ottonomy.net » english http://ottonomy.net free culture and free gardens by Nate Otto Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:55:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Metaphors of Bush’s 2004 reelection paper http://ottonomy.net/2009/09/24/metaphors-of-bushs-2004-reelection-paper/ http://ottonomy.net/2009/09/24/metaphors-of-bushs-2004-reelection-paper/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:09:29 +0000 ottonomy http://ottonomy.net/2009/09/metaphors-of-bushs-2004-reelection-paper/ In one of my first honors college “colloquium” classes, taught by Mark Johnson, I was introduced to his and George Lakoff’s theory of cognitive metaphor. This paper explores a metaphor of moral strength to evaluate its role in President Bush’s 2004 reelection victory, which was often publicly attributed to high turnout of “values voters.” Since I wrote this paper, the Democrats have still constantly failed to present a cohesive moral framework that justifies their positions (or is it that they still haven’t come up with a cohesive position?)

Metaphor Final Paper – Moral Strength and 2004 Election

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