Word: symbolics
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...remember that Abu Ghraib was not an anomaly, an isolated incident that can be apologized for, swept aside, blamed on the ignorance and stupidity of the ?other ranks? as the British have always rather contemptuously called their dogfaces. It was, and it should remain, a central symbol of what is surely the most immoral and misguided military adventure in American history. All I am arguing here is that Morris?s manner of relating this story is very often quite inappropriate to its substance. It is a sordid and appalling tale and what it demands is almost an anti-style...
Under Lee's guidance, Samsung transformed itself from a little-known purveyor of second-rate electronics into a major producer of mobile phones, LCD panels and memory chips with a globally recognized brand name. However, Lee also became a symbol of the difficulties Korea's major corporations have faced in modernizing their management practices. A shadowy figure rarely seen in public, Lee was treated as a demigod by Samsung employees but his actual role in managing the company remained opaque. Through complex networks of cross-shareholdings, Lee, the son of Samsung's founder, played a dominant role in directing...
...Still, the Sudanese capital, flush with oil revenue, is in the the throes of an economic boom despite U.S. sanctions. New hotels and office complexes are rising across the city, as investment pours in from the Gulf States and China. And, sanctions or not, the ultimate status symbol visible in Khartoum's most fashionable neighborhoods is the Humvee...
...There is no better symbol to represent these hopes and illusions than the tire swing. The romance of the tire swing implies lusting after a place where we can indulge in replaying our childlike urges. Motorless, silent, and cheap, it is the embodiment of the make-do, enterprising, and venturesome childhoods which we might possibly have lived ourselves but more likely read about secondhand...
...bring war into the room. I never really interact with Olga [I. Zhulina ’09, another cast member]. It’s really just between Nick’s character and I. It’s unclear whether I’m a real person or a symbol or a figment of Ian’s imagination or maybe even all three wrapped up into one. RR: Whoa, was that a description of the character or were you just having an identity crisis?DRP: Well, after this play...yeah...Oh, I have a song about my character...