of the material cultural icons that surround me in my environment include: churches‚ computers‚ cellular phones‚ automobiles‚ homes‚ fitness trackers‚ supermarkets‚ clothing‚ money‚ and jewelry. Each of these has a non-material connection to a cultural value or idea. Each of them can imply status or our ideas of self as well as how we perceive those around us. These are very functional‚ structural and widely disseminated throughout our society. The icons and their associations imply
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Barack Obama: A True American Icon An American Icon is an individual who has impacted America in a powerful way through their progressive or iconic actions. Barack Obama is a true American Icon. Throughout his presidency‚ Obama has been dedicated and focused on improving all of America and its people through his many policies and reform acts. During his two terms as U.S. President‚ Barack Obama has taken proactive measures to fix and rebuild our environment‚ created a health care plan that has benefited
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Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayanswami Iyer (R.K.Narayan) was born in Madras (now Chennai) in 1906. His father was Rasipuram Venkatarama Krishna swami Iyer was a School Teacher in Mysore. His mother was Gnanambalwas a housewife. His elder brother was a popular Cartoonist R.K.Laxman. He graduated at Maharaja college‚ Mysore. He married to Rajam in 1935. They had a daugheter named Hema‚ their happiness was shortlived‚ Rajam died with Typhoid in 1939. A number of female characters in his writings
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Barbie: Cultural Icon‚ New Age Guru or Blonde Bimbo? She’s 56 years old‚ but hasn’t aged a day; her hair hasn’t turned gray; she hasn’t gained a pound; and she’s been number one nearly all her life. It’s Barbie‚ of course. Introduced in 1959 as a teenager‚ Barbie turned 40 in 1999. Throughout her life‚ she’s enraged feminists and mothers and warmed the hearts of millions of little girls. No matter how her revile her‚ she bounces back. Initially‚ just a blonde teenager‚ Barbie has moved
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time; its customs‚ its arts‚ and its conveniences or socially inherited artifacts. Over the years‚ arts have transformed many areas‚ such as; visual art‚ literature‚ music‚ theatre‚ film‚ dance‚ etc. Two very important Caribbean icons will be discussed in this piece. These icons are Antiguan Heather Doram and Trinidadian Beryl McBurnie. “If art is to nourish the roots of our culture‚ society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.” -John F. Kennedy Heather Doram is a renowned
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The rebozo is a symbol that connects us to our ancestors and culture. Even though a physical and cultural border may separate the two‚ their histories remain tightly woven together. From an object devoid of history to an object filled with history‚ the rebozo reveals how different strands come together to make a complex web of identity (Cisneros). Originating in Persia and India‚ the Mexican “rebozo” was introduced to the Spanish during the Moorish conquest of Spain‚ and then brought to Mexico
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I N T R O D U C T I O N —— A novelist of all humanity R. K. Narayan’s novels are like a box of Indian sweets: a highly-coloured container conceals a range of delectable treats‚ all different in a subtle way‚ but each one clearly from the same place. There are fourteen novels in the oeuvre – enough to create a world. Enthusiasts of his work will read them all and return to them time and again. The busy‚ or the less committed‚ may open the box and take out one at random – it does not really matter
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The Rickettsiae are small (0.3-0.5 x 0.8-2.0 um)‚ Gram-negative‚ aerobic‚ coccobacilli that are obligate intracellular parasites of eucaryotic cells. They may reside in the cytoplasm or within the nucleus of the cell that they invade. They divide by binary fission and they metabolize host-derived glutamate via aerobic respiration and the citric acid (TCA) cycle. They have typical Gram-negative cell walls‚ and they lack flagella. The rickettsiae frequently have a close relationship with arthropod
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Tupac Shakur Tupac was a leading American icon because he crossed cultural‚ racial‚ and economic barriers. From the child in the suburb to the former vice president of the United States‚ everyone recognized Tupac’s iconic status. He had many traits that would make him stand out above the rest‚ and that is what made him the best. His traits are routed in his name because he was named after an Inca Indian revolutionary Tupac Amaru‚ which means "shining serpent"‚ and Shakur is Arabic for "thankful
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Antigone as a Feminist Icon Male authority is a dominant theme in Sophocles’ “Antigone.” Men occupied the land‚ ruled the towns and assigned the women duties to perform. Antigone‚ however‚ believed that she was just as strong as the men who ruled society during that time‚ which led to her downfall. The goal of the feminist movement has generally been to seek equality between the sexes. Through the women’s movement‚ women have won the right to vote‚ and can now compete for traditionally male
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