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    uses the primary mode of analogy by comparing chess to life; Franklin thinks life is a game that we must win. Franklin uses the secondary mode of definition by explaining three skills that can be acquired when playing chess; those skills are Foresight, Circumspection, and Caution. Additionally, Franklin adds examples to support his analogy, for instance, he says that chess is compared to life and an example would be at war. Franklin uses the primary mode of analogy to make his…

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    weave stories or analogies in his or her paper that draw people in and fascinate them. In fact, analogies are one of the strongest writing techniques. Writers Shaun Raviv and Michael Clemens use analogies in their writings because analogies build interest, simplify and lower natural resistances, and stir emotions. Interest is a key factor in one’s writing. Raviv and Clemens, two advocates for unrestricting borders and open immigration, clearly understood this when they added analogies into…

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    The title for chapter eight was Analogizing which is commonly misinterpreted as similarities between objects or concepts. One of the main points states an analogy is “a functional resemblance between things that are otherwise unlike” (R. Root-Bernstein & M. Root-Bernstein, 2001, p.137). Furthermore, an analogy is recognizing a corresponding relationship between different phenomena. For example, cooking twisters can pick up and flip object as human fingers can to. . Another main point indicates…

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    He criticizes the design argument by pointing out that the analogy is based only on limited experience, making it impossible to obtain knowledge of God. I will examine if Hume’s argument that the design argument fails is correct by evaluating the analogy in the design argument. William Paley, a leading philosopher, presented the design argument for the existence of God in his most important work, “Natural Theology”. The…

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    Cell Organelles Lab Report

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    Cell Analogy Summative = Introduction Cells need to carry on the same basic functions as we do to sustain life; the difference is cells do this with much smaller parts. These smaller structures that allow the cell to function are called organelles – “tiny organs.” It’s only common sense that if you are able to relate things you learned in class to everyday things, you’ll remember it better. It’s not everyday that you and your friends sit around at Starbucks discussing the rough endoplasmic…

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    Memory Definition

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    and philosophers have been trying to explain since ancient times. Throughout the years they have been attempting to devise an effective analogy to explain memory, with varying effectiveness. One of these analogies comes from Plato in his works Theaetetus and Phaedrus, in which he compares memory to a block of wax on which we imprint our experiences. Another analogy comes from Mary Carruthers in her book The Book of Memory: A Study in Medieval Culture. Carruthers compares memory to rumination,…

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    Plato’s Republic, it is goal of Plato, using Socrates as his mouthpiece, to analyze justice by looking at the complex aspects of the just city in reference to the aspects of an individual’s psuché or soul. This is commonly known as the city-soul analogy. The analogy is used in order to define the nature of justice but also serve as justification. The Republic claims are built on the concept that justice is the same regardless if you are looking at from the perspective of an individual or the…

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    Cheating Is Morally Wrong

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    form of analogies functions as a way to prove that stealing is morally wrong. By doing so, the premise that stealing is morally wrong, becomes a conclusion. While it is possible to have multiple conclusions in a proposal, it is imperative that each conclusion develops through each respective premise given. For this reason, a conclusion cannot lead to another conclusion. The evidence for an argument should be separate from the conclusion…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a very influential man, but who influenced him? A man named Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau, a philosopher, essayist, and naturalist, gave a speech in the 1840’s. Thoreau’s speech was very influential on King and many other activists during the civil rights movement. On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience was the name of Thoreau’s speech, or lecture, in which he spoke to people to tell them to rebel against any corrupt government. His main point was that if a government was…

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    global warming is caused by human activity. Montage technique helped to get the message across by displaying images with powerful meaning and gets the point across quickly . False analogy technique was used throughout the film and made the point have more of an impact. Sad voice technique in addition to montage and false analogy creates the perfect way to get a point across. Montage was used all through out in Alberts accident and was impacting to say the least. Montage is where certain videos…

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