Analogy

Consumption: A Woven Theme Across Concepts The definition of “consumption,” according to Merriam Webster is “the act or process of using something up.” This concept is repeatedly mentioned and established in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, which have been established to share the hidden message of the life of a child and the life of an adult, respectively. In relation to the practical world, life can be seen as a total process of consumption, where the mere…

Raymond Williams’ Culture is Ordinary, is one of the early defining texts of cultural studies, in which Williams conveys an understanding of his dislikes of different interpretations of culture at the time it was written. Williams begins by introducing his working class family roots in rural Wales, and describes his personal history and connection to the land whilst expressing his perspective of culture. This description reinforces Williams’ fundamental argument that “culture is ordinary”, as…

When applying the law to the facts of a particular case. The three common forms of reasoning are deductive reasoning, Linear reasoning, and Reasoning by analogy. Deductive reasoning: Deductive reasoning is a logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple grounds that are generally assumed to be true. Deductive reasoning is sometimes referred to as top-down logic. Its equivalent…

up her luxurious life of riches and my father gave up his position as the #2 salesman in all of Korea, and came to America in order to give me and my sister the opportunity to follow our dreams. Tie Co’s love confession and death compose a direct analogy to this American Dream. Tie Co jumped into the water, sacrificing himself for Fabian, so that he would not have to go to jail and would be able to continue his life and pursuit of happiness. Tie Co’s love for Fabian, just like Asian Pacific…

Allegory of the Cave” explains the underlying basis of the echo chamber effect and portrays the importance of creating a point of view with knowledge acquired through research rather than from empirical evidence. First, the essay will illustrate the analogy in three parts: imprisonment,…

“A man’s best friend”. Dogs and their quality of companionships have always been an important part of American Culture, and the inseparable bond between man and dog is commonly seen as a symbol of the American dream and lifestyle. As Jack Solomon writes in Masters of Desire: The Culture of American Advertising; “American companies Manufacture status symbols because American consumers want them” (Solomon 403). Dogs were once seen as a status symbol in American society, and are now seen as a…

formerly benign expressions that become pejorative, with new terms that eventually meet the same fate. Advocacy by the political correctness movement accounts for much of this cyclical euphemism generation and substitution. Researchers have sought analogies from other academic disciplines to elucidate the euphemism treadmill. This paper identifies and compares two abstractions from the science of economics that may be applicable to such an elucidation. The paper compares the abstractions in…

As black people we tend to get stereotyped before we can even get a chance to articulate ourselves. For decades, the black community has struggled to overcome this phenomenon in society because the average black individual it is not clear that the customs that we have, may set off an alarm to others. When in fact, it does to a certain extinct. To know that people in the society of the so called great America cannot go out with loved ones and friends is ridiculous primarily because this is a…

I found it to be a rather profound graphic to explain some of the very basic issue that face our ELL population. My group was tasked with looking at terms such as norms, rules, gender roles and festivals. Using that analogy of an iceberg (which appeals the science teacher in me) where only 10% of the what you see makes up the complete structure this can also translate into how we interact with our ELL students. One such example i have seen with that this year was a…

Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief tackles the tragic subject of the Holocaust from the point of view of an unusual narrator. Zusak speaks through a characterization of Death to deliver a wider range of information about the characters. Although Death lacks omniscience, he adds critical insight to the story, providing details about the characters’ thoughts while giving synopses of World War II. Through Death’s narration, Zusak reveals the gravity of the Holocaust, employing situational irony and…