The will to act, symbolized by the prominence of active verbs in most of Grant's writing, illustrates another facet of his generalship what Grant himself called moral courage.
The daring act symbolizes our modern fascination with categorizing and archiving art collections.
The act symbolizes our willingness to give up some of our own bounties in order to strengthen and preserve the web and help those who are in need.
This dramatic act symbolized the four hours that Michael Brown remained on the ground after he was shot and killed by a police officer.
In particularly evocative haka tributes, students, bikers and other groups chanted in unison, channeling their grief, shock and sadness into a physical act that symbolized respect for the victims.
On this day in 1789, a mob advanced on the Bastille in Paris, demanding the arms and munitions stored there, but, when the guards resisted, the crowd captured the prison, an act that symbolized the end of the ancien régime.
Once marginalized from workplaces and other aspects of common life, they have achieved legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act which symbolize and enforce inclusion.
The award, first given in 1983, recognizes a single police officer or team for "an exceptional act of valor symbolizing the service of police in New York State".
With #metadata, he attempts to do the same to the act of creation itself, symbolizing his creative process as the studio, and representing all of its complexity in the simplest forms possible.
"The act that most symbolized the change was the abolishment of the communal kitchens and dining rooms," says Oved. "Amana now means refrigeration, air-conditioning and ovens". Unless the course the kibbutz is currently set on is reversed, many fear its fate will ultimately resemble Amana's: From an idealistic, pioneering community it will transform into a materialistic, commercial venture.
For Act 2 the plants are on the outside, symbolizing, apparently, a dramatic reversal.
