... my findings. Critical Summary of Articles – Prominence of Metaphors Through an in-depth comparison, of the blueprint and recipe metaphor that are used to define human genetics, Condit and Condit suggest that metaphors are unable to escape deterministic and implicit qualities. They state that, " ... ;because metaphors always operate in relation to other discourses, it is not possible to specify what a metaphor will mean or do by ... P., & Kleck, R. E. 2000). This ties together both the ideas of Condit and Condit (2001) and Martin (2003), delving into the metaphors used to define em...

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... the article used "womyn" instead of "woman". I thought that the author had made a silly spelling error; however, now I realize that the y in womyn was probably done on purpose, probably as a metaphor representation liberation from a patriarchal society. Kripal explains cases of religious discrimination towards females throughout history which include genital mutilation, foot binding, inability to divorce, getting blamed for getting raped, dowry ... the middle ages felt that they received through bodily torture. Kripal makes a fascinating point when he writes that he would pick food and ...

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