Symbolic Jewelry In The Northeast Community School

“...the state, in the form of the public school system, cannot legally tell students what to wear..” (Source 1). When the district school board is determining what students can and cannot wear it violates the First Amendment. Taking away a person’s right is not only is illegal but wrong. Students maintain a certain amount constitutional rights when they are in school, their decision about what they wear is protected as well.

The symbolism of the necklaces proves that family leads to belonging. The first example of this is Mrs. Brync asking Dorothy (Vivian) about her claddagh cross and Dorothy answers, “‘The hands clasped

During the Hellenistic period, jewelry played a tremendous role in the cultural atmosphere of that time. Similarly to today, Jewelry was worn for its beauty and visual appeal, but at the time it was also incredibly symbolic towards greek mythology and often contained repeatedly used motifs. Jewelry was commonly passed down from generation to generation as family heirloom and other times it was dedicated at sanctuaries as offering to the gods. Some of the most preserved jewelry has been found buried, which is though to have been for safekeeping and for decoration of the bodies of the deceased. Use of jewelry on the deceased was a common ritual of Macedonians during the earlier times of the Hellenistic period. This tradition faded away during the late years of the Hellenistic period, but jewelry was still generally worn in life.

Symbolic speech in schools has been debated for decades. It can be seen as subtle words used between classmates, or quite evident like a shirt containing graphic material. In all cases, a basic school of thought must be applied: the effects on learning. In the eyes of the law, the freedom of speech is overruled by the freedom to learn. The freedom to learn may not be as easy to interpret in the bill of rights, but is present nonetheless. For example, students cannot wear articles of clothing that imply drugs/alcohol. An acceptable instance would be if a student wore a shirt that peacefully expresses one’s religion. Although both examples are protected under the constitution, the shirt implying drugs/alcohol isn’t protected because it infringes

According to the Oxford Dictionary, the definition of symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities: it’s a style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. A symbol is an ordinary object, event, person, or animal to which we have attached meaning and significance. For instance, the wardrobe is to symbolize the magical world of Narnia. However, nothing in and of the wardrobe independently represents the magical world of Narnia; the meaning is attributed to the wardrobe symbolically. Symbolism plays an important role by being

Center High School had set guidelines for the students that defines “appropriate student attire”. The purpose of these guidelines is to prevent disruptions in the learning environments, and to minimize different distractions. The real questions are: Has Center High School violated Wanda’s first amendment rights to freely express her religion? Does Center High School have the Constitutional right to interdict Wanda from freely expressing her religious beliefs? Does Center High school prohibit Wanda to wear her pentagram symbol of religion, violate the rights we are given in the first amendment to have religious freedom? No one else was banned from wearing their religious symbols, so why should Wanda be? From the school banning her religious symbols, wouldn’t that be prohibiting one religion from another? By denying her right to wear it, they are inhibiting her free practice of exercising her religious rights. Instead of denying her freedom of expression, the school should protect her as a student. By making the school safer, they could: provide more security, which would make the halls of the school more

Also these items can reflect the strong symbolism in it. Faulkner used a rose, but De Maupassant used the necklace to represent the main character’s emotions in two items. The difference in those symbols is that a rose has only appeared on the title but the necklace is the whole flow of the story. Faulkner leaves the reader to interpret the rose’s symbolic meaning. The rose is usually a powerful symbol of love, it always has been, and portrays an everlasting beauty. Moreover, the rose has been used for centuries to illustrate an eternal type of love and faithfulness. Therefore, readers can infer the meaning that the rose present in the title, and portray it to Emily that she does not have love in her life. The necklace, however it is the important items that lead to the climax of the story. It is pretty but worthless, shows the awareness of appearance and real world. Also, the fake necklace shows Mathilde’s desire to be something she is not.

The symbols generally have the same meanings across most societies, but may not have the same meaning to a particular individual. For example, a wedding band is a symbol. The wedding band symbolizes marriage. Marriage symbolizes love. However, some married people do not wear a wedding band for various reasons but that does not mean they aren’t married or aren’t in love with their partner.

From the first chapter, I found it particularly interesting when the narrator says, “she was so evidently the victim of the civilization which had produced her, that the links of her bracelet seemed like manacles chaining her to her fate” (page 8). So right from the first chapter we get an idea of the kind of society they are in, one that is mostly about money equating to power. The bracelet being a chain shows how imprisoned not only her but other women feel in that society, how they must be constantly dolled up, and if they can’t do it all themselves then that’s when they go get married (page 13). The bracelet is this constantly reminder that she, and women, are not free individuals but prisoners of society. The need to be pretty and fancy for others to see worth shows this idea of social expectations, or even social determinism.

Have you ever had something very dear to you like jewelry? Well, I have. My gold and ruby necklace was passed down for generations. It is very important to me.

When it comes to students who are from religious background their work can be displays because it is a part of their first amendment. The first amendment mentions how everyone is able to express religion and freedom of speak. This is something that cannot be taken away from students. Due to the fact that the first amendment is made up from the bill of rights, and the bill of rights are there to protect the citizens. According to the Anti-Defamation League (2012), it was mentioned that students can write about their religious topics however a teacher cannot post them up if it shows symbols. In which symbols can be looked upon as promoting the religion to other students. It was mentioned that no schools should violate the Establishment Clause.

To this day, I wear that very necklace and continue to battle my way through the basilica’s throngs on my families and my yearly visit with the Virgin de San Juan. It may not be a symbol of faith like it should be, but to me, it’s a reminder of my traditions and Family. I may not be a Catholic at heart but it’s part of my culture and I have decided to embrace it as a new

The necklace serves as a symbol for greed. When Mathilda Loisel loses the necklace that she believed was worth forty thousand francs, she desperately retraces her steps and gets her husband to help her find it as well. It ends up taking ten years to pay off the debt. The ten years were hard on Mathilda Loisel and her husband, and Maupassant told the reader that she “looked old now… with hair half combed, with skirts award, and reddened hands” (6). However, even after the long ten years of manual labor all because she lost the necklace, she “sat down near the window and though of that evening at the ball so long ago, when she has been so beautiful and so admired” (6). The necklace symbolizes that when greed controls emotions and decisions, it never leads to good results.

Rings are significant to the narrative of The Merchant of Venice for several reasons. Firstly, as symbols of love, wealth and power. Secondly, as a means through which Portia gives and then regains control of herself, her weath and power and finally, the theft and sale of Leah's turquoise ring acts as a source of sympathy towards Shylock and allows him to parallel the Christian husbands, Bassanio and Graziano.

Throughout the story the title "The Necklace" becomes several other symbols, for example when Mathilde loses the necklace and makes the decision to be dishonest, the necklace becomes a symbol of Mathilde's greed and the severe consequences that came with it. After all, the necklace is the reason why Mathilde's life went into extreme poverty and unhappiness.