that Asimov is trying to make, is that machines don’t kill people, people kill people, as seen through his symbolism of the imperial cruiser. Hardin, who allows the imperial cruiser to be fixed and sent back to Anacreon, has a motto that “violence is the last refuge of the incompetent” Get...
The North Pole may be perpetually chilly, but it’s a beacon of constancy in an ever-changing world. Its icy expanse stands still while everything else swirls and shifts, much like Santa himself. Generation after generation, he’s remained a steadfast symbol of joy and generosity—an unchangi...
Karl Stauffer-Bern, Portrait of Emil Welti Karl Stauffer-Bern, Portrait of Sophie, 1885 K. Stauffer-Bern etchings Lilly Steiner, Radierclub Wiener Künstlerinnen, 1911 Lilly Steiner, Girl with a Bow, 1916 Portrait of Lilly Steiner, 1916 Rudolf Steiner, Anthroposophical seal brooches, 1910-...
Karl Stauffer-Bern, Portrait of Emil Welti Karl Stauffer-Bern, Portrait of Sophie, 1885 K. Stauffer-Bern etchings Lilly Steiner, Radierclub Wiener Künstlerinnen, 1911 Lilly Steiner, Girl with a Bow, 1916 Portrait of Lilly Steiner, 1916 Rudolf Steiner, Anthroposophical seal brooches, 1910-...
Francis leaped to his feet and, with an exultant bow to the Crucified, whirled to leave the vault. He would begin at once.The San Damiano Crucifix and Its Message to Penitents Francis began his mission as a penitent, that is, a person converted to the Lord. He adopted the garb and ...
In Asia, the thumb ring was worn on the left hand as protection after releasing an arrow from a bow. The thumb ring was later associated with bravery and high status in society. Neptune was the water god. A ring on this finger represents change and flow. A transient and quick-moving pe...
Learn about ''The Birthmark'' by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Review a summary of the short story, identify its themes and symbolism, and read an in-depth...
Depictions of mulberry trees in art are often symbols of this divine tree. The mulberry is also a symbol of the archer because legend tells how the first bow was made by Emperor Huangdi to defeat a tiger who had chased him into a mulberry tree....
Kamsa represents the ego. Kamsa is Devaki’s brother which indicates that the ego is born along with the body. The biggest adversary of ego is joy. Ego cannot survive and has to bow down where there is joy and love. A person can hold a very high position in society, but he melts ...
arose from certain talks at the house of one Giovanni Bardi of Florence; and that the Pléiade laid the foundations of modern French literature with a pamphlet. Goethe has said, "a poet needs all philosophy, but he must keep it out of his work," though that is not always necessary; and...