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    Gatson Symbolism

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    I was to young to think about the sentimental value. My sister picked out a necklace‚ but since she doesn’t wear jewelry I got the necklace. I wear the necklace almost everyday‚ because It makes me feel like I have a part of her with me. The short story “Gatson” by William Saroyan‚ a girl visits her father who is like a stranger to her. A bug‚ crawls out of a peach‚but her dad doesn’t squash it‚ instead he goes on about Gaston that he just lost his home and there’s no reason to squash him. Her mother

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    Laird Symbolism

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    The foxes in the story symbolize the identity and characteristics of the Laird and the girl. The names of the two foxes are Flora and Mark. In the text‚ it says “Mack was an old black workhorse‚ sooty and indifferent...Mack was slow and easy to handle” (pg 51) and “Laird did not have a knothole and began to complain.” (pg 53)‚ this shows that the both Laird and Mark are acquiescent and accepting. And thus by showing similar characteristics between Mark and Laird‚ using Mark to symbolize Laird. Also

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    An Hour Symbolism

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    In Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour‚ we see Mrs. Mallard trying to come to terms with her husband’s death‚ her short lived liberation‚ as well as her untimely death upon her husband’s return from the deceased all within an hour. Mrs. Mallard is a woman who is ruled by patriarchy as wells as someone who has never worked a day in her life. Throughout this short story we are given a variety of symbolism such as the renewal of life or being set free like the sparrow. Class status is also a significant

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    Colour Symbolism

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    s3398334 – Paulo Balino Colour Symbolism RED is the color next to orange at the end of the visible spectrum. The wavelength of red light is approximately 620-740 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum. History of RED Inside cave 13B at Pinnacle Point‚ an archeological site found on the coast of South Africa‚ paleoanthropologist in 2000 found evidence that between 170‚000 and 40‚000 years ago‚ Late Stone Age people were scraping and grinding ochre‚ a clay colored red by iron oxide‚ probably with the intention

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    Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” represents a negative view of marriage by presenting the reader with a woman who becomes overjoyed that her husband has died. In Chopin’s story although the circumstances might lead the reader to believe that Louise’s husband’s death would cause her to be hysterical with the pain of loss‚ when she hears the news‚ she feels a great sense of freedom and relief. The emotions that Louise is exhibiting show that death does not always cause great sadness.* Such situations

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    The role of leadership that is incorporated in the Kansas City Police Department SWAT team varies from each situation. There was a leader in the unethical actions by the three men and then there were others who were higher ranked‚ who were unaware of the unethical actions by the three men‚ but once they were made aware of the bad behavior they pursued doing a stake out to find what was going on and who it was behaving unethically. During training to become a police officer people have to go through

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    Symbolism In The Warriors

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    The Warriors Directed by Walter Hill Conflict – Symbolism Symbolism is a predominant convention used in The Warriors (1979) to show conflict between characters. The symbolism shows conflict between characters through the use of the colour red. The colour red is a (unofficial) globally recognized symbol of many things which include love‚ anger and teen anxiety. However the use of this colour is used appropriately in context to communicate a specific meaning. Many films that involve such themes

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    Tree Symbolism

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    People may often ask themselves why they should learn about tree symbolism. Many people would probably say the meaning of trees does not interest them. But knowing what tree symbolism means goes beyond knowing the healing properties of a tree‚ its elemental correspondences‚ or its mythological associations. Tree symbolism is a way of classifying‚ identifying‚ and organizing the array of energetic knowledge they contain and incorporating this array in people’s daily lives. Human minds are beginning

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    Imagery and Symbolism

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    Imagery and symbolism The imagery used in the first stanza draws on familiar natural objects but can also be read at another level in the light of Rossetti’s knowledge of the Bible. In the second verse‚ the focus is on artificial objects hung‚ carved and worked by human hands. Various images in this verse demonstrate an awareness of traditional Christian art‚ as well as reflecting and celebrating human creativity. A singing bird - To a ‘singing bird’ (line 1)‚ vocal expression is as natural

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    The Lottery: Symbolism

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    Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to make us aware of the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. The story starts off on a beautiful summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very euphoric but strikes a contrast between the atmosphere of the town and the atmosphere of the people gathered in the square. The atmosphere is subdued‚ where the children are "gathered around quietly."<br>The black box is the central theme or idea in the story. It symbolizes at first

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