Due October 12 A Cover Memo must be included. We use metaphors to help define our natural and scientific world and explain our behavior and attitudes. You are just as likely these days to tun across them in a scientific review as in a sonnet. Despite the 300-year effort by Hobbes, Locke and a legion of logical positivists to confine them to the English classroom, metaphors are suddenly inescapable in technical prose. Elaborate on the concept and how the definition helps to explain the concept.
Many people think that metaphors are only used in poetry and literature.
We use them so much that we are not even aware we are doing so. Give examples of them and elaborate on their meaning. Give specific examples from your field of study to prove your point. Browse some of the Web sites below relevant to your field, then explore a couple of them more comprehensively. To find terms in a scientific or technical area, feel free to consult a specialized dictionary or encyclopedia.