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One of the stories I felt wasn't as purposeful as any of the other stories is "Metaphor". I felt that the story relates very little to the actual chapter. "Metaphor" is the comic strip talking about metaphors, but in a way that wouldn't make sense being in the "Confronting Class" chapter. It shows a professor and her student talking about school related stuff and ways people use metaphors. It also shows a picture of the student in jail, showing a metaphor involving kids going to school. Even though this comic strip isn't bad, I don't feel like it belongs in this
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