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    Hydraulic Systems Examples of hydraulic systems Basic hydraulic system Basic fluid power symbols Basic fluid power ANSI/ISO symbols Basic fluid power symbols Hydraulic Pumps Pump characteristic Operating pressure  Speeds  Displacement volume (V) – volume of liquid per revolution  Volumetric flow rate: Q = n × V where n : number of rotation (rpm) V : displacement volume (per rev)  Pump Efficiency (Volumetric) To determine performance of pump  Divided into two:  Volumetric efficiency

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    The Statue of Liberty‚ also known as Lady Liberty is one of the most recognizable symbols of the United States. She is an indisputable symbol of liberty and freedom for all people. Her image alone arouses such positive emotionally charged feelings in Americans‚ immigrants and visitors. The statue remains a significant key cultural icon‚ representing national pride‚ as well as freedom from tyranny and poverty. The Statue of Liberty inspires all who see her immensely large frame rising above the waters

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    into account its symbolic aspect. Symbols play a fundamental role in the process of creating identity. There are symbolic forms and social traits that people‚ who live in America but are originally from different cultures‚ use to express their identity such as family‚ friends‚ cultural traditions‚ language‚ food‚ images‚ and feelings of their past. These aspects are symbolic and people have taken them as their own‚ in other words as their identity. There are symbols that play an important role in our

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    Joyce’s short story "Araby" is filled with symbolic images of a church. It opens and closes with strong symbols‚ and in the body of the story‚ the images are shaped by the young)‚ Irish narrator’s impres-sions of the effect the Church of Ireland has upon the people of Ire-land. The boy is fiercely determined to invest in someone within this Church the holiness he feels should be the natural state of all withinit‚ but a succession of experiences forces him to see that his determi-nation is in vain

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    Symbols are used in literature to represent something more than the literal aspect itself. They can come in the form of phrases‚ colors‚ objects or events. Through this‚ the writer can effectively suggest unsaid ideas and meanings within the audience. The use of symbolism serves as clues by the author‚ to infer something more or a deeper meaning. Edgar Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” and Joseph Conrad’s “Youth”‚ both use symbols to convey larger ideas and emotions from the audience but in each case they

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    The final reason why the novels‚ Lord of the Flies and The Help are not comparable because of their symbols. Golding’s Lord of the Flies had a few symbols within the novel. For an example the conch shell. The conch is a representation of the boy’s civilization. The boys use the conch shell to call assemblies‚ and whoever is holding the shell has the right to speak. Throughout the book the conch starts to lose its power as the boys are becoming more and more savage. When “the conch exploded into a

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    Bread is a reoccurring symbol throughout the bible. It is used as a sign of the faith of the Jews and Jesus uses it in many miracles. It is an important thing in the bible because it is reveled to us that Jesus is the Bread of Life. The first mention of bread is when God is telling Adam of his punishment for eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil‚ He tells Adam that “in the sweat of your face you shall eat bread til you return to the ground” (Gn 3:19). Bread is purely a thing necessary

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    1) Trace the key symbols and leitmotifs. One big symbol that I gathered from this reading was the darkness. Darkness in this novel has a double meaning. Not only are the areas‚ Europe‚ Africa and Brussels‚ dark‚ but the men in the story are also dark. The inhumane way they treat others‚ like slaves‚ leads to the darkness of man. The inability to see another for who they are and not an object leaves a man’s soul full of darkness. Add the fog setting in during certain points in the film‚ and this

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    Oct‚ 23‚ 2012 The Symbol in “The Tell-Tale Heart” According to the Norton Introduction to Literature‚ the definition of symbol is that” A symbol in a work of literature compares or puts together two things that are in some ways dissimilar. A symbol in literature usually carries richer and various meanings‚ as does a flag or religious image. And because of its significance‚ a symbol usually appears or is hinted at numerous times throughout the work” (Booth 209). Thus‚ symbols are used in literature

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    Reading of Symbols in Moby Dick Abstract: Moby Dick is not merely a whaling tale or sea adventure‚ but also a philosophic novel with symbolic meanings. Moby Dick represents God owing to his godlike characters and his awfully severe beauty. Ahab symbolizes the league human with evil. In the whaling trip‚ we can see his bravery and patience‚ as well as his madness and stubbornness. The third symbolic element is the idea of the “counterpane” that is woven throughout the story as a symbol of the world’s

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