Random Analogies
Fear And Loathing In Graduate School
a: Good writing ~
b: learning to ride a bike
What: "Good writing is like learning to ride a bike; once you struggle through the crashes and learn how to do it, you never forget it. And it is a skill that will serve graduate students well throughout their careers."
Useful?
Writer: Barbara ?
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Mar 15 2013 3:55 PM
# 2671 Critique Analogy
The Dance Of The Surgar Plum Dna
a: Cell division ~
b: intricate dance
What: "Cell division is like a dance, where chromosomes have to follow a tight choreography. But like the best dancers, chromosomes sometimes make mistakes."
Useful?
Writer: Thoughtomics
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Date: May 2 2013 11:23 AM
# 2873 Critique Analogy
a: Jargon ~
b: Lego
What: "Jargon is like Lego: start fixing it together and you soon have something sturdily built but quite impossible to recognise."
Useful?
Writer: Simon Hoggart
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Date: Oct 14 2013 8:08 PM
# 4028 Critique Analogy
a: fermions ~
b: bones and muscles
What:
"If fermions are like the bones and muscles of the body, bosons supply the nerve impulses that provide their dynamics."
Useful?
Writer: Paul Halpern
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Date: Feb 1 2015 10:47 AM
# 7210 Critique Analogy
