Sentences with phrase «as a narrative of»

The most popular understanding of myth is as a narrative of a purely fictitious character concerning supernatural beings.

We owe the Red Sea story in its present form to them, as well as the narratives of the conquest of Canaan, particularly the story of the fall of Jericho.

It is thus one of the supremely important books, not only of the Old Testament but of all ancient literature, and its common caricature, as the narrative of a fish literally swallowing a man and disgorging him alive after three days, is one of the most regrettable absurdities in the Western world's long mistreatment of the Bible.

As dumb as the narrative of John Cena isn't on the WM card storyline is, to have that be the build up and to turn around and main event shits on your entire locker room and writing staff in kayfabe and real life.

Just as the narrative of a monogamous marriage changes from culture to culture, so does the narrative of polygamous marriage.

The film is particularly strong as a narrative of coming to grips with one's true identity.

Others are sure to follow, as long as the narrative of charter success holds.

Each short chapter begins with a full - color image of one of his baseball cards, and as the narrative of his life unfolds, it twists and turns and ultimately relates to the pictured card and featured player.

Told in the first person, as a narrative of Lilly Bere's life over seventeen days, On Canaan's Side opens as she mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill.

The work could be interpreted as a narrative of Hong Kong's monstrous urban development and the consequent need of a dissident hero who can reform the city.

Making dramatic use of the exhibition space, this soft, expansive tapestry describes the physical and historical layering of the location as a narrative of cosmic proportions.

Born in Jerusalem, now living in Berlin, Fast's work has explored themes such as the narrative of television news reportage and Hollywood's treatment of social history.

So from which group do I get pushback — or at least dubious questioning — about why I write their resumes in the first person, as a narrative of their professional brand?

Not exact matches

Developing a narrative as to why inclusion is critical to business success should be the priority of creating change.

I loved learning about history as a kid, and the first - person narratives of princesses was one way to get me deeply involved.

As a result of such uncertainties, this documentary could well be viewed as just another escalation of the narrative being generated by Western media of a brutal and oppressive regime that needs to be brought to an enAs a result of such uncertainties, this documentary could well be viewed as just another escalation of the narrative being generated by Western media of a brutal and oppressive regime that needs to be brought to an enas just another escalation of the narrative being generated by Western media of a brutal and oppressive regime that needs to be brought to an end.

But the narrative already has the makings of a feel - good Hollywood movie — so it should come as no surprise that a feature film dramatizing Ma's rags - to - riches rise is already in the works.

The narrative transportation theory, as it's called, states that people may feel like they have been teleported to the world of their character in a story they can identify with.

With weak oil prices and international sanctions crushing Russia's economy, «Putin has little else to offer to the public besides the classic narratives of Russia as a besieged fortress surrounded by enemies,» Borschevskaya said.

How To Win Founders and Influence Everybody (Wired) For years Wennmachers has quietly advanced a narrative that has shaped how the world sees Silicon Valley and how the Valley perceives itself — as a group of brainy outcasts upending the limits of the status quo.

Founder and CEO of CreativeLive Chase Jarvis encourages listeners to craft a positive narrative which builds self - worth even as confidence ebbs and flows.

Being able to roll up our own sleeves and help out certainly creates a narrative of optimism, where climate change isn't such a big problem that we just want to run and hide from it, burying our heads in the sand (as the sea level rises).

With millennials consuming more and more of their media through mobile devices and social platforms, executives at Indigenous Media bet that Snapchat users would warm quickly to the idea of following a narrative story posted in regular installments to social media, as opposed to the traditional theatrical experience.

Despite a real - life narrative stuffed with secrets and suspense, the film version quickly feels bloated as Stone treats us to scene after scene of Snowden struggling with his inner dilemma and, especially, with his devoted girlfriend, Lindsay, who is a major character in her own right.

But as with the failure narrative, certain types of depression stories are more palatable than others.

«The fact that inflation didn't heat up as much as most economists had expected plays into the narrative that the Bank of Canada is going to be very patient with regards to future rate hikes,» Royce Mendes, CIBC World Markets director and senior economist, said in an interview.

And you, as entrepreneurs and internet denizens, are part of this narrative.

Expect to see more of these profitability announcements as companies reset the narrative from «insane valuation» to something more akin to «viable business.»

That said, it seems VandeHei may not have been so much urging Zuckerberg to run as he was commenting that the 2016 race is so outside the bounds of typical U.S. presidential elections that almost few twists in the narrative would be surprising at this point.

Fashion and style magazines, as Moskowitz is quick to note, have always excelled at narrative — and at the related art of cultivating desire.

«It seems like he feels vulnerable on Russia to begin with and wants to control that narrative, instead of being seen as being dictated to by experts or advisers,» he added.

We've embraced the narrative of the Bronfman scion as fool, a green kid who traded his bluechip birthright for a piece of a phantom media - convergence gold rush, crippling one of the world's great fortunes.

The juicy narratives driving Kipnis's four archetypal cases — lovelorn astronaut Lisa Nowak is featured, as is disgraced judge Sol Wachtler, memoir fabulist James Frey, and the dynamic duo of Tripp and Lewinsky — keep things on the zippy side, but the subject matter is worth taking seriously.

Making a Murderer is one of multiple examples of a true crime narrative so evocative that it revived momentum in a once dormant case, as Avery recently hired a new lawyer in the hope of mounting a fresh appeal of his 2007 conviction.

Trump's victory could temporarily derail stronger growth, higher rates narrative by raising expectations of a) protectionism, b) the Italian referendum following Brexit and US election as repudiation of elites and c) the Fed keeping rates on hold in December.

As I told you in February, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates the U.S. will become a net exporter of energy by as early as 2022, and the agency recently shared fresh data that supports the narrative that America is on the cusp of taking the throne as the world's leading energy powerhousAs I told you in February, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates the U.S. will become a net exporter of energy by as early as 2022, and the agency recently shared fresh data that supports the narrative that America is on the cusp of taking the throne as the world's leading energy powerhousas early as 2022, and the agency recently shared fresh data that supports the narrative that America is on the cusp of taking the throne as the world's leading energy powerhousas 2022, and the agency recently shared fresh data that supports the narrative that America is on the cusp of taking the throne as the world's leading energy powerhousas the world's leading energy powerhouse.

The oft - repeated narrative of 2012 goes like this: Citizens United unleashed a torrent of money from businesses and the multimillionaires who run them, and as a result we are now seeing the corporate takeover of American politics.

This wide - ranging work not only evaluates the overarching political and economic framework of the medical system but also provides rich narrative detail, examining the political dramas, corporate maneuverings, and forceful personalities that created American health care as we know it.

The results of Spain's elections will challenge this narrative and — as with an increasing number of movements in Europe — demonstrate a growing discontent with the status quo.

Smith points to the threats the pipeline poses to British Columbia's tourism industry, rising floodwaters in Bangladesh and the Maldives, drought in sub-Saharan Africa and Mexico, the homes that will be lost in future forest fires, respiratory health impacts in communities from Vancouver to Kamloops and Quesnel, and future hurricanes in the Caribbean and Gulf states as climate impacts that are left out of the narrative about the project.

As an industry content leader, Participant annually produces up to six narrative feature films, five documentary films, three episodic television series, and more than 40 hours of digital short form programming, through its digital subsidiary SoulPancake — all aimed at entertainment that inspires social awareness and engaging audiences to participate in positive social change.

The section below contains information, both narrative and tabular, regarding the types of compensation paid to (i) our principal executive officer, (ii) our principal financial officer and (iii) and our remaining Named Executive Officers as of the end of fiscal 2009.

This is why they are against on chain scaling, and why segwit offers as little of it as possible while supporting their «HF are bad» narrative.

As I've said a number of times before, my goal with The Cannabist — distilled into one sentence — was to create something that avoided the blind activism of High Times and completely ditched the prohibitionist Drug War narratives that had been reported so many times before in mainstream media outlets.

However, that narrative started to shift over the summer as Google caught up and surpassed Amazon in the number of countries supported.

Whether a company is coming out of stealth mode, launching into a new market or looking to refresh for competitive reasons, creating a clear and crisp narrative is as critical as investing in product development and talent retention.

Some of Mr. Trump's allies were frustrated that they, once again, had no advance warning of the new narrative, making it more difficult to discuss it adequately as surrogates on television.

The logic of the redemption narrative predicts that when Musk says that he plans to convert the world to solar power and establish a colony on Mars, he's entirely sincere, as crazy as he might sound.

«Yet Tesla needs to keep the narrative positive, as its options for any capital raise will likely be limited if it is raising [more money]-RSB- out of a position of weakness,» they noted.

Also in the post is a pretty concise narrative of each mind - boggling event that led up to this sell - off as well as a graph showing where it ranks percentage-wise against other Dow Jones nosedives throughout history.