Sentences with phrase «symbolic reminders of»

Strom references opulent Dutch still life paintings through a rich canvas of constructed scenes that act as symbolic reminders of transformation and impermanence.»
The undergarments are viewed as a symbolic reminder of the sacred covenants made in temple ceremonies, and are viewed as an either symbolic or literal source of protection from the evils of the world.
Wiki: According to traditional teachings of Judaism in the Talmud, they were made of blue sapphire stone as a symbolic reminder of the sky, the heavens, and ultimately of God's throne....

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PARIS — Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit ratings of France, Italy and seven other European countries on Friday, a move that may have more symbolic than fundamental financial impact but served as a reminder that Europe's economic woes were far from over.
It was a powerful symbolic moment — an inescapable reminder that the challenge of teaching low - income children has become the central issue in American education.
The picture, itself an iconic representation, became a symbolic reminder not only of Ojukwu's role as the father of APGA but also of his stature in Igbo history.
«The camera repeatedly lingers on the image of Ronnie's bloodied hands, a symbolic reminder that they aren't clean — that he is not a perfect victim.»
I could let it go - it came back but now it's a reminder of that era & not as symbolic of my life!
Whether the installation represents the turbulent journey associated with cancer diagnosis or the infinite life of plastic garbage in our oceans, the installation's place suspended in the air serves as a symbolic reminder that pollution and cancer are issues hanging over all of our heads.
Beerenstilleben 2007 (a still - life), located so characteristically on a windowsill, features the vernacular debris of 21st - century life: plastic food containers alongside a solitary, leftover almond and the more symbolic burned down candle that might have appeared in the Dutch still lifes of the 17th century as a reminder of mortality.
It is a little silly, but as we stopped for a few moments of silence over the loss of that innocent little deer, we were so grateful for a symbolic reminder.
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