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Uc Hogwarts

a: Uc san diego ~
b: Hogwarts

What: "UC San Diego is like Hogwarts and the six colleges are like the four houses at Hogwarts. (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw). Each "house" has its own personality."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 14 2012 3:54 PM


Emergency Use Of Epinephrine

a: Epinephrine ~
b: CPR

What: An article comparing the drug epinephrine with the process of CPR. The author advocates for using the drug in emergency situations.

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Writer: Jill Robbins
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 7 2013 11:29 AM



a: Writing a sentence ~
b: piling on layer upon layer of clothes

What: "For too many writers, writing a sentence is like piling on layer upon layer of clothes. To be sure, sometimes the layers are nice; sometimes they are of fine fabric but ultimately to be beautiful they must bring to life what is beneath, not mask what is beneath. Strip away the words, just as you would strip away layers of clothing, and you arrive at the thing itself - in this case, the writer at her most naked. Her sentence"

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Writer: David Woolfe
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Date: Oct 16 2013 10:38 AM



a: Cytotoxic t cells ~
b: an elite S.W.A.T. team,

What: "Although the natural killer and cytotoxic T-cells are like an elite S.W.A.T. team, they nevertheless also have poor vision and rely on the B-cells to spot intruders."A whole discussion on how you body islike a house and how your immune system works within the context ofthat metaphor.

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Writer: lisasully
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Date: May 7 2014 5:53 PM



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