Word: symbolical
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...Arab and Islamic worlds back in his office at the Atlantis, Kerzner adds, "I don't think it's good to have stereotyped notions of people." He says he's not on a mission to bridge cultural gaps, but if people see his partnership with Dubai as an encouraging symbol of harmony in a troubled region, "that's good...
...South Korea, golf-club memberships are the ultimate status symbol among the country's newly rich. Limited in number, memberships in the most prestigious clubs trade like prized stocks and often reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. A year ago, the golf membership belonging to Kim Joo Hyong, the chief executive of a small trading firm, was worth $350,000. But as the shockwaves from the U.S. financial meltdown slammed into South Korea in September, Kim nervously watched cash-starved golfers dump their memberships on an Internet site that tracks their value, sending prices plummeting. The country, he became convinced...
...possibly the most recognizable workspace in the world, but the office that President-elect Barack Obama, its next occupant, visited on Nov. 10 hasn't always been the enduring symbol of the U.S. presidency. Before the 1930s, the Oval Office was in a different part of the White House. And before that, it wasn't even oval...
...first DPP politician to be elected president, Chen has become a symbol of the Taiwanese independence movement. During his eight years in office, he heightened Taiwanese pride on the island that had been ruled by non-indigenous regimes for centuries. Chen, in turn, was seen as a troublemaker by China because of his advocacy for Taiwan independence. China claims Taiwan, an island off mainland China, as its own, though Taiwan has ruled itself for 60 years...
...Houses,” “Law”—to the profound—“Joy and Sorrow” and “Death.” The language is simple, making repeated use of nature as an illustrative symbol. Gibran indeed relies heavily on lyrical analogies to convey his philosophical theories. For those among us unversed in reading pure philosophy, Gibran is thus doing us a favor. On child-rearing, for instance, he writes: “Your children are not your children / they come through you but not from...