Sentences with phrase «as character development»

Because Alpha Protocol is a game with loads of options in terms of gameplay as well as character development, and a truly branching plot system that offers loads of replayability.

It's a Pyrrhic victory only achieved by reducing RPG mainstays such as character development or equipment management to a bare minimum.

In some of these games violence against women is then used as character development for the protagonist.

Metal Gear Survive's multiplayer is highly intertwined with singleplayer as character development, loot and resources carry over from one mode to another.

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Many of her posts focus on specific issues that novelists face, such as character development, plot, and pacing, and her attitude and good humor is refreshing.

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Perhaps Nolan and his cohort felt that getting his characters to spout exposition for the first two hours of the film would suffice as character development as well but, sadly, it doesn't.

However, skeptics are given more opportunity to question The Water Diviner «s raison d'être as character development is sparser than water sources in the Outback.

When the action does unfold, we also have a vested interest in the outcome, as the character development makes us care about the very likeable duo, while also giving the actions of the bad guys a more nefarious edge necessary to make things truly harrowing once things get brutal.

The Avengers is a brilliant balance of indecipherable against crowd - pleasing, with bouncy fight scenes, one - liners as character development, and the absolute confidence that everyone in the audience has on purpose seen each of the films designed as a prequel to this one.

Not exact matches

Netflix, it turns out, has (unsurprisingly) found successful formulas for character development, as a number of characters from Netflix originals like «The End of the F *** ing World» and «Money Heist» appear on this list.

This most basic character I described as openness to developments in the culture and presentation of reasons for the Christian faith without any appeal to supernatural authority.

«The purpose of tomorrow's vote is to decide whether the building has a special character or special historical or aesthetic interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of New York City, New York State or the nation,» commission spokeswoman Elisabeth de Bourbon said Monday.

Hereâ $ ™ s some of the things that grabbed me: important theological / spiritual themes are developed through the story such as good and evil, leadership, courage, love, forgiveness, and unity; good character development; convincing geographical descriptions; it does feel like the same kind of worlds Tolkien, Charles Williams and C. S. Lewis wrote about.

Finally, given the «minimal» character of the ethical consensus, particular developments and refinements will inevitably occur within as well as between and among traditions.

[T] he development of mentality exhibits itself as a rhythm involving an interweaving of cycles, the whole process being dominated by a greater cycle of the same general character as its minor eddies» (AE 27).

We should look to Palestinian Aramean Christianity as the source or the first influence on the East Syrian church for the development of its ascetic character.

And speaking as a Catholic parent, I certainly do want to know and be assured that the ones who teach my children in this important area of their spiritual and moral development are those whose personal character, knowledge and teaching skills are adequate for the task.

One strength of the show is the character development of the companions — they grow and change as people.

This episode is huge character development, not so much with the major - story - arc - connections (at least as far as we know) so there is much to discuss.

This is natural, since the tradition had undergone considerable development before it was embodied in our canonical Gospels, and during this time it had been exposed to the influence of what we may call the «futurist eschatology,» as distinct from the» realized eschatology» which gives its character to the earliest preaching, as well as to the earliest tradition of the teaching of Jesus.

In Modern Fantasy: Five Studies (Cambridge University Press, 1975), C. N. Manlove has argued that the use of the supernatural — and I would include magic — is not simply a possibility in the fantasy tale; it is a driving force in the story and takes a central role in the development and shaping of characters as well as plot.

A modern reader would find it natural for there to be character development over time, as in the David and Jacob cycles, to which Linafelt devotes four pages (pp.42 - 45).

As a student of literature, I'd like to say that it is Austen's subtle satire, masterful character development, and nuanced prose that draws me to her romantic comedies... but at the end of the day, it's probably just the girly thrill of seeing who ends up marrying whom.

Now there is the possibility of a different philosophical attitude, one that takes with utmost seriousness the evolutionary and processive character of the world indicated by science, but at the same time affirms the reality of God as the supreme excellence and perfect goodness in and above (or more than) the world — in it, because such excellence and goodness is ceaselessly operative to further the world's development of potentialities; above it (or more than it), because such excellence and goodness is inexhaustible, more than merely creaturely, indefatigable, faithful, unfailing.

That this prophetic idea of Yahweh's character and of his demand for personal and social righteousness was a development and was not to be found in full flower in the original Sinaitic deity as the later legends pictured him, is clear.

Against this widely prevailing understanding of the «creation faith» we suspect that in Yahwistic circles the very term «creation» may have been a dirty word and that the development and discussion of Israel's creation faith was suppressed as part of the long, anguished struggle against religious syncretism and the loss of the distinctly moral - ethical - historical character of the Yahweh faith.

A man's failure or mistake in the present has in the eyes of Jesus not the relative character of a stage of development, but the absolute character of sin; for Jesus sees man as before God.

Quite without intending to start a development that would issue in the classic creeds, they saw themselves, as a matter of fact, dealing with the Divine in three major ways as the cosmic Creator and Father, as the incarnate Savior and Character, as the interior Spirit of Power.

Yet, just as the original Star Wars films gave us a tantalising glimpse into the history of the main characters, so Chesterton leaves us in no doubt that his own childhood was of immense importance to the development of his ideas.

The laws of grammar and character and plot development may explain aspects of the play, such as its beginning, but the reason «why there is a play at all is that William Shakespeare decided to write one and conceived it in his mind.»

Yet it is still true that within the family is a nucleus of growth, action, and character development which determines largely the course each individual will take, and through the aggregate of many individuals the course of society as a whole.

Unlike the Marxian future, as represented by the vacuous «Noch - Nicht - Sein» of Ernst Bloch, the absolute future of Teilhard de Chardin possesses an already existing reality whose personal character influences every phase of human development.

How does Hume's emphasis on form and procedure (as opposed to Plato's emphasis on education and character) affect political culture and the development of political agents within such societies?

Each time the home team moves into the red zone — known as the «Kolache Factory Red Zone» - the company donates a certain percentage of its proceeds to the Houston Texans Foundation, which supports youth programs in education, character development and health and fitness.

Kirsteen Campbell, master blender for The Famous Grouse explains: «Within two years we see significant colour and character development, with a sherry cask having a greater impact than a Bourbon barrel, as sherry casks provide a higher level of flavour compounds to be extracted by the maturing grain whisky.

Yes, not everyone is going to buy in immediately due to the years of resentment Roman has from years of crappy booking, but even as a Heel this is important to the development of a character.

We emphasize leadership, self - confidence, individual development and character as a part of our camp instruction.

We have nothing against men or Dads, but we believe that providing Girls with role models that can relate to what they're going through as young women is essential to their character development.

Tough draws on neuroscience, economics, psychology and child development to show how qualities such as self - mastery and optimism are what make children succeed and persevere, and how, in the light of this, good parenting, supportive mentoring and thoughtful, character - based schooling can make all the difference.

Waldorf teachers hold the development of a child's character to be as important as anything else in the curriculum.

Here's one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to television: female leads becoming pregnant as a means of character development, having the baby, and then never seeing the baby ever again.

Supporters of amateur boxing state that the sport is beneficial to participants by providing exercise, self - discipline, self - confidence, character development, structure, work ethic, and friendships.14 For some disadvantaged youth, boxing is a preferential alternative to gang - related activity, providing supervision, structure, and goals.14 The overall risk of injury in amateur boxing seems to be lower than15 in some other collision sports such as football, ice hockey, wrestling, and soccer.4, 16 However, unlike these other collision sports, boxing encourages and rewards direct blows to the head and face.

Responding to the Abuakwa South legislator, the Organised Youth of Krobo said bringing development to an area should be national in character and not based on ethnicity, religion, economical status, race, or religion as propounded by the framers of the 1992 constitution.

This was to assure that every rezoning designation struck the important balance between development and smart growth, and each neighborhood's most pressing issues as well as the existing character of the area.

«We all recognized and have strong interest in the potential future for Jamaica, and providing collective feedback for the Jamaica Now Action Plan ensures fulfilling its potential as a center for mixed - income housing, transit - oriented development, quality jobs, and much needed commercial opportunities while maintaining its diversity and character.»

With barely 40 days to the December 7 polls, the governing NDC has intensified its campaign describing developments within the NPP as a true reflection of Nana Akufo Addo's intolerance and vindictive character.

«This development as currently proposed threatens not just a landmarked view but the character of a diverse residential neighborhood and the public's enjoyment of a treasured public amenity,» Ritter said.

After development at a Lower East Side site was allegedly blocked by then - Assemblyman Sheldon Silver as he sought to preserve the Jewish character of the neighborhood, a new project there is rising.