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H. P. Lovecraft's short story "Celephaïs" alludes to the gates of ivory as the portal through which children see the world of wonder, which their adult minds, made wise and unhappy by knowledge of the real world, will reject as fanciful. [20] Ursula K. Le Guin's novel A Wizard of Earthsea. [21] Robert Holdstock's novel Gate of Ivory, Gate of ...
Ship of state: the nautical metaphors of Thomas Jefferson : with numerous examples by other writers from classical antiquity to the present. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-2516-6. Milligan, Christopher S.; Smith, David C. (1997). "Language from the Sea: Discovering the Meaning and Origin of Nautical Metaphors".
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Primary metaphors persist across languages because basic embodied experiences, which form their basis, are universal. [ 1 ] In these associated pairs of concepts, one can be said to be the "source" concept, which is usually grounded in a measurable experience, while the other is the "target" concept, which is usually more abstract and subjective.
The term "eye of a needle" is used as a metaphor for a very narrow opening. It occurs several times throughout the Talmud . The New Testament quotes Jesus as saying in Luke 18:25 that "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" ( Jesus and the rich young man ); This is repeated in ...
It was released under the title Ivory Hunter in the United States. [2] The film was inspired by the work of the conservationist Mervyn Cowie . [ 3 ] The film's opening credits state that "the characters in this film are imaginary, but the story is based on the recent struggle of Mervyn Cowie to form the National Parks of Kenya."
1. A feeling that motivates you to do something. 2. Sharp and pointy things. 3. These details are found on something you listen to (or possibly collect). 4. These terms form the last part of a ...
Needle in the Groove is a 1999 novel by British writer Jeff Noon.A music/spoken word CD was released on the same day as the book. It tells its story through the eyes of Elliot, a young twenty-something bassist, as he finds himself playing bass for Glam Damage, a new DJ-based band who are experimenting with a new recording technology - a weird liquid/drug that remixes music when shaken.