Random Analogies
Sarah Palin
a: Sarah palin ~
b: an Alaskan Phoenix
What: "What is so unbelievable about Sarah Palin is that every time she's been written off, she resurfaces seemingly stronger. Her Wisconsin speech today is just another example of how Sarah Palin is like an Alaskan Phoenix."
Useful?
Writer: TWB
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 20 2011 3:49 PM
# 1172 Critique Analogy
a: student loan ~
b: inhaling asbestos
What:
"In the FoxBusiness story, Holland does recommend trying every other financial-aid option before considering a private student loan. Still, advising people on the smartest way to take out a private student loan is like discussing the safest way to inhale asbestos. "
Useful?
Writer: Zac Bissonnette
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Where:
Date: Apr 11 2014 10:06 AM
# 5405 Critique Analogy
a: Voltage ~
b: water pressure
What:
"Voltage is like water pressure in a pipe while. "Watts," the unit of measurement, is like the number of gallons of water flowing through a pipe."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Where:
Date: Aug 14 2014 6:08 PM
# 6088 Critique Analogy
a: taste bud ~
b: mini-brain
What:
"A taste bud is like a mini-brain," Kinnamon says. "It receives input from the external environment, makes decisions, and then sends output to other parts of the nervous system. And it's a whole lot easier to study a taste bud than a brain."
Useful?
Writer: John Kinnamon
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Where:
Date: Dec 10 2014 3:29 PM
# 6707 Critique Analogy
