Word: symbolics
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...calls the evergreen a holiday tree. Not only did the name change irritate many, it also did nothing to address the legitimate concerns some people had with the Boston government erecting a tree. Despite the fact that some have claimed that a Christmas tree is not an overtly Christian symbol, it is still a symbol associated with a Christian holiday, the birth of Christ. Giving the tree a different name does not change this. If someone erects an evergreen and decorates it with ornaments and lights, everyone will recognize the tree as a Christmas tree. A simple name change does...
...scene may strike some observers as odd, since the flag is often seen as a symbol of racism, and the LSU football squad is largely black...
...Vincent says he understands that the red-and-blue Confederate flag symbolizes more than just slavery, and that it represents southern heritage for some. But he thinks the purple-and-gold banner should be banned because the Confederate symbol has “nothing to do with...
...feared that the Vespa's popularity would be short-lived, within 10 years Piaggio had sold more than 1 million. The sexy little scooter was immortalized in the 1953 movie Roman Holiday as the vehicle of choice of the dolce vita set. And two decades later, it became the symbol of disenfranchised youth in Quadrophenia. Today it's still the low-cost, high-status alternative to cars in big cities and on college campuses. ?By James Scully
...streets to the dismay of cab-drivers; we don’t necessarily “care” about the town itself. But the University enjoys a symbiotic relationship with Cambridge, forming an academic community which locals identify as a source of pride—not a symbol of an elitism which they despise.Juliet Samuel ’09, a Crimson editorial comper, lives in Wigglesworth Hall...