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    end he can tell somewhat right from wrong .Lies and Cons- huck lies and scams for the greater good; lies to slave hunters to save jim. He discovers lies can be good depending on their purpose. while the king and duke don’t care about anything. Symbols: Mississippi River-The majority of the plot takes place on the river or its banks. ‚ the river started off as a safe place‚but it becomes increasingly dangerous as the realities of their runaway lives set in. the river soon becomes only a short-term

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    MOTHER IS A SYMBOL OF SACRIFICE A mother is a woman who has conceived‚ given birth to‚ or raised a child in the role of a parent Amongst the clearest examples of Islam’s honoring women is the great status of the mother in Islam. Islam commands kindness‚ respect and obedience to parents and specifically emphasizes and gives preference to the mother as shall be shown in this article. Islam raises parents to a status greater than that found in any other religion or ideology.: Someone went to

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    Person | Symbol | Explanation | Bob Ewell | | Bob Ewell is represented by a stick of dynamite because he is always potentially dangerous and he can at any time explode and hurt someone. | Dolphus Raymond | | The paper bags had coke bottles in them but Mr. Raymond led to believe they were full of whiskey so he can keep his lifestyle with the black people. | Calpurnia | | A Bible represents Cal because she brought Jem and Scout to First purchase and because she taught Scout to write out of

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    Themes/Symbols of The Lottery” and “The Things They Carried” In the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson there are many themes. However‚ the main theme of the short story is following a tradition blindly can be deadly. Tradition in societies and culture allows for important lessons and skills to be passed on from generation to generation. However‚ following others without questioning what is going on or the reason why your doing it in the first place‚ can lead to reckless and impulsive

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    The Handmaid’s Tale Chapter 12 (“Is That a Symbol”) of How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster‚ relates to the novel‚ “The Handmaid’s Tale”because of its symbolism. The different colors each character wears‚ represents something different about who they are in the Gilead society. For example‚ the handmaid’s all wear red clothes‚ which symbolizes their fertility and their ability to create a child. However‚ it can also represent death and prohibition. Offred realizes that she is surrounded

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    Hajj: the Symbol of Unity

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    Unity is vividly observed in the great pillar of Hajj‚ which is repeated every year and for which millions of Muslims gather from all over the world. They represent the Muslim ummah with all its different races‚ countries‚ colors‚ and languages. They gather in one place‚ at the same time‚ wearing the same garment and performing the same rites. They make one stand in the same monument. They proclaim the oneness of the Lord of the worlds‚ submit themselves to His law‚ and show their unity under His

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    In 1974‚ due to a series of bad loans‚ charges of criminal embezzlement‚ and other unfortunate circumstances‚ the Union Planters Bank foreclosed on the Stax Record Company and all its property. Included in this seizure was the building where Stax founders‚ Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton‚ set up shop an African American neighborhood at the former Capitol Theater in 1960. By 1980‚ the neighborhood became one of the poorest and most crime-ridden zip codes in the United States and the property held

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    American Sign Language‚ or ASL‚ is just like every other language in the world. It has its own roots‚ grammar‚ and pronunciations. While some words in ASL are derived from the English language‚ it is not a mimed form of English. With its own distinct grammar and punctuations‚ American Sign Language is a complete and complex language‚ like many around the world. Can this language help more than it is intended for? American Sign Language has no set origin. It is said to have originated from Old French

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    has emerged due to some innate quality of the human brain‚ or if they are a cultural artifact learned over time specifically for the purpose of communication. Evidence provided by emergent human languages‚ specifically Nicaraguan Sign Language and Al-Sayyid Bedouin sign language‚ provide critical insight into this debate. This evidence suggests that human language is an innate ability that can develop even in the absence of any cultural transmission‚ and yet is still a fundamentally social practice

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    The Odyssey Final Assessment: Three Symbols 1. The Curse (page 161) When Cyclops set a curse on Odysseus‚ it set the course for the rest of the story. Cyclops asked his father‚ Poseidon‚ to make Odysseus’s journey home long and torturous‚ because Odysseus put out the Cyclops’s eye. The Cyclops prayed to his father‚ Poseidon‚ “He shall see his roof again among his family in his father land‚ far be that day‚ and dark the years between. Let him lose all companions‚ and return under strange sail

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