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Analogy Is Like Metaphor

a: Analogy ~
b: metaphor

What: "Analogy is like metaphor in that it associates two things that are essentially dissimilar. The difference is that the comparison is made more explicit by the use of words such as 'like', 'as', 'than' or 'resembles'. Analogies provide flavour in your presentation by painting vivid pictures that people can really see, instead of abstract concepts that are hard to grasp."

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Writer: admin
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 2 2011 8:49 PM


Detroit As Ex-girlfriend

a: Detroit ~
b: your most memorable ex-girlfriends

What: "Detroit is like your most memorable ex-girlfriends--sexy, smart, and soulful but conversely melancholy, violent, and loaded with spooky empty spaces where things used to be. Though you recognize the inherent disfunction, you want more - coming back over and over again and even dreaming of one day moving in."

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Writer: Jonathan Toubin
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Date: Jun 9 2012 5:23 PM


The Chemistry Of Life

a: Catalysis ~
b: sex

What: "Enzymatic catalysis is like sex - it requires close physical contact"

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Dec 13 2012 12:28 PM


The Heavy Lifting.....

a: Glial cell ~
b: the nursing staff

What: "Glial cells are like nurses. Neurons are like doctors. Sure, neurons are more qualified to get the electrical impulse to the post-synaptic cell because of their structure, but glial cells are doing 90% of the job by actually conducting the impulse. In other words, a hospital (your brain) will fail if its nurses (glia) aren't doing their jobs. Respect."

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Writer: neurogeek
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Date: May 8 2013 12:37 PM



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