The Confederate flag is still a symbol of southern pride. Visiting Wal-Mart, you'll find it on bumper stickers, hats and t-shirts of the local Elon and Burlington customers that shop there. Many Elon students also have Confederate flag bumper stickers and paraphernalia.
aseity. n. 1. (Philosophy) philosophy existence derived from itself, having no other source. [C17: from Medieval Latin aseitas, from Latin Ä from + sÄ oneself].
4. a mathematical constant expressed as the ratio of the distance from a point on a conic to a focus and the distance from the point to the directrix. syn: eccentricity, peculiarity, quirk, idiosyncrasy all refer to some deviation in behavior, style, or manner from what is or expected. eccentricity usu. suggests a mildly amusing but harmless characteristic or style: a whimsical eccentricity of dress. peculiarity is the most general of these words, referring to almost any perceptible oddity or departure from any norm: a peculiarity of the language.