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LOTUS FLOWER -  The lotus flower symbolizes rising from a dark place into beauty and rebirth, as this is exactly how a lotus flower grows. Lotus flowers grow directly out of muddy and murky waters and produce beautiful white and pink blossoms.   Lotus flowers are often referred to in Buddhist studies and they are a symbol of strength among adversity.

ORB -  The ball as a symbol of the cosmos, or of the universe as a harmonious whole, is derived from the ancient Romans, who associated it with Jupiter and, hence, with the emperor as his earthly representative.

Christians adapted the symbol by setting a cross above the ball to signify the world dominated by Christianity.   Rulers were often depicted with the orb, but the first to hold it in hand at his coronation was the Holy Roman emperor Henry II in 1014; thereafter the “imperial apple” became an important emblem of the royal power invested in the monarch.

OBELISK -  The Egyptian obelisk, known as the Tajen in ancient Egypt, symbolized a petrified ray that penetrates the clouds and disperses negative forces that accumulate in the form of storms. The word "obelisk" in the Greek language refers to a prong for roasting and indicates protection, defense and stability.   An obelisk also had a phallic significance and was considered sacred.  

RAINBOW - The rainbow represents Gods fulfillment of a promise.  

(KJV Gen 9:12-16) -  And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

ANGEL BLOWING TRUMPET - Represents judgement day and entry into heaven; the trumpeter is the herald of the resurrection.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS -  The History of the University of Arkansas began with its establishment in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1871 under the Morrill Act, as the Arkansas Industrial College.  Over the period of its nearly 140-year history, the school has grown from two small buildings on a hilltop to a university with diverse colleges and prominent graduate programs.   Its presidents have included Civil War general Daniel Harvey Hill, John C. Futrall, and J. William Fulbright.

CIVIL WAR UNION FLAG - The basic "Stars and Stripes" design of the Civil War Union flag was not altered during the war, but the Union flag did see some other changes during that time.  These changes were due to the addition of states to the Union, which caused the number of stars on the flag to change.   Stars were never removed from the Union flag, because the Union did not believe states had a right to secede.   Therefore, the Confederate state's departure was not acknowledged on the flag.

CIVIL WAR UNION FLAG - The basic "Stars and Stripes" design of the Civil War Union flag was not altered during the war, but the Union flag did see some other changes during that time.  These changes were due to the addition of states to the Union, which caused the number of stars on the flag to change.   Stars were never removed from the Union flag, because the Union did not believe states had a right to secede.   Therefore, the Confederate state's departure was not acknowledged on the flag.

DUCKS - The bird is generally thought to be a symbol of freedom.  They can walk on the earth and swim in the sea as humans do but they also have the ability to soar into the sky.   Birds are free to roam to earth and the sky.   Many cultures believe that they are a symbol of eternal life; the link between heaven and earth. 

POMEGRANATE -  Jewish tradition teaches that the pomegranate is a symbol of righteousness because it is said to have 613 seeds, which corresponds with the 613 mitzvot, or commandments, of the Torah.   For this reason and others, it is customary to eat pomegranates on Rosh Hashanah.   Moreover, the pomegranate represents fruitfulness, knowledge, learning, and wisdom.