• For Blog #4:
  • STEP 1: Choose at least 3 quotes from Khullar’s text. Beneath each quote, write a brief passage that either SUPPORTS, DEVELOPS, COMPLICATES, and or DISAGREES WITH the quote. Please clearly lable each response.
  • STEP 3: Finally, choose 2 more quotes–one from Geary and one from Erard. Choose quotes that strike you as relevant to the conversation. After identifying the source use 1-2 sentences to explain why you chose each quote. (est. time: 45 minutes)
• Don’t forget to categorize your blog post as ENG 110.

Khullar’s text was very interesting and I felt that I agreed with most of it. The first quote that I agreed with was talking about metaphors and how people”…can invent them where they don’t exist, and blur the lines between the literal and figurative.” I agree with this because metaphors open up so many opportunities and different ways to think. By blurring the lines between the literal and figurative, they make you want to figure out the deeper meaning. Another piece of this intrigued me. It asked, “…when the purpose of treatment is not recovering from a cold, but living with cancer, should the military metaphor be retired?” At first, I was unsure what my response was to that question. But after reading through the whole paper I think that the use of military metaphors should not be retired. When you describe any treatment or illness like a battle, the patient becomes a combatant. They normally are determined to fight with the help of a doctor and family. The last metaphor that popped out at me was that “ultimately, any metaphor—-military or otherwise—-is not inherently good or bad.” I mostly agree with this statement. As I have read through three different writings on metaphors, my opinion is that they are mostly good. They become bad when society does not like the way they sound. But each metaphor could mean something different to each person that reads it. Meaning that they are not good or bad based on different opinion.

In Gary’s ted talk, it mostly talks about how metaphors are very descriptive and influential. It does not say much about mental health. But, one quote I did see that relates to Khullar’s text is that “metaphor also matters because it influences decisions by activating analogies.” This shows that a metaphor will make someone feel one way or another. If you are ill and the doctor says this is a battle, then it will make the patient decide if they want to fight or not. They will most likely want to fight. Erard’s text was also not based on mental health. But, this part about metaphors was very interesting. He says that “sometimes they’re useful for helping people conceive of solutions to problems, or for internal communications in organizations.” Once again, metaphors are meant to help people decide. They get your brain working and can give you a nudge in the right direction. It most likely pushes you in a positive way.

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