0 THE KOLANUT AS A PEACE SYMBOL IN IGBOLAND: TOWARDS A CULTURAL NEXUS OF GENDER CONSTRUCTION AND MEANING BY ALOZIE BRIGHT CHIAZAM UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA +2347061905914 Donbright4all@yahoo.com A PAPER PRESENTED AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (HSN)‚ SOUTH-EAST ZONAL CONFERENCE THEME: SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE HELD AT THE LAW AUDITORIUM EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY‚ ABAKALIKI SEPTEMBER 11TH TO 14TH‚ 2011. 1 Introduction The kolanut a symbolic
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word peace. I always thought of peace as a state of which our world got along‚ one country with another. I also thought of peace as a state of calmness between people where fighting or disagreement does not exist. I feel that today our country tries to solve issues and problems in a peaceful manner. However‚ the world will never be at peace since there are so many different opinions between world leaders. Another way of looking at what peace means is an internal peace within oneself. Peace could
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By The River Jack Hodgins displays a significant contrast in character between the husband and wife in “By the River”. Crystal Styan’s selfless and meek personality is evidently over powered by her narrow-minded spouse‚ Jim Styan. Their ambitions and desires in life are on completely different paths‚ making their marriage surprising. Every aspect involving life goals‚ care for tasks‚ and priorities differ between Crystal and Jim. The ambitions and desired lifestyles of Crystal and Jim
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search River Padma in Rainy Season River Meghna from the bridge over the river Bangladesh is a riverine country. About 800 rivers including tributaries flow through the country constituting a waterway of total length around 24‚140 km.[1] Most of the country’s land is formed through silt brought by the rivers. Following is a list of some of the major rivers of Bangladesh: * Atrai River * Bangali River * Balu River * Baral River * Biskhali River * Bhairab River * Brahmaputra
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Symbols The main emblem of the Jain religion was decided upon in 1974 on the 25000th anniversary of the nirvana of Mahavira‚ the last Jain Tirthankara. The emblem is a composition of many different symbols‚ all with specific meanings. The emblem’s outline represents the universe and can be divided into the three parts with the upper part representing Devlok‚ the heavens‚ the middle part representing Manushyalok‚ the Earth and planets‚ and the lower part representing Naraki‚ the seven hells. The curved
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Misinterpretation of symbols Now days people tend to have a fashion use for certain symbols such as the heart‚ cross‚ peace sign‚ etc. without taking in consideration that it might offend others. Symbols are used worldwide to represent many things like religion and emotions‚ but we have to keep in mind that some symbols look or are the same in many cultures but they do not always have the same meaning. Many societies have forgotten the original meaning of a symbol‚ replacing it with a more modern
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symbolism was valued throughout the film‚ depicting the emotions and thoughts of each character it gives a hint of the reality that the characters face and the history behind it. Native American storytelling displays the lessons with symbols to be learned in life. Sherman Alexie displays this in the movie Smoke Signals‚ when Thomas has a natural gift of storytelling. Storytelling is a part of the Native American tradition that Thomas has really taken to heart. He takes every opportunity
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CHRISTIAN SYMBOLS Christian Symbols Nathan T. Payne Grand Canyon University UNV 200 Professor Diffey June 04‚ 2011 Christian Symbols Communication of thoughts and ideas are not always verbal they can come in different forms such as written languages‚ sign languages‚ and even artistic expression via the concept of art and drawings that are often illustrations an artist may hold in their heart and
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patron of Athens. Many gods viewed her as a god who promoted culture and civilization. This collage represents who Athena is and what symbolizes her. Athena was a very well known god and was someone who had tremendous strategic skills in war. Her symbols show who she is and what represents her‚ these include the owl‚ olive tree‚ shield‚ aegis or helmet. In many pictures of her you will see her wearing a helmet with an aegis. The helmet and aegis represent her wisdom and strategy which is known to
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Symbols/Motifs in The Awakening Art: ▪ Art becomes a symbol of both freedom and failure. ▪ A major part of Edna’s initial awakening is her decision to take up painting again‚ and it is partly through the income from the sale of some of her paintings that she is able to abandon her husband’s home and establish her own. ▪ At the same time‚ however‚ there are suggestions that Edna’s art is somehow flawed. When she tries to make a sketch of Madame Ratignolle‚ we are told that the sketch
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