Sentences with phrase «acting as a celebration»

It redefines the structure of the series in terms of its gameplay variance, level design, and progression structure, while paying homage to its roots and acting as a celebration of sorts for the beloved franchise.

IGN (UK): 9.2 — «Working in perfect harmony with the DS's unique capabilities, it's no less than a fully featured GTA — a standalone entry that not only holds its own amongst its esteemed company but acts as a celebration of all that has come before it.»

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Once a celebration for China «s lonely hearts, Singles» Day has become a 24 - hour extravaganza that outsells Black Friday and Cyber Monday U.S. sales combined, and acts as a barometer forChina «s consumers.

But the sense of the sacraments as sign - acts through which God acts here and now to accomplish his own purposes seems strangely absent in most baptisms and celebrations of the Lords Supper.

They view Scripture study as an act of worship, and center life around a cycle of feasts and celebrations.

In celebration of this year's Pentecost Sunday on 23rd May, Premier Christian Media is inviting churches and Christians nationwide to join together in a nine - day ecumenical act of unity and prayer, known as a Novena.

That celebration is a bit premature — though as Justice Scalia feared in his dissent from the Court's invalidation of the Defense of Marriage Act's definition of marriage, the second shoe may indeed drop shortly.

The act of the people of God as religious community reaches its supreme moment in worship, glorifying God and in celebration of life, enjoying it.

In the early church this celebration generally included more than just bread and wine, though in the course of the meal this act of Jesus was repeated as the principal act in table fellowship.

Sometimes pastors or priests will talk about Lent as part of an individual's ongoing conversion, because the person enters a prolonged period of heightened spiritual awareness in which acts of repentance and acts of mercy form the preparation for Easter celebration.

He defines doxology as «experience of the Divine, as it expresses itself in praise, thanksgiving, reverence and joyful acceptance of the acts God has done on behalf of humankind».33 Each theology has as its base doxology, «the celebration of the self - revealing God».

To walk around saying there is no god, but you act like there is for at least one day, by taking part in a celebration that is tied to worship, you are as hypocritical as those whom you accuse.

First, by acting as a humble servant he would wash the soiled feet of his disciples, not only to prepare them for the coming celebration but also looking forward to the time when they would sit at table with Abraham in God's banquet in heaven (Luke 13:29).

We believe it is a fundamental and ongoing act of reconciliation, respect and celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their culture that as a nation we support their right to remain on their traditional lands.

As an act of celebration, I consumed two hot dogs, two beers, and also gave two beers to some folks sitting next to me.

In chronicling the journey of Anwar Congo and his cohorts to re-construct mass killings in the style of their favorite films, The Act of Killing acts as both a scathing indictment of American popular movies and a celebration of the power of the camera to move and enlighten.

Yet Kick - Ass isn't a satire so much as a shrine — a celebration of not simply what we love when we go to the movies, but also what the movies inspire us to be on drowsy Saturday afternoons, drunk on Mexican stand - offs, cops and killers acting like brothers, and physics that bend just enough to allow our heroes to run on walls, dodging bullets in their dark sunglasses.

However, it's hard not to wonder whether her clothes here also act as a defiant celebration of non-conformity on a sexual level too.

I Used to Be Darker isn't about anything more complicated than observing unhappiness and conflict; take it as the counterpoint to Felix Van Groeningen's Broken Circle Breakdown: the quiet between notes, a celebration if you can call something this downbeat celebratory, of what film should act like and look like when you leave it alone.

For me, and I suspect for many others, this activity acts as a deep self - healing process, taking on and working with the reverential driving all those human expressions of love, joy, awe, respect, passion, compassion, honouring, devotion, wonder, gratitude, thankfulness, celebration, courage, commitment — the full range of positive emotions.

As the final act in my Blogo - Birthday Celebration Week, I'm doing the same thing I did last year — taking this opportunity to share one of my favorite authors with one lucky commenter.

Acting as a reward to be dished out at the end of Competitive Season 5, the latest cosmetic item is a decal that backdrops your gamer tag during goal replays, post-game celebrations, and at the main menu.

PlayStation Experience continues to draw big crowds and acts in a dual capacity as both a celebration of the year that has been and an important launchpad for the direction of PlayStation family products into the new year.

Acting as a belated celebration of the gallery's first 25 years, Here We Go incorporates the breadth of artists that have been involved with the gallery during this time.

Was it an act of homage, provocation, humor, patricide, destruction, or, as Rauschenberg once suggested, celebration?

Artists who make art in the first person — in both the «I» and «we» forms — seem to have also arrived at a crossroads of public image these days: either the art is seen as an act of protest or it is seen as an act of celebration of self.

Work No. 1701 is a celebration of the act of getting from A to B, as well as the different ways in which people move through the world.

Here the stands are transformed into a kinetic minimal sculpture, acting both as an homage to Sol Lewitt and a celebration of contemporary kitsch.

So we used this natural moment of reflection and celebration as a framework for the focus of this year's Fair — to interrogate how closely the acts of «Looking Back & Looking Forward» are tied.

Acting as a backdrop for the three figures is a bright - yellow monochrome titled Color Field, 2015, under which sits a line of papier - mâché flowers ubiquitous in celebrations among Mexican American communities in South Texas.

For the second year in a row Chris Johanson is putting on the Quiet Music Festival of Portland, «a two day celebration of quiet music as well as the act of quiet listening.»

My maps are a critique and a celebration of place, and the stories, histories and perceptions that inhabit them: I act as an editor or a filter through which the information is laid down.

Acting as a platform for engagement, discourse, and promotion of the cultural organizations that both the Trust and his art practice are invested in, a series of performances, and activations by Project Onward, SkyART, Gwendolyn Brooks Centennial Celebration, and the Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place within the installation.

If you are out in Chicago this week, be smart with your surroundings and try to act cautiously as you enjoy your celebrations.

So, in this article I wish to salute the creation of the Constitution Act, 1982 as part of the celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of its existence.

Enter a new time zone and your watch will update automatically so you don't need to mess around trying to pull out the crown to change the time, while the moon - like symbol on the face acts as a countdown to your next celebration, whether it's a birthday or a night out.

They help to bring the Groundhog Day celebration together and act as the public faces of the event.

The story begins in 1988 with the passage of amendments to the 1968 Fair Housing Act and continues to this day as we undertake our annual celebration of Fair Housing Month.