Emblem Essays

  • The Struggle of Hercules Between Virtue and Vice

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    Renaissance. George Withers illustrates this battle in his 22nd emblem from A collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne, entitled 'When Vice and Vertue Youth shall wooe, Tis hard to say, which way t'will goe . . .' This emblem depicts the struggle of the mythological Hercules in a curious mixture of pagan and Christian symbols. Through the juxtaposition of these symbols, the age of the Renaissance is also exemplified. The emblem shows Hercules centered in the illustration, wavering both physically

  • The Mexican National Flag and Emblem

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    The Mexican National Flag and Emblem The Mexican National Flag and its crest are symbols that represent the nation. Its origination can be traced back to the period of independence, when Mexico broke free from European foreign rule. The history of the crest or emblem of the flag is based on the representation of the founding of the land were Tenochtitlan was built. According to legend the Aztec God of War had given them a sign in which they were to build their Empire. The sign was an eagle perched

  • Grandma Kensler: An Emblem of Fearlessness and Love

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    Grandma Kensler How difficult do you think that it would be to have a baby when you are only 17 and the guy that got you pregnant left you because you wouldn’t get an abortion? This happened to my grandma Kensler. Her name is Laurie Kensler. My grandma was born in Eaton Rapids, Michigan and she also lived in Florida. She also has two brothers and two sisters. She inspires me to not give up, to love everybody, and to be brave. When my grandma was 17 years old, she became pregnant. The guy was trying

  • Understanding the Swastika: From Ancient Symbol to Nazi Emblem

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    Roberto Pino Rhoads English 10 12/14/15 The Infamous Swastika Phase 1 World War 2 was a very historic and dangerous moment in time that costed millions of lives. This global war began when Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939. Nazi Germany at the time had major goals that needed to be met, like having complete world order, and wiping out every single race other than a pure Aryan bloodline. In order to reach this goal, Nazi Germany tried to take over countries, and they also committed

  • How the Polo Ralph Lauren Brand Has Achieved Such High Success

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    merchandiser than a designer. RL’s notions are founded on his delineation of the American illusion, and admiration the upper-class goal assembly to realize the note being conveyed and to purchase into the emblem if they are motivated by the American illusion through RL’s product line. The emblem of the Polo contestant is an intriguing likeness, which connotes that the polo sport is one of the ways of experiencing the upper-class life.

  • Representation of a Great Ruler

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    ruler. This emblem is a basic representation of what the English people valued from the people that ruled them. The title says it all. “A Princes most ennobling Parts,/ Are Skill in Armes and Love to Arts.” If someone took this emblem and changed all the words from “he” to “she,” and then replaced the words “prince” to “queen,” we would have a perfect description of Queen Elizabeth I and what made her so great. Before we go into the text, it is worth analyzing the picture of the emblem. Though

  • Totemism: The Wiradjuri Tribe

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    A national emblem, according to Dictionary.net, defined the term as “an emblem or seal reserved for use by a nation states as a symbol of that nation”. This includes various symbols and emblems such as flags, birds, animals, architecture, songs, literature, etc. One example of national emblems in totemism is the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a national symbol for the United States of America and in Edsitement, it was originally “designed to be an emblem for of France and the

  • The Minister's Black Veil Essay

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    and security checks at airports. In The Minister’s Black Veil the veil is described as “only a material emblem”. According to dictionary.com the word emblem is defined as: an object symbolizing a class of persons. One religious emblem of modern society is the turban which is a piece of cloth wound about the head commonly worn by people of the Muslim or Sikh faiths. As a result of their emblem these classes of persons are exposed to increased security screenings and are met with fearful glances from

  • Mississippi State Flag Essay

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    The Confederate emblem should be removed from the Mississippi State Flag because it is a callous attack on racial minorities. Symbols have a significant impact that differ depending on who witnesses them. Those who are not bothered by something have no right to advertise it openly while many are clear about how unsafe it makes individuals feel. The Mississippi State Flag should be altered in order to accommodate for those who are uncomfortable with it. Many have been very open about how intimidated

  • Pain for Pleasure Endured

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    000 deaths each year and resulting in an annual cost of more than $50 billion in direct medical costs" (http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/issue.htm). In Wither’s emblem pain and pleasure are presented in a paradoxically coexisting relationship. Thomas More’s Utopia portrays pleasure as an entity unblemished by the experience of pain. Wither’s emblem entitled "By Pain on pleasures we do seize and we by sufferance purchase ease" (http://emblem.libraries.psu.edu/withe023.htm) expresses views on pain and pleasure

  • Sociology In Sociology

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    interact with each other.” George H. Mead was the sociologist that introduced this perspective to American sociology in the 1920s. According to the symbolic interactionist viewpoint, people adhere meanings to emblems, and then they proceed according to their subjective interpretation of these emblems. Verbal dialogues, in wh... ... middle of paper ... ...men and women. The question here would be “How does marriage benefit men and women unequally?” They would say that marriage and family, as practiced

  • Evidential Archive Essay

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    These distinctive emblems are designed to award the most passionate and active players. Emblems included as follow: Collaboration: Build a strong team. Work together to achieve what it would be impossible to achieve alone. Courage: Take risks. Dare to tackle seemingly unsolvable problem. Take a stand for what

  • The Good Ole Days When Barbers were also Surgeons

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    on the pole, blowing and twisting together to form the spiral pattern seen on the modern day barber pole. The bloodstained bandages became recognized as the emblem of the barber-surgeon profession. Later, the emblem was replaced by a wooden pole of white and red stripes. These colors are recognized as the true colors of the barber emblem. Red, white, and blue typically are displayed in America, partly due to the fact that the national flag has these colors. Another interpretation of these barber

  • George Wither's poem, By Knowledge, Life wee gaine, All other things to Death pertaine

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    George Wither's poem, By Knowledge, Life wee gaine, All other things to Death pertaine "Vivitur Ingenio Caetera Mortis Erut," roughly translated means, "Live intellectually. In all other matters, death is master." This phrase borders the emblem of George Wither's poem, By Knowledge, Life wee gaine, All other things to Death pertaine. This poem admonishes the reader to beware of a life too concerned with worldly pleasures, titles and treasures, which he says, belong to death and will return to

  • The Spherical Image as the Central Paradox in Valediction: for Weeping

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    The Spherical Image as the Central Paradox in Valediction: for Weeping In John Donne's "A Valediction: for Weeping," the speaker consoles his lover before leaving on a sea voyage and begs her not to cry.  Crying, the speaker tells his lover this poem at the docks before he boards his ship going abroad.  Donne uses a spherical image as the central metaphor in his poem. When Donne uses irony, paradox, and hyperbole including the use of round images such as: coins, globes, and tears he strengthens

  • Kinesics Communication: Non-Verbal Form Of Communication

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    An emblem is defined as nonverbal signals that generally translate into words. Most people in a culture or group have an understanding of the meaning of the gesture. However, you have to be very cognizant of culture as the meaning of an emblem may vary based on this. The thumbs up sign means “O.K." or "right on!" in many different places around the world. But in Iran, Afghanistan

  • Kings In Seventeenth Century France

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    Topic 2 According to the Merriam –Webster dictionary, a king is “a paramount chief or male monarch of a major territorial unit; especially: one whose position is hereditary and who rules for life.” The concept of kings has been around for thousands of years, and has played a major role in both ancient and modern societies. In this paper, I will discuss the role of the kings in the societies of seventeenth century France, fifteenth century Inka, and the Classic Maya. In each of these societies, kings

  • Questions of Tax Reformation

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    transparency (.N.p.). Using very simple and easy to understand images, ATR is able to convey their goals and get information across to the general audience that visits their website. One image ATR uses to convey their goal is their white and purple emblem. The emblem is located in the top left hand corner of their web page, and appears on every page of their website. It is a very straightforward logo that reads “Americans for Tax Reform”, making the organization easily recognizable, by literally branding

  • My Father

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    office where I hid behind a large potted plant that would shield me if either of the men walked out to get something. My father had left the door cracked open just enough that I was able to see the back of the man’s neck. He had a strange figure or emblem on the back of his neck I couldn’t quite make out what it was. It was strange almost demented as I stared at it I had realized I had seen it somewhere before, But where? As I sat there searching my mind for the answer I realized it was the 21st century

  • The History and Symbolism of the Swastika Sign

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    mid- 19th century. The swastika became the official emblem of the German Gymnasts’ League, and on nationalist German volkisch periodicals it could be also found by the end of the 19th century (Rosenberg 2009, Para 3). The swastika has been used to represent the German nationalism and pride and by the beginning of the 20th century, it became a common symbol in Germany. It was found in a multitude of places such as a German youth group, the emblem for the Wandervogel, and th... ... middle of paper