Random Analogies

What: "Agoraphobia is like being in this protective bubble watching the world go by. When you DO attempt to go out, the anxiety has you constantly at war within yourself, stopping and evaluating each and every body symptom as a soldier would every noise or moving shadow he encountered."

Writer: TerriLW

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Date: Oct 17 2013 4:50 PM

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"High school counselors should stop being shills for Sallie Mae. They should tell students that a student loan is like borrowing from the mafia-you have to pay it back even if your degree is worth as much as an expired 2-for-1 coupon at Taco Bell. In 4 years there aren't going to be too many jobs but there will be plenty of collection agencies going after student loan debt."

Writer: Matthew

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Date: Apr 11 2014 10:18 AM

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"Uracil is like thymine - but without the methyl group (CH3-)at the top."

Writer: Not Stated

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Date: Dec 6 2014 10:17 AM

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This is a crude analogy but it may help some understand what is occurring when plants fix carbon. With water condensation, water is changing from a gaseous phase to a solid phase. Then if it freezes, it's final form is solid. When carbon is fixed, carbon dioxide is being transformed from a gaseous form to a sold form through the energy derived from photosynthesis. The fixation of carbon is both a physical and chemical change. The gas CO2 is converted into a sugar, a solid

Writer: Lucrezia

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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated

Date: Dec 6 2014 2:05 PM