4. Each detail of the foo dog is symbolic. You can tell which foo dog is which by examining whatâs beneath the paws: the male dog holds a ball; the female dog holds a puppy. The ball may represent the world, and the puppy may represent nature, or a nurturing spirit.. Foo dogs are meant to be a pair. Foo dogs are symbolic, protective statues, and they are designed in pairs â one is female, the other is male. The female represents yin, and symbolically protects the people dwelling inside the home, while the male statue, representing yang, protects the structure itself.
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves. Incriminating oneself is defined as exposing oneself to an accusation or charge of crime, or as involving oneself in a criminal prosecution or the danger thereof..
This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. Here's a bit of history from another America: the Bill of Rights was designed to protect the people from their government. If the First Amendment's right to speak out publicly was the people's wall of security, then the Fourth Amendment's right to privacy was its buttress. It was once thought that the government should neither be able to stop citizens from speaking nor peer into their lives.