That is why we are going to try to relate the symbols to the Romantic movement. ... In the first chapter, we have adopted a textual approach, by analyzing symbols in the text, and a contextual approach, by relating these symbols to the Romantic movement. Concerning the literary theory, we have opted for Northrop Frye's theory on symbols. ... In both cases we deal with symbols, but when we attach an external meaning to a word we have, in addition to the verbal symbol, the thing represented or symbolized by it.... Chapter One: Symbols and Romanticism Nathaniel Hawthorne, as a romantic writ...

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Careful application of makeup on the face of a woman can become the encounter between what is the woman and the ideal that she desires in connection to her person. ... Makeup can make a woman feel complete. ... Therefore the makeup of each of us and the way we look, namely the self-image is a visible symbol that influences our relationships with others. ... In China white is the symbol of death, and in Africa it is all evil. ... In Kenya black refers to the rain clouds as to a symbol of fertility and life. ...

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A classical play in the UPLB setting is usually a tricky task. Students easily get attracted to modern plays that are held at places like the Social Garden or the Humanities steps. A D.L. Umali Hall affair is another thing, and a student production that aims for a Grecian accomplishment is far from ...

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Characters Desiree: A young woman described by the narrator as "beautiful and gentle, affectionate and sincere." ... However, conversation between Desiree and Madame Valmonde indicates that he apparently found time for La Blanche, the slave woman whose name (French for white) suggests that she was of mixed heritage, with light skin that made her a tolerable sexual object for Armand. ...

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There were a man and a woman. ... One of the symbols that expresses most completely the Plains Indian concept of the relationship between human beings and the world of nature surrounding them is a cross inscribed within a circle. ... This particular symbol may be found among the crew in the three things they often paint around the sacred cottonwood tree at the center of their circular Sun Dance lodge. ... If we understand the Indian relationship with nature and the values of their symbols and rites, then we may become enriched and our understanding will deepen. ... Among many groups the retrea...

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An ethereal black woman emerges from the crowd and stands firm while the others scatter after the cr! ... The woman clearly has a strong connection to Kurtz and one assumes that she had, at one time, been his mistress. ... Kurtz' followers, including the beautiful woman, again gather on the shore. ... Marlow finishes by telling the woman that Kurtz' last words were her name. ...

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When a woman gets married, the Chinese character is "嫁". ... In ancient China, a woman no longer belonged to the family clan of her parents after she got married, and she had to put her husband's family name before hers. ... Size Up a Prospective Mate Meeting The first time a man and a woman meet under the arrangement of the match-maker is referred to as "a matchmaking interview." ...

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In 1953 Mogambo, Ava plays an adaptable, witty woman on safari who men fall for despite her strong mindedness. ... His designs were not only for those with perfect figures but his he worked around the abstract architecture of a woman's body and was able to flatter it. There is a story of which a woman was apologizing for the roundness of her belly and she was told that, "Monsieur Balenciaga likes a little tummy." ...

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