#symbol
Explore Books, Authors and Common Highlights on Symbol
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A symbol can represent many things.
The shipping container is a symbol of modernity and globalization.
From The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller by Marc Levinson
Her lasso of truth symbolizes honesty and justice.
In many cultures, salt is seen as a purifying agent.
From Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
The sacred manifests itself through symbols.
Shipping containers are now ubiquitous, a symbol of modern commerce.
From The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller by Marc Levinson
Myth is a revelation of the sacred.
The essence of computation is the manipulation of symbols.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
The four-minute mile became a symbol of what was possible when limits were pushed.
From The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb
The container is a symbol of modern trade.
From The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller by Marc Levinson
Cod has been a symbol of abundance and a source of conflict.
From Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky
The dying god is a symbol of renewal and rebirth.
From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer