Sentences with phrase «symbolic associations of»

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The Royal Canadian Navy (the «Royal» was restored to the naval and air elements of the Canadian forces this year, 45 years after the Canadian military ditched many of its historical symbolic associations with the Crown) has just 8,500 personnel and about 20 combat vessels, yet is tasked to exercise sovereignty over three coastlines and is facing major procurement challenges with regard to replacement of its 40 year old supply ships, plus new combat vessels.

In this myth the Paraiyars, firstly, presented as being a helpful community; they are even willing to suffer persecution in the service of protecting a refugee.28 Secondly, this remythologised version of the emergence of the goddess reinforces the notion that the Paraiyars are the recipients of undeserved violence; they are caught within the various subtle conflicts of the caste community and they are affected because of it spilling over onto the Dáevas.29 What is most interesting in this regard is the association of this victimization with symbolic figures of Women.

Notwithstanding differences of race and nationality, men felt the existence of a higher unity, a kind of spiritual association, with the Pope at its head and the little kingdom of Palestine as the fatherland and symbolic link.

The reorganization of the American Association of Theological Schools in 1956 was symbolic of the change taking place in theological education itself.

With their use of symbols and symbolic actions, the liturgical element of all ceremonies reveals the intimate association between religion and public oath - taking.

(cf. 18:20 and 14:11); Jeremiah's profound grief, 8:4 - 9:1; his affinity with Hosea, 13:16 27 but in many other passages as well; the certainty of destruction, 14:10 - 18; the quality of the «Confession» in 15:10 - 18 (as also elsewhere) that brings Jeremiah closer to us than any other figure in the Old Testament; the symbolic act again, chapter 19 — only Ezekiel among the prophets performs more such acts than Jeremiah; the bitterest of his confessions, 20:7 - 18, matched in the Old Testament only in Job (cf. Job 3); his association with Baruch in the remarkable narrative of chapter 36, «in the fourth year of Jehoiakim»; and his devastating words on Jehoiakim, 22: 13 - 19, bitter testimony to what was in Jeremiah's eyes the miserable rule of a miserable king.

«Everyone — Europeans and the rest of the world alike — will rightly see this decision as the European Commission downgrading both the practical and the symbolic value of science in Europe,» said Imran Khan, chief executive of the British Science Association.

Thanks to their association with important rites of passage, such as an engagement or a 60th wedding anniversary, diamonds can be deeply symbolic, but you don't always have to reserve them for special occasions.

An indictment of tribalist maxims, a simple and heartfelt portrayal of how we cling to the things that we love most in the dark even after they've long gone, a warning about how the absence of those things can metastasize into hostility at what (or whom) we assume is responsible for their loss - even by association, and of course a thrilling sci - fi blockbuster with kick - ass action scenes enriched by thematic and symbolic meaning.

In addition to the term's literal meaning, discuss what symbolic meanings or associations the title might have in terms of a connection with our place of birth, our ancestors, our heritage, and our personal and cultural histories.

According to the gallery release, «These works are free of symbolic associations with reality, dealing with mark making as a reflected interest in structure, movement, and constructive interconnection of elements challenging notions of surface.»

Charged with the paradoxical nature of the creature itself, and reflecting Bourgeois» own turbulent relationships with those closest to her, the spider's wider symbolic associations are deeply entwined with its profound personal import for the artist.

The works in this show, many of which were made expressly for this exhibition, are meant to be read as symbolic objects, conveying through association and interaction a sense of a troubled but not hopeless world.

The sumptuously illustrated accompanying catalogue, published by Yale University Press, explores portraiture as a site of artistic experimentation, in works that shift the genre from one based on mimesis to one stressing symbolic associations between artists and subjects.

The works have cosmological associations — «stars expanding their energy and becoming black holes, white dwarfs, and neutron stars,» Eversley explained at the time — but also prompt us to consider the symbolic values of color itself, even as identity - driven associations.

The paintings and constructions are built on visual and symbolic associations, and the obscuring, deconstructing, and preserving of images in wax helps me to address a complex and shifting relationship between man, his biological roots, and the shaping of our natural environment».

As a result of the paradoxical nature of the creature itself, and also reflecting Bourgeois» own turbulent relationships with those close to her, the spider's rich symbolic associations along with its deeply personal meaning for the artist have resulted in a powerful body of work whose legacy continues today.

With a penchant for non-heroic, «anti-art» materials such as spray foam and aluminum, and a keen eye for cultural objects bemired in symbolic notions of power, Bäckström's deeply tactile works create a rich interplay between association, meaning, and materials.

With these works, Wilson explores the symbolic use of black in relation to race and in association with mourning.

Here, the formal tamps down any overt symbolic associations, evoking instead the work of Kazimir Malevich and El Lissitsky.

Vivid colors and forms found in Yamamoto's paintings that were referred by Midori Matsui as uniting «decorative design and symbolic association by combining geometrical patterns with plant images» (Midori Matsui, «Winter Garden: The Exploration of the Micropop Imagination in Contemporary Japanese Art» Bijutsu Shuppan - Sha Co., Ltd, p. 78) have been liberated from the rules of using wood that is found in daily life.

An artist who perpetually introduces his audience to new stages of his own artistic evolution, Campbell blends together scribbles, scriptures, slogans, and anecdotes to assemble multilayered, interconnected works that draw from a symbolic system of meaning and associations.

Commenting on her use of stripes in this regard the artist told Robert Kudielka (op.cit) that she chose them because they are «unassertive forms», unlike the shapes she was using previously (and which, in addition, often had distracting symbolic associations).

The exhibition shows the symbolic potential of the sea, with its associations of unpredictability, infinity, the beginnings of life, turbulent passions, interpersonal relationships, unfettered freedom, purification, solitude and rebellion.»

Each artist accentuates a different aspect of the flower or a different symbolic association.

Like the stuffed - snake works, however, they also draw on a particular animal's accumulated wealth of symbolic associations across many cultures.

The preoperational stage (ages 2 - 7 years) is marked by the ability to master symbolic functions, including the association of objects with words, and the transition from an egocentric focus to an awareness that events have causes outside themselves.

The main results can be summarized as follows: (1) Synchrony during early mother - child interactions has neurophysiological correlates [85] as evidenced though the study of vagal tone [78], cortisol levels [80], and skin conductance [79]; (2) Synchrony impacts infant's cognitive processing [64], school adjustment [86], learning of word - object relations [87], naming of object wholes more than object parts [88]; and IQ [67], [89]; (3) Synchrony is correlated with and / or predicts better adaptation overall (e.g., the capacity for empathy in adolescence [89]; symbolic play and internal state speech [77]; the relation between mind - related comments and attachment security [90], [91]; and mutual initiation and mutual compliance [74], [92]-RRB-; (3) Lack of synchrony is related to at risk individuals and / or temperamental difficulties such as home observation in identifying problem dyads [93], as well as mother - reported internalizing behaviors [94]; (4) Synchrony has been observable within several behavioral or sensorial modalities: smile strength and eye constriction [52]; tonal and temporal analysis of vocal interactions [95](although, the association between vocal interactions and synchrony differs between immigrant (lower synchrony) and non-immigrant groups [84]-RRB-; mutual gaze [96]; and coordinated movements [37]; (5) Each partner (including the infant) appears to play a role in restoring synchrony during interactions: children have coping behaviors for repairing interactive mismatches [97]; and infants are able to communicate intent and to respond to the intent expressed by the mother at the age of 2 months [98].