... of symbolism that artists continued to employ within their genre scenes. Viewers were aided by the emblematic literature, allowing them to familiarize themselves with these symbols. For the modern viewer, the understanding of these disguised symbols may be obscure, thus requiring more searching. But ambiguity was not something feared by the artists of the seventeenth century, as it is has allowed ... the verb naaien (to sew) was a synonym for sexual intercourse3. Whilst there is a possibility that critics are guilty of deciphering symbols within Metsu's painting where there are none, thu...

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... that the practice initiates adulthood; especially in the urban areas (Dirie 188). Girls who undergo the procedure could know little to everything that is about to happen to them. During ceremonial practices, girls may be presented with gifts, and girls are told to be brave, as well as thought of by others as to be brave. Men are usually not allowed ... ...

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... , the white hills in the background, and the train station itself. Evidently, Hemingway refuses to provide any minor details in his work, and instead presents the reader minor clues and symbols to help establish a more in depth understanding and profound meaning. A distinct and perhaps the most obvious ongoing theme in "Hills Like White Elephants" is that of one's choices ... the controversial issue of unplanned pregnancy without including the words "baby" or "abortion." Doing this makes it evident that recognizing his use of particular themes and symbols through dialogue is essential in...

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... helpful towards society as much as it is damaging. It constantly shows more care for the profit margin and show less care about how they achieve it. There use of symbols and intertextuality to convey their products are not done with thought to lasting effects on impressionable minds and society as a whole. Advertising should be held more responsible for its sexist ... sexual objects for men's pleasure is required. Until such considerations are met the advertising industry will remain ideologically problematic and more often than not it will present inappropriate imagery, texts, symbols ...

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... journal entries made by the narrator show her hatred for the wallpaper, yet as time goes on, her fondness grows, and she finds that the wallpaper is more than just symbols, but a reality she finds herself fighting to escape. She begins to uncover her reality when she first describes the wallpaper: a sulphurous yellow paper, ripped off in spots and patterned with ... ...

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... the future of the health care industry. The Paradox of Gender Gender is defined many ways but in its simplest form, gender is a "social construct built of traditions, language and symbols that can create deep affiliation and deep division among people" (Walker, 1999, p. 5). Gender is one of the many aspects that concern diversity, however, it is found to coexist with profession ... ...

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... presence; the dead bird, his hunting trophy, becomes an attribute of masculinity. The two pitchers, the prowling cat, and the overturned basket of spilled fruit have been interpreted as sexual symbols. Whether or not this reading is satisfactory, the tableau of the present and potential disorder does strike a discordant note in the otherwise quiet scene. The cat stalks the bird on ... ...

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... the office, the higher the degree of its "masculinization" in staffing. Using the original meaning of the word "democracy"- the power of people, our situation should not be about women-symbols, who are holding high posts but about "mass participation" of women in administration (Utembaeva 2000: 15). Especially in Kazakhstan, where the gender differentiation is not only seen but strengthens by ... ...

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... women in society was not a smooth one; many people, both men and women, did not agree with these changes. In Faulkner's A Rose for Emily, the Gierson home and Emily are symbols of the shift society undertakes, adjusting to the changing power in women from submissive to influential. The Giersons" home parallels Emily and what she stands for: old traditions that are ... ...

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