closed circle

“This endless struggle is like some closed circle that just lasts for centuries,” she said.

“You’re simply in a closed circle which is not filled with the happy times of before, but with great fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of dying here and now.”

It sees those outside the closed circle of the nation-state or the ethnic or religious group as contaminants who must be physically purged, usually with violence, to restore the health of the nation.

Outside the event horizon, the black hole’s gravity bends the path of passing light, and at a certain distance it bends into a closed circle.

One of Le Prince’s major inspirations came from his work on the then-popular attraction of panoramas, huge 360-degree paintings that were created in a closed circle, enhanced by photography and electricity, and filled with customers gazing at life-size representations of historical events.