Red

  
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Introduction__** 

Red, the only color that evokes extreme emotions in everyone. __ History of Red __ The word //red// comes from the Old English //rēad//. Further back, the word can be traced to the Proto-German //rauthaz// and the Proto-Indo Euro root //reudh-//. This is the only color word which has been traced to an Indo-European root. In Sanskrit, the word Ruda means red. In the English language, the word //red// is associated with the color of blood, certain flowers (//e.g.// roses), and ripe fruits (//e.g.// apples, cherries). Fire is also strongly connected, as is the sun and the sky at sunset. Healthy light-skinned people are sometimes said to have a "ruddy" complexion (as opposed to appearing pale). After the rise of socialism in the mid-19th century, red was to describe revolutionary movements. The word is also obviously associated with anything of the color occupying the lower end of the visible light spectrum, such as red hair or red soil.

__Meanings__      __International Significance__ 
 * Excitement
 * Danger
 * Power
 * Republican
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">War(blood)
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bravery
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Heat
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Energy
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Passion
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Protection
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Guilt
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sin
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Anger
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sex Appeal
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Warning
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Love

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Founded by U2 lead singer Bono and Bobby Shriver, Chairman of DATA in early 2006, (RED) has enlisted several corporate sponsors, most notably the companies listed earlier. Each of these companies has designed one or more special (RED) products. A portion of the profits from the sales of these products will go to the Global Fund. More information about (RED) can be found at www.joinred.com. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Sybolism in Literature__ An example of the color red in literature would have appeared in the poem “A Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns. He only uses the word “red” twice, but together so that he could use it literally and figuratively. First, it is used to tell the color of said rose and second was to compare it to a grown woman—most visible when “red”. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Resources http://www.enotes.com/lit/q- and-a/an-example-where-colors- red-green-used-discuss-69567 http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=2786676 http://www.squidoo.com/the-color-red <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Flags- Blood,Sacrafice, and courage of those who defended thier country
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What do Converse, Gap, Apple, and Motorola have in common? They all are partners in (RED), an initiative designed to raise money for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. And October 13, 2006, marked the official launch of (RED) in the United States.