Word: symbolization
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...Princeton in 2002 after a bitter public dispute with University President Lawrence H. Summers, but in many ways his presence continues to be felt at the College. The photograph of West—prominently displayed at the department’s office—is only the most conspicuous symbol of this fact...
...most influential commentators on U.S. affairs ... Cooke focuses on minutiae. As he sees it, they tell more about a culture than the big issues that engross most journalists. [On] reverence for the flag, for instance ... he recently wrote, scarcely any other country shows such a high regard for that symbol. U.S. laws, he was surprised to find, prohibit use of the flag for ornamentation. So when he once looked for a box of candy with a flag on it to send to his mother in Britain, storekeepers regarded him as 'some kind of pervert...
...film was Taiwan's pick for the 2003 foreign-language Academy Award, and hence is a perfect symbol of what's right and wrong with the island's film industry. Mostly freed from commercial pressure thanks to government support, the island's handful of directors have carte blanche to experiment and explore. They have produced some innovative cinema, but there's a reason why none of the eight Taiwan films made last year grossed more than $30,000 in Taiwan. Without the blatantly populist tradition that keeps even Hong Kong's indie directors grounded, filmmakers like Tsai seem to feel...
...caddy. "A lot of people buy a large lawn tractor and think they're going to till the soil and plant a big garden, but many never do," says a senior executive for a major mowermaker. "They use it to cut grass. Buying these minitractors--it's a status symbol...
...were [the mullahs] to destroy it?" Iran's clerical court recently threatened to defrock Kadivar if he persists in voicing such views. Although he is free to don civilian attire now that he has left the Qum seminary, he says he will keep wearing his clerical robes as a symbol of defiance. If his message spreads, he could be instrumental in showing people beyond Iran how they can be good Muslims and good democrats too. --By Scott MacLeod and Nahid Siamdoust/Tehran