Many people assume that the main purpose of metaphors is to be used in a literary or academic setting to compare different thoughts and ideas. In reality, metaphors are used throughout our lives and are spewing from our mouths all the time without us even noticing. Whether it is describing a story to a friend, singing a song or telling a doctor our feelings, metaphors can help convey stronger feelings than the literal meaning of words. Metaphors help us generate comparisons between two unrelated ideas and help us create imagery to learn a hard topic by associating it with ideas that we already know. They could even help us get through hard times as mentioned in Dhruv Khullar’s article, “Trouble with Medicine’s Metaphors” and can impact the way we think and perceive the world overall as James Geary and Michael Erard stated. It is common to dismiss how metaphors really impact our lives since they are deeply ingrained into the way we think since our childhood.
Metaphors are used throughout our lives without us even noticing. They are presented to us in many different ways whether it is through the media, in songs or even in conversations with our doctors. They can also have many different meanings and can be perceived by each individual in different ways. The overall impact of metaphors is often ignored and not recognized by many people. For example, in Dhruv Khullar’s article” Trouble with Medicine’s Metaphors”, he describes how two groups of people were presented with different metaphors and were told to find a solution to the same problem. Both groups created different solutions but denied that it was due to the idea that their solutions were influenced by the metaphors. Even in medical situations, the use of metaphors with military terms can negatively impact our outlook on our health and the way that people choose to view their illnesses. People in the medical field should be more aware of the usage of military metaphors and the negative impacts that they have on their patients.
I really love both intros, I feel that if they were combined a bit more it be even better. Your descriptions are so vivid using words like spewing, almost in a way using metaphors to describe a metaphor.
I really like the background given on metaphors, giving your audience an overall understanding of how metaphors are used and how relevant they are. This allows for the reader to have a grasp on the topic when beginning your essay.
One thing that you may consider is making the topic of military metaphors and the topic of a person’s well-being stronger or clearer. As you breifly touch upon it at the end. Overall it sounds really good!