Random Analogies
Legalizing Gay Marriage
a: Legalizing gay marriage ~
b: electing a black president
What: "But what he doesn't realize is that legalizing gay marriage is like electing a black president. Before you do it, it seems inconceivable." ...........
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Writer: MAUREEN DOWD
LCC: J
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Date: Aug 5 2010 10:29 AM
# 551 Critique Analogy
Bit By Bit..
a: Tubulin ~
b: Lego block
What: "Tubulin is like a Lego block that can be used to build all kinds of different things. Regulation means all the things that influence when the block is produced and how it gets put together with other molecules. Other proteins help synthesize tubulin, help fold it into the right shape, help sculpt fibers into the spindle, and then take it apart again"
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Writer: Russ Hodge
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Date: May 15 2013 9:34 PM
# 3245 Critique Analogy
a: Auxiliary verb ~
b: a helping verb
What: "An auxiliary verb is like a helping verb. For instance, "I kicked the ball." Kicked is just an action verb explaining something within a limited frame of time.
An auxiliary verb would be a verb that clarifies or adds detail, but is more abstract and continues over time. For example, "I kicked the ball to Steve, but Steve is always spacing out, so the ball rolled right by him." "
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Writer: Not Stated
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 9 2013 1:04 PM
# 3872 Critique Analogy
a: Young american ~
b: an immigrant
What:
"Every new American - every young American - is like an immigrant. Every new American should learn about the country, should be acculturated (to use an old-fashioned, possibly discredited word). This is true whether the new American comes from across a border or out of a native-born womb. (Sorry for that slightly cringe-making phrase.) If we thought of our children as immigrants, of a kind, in need of acculturation - we would all be better off. "
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Writer: Jay Nordlinger
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Mar 17 2015 8:32 PM
# 7568 Critique Analogy
