Word: symbolics
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...generation of workers. Their grandparents belonged to unions; their parents didn't; now some of the kids do. "Even if they never join a union again, they'll be voters sensitized to working-class issues," James Shaw, president of Local 2322, says of the Umass students. "This is a symbol that labor is back...
...honest films is largely due to his drive to make E.T. as much like these children as possible. Like the film’s children, he has an excess of curiosity but a genuinely good heart which literally glows with healing power. The film, in short, makes him a symbol of all that is lovable in a child. He eases the shock of a human-to-alien bond by presenting it as a friendship between children. E.T.’s methods may be sentimental—John Williams’ score grows stiflingly saccharine under many of the more...
...funicular takes you to Chain Bridge, and a scenic walk along the embankment brings you to the huge parliament building (for guided tours, call 317 7767). Built at the end of the 19th century, the edifice was intended to be a symbol of the city's growing importance, its interior decorated with 41 kg of gold to "impress the eyes of friends and foes alike." Next to Andrassy Avenue is a stylish stretch of elegant 19th century neo-Renaissance and neo-Baroque mansions where wealthy locals, including the composer Franz Liszt, once lived. One building along Andrassy that is worth...
...performers sparred with percussive phrases played on barrel-sized drums and copper pot-like cymbals. One group of drummers represented the agile tiger, a traditional symbol of Korea, while another group represented the booming, dragon-like power of Japan, Everson said...
...Newfoundland is an island off the East Coast, famous to the rest of the world mostly for being cold and far from anywhere else. The economy of the entire region is in shambles and about a third of the population is unemployed. Great Big Sea serves as the unofficial symbol of Newfoundland to those who know little or nothing about the province, and prove conclusively that music, company and beer are all that’s necessary for a rocking good time...