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Continue reading →: metaphor #2, simplified
A stereotype is an image, often incorrect, that is sustained without change. Immersion into a sea of faces unlike your own requires a shift in perspective, a strain to understand the new ‘normal.’ Contradictions in what you see and experience begin to reconcile when you change your point of view…
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Continue reading →: a stab at metaphor #2
“Every now and then a man’s mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.” –Oliver Wendell Homes Sr A stereotype is an image perpetuated without change. Immersion into a sea of faces unlike your own necessitates a perspective shift – a…
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Continue reading →: a metaphor: 1st try
Plainsong is a single, unaccompanied melodic line. The vocalists sing in unison, none diverging from the shared idea. An antiphon is a song in which the two independent choirs interact by singing alternate musical phrases. If one choir asks a question, the other will answer. Eventually the voices blend into…


