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“I am not a Story” Free Write: After reading Galen Strawsons “I am not a Story”, I released he has a different view on narratives. He talks about how narratives are us. We all have stories, and without them we don’t live fully. We all have stories weather we like it or not. And many …
“Life’s Stories” After reading Julia Becks “Life Stories” I thought she did a really good job laying out her piece. Everything she wrote made sense to me, and I agree with what she has to say as well. One part that stood out to me was the beginning. She starts it out with a part …
Rubric/ Revision Areas of the rubric that provided me with the greatest learning opportunity/ confused me… The position and intro section of the rubric really helped me go into my paper and go down the bullet points and check each section of my paper. I put myself in the position of the reader to make …
I liked (name) essay a lot. We have similar opinions on metaphors and the effect of them on people. He talks about how much of a positive effect metaphors and medicine have.I think he did a good job with the quotes that he used. Some tips I would give him is to watch grammar and …
Draft #1 After reading “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott, I released that just because my first draft has a lot of areas to work on, doesn’t mean my paper is a complete fail. She talked about how all good writers don’t have a first draft that is amazing. And its only human to have …
Introductory Paragraph Metaphors are a good tool when expressing or writing. They can make a reader think of a different view on something. Or they can influence someone to do or think something. Metaphors open your mind to a different way of thinking. In medicine they are used to do the same thing. Khullar discusses …
Metaphors While reading Khullars text he connected the medical world to metaphors. And through that I could see how important it is to the medical field. I found three quotes from him that I think are good examples of how metaphors can be used for medical things. “physicians use metaphors in almost two-thirds of their …
“See Through Words” Annotation Reading Erads “See Through Words” I read through the text and annotated it two times. The first time reading through I overall agreed with the piece and liked it a lot. But some parts in the reading I didn’t understand yet fully. The second time reading the piece I understood the …
While watching James Geary on his presentation about metaphors I agreed with what he was talking about. In the beginning he does a little experiment, where he showed two shapes, one spiked ball, and a more circular blob. He then said two names, Kiki and Bouba. Then asked the audience to think about what name …
