In MS-13 it is very important for them to be able to communicate without using words or at least words that would make them look suspicious. To avoid being caught they use symbols to communicate to one another. Symbols are a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object‚ function‚ or process . Tagging is very common in gangs they use them to mark territories. They do this to warn other gangs from entering their territory or to mark new territory they have taken from rival
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The Birthmark as a Symbol In Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s‚ The Birthmark‚ the symbolism is quite evident of the birthmarks upon Georgiana ’s face. It represents Aylmer ’s struggles with nature and science‚ through his repeated attempts of the removal of it. This clash between science and nature illustrates the concept of man versus woman‚ through the femininity of nature and the masculine traits of the world of science. Throughout the story‚ nature is portrayed as feminine and is even present through
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path of what is socially expected from her‚ and in such creates her own desolation. She opts to satisfy herself over what she is accountable for. In the end‚ there could be no happy ending for her because of this. Chopin assimilates many motifs and symbols including minor characters to contrast Edna’s complications with her own identity and place
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Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Raven" Poe’s "The Raven" is not only an American classic‚ it’s a favorite of high school students around the world‚ as well as their teachers. That being said‚ it’s still poetry and therefore can be difficult to understand. Read this summary to review the contents and get a better understanding. * Stanzas: 1-2 Make everyone in class think you’re really smart when you bust out everything you’ve learned in this summary: Stanza 1: It’s late. The poem’s speaker is tired
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Symbols The main emblem of the Jain religion was decided upon in 1974 on the 25000th anniversary of the nirvana of Mahavira‚ the last Jain Tirthankara. The emblem is a composition of many different symbols‚ all with specific meanings. The emblem’s outline represents the universe and can be divided into the three parts with the upper part representing Devlok‚ the heavens‚ the middle part representing Manushyalok‚ the Earth and planets‚ and the lower part representing Naraki‚ the seven hells. The curved
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The Awakening‚ written by Kate Chopin‚ uses symbolism as a major literary technique. Throughout the novel‚ the use of symbols represent meaning that goes beyond what is literally being said. One of the symbols recognized was the vase. As Edna was having a mental breakdown‚ she shattered the vase in a childish manner. This action symbolized throwing away a perfectly good life with a favorable husband because of her defiance of society. After smashing the crystal vase and stomping on her wedding ring
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Symbol of the Mockingbird Society says all men are created equal‚ but it that really true? It is said throughout the book that it is a sin to kill mockingbirds because they do no harm to anyone. The characters throughout the book find out what the meaning of being a mockingbird is when innocent people get blamed for things they did not do. The symbol of a mockingbird is easily compared to Atticus Finch‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Boo Radley because they portray the attributes of the mockingbird. It
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symbolism was valued throughout the film‚ depicting the emotions and thoughts of each character it gives a hint of the reality that the characters face and the history behind it. Native American storytelling displays the lessons with symbols to be learned in life. Sherman Alexie displays this in the movie Smoke Signals‚ when Thomas has a natural gift of storytelling. Storytelling is a part of the Native American tradition that Thomas has really taken to heart. He takes every opportunity
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The Raven: Creating the Melancholic Tone Edgar Poe’s “The Raven”‚ representing Poe’s own introverted crisis of hell‚ is unusually moving and attractive to the reader. In his essay entitled “The Philosophy of Composition‚” Poe reveals his purpose in writing “The Raven” and also describes the work of composing the poem as being carefully calculated in all aspects. Of all melancholy topics‚ Poe use the one that is universally understood‚ death‚ which specifically involves a beautiful woman
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This essay will be comparing both of Edgar Allan Poe’s iconic poems of loss and moving on. These poems “The Raven” and “Annabel Lee” both conveyed this message about dead loved ones.But what makes these poems different is how they go about putting off this message. For example “The Raven” likes to use actual repetition of words such as nevermore. While in “Annabel Lee” poe likes to repeat the same theme without actually repeating the same words. Finally these essays are apart of early american literature
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