Sentences with phrase «as a contrasting perspective»

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By contrast «deep» environmentalism — that is, deep ecology — adopts a cooperative perspective, believing that human beings are inseparable from that web of life of which they are a part, and that other members of the web are equally as valuable as humans.

I believe that one of the best routes to the center of Whitehead's perspective is to view his metaphysics as an elaboration of a basic value assumption in which the primacy of process and the ultimacy of constitutive relations reflect a drive in the universe toward the evocation of greater complexity, deeper intensity, and wider range of contrasts within the organic unity of an individual or society.

According to Roger Ames (NAT 117), an «aesthetic order» is a paradigm that: (1) proposes plurality as prior to unity and disjunction to conjunction, so that all particulars possess real and unique individuality; (2) focuses on the unique perspective of concrete particulars as the source of emergent harmony and unity in all interrelationships; (3) entails movement away from any universal characteristic to concrete particular detail; (4) apprehends movement and change in the natural order as a processive act of «disclosure» — and hence describable in qualitative language; (5) perceives that nothing is predetermined by preassigned principles, so that creativity is apprehended in the natural order, in contrast to being determined by God or chance; and (6) understands «rightness» to mean the degree to which a thing or event expresses, in its emergence toward novelty as this exists in tension with the unity of nature, an aesthetically pleasing order.

«A reading of the Old Testament materials of the various periods of the history of Israel, in the light of the contrasts between these perspectives, shows that this tension existed throughout the centuries covered by the canonic literature as the two «trajectories» in the reading of history where the existence and vocation of the people of God is made explicit».29

To place this event in perspective, one need only recall that the reformed churches have existed for only approximately 450 years, and the Roman Catholic Church (as contrasted with the Church of Rome) can not be said to have existed before 1054.

Mahoney: One of the few benefits of bouncing around the league as much as Ellington has is the perspective he's gained in contrast.

As a teacher, Santos believes he has a unique perspective on the educational needs of the district, and also cites his «humble upbringing» as the child of the working class, specifically contrasting his background to that of the incumbent, who had a privileged youth as the daughter of a successful doctoAs a teacher, Santos believes he has a unique perspective on the educational needs of the district, and also cites his «humble upbringing» as the child of the working class, specifically contrasting his background to that of the incumbent, who had a privileged youth as the daughter of a successful doctoas the child of the working class, specifically contrasting his background to that of the incumbent, who had a privileged youth as the daughter of a successful doctoas the daughter of a successful doctor.

Mr Smith described the Labour leader as «rather more metropolitan», as he sought to draw a contrast with his own «traditional Labour perspective».

The visual contrast emphasizes the astronauts» roles as outsiders who have a rare perspective on the blue marble.

Such rules include perspective (parallel lines appear to converge in the distance), stereopsis (our left and right eyes receive horizontally displaced images of the same object, resulting in the perception of depth), occlusion (objects near us occlude objects farther away), shading, chiaroscuro (the contrast of an object as a function of the position of the light source) and sfumato (the feeling of depth created by the interplay of in - and out - of - focus elements in an image as well as from the level of transparency of the atmosphere itself).

From these lectures, published this year by Princeton University Press as The Nature of Space and Time, Scientific American has culled excerpts that serve to compare and contrast the perspectives of the two scientists.

The Company Men contrasts Bobby's plight, often incongruously, with the perspectives of other corporate victims, teaching us that as hard as unemployment hits someone in his prime, it hits harder for those with enough experience to find themselves at an undesirable age.

From his perspective as professor of child psychiatry and director of the school - development program at Yale University's Child Study Center, Dr. Comer contrasts the experience of his family with that of black families that have not been able to surmount such barriers.

«We teach staff and students to question whatever they are told,» writes Miriam Mason - Sesay (@EducAidSL) in Sierra Leone, «asking themselves what the evidence is, looking for corroboration or contrasting or apparently contradictory information and to seek for reasons for different perspectives, to realize that biases exist in so much that is presented as fact.»

Designed to facilitate more authentic and deeper learning, teachers will brainstorm ways to integrate the Essential Skills in Economics to also develop students» mastery of other K - 12 English / language arts and social studies skills such as analyzing and synthesizing primary and secondary sources; using evidence to draw conclusions and make generalizations; articulating and defending positions using content vocabulary; comparing and contrasting historical, cultural, and political perspectives; explaining cause - and - effect relationships; and practicing good citizenship skills while collaborating and compromising.

Various types of essays like compare and contrast, expository, and argumentative essays will help you expand your understanding as they provide different perspectives and detailed analysis.

In contrast, let's take a look at the fund's performance from Alpholio ™'s perspective, i.e. using a dynamic reference portfolio of ETFs of a comparable risk as a benchmark:

Each designer (Kojima, Nakamura, and Tajiri) was at full - stride in their careers, so it's interesting to hear their different perspectives: the emphasis on cinematic devices and themes from Kojima (who was working on Metal Gear Solid at the time) contrasts sharply with Tajiri and Nakamura's more «traditional» conception of design as rules and gameplay.

The Assembly is an interactive story set in a secret world of science, in which you play as two characters with contrasting perspectives.

He created a new European setting that served as a contrast to earlier locales, a combat system based around the dispatching of enemies as opposed to encouraging players to abstain from battle, and an over-the-shoulder camera perspective.

Indeed her works, which would be characterized abstract art rather than abstract painting, share some common ground, such as the spectacular use of colors, contrasts and shadows, the playful use of diagonals that creates a solid sense of perspective while different levels construct both volume and composition, but also the smooth way she moves from one texture to another, giving her paintings a rough surface by using colors impasto or with a palette knife or simply by incorporating different materials.

The finished image is uncanny in its lack of optical perspective, and presents a strange contrast of uniformity and individuality: from afar, we admire the perfection of the neat, multicoloured grid, yet, as every point of the frame is in clear focus, we are able to walk up to the image and pick out individual curtain patterns and windowsill ornaments.

I approach materials from a kind of naïve perspective that I experience as very freeing and in contrast to photography, which is more about precision and control.»

International and comparative study also serves to broaden a student's perspective on our own legal system as they analyze law in contrast.

As its name suggests, TurboScan is an app that will help you scan your documents quickly and easily with the help of «advanced fast algorithms to auto - detect document edges, straighten the documents (correct perspective), eliminate shadows and set a perfect contrast.»

An evolutionary perspective suggests that father involvement has been important in the increased fertility of human hunter - gatherers compared with the other great apes.21 - 23 That observation contrasts, however, with a world today where fertility levels are plummeting in most countries, with fathers typically investing large amounts of resources and care in few offspring over prolonged periods.6, 24 In this latter case, the time and resources provided by fathers may help develop a child's social and educational capital, in turn helping him / her succeed socially as an adult.25

Contrasts and experimentation, as well as refreshing perspective on home décor from the perspective of kids will continue to inspire the trend of painted wood.