Random Analogies
Stock market is like an airplane
a: Stock market ~
b: An airplane
What: "An old friend of mine that I lost touch with told me that the stock market is like an airplane (he had over 10K hours flight time.) It takes power to keep it level. Cut the power and it will come down all by itself. That means that there is an underlying force pulling the market down. Remember that."
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Writer: Hessel Kooistra
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Date: Aug 9 2011 1:05 PM
# 1058 Critique Analogy
Good skin is like a bamboo drum
a: Good skin ~
b: a bamboo drum
What: "Collagen content decreased, the composition of the network structure of collagen will lose the protection of water molecules, the skin will become dry and lack of flexibility. Lack of collagen is like a basket which cannot save a pool of clear water. After replenish collagen, skin will like bamboo drum to keep or retain sufficient moisture."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Aug 12 2011 10:35 AM
# 1096 Critique Analogy
A Footprint In The Mud?
a: Apostrophe ~
b: a mud print
What: "On the lighter side, here's an exercise from the Grammar Goddesses, a member of who I are. Can you shrink the word Little and correctly punctuate it? We see the word all the time with apostrophes flung anywhere. Hint: An apostrophe is like a mud print left by one or more fleeing letters."
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Writer: Mary Tompsett
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Date: Oct 11 2013 2:58 PM
# 3960 Critique Analogy
Plants As Books; They Both Contain Information
a: Maintaining biodiversity ~
b: protecting a library of books
What: "Twenty five percent of all prescription medicines in the United States have active ingredients that were originally derived from plants. Maintaining biodiversity will allow us more choices for food as human populations increase on Earth. The goal of maintaining biodiversity is like protecting a library of books that have not yet been read. What information could be discovered in each organic volume?"
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Writer: Glen Westbroek
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Date: Oct 28 2013 7:55 PM
# 4321 Critique Analogy
