Random Analogies
Database Education
a: Oracle 11g ~
b: Mammalian Cell
What: I studied cell biology/chemistry in college. Mammalian cells are complicated systems with many sub components and many ,many detailed sub-systems. I was reminded of this when learning the Oracle 10g and 11G. This database is a complicated, highly evolved system, with many subsystems that insure the survival of information the way a cell assures the survival of the DNA in the nucleus.
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Writer: mattyflynn
LCC: QA
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 7 2009 3:35 AM
# 111 Critique Analogy
a: Aphasia ~
b: a file cabinet
What: "aphasia is like a file cabinet whose contents get tipped over and mixed up. 'Words that are closely related get confused.' She reported that the three panelists are not working, and added that aphasia "forces people into really early retirement."
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Writer: Jessica Dionne Welsh
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 19 2013 2:45 PM
# 4197 Critique Analogy
a: solar energy ~
b: dollar bills lying on the sidewalk
What:
"Solar energy is like dollar bills lying on the sidewalk, we just have to pick them up," said Mr Pachauri, who was joint winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate"
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Mar 4 2014 1:04 PM
# 5217 Critique Analogy
a: Good paragraph ~
b: liquid honey
What: "A good paragraph is like liquid honey-it flows and it sticks together. A coherent paragraph leads readers smoothly from the topic sentence to the concluding one."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 13 2014 5:53 PM
# 6057 Critique Analogy
