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Tall Buildings And Income Inequality

a: New york skyline ~
b: Income inequality

What: "You can almost chart income inequality over the years by measuring the height of New York's ceilings."

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Writer: Justin Davidson
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Date: Apr 11 2011 1:25 AM


Or A Prison

a: Cell ~
b: Criminal Rehabilitation Center

What: There are many associations. For example: "Golgi apparatus - The golgi apparatus is like the station at the prison where those about to be released get their hair cut, a shave, a shower, and a suit. They can't go out and become members of society looking like prisoners." There many more comparisons between a cell and a prison in the linked *.doc file.

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Writer: Mary Eddy
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Date: Oct 24 2013 7:08 PM



a: A solute ~
b: lactase pill

What:

"A Solvent is a liquid that is capable of dissolving another substance. Something that is a solvent is water. Water is a solvent because it can dissolve things like lactase pills. Many other liquids are solvents as well. Soluble means capable of being dissolved. Soluble things are also called solutes. A solute is like a lactase pill. A lactase pill is a solute because it is capable of being dissolved. Aspirin is also a solute because it can be dissolved."


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Writer: Baylee B.
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Date: Feb 24 2014 4:44 PM



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