Juxtaposition part 2

JUXTAPOSITION ~ Part 2

Let's recap: Juxtaposition is the placement of two subjects with contrast. When you put two opposing subjects by each other, your brain tries to figure out the relation. In Lesson 5, based on the lecture notes, juxtaposition can also be considered as transfer of meaning.





What is ANALOGY?

Based on my understanding on the lecture notes, analogy is the process of transfering information from a familiar subject to more complex subject.

There are two types of analogies:

1) LOGICAL ANALOGIES

2) AFFECTIVE ANALOGIES

Analogies are divided by two types:

- Metaphor

- Similes

Metaphors happen when 2 different ideas that your compare or contrast and linked them imaginatively, though they are not like similes. Metaphors does not use the word "as" or "like".

Similes on the other hand, is the comparison of 2 different ideas with the word "as" or "like"

EXERCISE 1:


Choose three pairs of number from group one and three pairs of number from group two. Merge each pair of them together. Wirte a sentence by using the words given and draw pictures for each of the group.

My result: I got 17, 36 and 52

17: Flower & Tree

36: Ice & Spider

52: Oil & Rock

EXERCISE 2: MERGE THE PICTURES

1) LIFE


Life is but a flame,


It glows in the dark,



When the time comes,



the flame goes out,



so does Life.









2) HAPPINESS





Happiness,



is a wonderful feeling



of love, joy and contentment.



We jump with excitement



when we feel happy,


Like a fluffy kitten,



we feel contented



full of happiness.









3) MAN and WOMAN





Man and woman,



Two different beings,



yet equal in every sense,




God created woman


as man's companion,


To be together side by side.







Every man has a woman,


and every women has a man,


They are meant for each other,


like two sheeps in a valley


One wears blue and the other pink.

Lesson 4: Juxtaposition

LESSON 4: JUXTAPOSITION!

Mr. Mustafa Muzer delivered a lecture entitled "Juxtaposition". By definition, juxtaposition is the arrangement of two subjects side by side solely for comparison. The differences between the subjects are what attracts the viewers.

"In linguistics and semantics, contrast is a relationship between two discourse segments. Contrast is often overtly marked by markers such as but or however, such as in the following examples:

'It's raining, but I am not taking an umbrella.'

'We will be giving a party for our new students. We won't, however, be serving drinks.'

'The student knew about the test on Friday, but still he did not study.'

In the first clause, 'It's raining' implies that the speaker knows the weather situation and so will prepare for it, while the second clause 'I am not taking an umbrella' implies that the speaker will still get wet. Both clauses (or discourse segments) refer to related situations, or themes, yet implied a contradiction. It is this relationship of comparing something similar, yet different, that is believed to be typical of contrastive relations. The same type of relationship is shown in (2), where the first sentence can be interpreted as implying that by giving a party for the new students, the hosts will serve drinks. This is of course a defeasible inference based on world knowledge, that is then contradicted in the following sentence.

The majority of the studies done on contrast and contrastive relations in semantics has concentrated on characterizing exactly which semantic relationships could give rise to contrast. Earliest studies in semantics also concentrated on identifying what distinguished clauses joined by and from clauses joined by but.

In discourse theory, and computational discourse, contrast is a major discourse relation, on par with relationship like explanation or narration, and work has concentrated on trying to identify contrast in naturally produced texts, especially in cases where the contrast is not explicitly marked."

Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrast_(linguistics)

From what I understand in this lesson, juxtaposition is all about contrast. This contrast are usually marked with the words but and however.

Here are some examples:

"It is cold but he did not wear a sweater."

"I went to the picnic. However, I did not eat anything."

"He studied for the test on Thursday but he still fail."

Creativity, Innovation and Novelty; How are the related?

Assalamualaikum and warm greetings!

Its a very busy week, this week. There's a lot of things/assigments to do so I wasn't able to post anything in the blog. Looks like I have a lot to post for the last two week's lessons.

Now, let's get on with the show..!

Lesson 2: Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention

Novelty by definition is the quality of being new and extraordinary and it's always based on things that have been created before. But to have novelty, one must have creativity. Using creativity, one can generate new ideas by mixing and changing existing ideas with your own touch.

Innovation is the introduction of new things. It is the important driver for economics. With innovation, new products are created with more additional values than older products. Innovation is the 'creation of novelty', which in other words,... turning your visual ideas into reality.

Even though innovation and invention are similar words, they're different in terms of concept:

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  Invention: The process of creating things and products.
  
  
  


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  Innovation: The realization of whether the invention of a product is beneficial in the market and the society.

An invention is not always succesful in the market. Conclusively, we can say that creativity, innovation, novelty and invention needed each other to produce useful and creative products.

Here are some funny innovations!

(Cool but can be confused as a cookie on the cone....)

(Do want! It's useful!)

Assalamualaikum, see ya later!