Random Analogies
The swastika
a: The swastika ~
b: the confederate flag
What: "The swastika is like the confederate flag. It might have had a positive meaning at one time, but it has become tainted, and needs to be relegated to the culturally inappropriate files." The link has a long discussion of the use and misuse of this symbol.
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Writer: Cleo Gascoyne
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Date: Sep 25 2010 9:25 AM
# 593 Critique Analogy
It's Brighter
a: A dominant gene ~
b: the sun
What: "Think of it this way: a dominant gene is like the sun and recessive genes are like the stars. If the sun is in the sky the stars cannot be seen even though they are there. Likewise, when a dominant gene is present the recessive genes are all hidden."
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Writer: Karen Trinkaus
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Date: May 14 2013 1:25 PM
# 3186 Critique Analogy
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
# 5084 Critique Analogy
a: He my brother she my sister ~
b: time warp to the golden present
What:
A band with a good introduction.
"He's My Brother She's My Sister is like a time warp to the golden present, wrapping nostalgia around the here and now with throwback flair and good taste."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Mar 8 2014 6:06 PM
# 5304 Critique Analogy
