An Heirloom

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This paper tells the story of a family heirloom, a ring. It describes this ring, explains its history and describes the writer's feeling towards it, both as an aesthetic object and a symbol of heritage. The writer attempts to describe what, in her opinion, the ring meant to her grandmother. This paper provides an example of an item whose emotional and symbolic value exceeds its material value by far.

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"My mother chose the object for this assignment, but when I first examined the requirements exactly the same item came to mind. It is an item that has a history within our family. However, it is important just to the women of the family and in particular to me as I am in possession of it now. The item in question is a ring that belonged to my grandmother, and from the material point of view, it is valuable but not extremely so."

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