Random Analogies

Lake Manhattonbegon

a: New york ~
b: big country town

What: "I grew up in New York. It was a scary place in the past before we got rid of the gangs and the hoodlums. We used to let just any old jock drive a cab, paint it any color and make up road rules. Now New York is like a big country town, full of happy, smiling people trolling around all hours of the day and night on the very safe streets. So I hear."

Useful?
Writer: Pat Alvarez
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 4 2012 9:03 PM


Another Negative Association

a: Gay marriage ~
b: theft

What: "Gay people asking to fully legalize gay marriage is like robbers asking to legalize theft- obviously there's some bias. But throw in people willing to support it from an outside perspective, and you have yourself a much more credible argument."

Useful?
Writer: George Tinari
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Nov 19 2012 7:24 PM


A Molecular Mash Up....

a: Rna splicing ~
b: remixing music

What: "Alternative RNA splicing is like remixing music to produce a new song or re-editing a movie for a different effect." There are many helpful analogies in the teaching tips on page 80.

Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: May 14 2013 3:43 PM



a: cognition ~
b: an organism

What:

"Cognition is like an organism, which provided the right context, and incubating within a living process of struggle, comes to a fragile birth only in the most singular circumstances."


Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Jul 24 2015 10:03 AM



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