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Crime Metaphors

a: Crime ~
b: disease

What: "As with all complex issues, crime is suffused with metaphors. One common frame portrays crime as a disease, one that plagues cities, infects communities, and spreads in epidemics or waves. Another depicts crime as a predator - criminals prey upon their victims, and they need to be hunted or caught. These aren't just rhetorical flourishes; they're mind-changing tools with very real consequences."

Useful?
Writer: Ed Yong
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Where:
Date: Feb 22 2012 8:25 PM


A Fire Drill Maybe?

a: Vaccination ~
b: a hypothetical alarm

What: "Vaccination is like a hypothetical alarm to the antibodies inside the body which tends to act just like the disease it is intended to prevent so as to make the body accustomed to the viruses/bacteria that would attack the body in case of the disease and hence prepare the body to be ready to fight against such viruses in future by creating certain strong antibodies against the same."

Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Dec 6 2012 11:39 AM



a: Marxist ~
b: N-Word

What:

"Marxist" is like the "N" word. It's ok to use it among Marxists, but never in mixed company.


Useful?
Writer: tom_billesley
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Where:
Date: Jul 9 2014 11:50 AM


Inner Heat

a: Unhappiness ~
b: feeling cold

What:

"Unhappiness is like feeling cold, we look for external sources of happiness instead of internal ones. "


Useful?
Writer: Joshua Arimi
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 25 2015 2:38 PM



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