Sentences with phrase «narrative elements in»

Researchers might conduct correlational studies of existing cases, as Long and Christenson did in their study of readability and success on appeal241 or as Moss did in his mixed - methods study of employment discrimination summary judgment motions.242 Or they might conduct an experiment asking participants to simulated cases, as in the proposed modification of Chestek's study of preferences for narrative elements in briefs.243 Alternatively, researchers could conduct qualitative studies of decision - makers believe that legal writing influences their decisions.

Beyond the traditional narrative elements in the game, Rockstar San Diego also managed to provide just the right amount of environmental storytelling.

Instead of creating a systemic critique that displays why people are ok with not trying to reach the surface, (despite having the perfect narrative elements in place to do so,) the game seems to take their silence and inaction as tacit admissions of guilt.

Not exact matches

The hypothetical elements and contrasts evoked by the flow of narrative are, in process terms, real elements in the constitution of the actual event.

The general idea is that some elements in the hierarchical field are abstract enough to be included in a formal category of relationships that applies to other events in other durations and that such applications may be formally derived and analyzed without prejudice to the critique of narrative elements described previously.

The obvious problem of dealing with such contrasts in the linear form of narrative can be alleviated by pointing out explicitly what sorts or contrasts are being integrated, so that even if readers lose sight of the particular information involved, they can still appreciate the aesthetic transformation of elements.

By the time the narrative reaches the events of October, 1830, the field of conditional elements we have sketched is supposed to be fairly well constituted, but in a symbolic, prelogical way.

These contrasts add to the subjective intensity of the passage of the Bill as an actual event and function as dynamic elements in a narrative.

In a narrative account, the historian offers events in a sequence designed to evoke in the reader's imagination the contrasting elements and potential configurations discussed above, with the expectation that the reader will hold them together in an emerging synthesis as the story progresseIn a narrative account, the historian offers events in a sequence designed to evoke in the reader's imagination the contrasting elements and potential configurations discussed above, with the expectation that the reader will hold them together in an emerging synthesis as the story progressein a sequence designed to evoke in the reader's imagination the contrasting elements and potential configurations discussed above, with the expectation that the reader will hold them together in an emerging synthesis as the story progressein the reader's imagination the contrasting elements and potential configurations discussed above, with the expectation that the reader will hold them together in an emerging synthesis as the story progressein an emerging synthesis as the story progresses.

Further, he insisted, a congregation's particular story, because it draws from a treasury of narrative elements available to all groups of people as they struggle for survival and meaning, is its channel to participation in the worldwide mission of establishing God's shalom.

Thus the moral / legal element in scripture (the halacha) rests upon a narrative base (the agada).

In later chansons de geste, however» such as Les Quatre Filz Aymon, Enfances Roland, and Entrée en Espagne» the details of Roland's earlier life were filled in, with a variety of fanciful elements becoming ever more prominent features of the narrative, and it was not long before the real Roland (such as he was) had all but disappeared behind the more resplendent figure of the hero of legenIn later chansons de geste, however» such as Les Quatre Filz Aymon, Enfances Roland, and Entrée en Espagne» the details of Roland's earlier life were filled in, with a variety of fanciful elements becoming ever more prominent features of the narrative, and it was not long before the real Roland (such as he was) had all but disappeared behind the more resplendent figure of the hero of legenin, with a variety of fanciful elements becoming ever more prominent features of the narrative, and it was not long before the real Roland (such as he was) had all but disappeared behind the more resplendent figure of the hero of legend.

In some of the greatest historical narratives of the Bible the specifically religious element is quite in the background and the secular human interest is to the fore; for example, in the moving story of David and AbsaloIn some of the greatest historical narratives of the Bible the specifically religious element is quite in the background and the secular human interest is to the fore; for example, in the moving story of David and Absaloin the background and the secular human interest is to the fore; for example, in the moving story of David and Absaloin the moving story of David and Absalom.

In spite of the diversity in the resurrection narratives there is one important common theme which C. F. Evans draws to our attention when he says, «The one element which the traditions, in all their variety, have in common is that the appearance of the risen Lord issued in an explicit command to evangelize the world, yet the early decades of the history of the church, in so far as they are known to us, make it difficult to suppose that the apostles were aware of any such command.&raquIn spite of the diversity in the resurrection narratives there is one important common theme which C. F. Evans draws to our attention when he says, «The one element which the traditions, in all their variety, have in common is that the appearance of the risen Lord issued in an explicit command to evangelize the world, yet the early decades of the history of the church, in so far as they are known to us, make it difficult to suppose that the apostles were aware of any such command.&raquin the resurrection narratives there is one important common theme which C. F. Evans draws to our attention when he says, «The one element which the traditions, in all their variety, have in common is that the appearance of the risen Lord issued in an explicit command to evangelize the world, yet the early decades of the history of the church, in so far as they are known to us, make it difficult to suppose that the apostles were aware of any such command.&raquin all their variety, have in common is that the appearance of the risen Lord issued in an explicit command to evangelize the world, yet the early decades of the history of the church, in so far as they are known to us, make it difficult to suppose that the apostles were aware of any such command.&raquin common is that the appearance of the risen Lord issued in an explicit command to evangelize the world, yet the early decades of the history of the church, in so far as they are known to us, make it difficult to suppose that the apostles were aware of any such command.&raquin an explicit command to evangelize the world, yet the early decades of the history of the church, in so far as they are known to us, make it difficult to suppose that the apostles were aware of any such command.&raquin so far as they are known to us, make it difficult to suppose that the apostles were aware of any such command.»

Recent studies of the miracle stories in the Gospels in comparison with those told of Jewish and pagan saints and sages or «divine men» have brought out the fact that the emphasis on faith as a condition of healing is a distinctive element in the Gospel narratives.

And the French playwright Dorimon penned a version in which Juan treats his own father so callously that the old man dies from emotional shock, which may be how the element of parricide entered the standard narrative.

[35] Justin goes on to point to examples as well as paper over disreputable elements in these narratives, and writes that

Although we are not prepared to argue for the authenticity of any of the narratives concerned, we are arguing for the authenticity of such an element in the historical ministry of Jesus: he did help those who confronted him in their need in a way his contemporaries regarded as remarkable, and he did link this with the «faith» of the people concerned.

Certainly, if the idea of Jesus» risen life started with any factual element associated with an empty tomb, that element was never clearly visualized, even in the imagination of the first disciples, and is now confused for us in narratives that contradict each other on every important detail.

On one hand there is the attempt to unravel the various threads (of the narrative) so that in the end one holds in one's hands what is the «really historical,» which means the purely human element in events.

In the present section, several more specific ways are presented by which the effort to uncover the ethos of a congregation is pressed: (a) listening for narrative elements, (b) participant observation, (c) guided interviews for value patterns, and (d) corporate moral inquiry.

He is also right in suggesting that the story of modernity is not just a narrative of failure but also contains elements of «the divine project of love.»

Religious literature in general tends either to be basically historical narrative, interwoven with elements of interpretation due to later insights, overlaid with legend, but consciously intended to be historical; or to be pure myth: a concept clothed in narrative form, and consciously only clothed in that form.

His discussion is such as thoroughly to discredit both the supernaturalistic approach to the gospel narratives, i.e. the understanding of them as historical as they stand, and the rationalistic approach, i.e. the understanding of them as historical after the miraculous element in them has been explained away.

Kuhn reaches the point of recognizing the gospels as kerygma, i.e. as proclamations of Jesus the Messiah in his significance for faith; but whereas the later Protestant view was that the kerygmatic element was in the service of a post-Easter view of Jesus as risen Lord, read back into the narratives by the later community, Kuhn's view is that this element was present in the tradition from the very beginning, part of the gospel before the gospels, part of the message of the apostles from the very first days, part of the very fabric of the ministry of Jesus itself.

In telling us the story of Trinity Church, the persons who had left the course were primarily recounting their social character, knitting into narrative form its significant elements.

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

There are so elements to football that draw people in: the entertainment, the aesthetic beauty, the presence of team dynamics, the narratives, the tactics, the learning of right and wrong, the representation of culture.

Even the supposedly «constructivist» factors of history, culture and religion have objective bases — these elements make Ukraine a pliable space for Russia to extend influence, and also contain historical narratives tying Ukraine to Russia's geopolitical safety (from the 18th through the 20th centuries, Russia has very often engaged threats from the West and South primarily in the broader Ukrainian / Black Sea region).

The extremist narrative and ideology by radical elements and militants in our societies must be tackled through a counter-narrative that emphasizes education, moderation and tolerance.

As published today in Social Psychological and Personality Science, the researchers found that narrative game elements contributed to a more immersive video game experience.

In fact, sparing us the gratuitous party scenes is not just good sense but an intrinsic element of the narrative since, thanks to a self - administered mickey that turns out to be roofies rather than E, the central characters have no more idea of what went on the night before than we do.

As this film progresses in its short narrative, we find out deeper elements of the real addiction of the few characters that we get to know.

In any other fictional film if you have bad characters, underdeveloped elements, and sloppy narrative you simply get a bad piece of fiction.

The details of the story, taken from real events chronicled in Krystyna Chiger's memoir The Girl in the Green Sweater and Robert Marshall's In the Sewers of Lvov, lend the familiar elements of In Darkness» narrative a fresh potencin Krystyna Chiger's memoir The Girl in the Green Sweater and Robert Marshall's In the Sewers of Lvov, lend the familiar elements of In Darkness» narrative a fresh potencin the Green Sweater and Robert Marshall's In the Sewers of Lvov, lend the familiar elements of In Darkness» narrative a fresh potencIn the Sewers of Lvov, lend the familiar elements of In Darkness» narrative a fresh potencIn Darkness» narrative a fresh potency.

As a screenwriter first and foremost (and a director with little to no innate visual sense), I tend to prize narrative and story over most other elements in film.

That's not to say that the main storyline doesn't have enough at stake (a man's life is certainly important), but it lacks weight in its other narrative elements to keep one fully engaged for its 118 minute runtime.

I must admit that I struggled with this new format at first, but then I was immersed in the narrative and the sensory element to the piece only added to the experience.

At times, this congeals into intoxicatingly energetic and disturbingly violent moments of survival play, but whenever the narrative returns to moments of static calm the film has a nagging sense of perfunctory ornamentation, it's more important elements given short shrift in an effort to balance a variety of odds and ends.

Red Dead Redemption 2 will be a character - driven narrative experience, with the other outlaws in the gang being core elements of the plot.

For while it is technically a sequel, taking place in the same world as Scott's film and extending the narrative to thirty years later, Blade Runner 2049 at the same time wants to provide a sumptuously studied remake of Blade Runner, copying countless elements from it in order to evoke rich sense - memories of the original film.

The supporting strategy elements in Starships are too shallow and there's no cohesive narrative holding things together.

The real events of Amin's spectacular rise and fall in Uganda are distorted by the narrative of this movie in much the same way the events of one's life are distorted in one's dreams — or, more comically (and the best elements of this film are comic), the way a body is distorted by funhouse mirrors.

It adds a few unique gameplay elements, such as isometric camera movement, but the game lacks in categories like speed, strong personality and a compelling narrative to drive it above a game like Hotline Miami.

It's an unabashedly high concept premise that's employed to positive effect by director John Landis, although it does go without saying that the lion's share of praise for the film's success belongs to both Aykroyd and Murphy - as the actors» exceedingly engaging work ultimately proves instrumental in smoothing over some of the more questionable elements within the narrative.

That this is the note on which the film ends lends a conclusive element to what in its early stages seems to be a more free - form narrative careening between depictions of place and circulation which is notable in its exclusion of the global north as a central point of reference.

In addition, there were a multitude of narrative and mechanical elements teased about the game, along with the perhaps unsurprising confirmation that RDR protagonist John Marston — another member of the Van der Linde gang — will make an appearance.

On the one hand, having a weak story never stopped the original Blade Runner from being revered as a classic, but all of the elements are in place for Villeneuve to create a compelling narrative.

Reduced to its essential narrative elements, Hardware is an elaborate «stalk and slash» movie, with a relentless killer as its antagonist, onscreen sexual encounters shown from the killer's point of view, ineffectual authority figures, and an androgynous heroine who eventually succeeds in killing the killer (9).

Monahan, having won the Oscar for «The Departed,» is completely in his element with noir scripts, setting up compelling narrative threads and knocking out smart, fast, sometimes - funny lines.