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    reflect their thoughts and emphasize a major theme in the story. A symbol is a physical object‚ person‚ or idea that stands for a different object‚ person‚ or idea ("What is Symbolism?."). In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ symbolism such as weather‚ colors‚ and water‚ and objects are used throughout the story to surround Gatsby and give the novel’s theme a deeper meaning that is difficult to put in words. Symbols act as a chain between the theme of the story and the story itself

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    The Alchemist

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    The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho symbols and allusions are used to show the balance of sacrifice in relation to reward. The conflict of the story is the tension Santiago has with himself in whether or not to try to find a treasure in the Pyramids of Egypt. He wants to leave his simple life as a shepherd and pursue his Personal Legend to find the treasure. He later finds out that the treasure was buried where he started‚ the sycamore tree. One of the many symbols the author uses throughout Santiago’s

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    this game of 1‚100‚000‚ you need to start with a bet level that suits your bankroll and gets you to the bonus feature. To enter the bonus feature you need to land 3 or more scatters on the reels that pay 40 to 4000 coins depending upon the number of symbols. The free spins feature gives you 12 chances to spin the reels and increase your chances of getting a win with the growing wilds and rolling reels features. This game slot offers the bet ranges from 0.40 to 40

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    The power of language

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    The Power of Language Although Susanne Langer did a study on humans and animals to show signs vs. symbols in understanding language‚ Helen Keller and Malcolm X took different paths on discovering the power of language. Langer brings up how there is a difference between symbols and signs‚ which most people consider them one in the same. For Keller she was deaf and blind from the age of 19 months‚ where she had difficulty learning how to communicate and understand language. In Malcolm X’s case‚ he

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    Symbolism of Swastika

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    portray the swastika as a symbol of racism and a right wing nationalist force. The Indian media believes that the NRI’s of the west (European countries) are insulting the actual meaning of the swastika. The Indians think that the NRI movement is illiberal and racist people. The Indians want to make a stand and show the European countries that the swastika is not a symbol of discrimination and hatred but more of a symbol of well being. Schmidt‚ Natasha. "Reclaiming the Symbol." Index on Censorship

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    A. Park The Things They Carried The symbols in Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” are essential to understanding the soldiers and their lives during the Vietnam War. At the opening of the story‚ Lieutenant Jimmy Cross would dig into his foxhole and read the letters while imagining romance with Martha; however‚ at the end of the story after the death of Ted Lavender‚ he “crouched at the bottom of his foxhole and burned Martha’s letters” (402). The inner feelings of Cross would be mistakenly

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    of language techniques and symbols to develop character in his novel‚ "Lord of the Flies". His use of symbols is also important in helping us track the changes in the characters as the novel progresses. In addition‚ Golding also makes use of graphic imagery in some areas to emphasise the traits of the characters. The tone and language within the dialogue between the characters also is utilised to reflect the personality of characters. There is an extensive use of symbols in the novel "Lord of the

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    work‚ and the most able or creative could be asked to redraft‚ then analyse and explain aspects of their work. Suggested activities: 1. Model brainstorming the levels of meaning and association in a common symbol e.g. star. Try to draw out the difference between universal symbols‚ any with more personal significance‚ and those that have culturally specific meanings. Example: 2. Ask students whether a mother or parent could be a ‘star’ to their child

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    colour blue is seen as a cold colour‚ hinting to the audience that his past may very well not have been the brightest of all. L P Hartley’s‚ “The Go-Between” uses two important symbols in his extract - the diary and the ‘rather battered red cardboard collar-box’. It could be argued that Hartley has used these two symbols close together‚ in order to portray to the audience the vast space of time in which the diary has been untouched. Hartley has used language which would suggest this‚ as the box

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    Cardinality and Modality

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    shown on the relationship line by symbols. We will go over each of the symbols and how to interpret them. Cardinality Cardinality indicates the maximum number of times an instance of one entity can be associated with instances in the related entity. Cardinality can have the values of one or many‚ no more detail than that. It is either one or more than one. On the relationship line‚ the cardinality is the closest to the entity box. The cardinality symbol in the diagram on the slide is in

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