11. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of
which we both think and act, is
fundamentally metaphorical in nature.
George Lakoff and Mark Johnson
Metaphors We Live By
12. Metaphor is a linguistic equation; an
analogy that compares two unlike things
in order to better understand one or both
of those unlike things.
• “You broke my heart.”
• “I feel down today.”
• “She makes my heart sing.”
• “Call me when you feel up to going
out.”
39. reading is the cognitive
embodiment
of individual liberty
40.
41. reading is the cognitive
embodiment
of identification
and association
with others
42.
43. the end of the teaching of reading
should be to provide students
with free and faithful experiences
with books
44. reading is a private and public good
where we learn
with our entire human organ
the privileges and responsibilities
that come with living
in a democratic society