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Small Pools Of Power

a: Congressional committee ~
b: mini-legislatures

What: "Congressional committees are like mini-legislatures to divide up the work. There are four main types of Congressional committees."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Apr 7 2012 3:26 PM



a: Frequency hopping ~
b: depositing your money in many banks

What:

"From a system perspective, Bluetooth also articulates a goal for hassle-free installation or even no installation. Engineering-wise, Bluetooth uses fast frequency hopping to alleviate certain problems. Frequency hopping is like depositing your money in many banks, to protect against losing all when something bad happens."


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Writer: Juniper Foo
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Date: Jan 12 2014 12:15 PM



a: Autocracy ~
b: a monarchy

What:

"There were four options the Founding Fathers considered. One was autocracy. Autocracy is like a monarchy. The belief is that people are like children; they need to be taken care of. Government was not only necessary in autocracy, it was critical."


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Writer: Audrey Bergeson
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Date: Feb 3 2014 8:54 PM



a: educated individual ~
b: a spring, with its internal sources of water

What:

"In an educated organization, learning becomes a renewable resource. An educated individual is like a spring, with its internal sources of water. As a spring replenishes itself when water is withdrawn, so educated individuals replenish their learning when existing knowledge has served its purpose."


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Writer: Nido Qubein
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Date: Feb 20 2014 5:25 PM



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