Random Analogies
Afghanistan As Vietnam
a: Afghanistan ~
b: Vietnam
What: "So, seeing this assessment of Vietnam reminds me that there are some general (pardon the pun) dynamics of fighting these kinds of wars, and wasting time seems to be one of them."
Useful?
Writer: Steve Saideman
LCC: U
Where:
Date: Mar 12 2012 5:34 PM
# 1726 Critique Analogy
Who Is That Girl?
a: Homosexuality ~
b: greatness
What: "Homosexuality is like greatness: Some are born gay, some achieve gayness and some have gayness thrust upon them."
Useful?
Writer: Naked_Girl
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Apr 23 2012 4:30 PM
# 1920 Critique Analogy
a: atomic mass ~
b: average weight of pennies in a bag
What:
"Imagine you find a bag of pennies. Some pennies are new and shiny. Others are old and oxidized (chemically bonded to oxygen in the air - kind of like rusting). Some are so old they are worn down."
The link is a paper that
uses the a reference to a bag
of pennies to demonstrate how
atomic mass is calculated. a
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Apr 24 2014 2:38 PM
# 5432 Critique Analogy
a: metamorphic rocks ~
b: minor keys
What:
"But she also identified epidote. This news perked me up a little. Epidote is a pale green mineral found only in metamorphic rocks. If you compare rocks to music, sedimentary rocks are like major keys, metamorphic rocks are like minor keys. They have more mystery."
A nice discussion of sand in the linked blog...
Useful?
Writer: Lisa Peters
LCC:
Where:
Date: Dec 9 2014 2:54 PM
# 6692 Critique Analogy
