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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 …