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    Mom Louise: A Symbol of Strength and Courage Mom Louise: A Symbol of Strength and Courage A symbol of strength and courage‚ my mom has been a “wonder woman” in my eyes for many years. Mom Louise‚ as she was fondly called by her family‚ was a concerned mother of eight children. In my eyes‚ she was a giant among women as she nearly singlehandedly‚ raised her children‚ in a time when women were taught that no matter what‚ marriage is forever. My mom led her family by example as she lived a

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    Great Gatsby Symbols

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    Topic Sentence: On symbol developed in The Great Gatsby is a green light. Developing Sentences: The green light symbolizes hope. On the night Nick Caraway came back from Daisy’s house he saw Jay Gatsby watching a green light in yearning‚ which suggests a desire Jay has. The green light was at the end of the dock in East Egg and Jay lives in the West Egg‚ which shows the distances between the two Eggs. Introduction of Evidence: Nick sees the longing Jay Gatsby has for the green light‚ which is highlighted

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    Discuss The Symbols Golding Introduces in the Lord of the Flies Golding presents a number of key symbols in the opening chapters of the Lord of the Flies‚ providing a number of hints as he does as to the characteristics of the boys on the island‚ of possible issues and conflicts which will occur as the narrative develops. Symbols are of great importance to Golding’s book‚ an example being the conch‚ representing authority and leadership‚ as well as Piggy’s glasses to symbolise his marginalisation

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    By: James Nichols Reoccurring Themes and Symbols in Different Works by Nathaniel Hawthorne It is no secret that Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s "The Minister ’s Black Veil" is a parable. Hawthorne intended it as such and even gave the story the subtitle "a parable." "The Minister ’s Black Veil‚" however‚ was not Hawthorne ’s only parable. Hawthorne often used symbols and figurative language to give added meaning to the literal interpretations of his work. His Puritan ancestry also influenced much of Hawthorne

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    Use of Symbols in logos –  The primary task of logo is to render brand recognition to the company it represents. As such the text based logos do the maximum justice to the start up companies by giving them a unique identity of their own. Does that mean we should avoid the symbolic logos altogether? Not actually—-the symbolic logos also have their own role to play‚ but elsewhere. Let’s check the benefits of symbolic logos. Before weighing up the pros and cons of the use of symbols in logo‚ let’s

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    Predominate Symbols and Their Meanings Defined Symbolism “is the practice of representing things by symbols‚ or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. A symbol is an object‚ action‚ or idea that represents something other than itself‚ often of a more abstract nature.” (Wikipedia) Authors use symbolism to give their stories a deeper meaning. Symbols make you look beyond the obvious and see the deeper meaning.” Symbols have emotional and intellectual power beyond their literal importance

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    or you don’t have one at all. The muslim man who is looking up is symbolizing that he has a religion even though his religion is not on a flag. The man who is holding the sign with the symbol on it‚ it symbolizes that he does have a religion. He chose not to believe in one because the symbol on the sign is a symbol for atheists who don’t believe in any religion or don´t have one. The flag that is white and with the cross on it symbolizes the Christians around the world. The flag with the Star of David

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    is the largest store in Washington DC area with the highest volume. Physical symbols: Nordstrom size (200‚000 sq. ft. on 3 floors) and it opened in 1988. Our department is in the 2nd floor with shoe department‚ handbag‚ men‚ accessories and jewelries and they change visual every week. Behavioral symbols: When they get ride off (sending them home) for time kipping or not giving great customer service. Verbal Symbols: When managers from another store have a competition with our store and if they

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    Symbols V for Vendetta

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    Throughout James McTeigues film V for Vendetta numerous symbols are used to represent something. The use of the symbols the Guy Fawkes mask and media helped me to remember a key idea. A significant symbol from V for Vendetta that helped me remember a key idea was the Guy Fawkes mask. The mask plays a big part in the film as portraying V as an idea and not a person as viewers never see his face. V being the idea is shown in the opening scene of the movie when it is switching between Evey and V getting

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    purpose and reason behind every detail of each symbol in many different ways. Symbolism is expressed in artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas‚ and emotions. An example is smile it’s a symbol of friendship. Similarly‚ the action of someone smiling at you may stand as a symbol of the feeling of kindness which that person feels for you. Like in the story a rose for Emily there were many symbols that meant a lot of things. Like the rose

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