1.
Hillary Clinton-war
President Barack Obama-hope
Arnold Schwarzenegger-goovenator
Judge Mark Ciaverella-corrupt
Sean Penn-Milk
Dr. Sanjay Gupta-news doctor
Al Gore-nobel prize

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The hand is a shadow of life long lost. When my eyes are closed the skinny bones begin to wrap with sinews and tendons. The hand comes to life and reaches out longing for the mind which once controlled it.
A metaphor is way for an author to bring life to a lifeless object. The author can personify the object and create and image for his reader that adjectives and adverbs cannot.