Sake of a Symbol “Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt degeneration: it is inherent in the very texture of human life.” - Alfred North Whitehead. To symbolize is to represent much like the Cowboy Ethics principle ‘Ride for the Brand’. A brand is a symbol used to mark an object in order to claim it as owned property by the entity the brand is specified to. The knowledge of symbolism has been my north star for what has seemed an infinite amount of time. To me representation and responsibility
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Circus Elephant Animal Abuse Problem The day had come when little Timmy would finally get to go to the circus. He was so eager that he was the first one out of bed that morning. Too excited to even function‚ Timmy ran to his parents’ room and jumped on this parents shouting for them to get up. His parents moved sluggishly to the bathroom and got ready to go to the circus as Timmy chattered on about what animals they were going to see that day. Timmy was mostly excited to see his favorite animal
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Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant‚” deals with the evil side of imperialism. The shooting of the elephant in Orwell’s story is the central focus from which Orwell builds his argument through the two dominant characters‚ the elephant and the British officer. The British officer‚ acts as a symbol of the imperial country and the elephant is the victim of imperialism. Together‚ the solider and the elephant turns this into an attack on the evils of imperialism. The shooting of the elephant shows the different
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Elephants are intelligent‚ gifted‚ and exquisite mammals that can figure out tasks by themselves or cooperatively. In the article “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”‚ the passage “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”‚ and the video “Elephants Show Cooperation”‚ the sources all argue that elephants are very shrewd animals that are capable of completing tasks. All of the sources say that elephants are considered to be cooperative‚ clever‚ prudent‚ and more. In the
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the perpetrators of imperialism for the past several centuries‚ it is to them that his message is directed. Purpose: Orwell’s purpose in “Shooting an Elephant” is to persuade his audience that imperialism is harmful to all parties involved. The harms of imperialism are illustrated with Orwell’s words‚ “I perceived in this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys.” This evidences the harms of imperialism by showing that the actor nation or individuals become
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Setting of “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl (From Billy Weaver’s perspective from outside the boarding house) One of the main settings in the short story‚ “The Landlady”‚ was the boarding house’s parlour inspected from outside of the building. The setting first took place when I traveled down the wide street of Bath heading to the hotel‚ Bell and Dragon. There were no shops on this broad street. In the darkened evening‚ I caught a sight of a notice propped up against the glass on one of the upper panes
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October 7‚ 2011 Water for Elephants Approach Paper I. Summary Paragraph: Sarah Gruen’s Water for Elephants is an account of ninety-something year old Jacob Jankowski’s life‚ both in the present day‚ where he resides in a nursing home‚ unhappy with his living conditions and the old age that has robbed him of his freedom‚ and through flashbacks of when he was young‚ traveling with the circus. Just a few days away from getting his veterinary degree from Cornell University‚ Jacob’s mother and
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TABLE SETTINGS Table setting (laying a table) or place setting refers to the way to set a table with tableware—such as eating utensils and for serving and eating. The arrangement for a single diner is called a place setting. The practice of dictating the precise arrangement of tableware has varied across cultures and historical periods. Formal Table Setting Utensils are placed about an inch from the edge of the table‚ with all placed either upon the same invisible baseline or upon the same invisible
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In the article “When Will White People Stop Making Movies like Avatar?‚ Annalee Newitz makes the point that James Cameron is making this out to be some culture conflict as race but it is not. Its mainly about how readers and watchers don’t think movies could have many meaning to it that we human don’t really think of . Annalee is basically trying to make us look at it in many way. I was puzzled on if I agreed to her side. I disagree with reading this story as it makes it seem stereotype. We as
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Contribution to Meaning Symbolism Mark: 18/20 The most direct way in which an author reinforces the themes of a novel is through the use of literary devices. In Cloudstreet by Tim Winton‚ one of the most prominent of these devices is symbolism‚ which plays upon the aesthetic sensibilities harboured by the text’s audience and provides insight and deeper understanding to the themes of the novel. Indeed‚ Cloudstreet itself‚ the river and religious symbolism contribute to meaning and the author’s
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