Word: metaphors
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...troubling but forgettable Friday evening diversion. Instead, it provided a striking reminder of the resilience and vulnerability of the human spirit. The story of jockey Gabriel Saez, who led Eight Belles across the finish line before the grey thoroughbred collapsed and broke her two front ankles, acted as a metaphor for the play. It was a moment of simultaneous triumph and tragedy—and, as with the play, it was the tragedy that resonated. —Staff writer Ama R. Francis can be reached at afrancis@fas.harvard.edu
...Obama's Missouri plan also mirrors his national strategy, McCaskill says. "It's a metaphor for the way Obama sees his job, governing from the bottom up," she says. Renting Main Street storefronts in small-town Missouri and staffing them with paid workers is a way of proving that he can reach out to all walks of American life. No way, no how, Obama's staffers insist, will they do as John Kerry did in 2004, waving the white flag in Missouri a full three weeks before Election Day to pour his resources elsewhere. "We need to make sure...
...join a pack of wolves, only to return to society after years in the wilderness.As with many of their songs, “Furr” seems to have deeper implications than the lyrics superficially imply. Earley seems to be using the tale of the wolves as a metaphor for maturing into adulthood and accepting all the experiences that entails. The protagonist begins the story as a lost boy who spends six carefree years with a pack of wolves, until a young woman brings him back to society. He does not regret his wild years, but looks back on them...
...five Alaska Klub members—out of the 60 members the Klub boasts—made it to the Quad. And the ones who were in attendance are not supporting Sarah Palin’s bid for vice president. “Somebody back home said a good metaphor for her as a leader is like a surfer waiting for the waves to come and just choosing one to ride in,” said Alaska Klub Co-President Timothy L.H. Treuer ’10, who said he is going to vote for Law School graduate Barack Obama...
...recent Interior Department scandal in which department regulators were found to be sexually involved with businesspeople in the industry they regulate. He said, “We joke about administrators being ‘in bed’ with industry—for these guys, that was no metaphor...