Word: symbolic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...were willing to cough up hundreds of dollars each to finance the ASPRS's campaign to show the bright side of the breast-implant story. Though nearly 2 million micromastia victims have been cured, millions more remain untreated, as shown by the continued existence of the plague's dread symbol -- the A-cup bra. There have been many earnest attempts to reach the untreated: public health-oriented magazines like Playboy, for example, repeatedly print photos illustrating normal breast size for the woman in doubt. Tragically, though, many women still live in denial, concealing their condition under mannish blazers and suit...
...October the 200th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the White House will be marked with a series of seminars about the stately old building, the dignified and durable symbol of this government. George Washington kept close watch over its planning and design, wanting a monument that reflected the majesty of the office. And Washington's insistence that the presidency be founded on the highest dimensions and standards of human character has been the ideal for more than two centuries. When the first President was 15 years old, he compiled for himself 102 "Rules of Civility," which...
...minute "war comedy" takes place in 1958 during the French-Algerian war. Each character serves more as a symbol than as a human being; this tactic transforms the play from strict drama into a parable...
...Sperling weep in envy. Indeed, the woman on these covers is usually a redhead, her carrottop blazing in technicolor glory. This makes sense, since red is the color of fire trucks (read: heat), apples (read: "fall from innocence") and the best-selling shade of lipstick in America (read: sex symbol.) The association is obvious. Blondes are the next most popular, followed by brunettes...
...Wardrobe. The man, as mentioned above, is shirtless, or else in the process of becoming shirtless, thanks to the woman's eager hands. Tight pants complete his costume. Often, he wears a revolver on his belt as a symbol of power. Bertice Small's novel, The Spitfire, breaks the mold in that it portrays a man wearing a skirt. Well, okay, a kilt...