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The word poppet is an older spelling of puppet, from Middle English popet, meaning a small child or a doll.In British English it continues to hold this meaning. Poppet is also a chiefly British term of endearment or diminutive referring to a young child, [5] much like the words "dear" or "sweetie."
A red telephone box is a British cultural icon. [3]According to the Canadian Journal of Communication, academic literature has described all of the following as "cultural icons": Shakespeare, Oprah, Batman, Anne of Green Gables, the Cowboy, the 1960s female pop singer, the horse, Las Vegas, the library, the Barbie doll, DNA, and the New York Yankees."
The home is a symbol of domestic life. [3] It is thought to represent security and emotional attachment, which Smith [ 11 ] has equated with a "womb-like" place. The home is also particularly relevant in childhood memories, where children spend most of their time during their formative years.
The Happy Human is an icon that has been adopted as an international symbol of secular humanism. [1] Created by Dennis Barrington, the figure was the winning design in a competition arranged by Humanists UK (formerly the British Humanist Association) in 1965. [ 1 ]
Sparky the Sun Devil spars with a Notre Dame fan at their matchup at Cowboys Stadium. On March 1, 2013, Arizona State announced they were joining forces with the Walt Disney Company to redesign the mascot costume, as part of an effort to modernize the character, and planned to use the character in comic books, children books and animated features.
Images which are used to illustrate later opinions about a person should be carefully placed in the discussion about those views, lest anyone think the image is an accurate image of the person. Infoboxes do not need images. If no authentic and useful depiction of a person exists, it is better to leave the box empty.
Ledger artwork by Lakota artist Black Hawk representing a dream of a thunder being. c. 1880. The heyoka (heyókȟa, also spelled "haokah," "heyokha") is a kind of sacred clown in the culture of the Sioux (Lakota and Dakota people) of the Great Plains of North America.
Two human billboards in Stockholm, one holding a placard and the other wearing a sandwich board. A human billboard is someone who applies an advertisement on their person. . Most commonly, this means holding or wearing a sign of some sort, but also may include wearing advertising as clothing or in extreme cases, having advertising tattooed on the