Appeal of Cases Argument, and The Analogy with Animals Argument. First, In The Considered Judgment Argument, Marquis suggests that the wrongness of killing outlined in FLO “fits with our considered judgment concerning the nature of the misfortune of death” (Marquis, 1997). If one were to