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A-Z Jewelry: X is for... X-Shaped Jewels
O pen to interpretation and utilized in a variety of designs throughout jewelry history, the X-shaped motif, is recognizable yet not easily explained. The simple intersection of two lines at an angle, the X motif can be considered in a myriad of ways. Jewelry designers have used it to symbolize love, as the universal symbol for a kiss – who can forget Paloma Picasso's famous “X’s” and “O’s” graphic “Graffiti” series?
Sharing stories in a broken culture
In late-April 2017 the French Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron stunned supporters of Marine Le Pen, his opponent, by directly engaging with them on a picket line. Macron handed the microphone to union members whilst arguing that closing borders would do nothing positive for the economy, and might well harm it. This was a rare act of engagement in western politics, where debates are characterised by the frothing of deeply divided sides.
Facing up to the capitalist within
It’s easy to blame the economic system for causing social and environmental problems, but what is that system built on? Isn’t it us? “Prayers on deck, slaves under the deck—John Newton’s Christian slave ship.” Credit: http://emmock.com/2013/01/22/bible-blog-945/ John Newton (1725-1807) is best known for penning the hymn Amazing Grace in the later years of his life as a minister in the Church of England.
If the Left wants to win again, it must learn the art of storytelling
‘Take Back Control’ – it was the slogan wot won it. Those three words offered everything and promised nothing. They appealed to the desire for dignity and autonomy, but allowed voters to project their own grievances and remedies. The slogan appealed to the precariat as powerfully as it did to the aristocracy, because it suggested that order could be (re)established in an age of dizzying instability.
Unlocking the transformative potential of storytelling
When people connect to political issues through personal stories, they see them in a different way. They don’t just see democracy in the abstract, they see ‘my democracy.’ The transformative potential of storytelling is written into the fabric of our lives. “Daddy, do you think that they are better than us? My answer was, there is no ‘they’, just as there is no ‘us’, not in this sense.
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