Word: symbolic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Hell is just plain inconsistent with the tradition of mysticism that brought me into the faith in the first place. To me, God is a symbol for something unfathomable, an utter mystery that fills my heart with joy and my spirit with song. TRISH CARR Portland, Oregon...
Just to set the record straight, people do find the term "redskin" offensive. If someone says he or she is offended, that should be the end of the discussion. Furthermore, when thousands of people express their pain and hurt at the use of a symbol, there should be no need for them to validate their feelings. (The use of the Confederate flag and its offensiveness to African-Americans offers us another recent example...
...quite beautiful, actually, the cartridge. The butt. The smooth, compact cylinder. A representation of, and attempt to display, masculinity? Perhaps. A phallic symbol? I think...
...naturalization experience was an occasion my family and I will always look back upon proudly. The respect commanded by the imposing figure of the black-cloaked judge who swore us in seemed to be justice personified. Nothing could have been a more credible symbol of equality than the man who called upon us to renounce all allegiances to the country of our birth. I was proud to be held accountable, for the first time, to all of the responsibilities demanded of naturally-born citizens...
...asked the National Academy of Sciences to file a report on the extent of brucellosis infection, the chances for developing a vaccine program and the nature of disease transmission between buffalo and cattle. "The continued pointless killings by the state of Montana are threatening the future of this magnificent symbol of our nation's commitment to conservation," he said. Nonsense, countered Montana Governor Marc Racicot, who last week termed Babbit's utterances on buffalo "rhetorical posturing." Montana is already plagued by a booming Yellowstone bison herd that should be reduced to no more than 2,000 heads, he said...