When I think of an important cultural colors I think of the aboriginal flag. The flag is red and black with a yellow circle. The black stands for the Aboriginal people of Australia. The yellow circle represents the sun which gives life and protects them. The red represents the red earth which is used in ceremonies and shows the spiritual connection to the land. My personal color represents purple. I dress in a lot of purple clothes‚ my computer case and keyboard are purple. This color is
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Edgar Allan Poe is widely remembered for his gothic fiction works‚ often featuring the recurring theme of death. “The Masque of the Red Death” is no different. Poe uses different literary devices in his many works to help convey the meaning. The “Red Death” is no different. The theme is used to create the story’s base for the rest of the work. Imagery is used to help allow the reader to actually picture what’s going on based on the authors given description. Lastly‚ he uses symbolism to give the
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The lottery by Shirley Jackson‚ takes place in a flourishing small town‚ that has a tradition of a lottery once a year. The lottery has been practiced for as long as the citizens could remember‚ they do not remember why or how it came to be‚ but that it is tradition. Shirley Jackson uses symbolism in actions‚ names‚ and objects to tell the underlying meaning of the lottery. The lottery begins with what seems like the most innocent of actions‚ children playing‚ but foreshadows the evil and satanic
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Hemingway Crucifixion Symbolism Hemingway used short‚ simple sentences and writing methods‚ but his words carried imagery that displayed a deeper meaning. Hemingway managed to demonstrate his religion throughout his writing with literature techniques. All through the novel The Old Man and the Sea‚ Hemingway refers back to the bible by likening the old man to Jesus. Santiago is compared to Jesus in the novel by allusions and genuinely grand imagery throughout the text before
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Major Environmental Issues facing Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is the second most industrialized country in SADC‚ after South Africa. Industries are concentrated around Harare‚ with ore smelters located close to the ore sources (principally along the Great Dyke). A combination of vehicle emissions‚ dust and smoke from domestic fires is a potential air quality concern in larger cities such as Harare. Water is not generally abundant‚ and the maintenance of water quality is a serious issue. Biodiversity preservation
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CONTEMPORARY ICONOLOGY AND AFRICAN SACRED SYMBOLS Sophia Oduol‚ 2011 sophiaoduol@gmail.com Introduction The awareness of the power of iconography in communication can be traced back to the earliest civilizations of mankind. Production of type was through scratch marks made on flat surfaces using sharp objects. Twentieth century records show well developed type from Mesopotamia‚ Chinese calligraphy‚ Egyptian Hieroglyphics and Phoenician alphabet. How do you make any sense of history‚ art
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Challenges Facing Islam and the Muslim Ummah Columnist Col (Retd) GHULAM SARWAR discusses the difficulties facing Muslims in today’s world It is a fact‚ universally acknowledged that current world crises have assumed alarming proportions‚ leaving everybody in a state of utter awe and fear. The US and its trusted ally‚ Britain‚ are seen hell-bent on ensuring world domination through means fair or foul. Yesterday‚ Sudan and Afghanistan were brutally targeted. Today it is Iraq‚ which is the victim of
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Environmentally‚ Indonesia is particularly prone to natural disasters‚ as the recent earthquakes‚ tsunamis and volcanic eruptions have illustrated. Politically‚ a dominant feature of President Yudhoyono’s presidency has been to curb the corruption that has so frequently plagued Indonesia. Economically‚ Indonesia’s economy is projected to become the sixth largest in the Asia Pacific region by 2017‚ but if the rupiah continues to devaluate against the dollar it could affect the Indonesian pharmaceutical
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Evil by Shirley Jackson‚ there are several symbols that represent abstract ideas pictured as roses‚ letters‚ and simply the title “The Possibility of Evil.” The first symbol she uses is Miss Strangeworth’s roses signifying the good seen by everyone around her. Throughout the story‚ citizens compliment her flowers as well as taking note of Miss Strangeworth’s kindness according to her questions and actions towards them. Another symbol Jackson uses is the symbol of Miss Strangeworth’s letters. These letters
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Marlon Griffith’s Symbols of Endurance at the Art Gallery of York University is an exhibit that showcases a very interesting set of pieces. This exhibit shows the many props and designs used for the street performance Ring of Fire which is also one of Marlon Griffiths works. It showcases the ideas of the 7 Symbols of Endurance‚ and they are represented through symbols‚ and also by characters. These characters are all very unique in their design‚ and how they are portrayed in the exhibit‚ as well
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