Word: symbolics
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...break,” I would think as I listened to them complain listlessly about how their lives were being consumed by Tocqueville or Moroccan Dance Theatre. “You people are boring freaks. I will never wear a ragged Harvard sweatshirt every day as a symbol of my inner pain.” When my thesis on the beloved topic of Edwardian drama first started to get intense, I was excited for the wardrobe possibilities. I went to Lamont cafe every day and sashayed around in thigh-high boots and mini skirts. I imagined myself as a sort...
...created. The officer later comes back for assistance, and the reputation of the Wizard of the Crow spreads. Together, Kamiti and Nyawira are established as the Wizard of the Crow, and they use the role to help solve the psychological and social ills of the Republic. They become the symbol of a new Africa, and all of Aburiria gathers hope from knowing of their existence. Together they bring together and connect the stories of the Ruler, Tajirika, and Mariko. They diagnose and heal. They make things whole. And perhaps that is what Thiong’o is ultimately driving...
...inward-looking security service. The term “Homeland Security,” however, has been so stigmatized by abuses at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility and by invasive customs procedures at American ports of entry that a change in terminology would be a significant symbol of America’s desire to reconnect with the world. And history shows precedence for such a symbolic action: it is not for nothing that on the eve of the Cold War, with America seeking to present a non-aggressive face to the world, the “Department...
...night stand is now so risky that a couple interested in casual sex must get to know each other well enough to pop the herpes question?and believe the answer. Many sexologists think herpes is the chief reason for the new conservatism. Others consider it more of a symbol or the capping of a trend that began before herpes came to full public attention. Says California Sexologist Harvey Caplan: "In a funny sort of way, some people are actually relieved by the threat of herpes. It's a good excuse for them to give up a life-style that...
...That latter scenario is what Sheikh Usman Rishad, a 25-year-old blanket, pillow and mattress manufacturer, is hoping for. The former Musharraf supporter was up all last night decorating his 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer in honor of Sharif's election symbol, the tiger. He glued fuzzy cream blanket material over the midnight blue exterior, and painstakingly painted it with tiger stripes. The windows and bumpers are trimmed with black feather boas. "I decided to do this for my leader," he said of his masterpiece. "Sharif is going the right way for Pakistan." Musharraf, he says, brought Pakistan suicide bombers...