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ENC 1101, Freshman ENC 1101, Freshman Composition IComposition I

ENC 1101, Freshman ENC 1101, Freshman Composition IComposition I

Instructions for the Analogy EssayInstructions for the Analogy Essay

In many ways, a

basketball player…

… is just like

a dolphin.

They are both

athletic,

graceful, and

crowd pleasing.

Understand what this essay Understand what this essay requires you to do.requires you to do.Understand what this essay Understand what this essay requires you to do.requires you to do.

An analogy essay requires that you show the similarities between two unlike things.Easy options are the following:

Compare a person to an animal.Explain how a person is like a force of nature.Show how a piece of technology is like a living thing.Explain how a scientific event mimics an everyday occurrence.

Your job is to enlighten, surprise, or amuse your reader.

Think Think outsideoutside the box. the box.Think Think outsideoutside the box. the box.

I can’t think of

anything to write for this assignment!

Yo, dude, get out of the box.

Thinking creatively is good

preparation for all the types of

writing you will do in future classes!

A person is like an animal.A person is like an animal.A person is like an animal.A person is like an animal.

My lazy brother Fred is just like

Killer, my dog …

… All they both

do is sleep,

scratch, and

eat.

A person is like a force of nature.A person is like a force of nature.A person is like a force of nature.A person is like a force of nature.

… There are

warning signs,

high winds, and lots of

destruction.

My father’s

anger is just like a

hurricane …

Isaac, my current boyfriend, is just like

a used car …

… He’s unreliable,

requires high maintenance, and isn’t

much to look at.

Yeah, but I do have a

fat wallet.

A piece of technology is like a living thing.A piece of technology is like a living thing.A piece of technology is like a living thing.A piece of technology is like a living thing.

… busy when I need

her, expensive if I spend too much time with

her, and always “going off” when I want some

quiet.

A piece of technology is like a living thing.A piece of technology is like a living thing.A piece of technology is like a living thing.A piece of technology is like a living thing.

My girlfriend is like a cell phone …

In a number of ways,

a traffic jam is like

a heart attack …

Roads are like

arteries, cars are

like blood cells, and an accident is like a

blockage.

A scientific event is like an everyday A scientific event is like an everyday occurrence.occurrence.A scientific event is like an everyday A scientific event is like an everyday occurrence.occurrence.

Papers will be rewarded for originality and

thoughtfulness and penalized for

banality and boringness.

Papers will be rewarded for originality and

thoughtfulness and penalized for

banality and boringness.

Some analogies are worth a Some analogies are worth a million dollars!million dollars!Some analogies are worth a Some analogies are worth a million dollars!million dollars!

John Searle, a John Searle, a modern philosopher, modern philosopher, was asked, “Will a was asked, “Will a computer ever think computer ever think like a human being?”like a human being?”

His answer, the His answer, the Chinese Room Chinese Room Analogy, is worth Analogy, is worth over a $1,000,000!over a $1,000,000!

The Chinese Room AnalogyThe Chinese Room AnalogyThe Chinese Room AnalogyThe Chinese Room Analogy

Computer hardware = An English speaking person in an isolated roomComputer software = book with instructions in English Computer user = Chinese speaker putting cards with Chinese writing into the room.

Isolated Room

English speaker

BOOK

Instructions in English

你好，你好吗 ?

In Chinese, this means “Hello, how are you?”

我是優良，謝謝。

Chinese speaker

Questions:Questions: Will the Chinese speaker believe that Will the Chinese speaker believe that the man in the room knows Chinese? But will the the man in the room knows Chinese? But will the English speaker in the room ever learn to English speaker in the room ever learn to understand Chinese?understand Chinese?

Slot in wall

After checking the book,

the English speaker returns a card that means, “I am fine, thanks.”

Not all analogies are so complicated. What follows is the type of

analogy anyone can create.

Not all analogies are so complicated. What follows is the type of

analogy anyone can create.

A classroom is like the solar system.A classroom is like the solar system.A classroom is like the solar system.A classroom is like the solar system.

The sun = the The sun = the professorprofessor

The sun = the The sun = the professorprofessor

Center of the solar Center of the solar system = center of system = center of the classroomthe classroom

Light and heat = Light and heat = information and information and knowledgeknowledge

Radiating light and Radiating light and heat = instructionheat = instruction

The causes of the French Revolution

are many and complicated. Got a pen? Good. First,

…

Mercury = the Mercury = the suck upsuck up

Mercury = the Mercury = the suck upsuck up

Close to the sun = close to the professor [front row, first to approach after class, etc.]

Temperatures on surface = attitudes toward course material in the professor’s presenceDensity of planet = resistance to real learning

What a great lecture today, Professor! Here,

I have a little something for you!

Venus = the Venus = the snobsnob

Venus = the Venus = the snobsnob

Cloud cover = Cloud cover = student’s student’s mysteriousnessmysteriousnessReflective Reflective brightness = brightness = student’s student’s demonstration of demonstration of intelligenceintelligenceGreenhouse effect Greenhouse effect on planet surface = on planet surface = unwillingness to unwillingness to communicatecommunicate

Yes, darling, I do know more

than you! But I have no plans to share! Get

your own As.

Earth = the good Earth = the good studentstudent

Earth = the good Earth = the good studentstudent

Planet’s atmosphere = willingness to absorb new knowledgeProtective ozone layer = critical thinkingPresence of life = working creatively with the course material

More essays?

More

grammar? I say

bring it on, Professor!

Mars = the Mars = the slackerslacker

Mars = the Mars = the slackerslacker

Lack of life on planet’s surface = lack of interest in classroom activitiesDust storms on planet’s surface = ineffective application of course material Similarity to Earth [atmosphere, temperature, gravity] = ability, just not classroom ability.

What, I’m supposed to be in class

now?

Jupiter = the Jupiter = the returning returning studentstudent

Jupiter = the Jupiter = the returning returning studentstudent

Energy and light of Energy and light of planet = real-world planet = real-world experiences of the experiences of the studentstudent

Output from planet Output from planet = complementary = complementary information to the information to the professor's professor's instructioninstruction

That might be what the

textbook says, but it’s not how we do it at the job site.

Saturn = the Saturn = the smartasssmartass

Saturn = the Saturn = the smartasssmartass

Rings attract Rings attract attention = wise attention = wise cracks attract cracks attract attentionattention

Rings deflect Rings deflect interest in planet interest in planet = wise cracks = wise cracks deflect deflect appreciation of appreciation of studentstudent’s intellect’s intellect

… and then the chicken says, “I’ll have a chocolate

milkshake,” and …

Uranus, Uranus, Neptune, and Neptune, and

Pluto = the back Pluto = the back row gang row gang

Uranus, Uranus, Neptune, and Neptune, and

Pluto = the back Pluto = the back row gang row gang

Distance from Earth Distance from Earth = physical and = physical and emotional distance emotional distance in classroomin classroom Few known facts Few known facts about them = about them = professor's professor's uncertainty about uncertainty about the learningthe learning of these of these studentsstudents

What is this guy doing?

You know the routine.You know the routine.You know the routine.You know the routine.

Do the outline for your essay. Be sure to include a thesis statement.A sample outline exists at the course web site.Note the due date for the outline.Write the rough draft for the essay.A sample essay also exists at the course web site.Note the due date for the rough draft.Finally, note the due date for the final draft of the paper.

The EndThe Endis like a …is like a …The EndThe End

is like a …is like a …