Free Write In this essay, I believe Jonah Lehrer’s main argument is that metaphor and art should be integrated into the science fields. He does this by showing examples of where art and metaphor does have its place in science. He tells about how Einstein theorized relativity by thinking about moving trains, and continues to … [Read more…]
I feel I am achieving my annotation goals by asking the text more questions and adding more of my own thoughts into the essay. “Necessary Edges: Arts, Empathy, and Education” was published in January 2014 on the website World Post: an online news and blog site. It was written by Yo-Yo Ma, who is a … [Read more…]
Part 1 After reading “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott, I have drawn some similarities between what she says and what I have in my paper. My rough draft also did feel like it was pulling teeth to write. It was not easy and did not feel organized, or even coherent. It definitely felt like … [Read more…]
In our peer reviews, we did global edits in the first review, rather than local edits. This was okay for me, because the essays I read did not have many spelling or grammar mistakes. Although when I did see one it was tough for me to ignore it, and I would have to force myself … [Read more…]
Intro 1 Metaphor is all around us and is used everywhere there is language. It can be found in music, casual conversation, and even in the doctor’s office. To understand why we use metaphors, we first need to understand what a metaphor is. James Geary describes this the best, citing that Aristotle’s classic definition of … [Read more…]
In The Trouble With Medicine’s Metaphors, Dhruv Khullar writes about how outside sources can affect the way we think. He says that nearly two-thirds of physicians use metaphors with their patents, and explains how patients feel more comfortable and understood when their physician does this. He also gives examples of studies where one group of people … [Read more…]
