After annotating my first body paragraph of my second draft of paper two, I noticed that I have a lot of key topics in my essay, I tend to use transitions, I like to repeat myself, and I tend to not use pointing terms. I found that there were at least four key topics just … [Read more…]
Global edits are used when an individual looks at the essay as a whole and acknowledges the structure. Local edits are used when an individual looks at the more specific parts of an essay, such as wording or grammatical mistakes. As I was peer reviewing my assigned essays, I found it hard to focus on … [Read more…]
When most people think of metaphor, they interpret metaphor as a way to understand a concept. According to James Geary, metaphors are a way of understanding the world around us. While this might seem strange, Geary says “metaphorical thinking is essential to how we understand ourselves and others, how we communicate, learn, discover and invent” … [Read more…]
Dhruv Khullar article “The Troubles With Medicine’s Metaphors” discourages the use of “using military terms like ‘battle’” to help a patient understand their disease. Khullar has found it has been increasingly detrimental to the patients health. Phrasing the disease as a fight leaves the patient with feeling as if they have won or lost the … [Read more…]
