Word: symbolism
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...mushroom cloud was the symbol under which the mid-20th century was baptized. As the last great global tumult, the Second World War represented the convergence and the stratification of ideologies. But what hoisted itself above all of these intersecting faiths—above fascism, communism, capitalism, democracy—was the ambivalent shroud of dust and ash in which mankind could glimpse a vision of its own destruction. To watch footage of the atomic tests—the grainy, bird’s-eye view of a seemingly endless geyser of particulate matter—is to understand...
...positions normally associated with conservatives. Following her presidential defeat, Royal stunned many observers by publicly dumping Socialist Party leader François Hollande - her companion and the father of her four children - and announcing she'd seek his post during the current election. To some, that made Royal the symbol of the strong, modern woman in politics; to others, it cast her as the classic snake in the grass...
...take inspiration from a cuddly cat. Hello Kitty, it turns out, may not be ethnically Japanese. Her surname is not Suzuki or Sato but White. Her parents are named George and Mary. Yet the mouthless feline has prospered as one of Japan's most successful exports, a fitting symbol of an open Japan. Arigato Kitty, hello world...
...fascination with the First-in-More-Than-One-Way Family is not just about race. A young family in the White House symbolizes change more vividly than any Cabinet appointment. Whitney Houston was corny but right: children are the future and a potent symbol thereof. Also, there will be a puppy! Did I mention the puppy...
...each other. Then, in 2004, an agreement was reached to end the assaults. But since President Lee Myung Bak took office in February, relations with Pyongyang have again deteriorated. In July, when a South Korean housewife was shot during a trip to North Korea's Mount Geumgang, a symbol of reconciliation, South Korea suspended tours there and hasn't allowed its citizens to visit since...