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Metaphors in Daily Life, 2008.
A paper describing the meaning and use of metaphors in all forms of communications.
3,255 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 66.95
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This paper looks at definitions of metaphors, their usefulness or lack thereof, and the basics of communication theory and how metaphors work in conjunction with that theory. While acknowledging that metaphors are good in that they describe a feeling that might not be communicated in another fashion, the paper also looks at whether it might be possible to educate the receiver of these metaphores that it might be prudent to implement some basic communication theories before swallowing metaphors "as true fact'.
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"Metaphors go through every form of communication in daily life. Since everything from politics, to science, to internet based research, entertainment, to speaking day to day with friends, neighbors and academic professionals involve spoken or written communication, metaphors permeate every facet of our lives.
"With that being the case, we need to understand them, and that is the purpose behind this paper, Metaphors in Daily Life. This paper looks at definitions of metaphors, if any exist, their usefulness or lack thereof, and the basic of communication theory and how metaphors work in conjunction with that theory. Do they have a relevance when the recipient of the conversation does not share the same experiences as the deliverer of those messages, or are they lost with no relevance because there is not enough literal meaning in which to extract meaningful interpretation?"
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"Daily Life of the Aztecs", 2002.
Examines Jacques Soustelle's book "Daily Life of the Aztecs" about the splendor, mystery and majesty of the Mexica people on the eve of Spanish conquest.
1,583 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 0 sources, £ 36.95
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This paper focuses on the various and varied sources used by Soustelle in his book in which the author provides a multi-perspective account into the daily life of the Aztecs. Soustelle draws upon original source documents from surviving texts and materials. He cites surviving Aztec documents such as the Codex Azcatitlan, Cronica Mexicayotl, and the Mapa Tlotzin; Soustelle also cites numerous Spanish sources written at the time of conquest.
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"The Introduction to Daily Life of the Aztecs provides historical context and background to the ideas, issues, and facts Soustelle presents in the book. The author begins by reminding the reader that the Aztecs were only one of many Mexican civilizations that flowered since the third millennium, BCE. Furthermore, Soustelle notes that the Aztecs themselves conquered other cultures on Mexican soil to eventually attain dominance of the region. The area in question is Mexico-Tenochtitlan, or the valley now known as Mexico City. Because Aztec life during the fifteenth century was largely urban in nature, Soustelle is also able to hone in on the specifics of city life. This makes the material extremely accessible to modern readers, who can relate to many of the aspects of daily life depicted in Soustelle?s book. The introduction also clarifies the source documents. The Aztecs were dedicated to chronicling their culture, as they were proud and self-conscious people. Their language was a sophisticated set of figurative and phonetic pictographs. Unfortunately, after conquest, most of the Aztec writings were destroyed. The Spaniards, when they first encountered the Aztec people, deemed them immoral savages incapable of producing anything of true worth. Soustelle does a great job of emphasizing the horrendous nature of the conquest, even as he is able to describe some of the more brutal activities the Aztecs themselves engaged in. Soustelle?s account is honest but not without opinion"
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Daily Life in Ancient Egypt., 2002.
Looks at a variety of aspects of daily life in ancient Egypt including family life and religion.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 18.95
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This essay discusses the life of people in ancient Egypt. It describes how they lived and what family life was like. More than anything, we see how Egypt was a profoundly religious society.
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Computers and Daily Life, 2007.
This paper discusses how the use of computers has changed the writer's life.
971 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 24.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the use of computers in almost every aspect of daily life. The writer maintains that the computer creates a virtual reality, which merely mirrors and duplicates what can be accomplished in the real world. Further, the writer notes that prior to computers, people did many of the same things, however, those activities took a much longer amount of time. Therefore, while today one can still accomplish the same things, it is difficult or impossible to accomplish as many of them. The writer concludes that as a result, daily life would change dramatically without the use of computers.
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"First and foremost, I use computers to communicate. One of the first things I do in the morning is wake up and check my e-mail. I use e-mail to communicate with family members, friends, professors, and business associates. The most convenient aspect about e-mail is that I am able to quickly and efficiently communicate with someone, even when we are not available at the same time for a discussion. Therefore, e-mail gives me much of the immediacy of the telephone, but allows for variations in schedules. I continue to use the computer to communicate throughout the day. For example, I am frequently use instant messaging features on my computer and text messaging features on my cellular phone to remain in contact with friends and family. In this way, I am able to multitask; carrying on my regular activities while remaining connected. In addition, by using phone features over the internet, I am able to phone people long distance at a cost of pennies on the dollar of regular long-distance services. Therefore, I find that the computer is very helpful for communication."
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Daily Life During Civil War Times, 2002.
An examination of the lives of ordinary civilians during the period of the Civil War.
3,093 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 63.95
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This paper discusses how, although much attention is given to the soldiers that fought during the Civil War, there were millions of people who were neither soldier nor slave who were forced to continue with their day-to-day living while the horrors that nearly ripped apart a young country raged about them. It looks at how the experiences of these ?ordinary people? were remarkably similar in some areas and yet sharply different in others. It looks at how theirs was the burden of immediate: what would they eat and feed to their families and how could they protect themselves and their loved ones from the savagery of the on-going war.
Outline
Daily Life within the Home
Daily Life outside the Home
Children
The Broad View
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"During the War years, there was a widespread expectation of both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line that any reasonably healthy man would gladly set aside his family responsibilities to place his life on the line for the honor and preservation of his nation, either to stem ?Northern aggression? in the South or hold the Union together in the North. While it is only logical that wartime would greatly increase the manpower needed in food production and related ?rural? work, the common perception was that unless a man was engaged in specifically war-related industries (such as the production of munitions) he should be in uniform. This suspicion didn?t extend to the sons of the wealthy, of course, who were able to buy their way out of service for as little as $300 or through the providing of substitutes (Wallechinsky & Wallace 1978)."
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The implications of Metaphors on Organisational Life, 2007.
An overview of the use of metaphors in organisational situations.
3,925 words (approx. 15.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 75.95
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This paper aims to critically review, examine and explain how different metaphors impact organisational life, with the help of academic text and examples from personal experience. This author has carried this out by focusing on three commonly used organisational metaphors. The paper has been roughly divided into four sections with the author concluding that while metaphors use evocative images to help us understand situations, if taken too seriously they can eventually lead to managers making poor decisions.
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Machine Metaphor
Organism Metaphor
Culture Metaphor
Illustration of Metaphors through my Organisational Experience
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"Machine metaphor is arguably the most popular metaphor used in organisations and effectively the most influential metaphor to have influenced organisational life. This metaphor portrays an organisation as a machine, which is made up of several different parts, with each part playing a defined role, with the ultimate aim of achieving organisational goals and objectives. This mechanistic aspect is inherent in virtually all organisational functions, starting from planning, organising, and implementing to evaluation and control. In this concept people are considered as mere operators of machines and the focus is on maximum efficiency and productivity.
"Organisations that are designed and operated as if they were machines are usually called "bureaucracies" (Morgan, G, 1998). In mechanistic organisations things tend to be monotonous and predictable, such as arrival time, time for breaks, change over of employees, etc. Very often the work tends to be mechanical and repetitive, especially at the lower levels. Two of the greatest examples of the mechanistic model are Ford and McDonalds. During the industrial revolution, "the assembly line" by Ford proved to be a great success, and in the current times McDonalds has set up a great example by "mechanising the organisation of all its franchise outlets throughout the world, to produce a uniform product". (Morgan, G, 1998)."
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Organizational Structure Metaphors, 2004.
An analysis of different metaphors used in organizational structures.
2,213 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 13 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper discusses various metaphors used in organizational structures. The paper explains the military or mechanical model metaphor and the organic or biological system metaphor. The paper also examines the cognitive system metaphor and the ecosystem metaphor. The paper presents a discussion as to how effective the metaphors are in enabling a greater understanding of organizational processes to be developed.
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"In today's hyper-competitive world, organizations struggle daily to garner and maintain valuable market share. Thanks to globalization, businesses are experiencing competition from all four corners of the globe. It is now common for competitors to operate in completely different environments, both internally and externally. Despite the increased opportunities offered by globalization, it becomes increasingly difficult for some companies to remain competitive. As such, aspects such as "superior/subordinate relationships, leadership, teamwork, motivation, and conflict management" (Norris, 2000, p. 105) become ever more important, and each of these hinges upon the organization's structure."
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Organizational Metaphors, 2003.
A discussion on the organization of work according to the business environment in which organizations operate.
2,750 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 58.95
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This paper describes the ways which work is organized and the way in which information technology is employed in organizations in terms of metaphors such as the machine, the organism and the brain respectively. It discusses the definition of the word ?metaphor? and its significance for understanding organizations. For each metaphor, their fundamental concepts are examined, after which theories and principles developed to aid our understanding of these three specific metaphors are discussed. The metaphors are then analyzed for their effectiveness and appropriateness for our understanding of recent developments in the use of information technology in organizations.
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What is a Metaphor?
The Machine Metaphor
Theories on Mechanistic Approach
Basic Characteristics
Strengths and Limitations
The Organism Metaphor
Theories on Organismic Approach
Basic Characteristics
Strengths and Limitations
The Brain Metaphor
Theories on the Brain Metaphor
Basic Characteristics
Strengths and Limitations
Conclusion
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"Founders of the this theory, Lyndall Urwick, Henri Fayol and F.Mooney, took planning, coordination and control features of management as the core of their theory. The implementation of this theory creates hierarchically structured bureaucratic organizations with predetermined objectives, pre-defined jobs and specifically defined lines of communication and command. This kind of an organization design is similar with a machine design. They focused more on efficient operation of organizations so treated organizations as if they were machines and they ignored the human side. Their main objective was to make human fit the mechanical organizations."
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Daily Nutritional Intake, 2008.
A discussion on recommended daily nutritional intake with a look at the writer's own intake.
746 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper discusses where one can find a policy basis for federal dietary guidance and for shaping nutrition education. It looks at and discusses various guidelines that have been set down with regards to daily nutritional intake. The writer then analyzes his own daily dietary intake and compares it to the recommended daily nutritional intake.
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"There is no RDA for fiber at this time. The average consumption in industrial nations is 15 grams per day, which helps in a number of ways to keep the dietary tract healthy. Fiber also helps fight obesity and decreases the level of cholesterol in the body. It helps stabilize glucose concentration in the blood and can purify the body of toxins and heavy metals. However, high dietary fiber can reduce the effectiveness of some medicines. It may also restrict the absorption of nutrients such as iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, and calcium (What is dietary fiber [fibre] and its role in nutrition, 2007, Sections 1-2)."
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Sylvia Plath's "Metaphors", 2005.
An in-depth analysis of "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, £ 24.95
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The paper looks ar Sylvia Plath's poem "Metaphors". This is an example of Plath's tightly controlled, allusive verse. The speaker in the poem states that she is a riddle; as the nine nine-syllable lines unfold with their nine metaphors, it becomes clear that the answer to the riddle is pregnancy. The speaker moves from the obvious negatives (the fatness and ungainliness) to the positives (fruitfulness) and on to the deeper-lying negatives (loss of control and loss of identity).
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"The poem "Metaphors" poses a riddle: it invites the reader to discover the situation of the poet through information disclosed in a series of metaphors. The metaphors, which equate the speaker with various disparate objects, do not, like similes, make a comparison with words such as "like" or "as". Rather they say that the poet "is" the unusual object mentioned. It is only but seeking the common thread in the objects cited that the reader can solve the riddle. Throughout the course of the poem, the poet calls herself "a riddle" (line 1), "an elephant" (line 2), "a...house" (line 2), "a melon" (line 3), a "loaf" (line 5), a "purse" (line 6), "a means" (line 7), "a stage" (line 7), and "a cow in calf" (line 7). A riddle is a construction within which a meaning is hidden."
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"Metaphors of Identity", 2003.
A review of Dr. Thomas Fitzgerald's book, "Metaphors of Identity: A Culture-Communication Dialogue".
1,166 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper addresses broad concepts, such as identity, cultural awareness, cultural communication, social norms, and sustainable global harmony, without compromising detail or completeness. It uses Chapters One through Four of anthropology professor Dr. Fitzgerald's book, "Metaphors of Identity: A Culture-Communication Dialogue", to illustrate the key factors contributing to effective interpersonal and intercultural relations. his paper not only summarizes the ideas in Fitzgerald's book, but also analyzes their content in terms of identity, culture, and anthropological ideals.
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"In chapter 1 of Thomas Fitzgerald?s Metaphors, important concepts such as identity, cultural awareness, and cross-cultural communication are introduced. The prominent theme in this chapter is cultural awareness, which is becoming more and more necessary to create an effective global society. Communication is the key to achieving effective cultural awareness (Fitzgerald 1993: 2). Cultural awareness is actually a broad notion that recognizes and accepts all attitudes, values, social customs, and traditions different from the ones we are accustomed to (Fitzgerald 1993: 1). Additionally, it is essential to recognize minority groups within your own culture, such as the elderly or handicapped, to sustain harmony on a smaller scale."
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Political Metaphors in "Prometheus Bound", 2003.
Aeschylus's use of metaphors about politics and tyranny in "Prometheus Bound".
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 0 sources, £ 21.95
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This paper suggests how Aeschylus, author of "Prometheus Bound", uses metaphors to make a number of suggestions about the ideas of tyranny, freedom, and prophecy.
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"A tragedy like Aeschylus? Prometheus Bound is ripe with metaphors that contribute to the significance of the work as one that has stood the test of time. Aristotle wrote in the Politics that man is, by nature, a political animal. If we accept this to be true, it is no surprise that Prometheus Bound continues to be a relevant tragedy in the 21st century as the most significant metaphor in the final scene, and truly, the entire work is the character of Prometheus himself. Prometheus is the representation of one who suffers unjustly under the harsh reign of a tyrant, yet still remains free (from a certain point of view)."
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Metaphors in Rock Love Songs, 2002.
Analysis of the metaphors used in Rock Music love songs.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 31.95
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One of the key things about similes and metaphors in contemporary rock love songs is that, for the most part, they can be interpreted in various and multiple ways. In other words, they contain a strong sense of ambiguity. This allows them to be taken as speaking to each individual listener as if the song were aimed directly at him or her.
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"The Daily Show", 2005.
An analysis of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" and how it has become a popular source of news for the young adult demographic group.
2,809 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 58.95
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This paper examines how "The Daily Show" is holding its own in the ratings battle between legitimate evening news programs. It looks at how even though the program is dubbed "fake news", studies have shown how its viewers fare well on political quizzes. It also looks at how the program covers a lot of important social and political topics while mixing in a great satirical style of comedy.
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"Like any business, Comedy Central exists to earn money. It utilizes The Daily Show and its bevy of other programs as the means for procuring said money. To do so, the programs have to bring in viewers. To have a profitable number of viewers, these programs have to supply entertainment and information with high appeal. If The Daily Show backed off, it would be another harmless comedy program. For savvy young audiences, there is hardly anything fresh and appealing in a show that only strives to get cheap, easy laughs. College students, college graduates who are weeding their way into the world, and even the occasional seasoned adult are being attracted to this program in its efforts to provide relief from compliant journalism. It is ironic that a self-proclaimed "fake news" program is attempting to set an example for its more serious peers. "
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