Sentences with phrase «bit about their culture»

Last, since I exist in the United States in 2013, am white, and have never been Jewish, I doubt that I do a great job getting in the mindset of, for instance, Paul, without looking to other resources that would help me understand a bit about his culture (s), religion, and times.
Sometimes I go to the business trips and I want to learn a bit about culture of country that I visit.
I didn't know it existed although I have read a bit about this culture.
The next day is just the perfect day to learn a little bit about the culture that is just in the Grand Mirage Resort.
FAD's newest feature asks Cultural Attachés to share the culture they're finding really interesting in their postings, and to tell us a bit about culture from home.

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«We see ourselves at Facebook as a community and culture of builders, so we like to see how people are thinking about things a little bit differently.»
Applicants get a sense of the culture before they arrive: A job posting for a director of financial planning and analysis includes a bit about using performance data to spur growth while wearing jeans and eating tacos.
This is a really important discussion, and I also wonder a bit about how organisations can help support a healthy culture in the broader animal movement, particularly in relation to their interactions within it.
But the changes are taking place and while I am a bit suspect of the BOJ's role with QE, I am more hopeful about the change in corporate culture.
You'll notice most of it is about Bitcoin Cash, though there's also a bit of philosophy, culture commentary, and fun thrown in.
While I'm willing to agree with Michael Barone that at least some of the heat in the culture wars has been turned down a bit (but see this post for a qualification), a lot of interesting things have been said recently about marriage, some of which I noted here.
I miss how Doctor Who used to connect a bit more to silliness of current culture — in Army of Ghosts, there was even a talk show lady talking about how she loved ghosts and then a «cleaning product» to make your ghost shine.
Our ability to critique secular culture from an arm's lengths makes it easy to feel like we know absolutely everything about «that world out there» — that secular world — to know every bit of its brokenness, and just leave it there to fester.
Your implication that all religious believers are morally bankrupt is a bit of an extreme position, and one which perpetuates simplistic stereotypes at exactly the time when we need to think more critically and deeply about religion in this culture.
I'm often asked what ought to be done about «celebrity culture» within American Christianity, and having benefitted a bit from that very culture myself, I honestly don't know if I'm the best person to respond.
A slight change of plans here — I had wanted to talk about this recent Conor Friedersdorf piece about the lack of conservative rap critics as part of a three - part essay called «Paradoxes of Conservative Pop - Culture Studies,» but I realized that to really to do that, I would have to talk about rap more than a bit, indeed, enough to demand a Rock Songbook post or two.
But the response reveals something of the way we tend to think about our faith traditions — as systems to either accept or reject rather than little cultures that (for better or worse... or, more likely, a bit of both) indelibly shape how we think, who we know, what we fear and long for and love.
But back when Zimmern was first shopping the idea for Bizarre Foods around to television networks, execs weren't exactly chomping at the bit to make «a show that tells stories about culture through food.»
-LSB-...] recently talked a bit about my home region in Russia, and its array of food cultures and cuisines.
Speaking as a US parent, I believe the «disruptive» defense for putting kids «in their place» (as well as the «safety» bit - see mother and toddler kicked off a public transit bus for noise) are often mere red herring in a culture that, no matter what lip service it may pay to «what about the CHILDREN?!»
But just you know a little bit but when you think about it in other cultures around the world they don't sell jarred plain baby food.
Ed Jefferson is a freelance journalist, writing about pop culture, obscure bits of history and «the millennials».
He had a very influential article in the June 1st issue of The New Yorker about healthcare costs and how the culture of medicine can make such a difference, the individual cultures in individual hospital settings can make such a difference, in the costs that happen at those individual institutions, and it's gotten quite a bit of attention.
The starter culture is usually about 20g, which is the size of four teaspoons, and looks a bit like puffy grains of rice in milk.
Sanuk actually comes from thai word «fun» and after reading a bit more about the brand, I was really taken by their culture.
I know all about finding your groove with one set of work clothes, having a rough time transitioning to a new office with a very different culture, and then feeling a bit like you've lost yourself in the process.
Learning a bit about Latino culture will help you understand what the norms are.
Although dating can be a bit awkward for some who are dating people with different culture, swirl dating will let you appreciate more about other ethnicities and learn to love the differences between one another.
If you've never dated Chinese singles, you need to learn a bit about their dating culture.
Iâ $ ™ m taking a break from my usually schedule hair posts to write a bit about love and culture.
It will really help you out if you do a bit of research about the country and its culture first to avoid misunderstandings.
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If youve never dated Chinese singles, you need to learn a bit about their dating culture.
Rather than being ideal for people who know a bit about French cinema and want to know more, it's best suited to people who know a considerable amount about French cinema (and culture) of the early sound era and want to delve deeper.
The standouts here: Bruno Forzani and Hélène Cattet doing more experimental image - making along the lines of their gorgeous giallo homage Amer; Adam Wingard appearing on screen to puzzle out a hilarious solution to being stuck with the letter «Q»; Xavier Gens landing a grisly statement on the tyranny of body fascism in the culture; and contest - winner Lee Hardcastle contributing a clever stop - motion bit about a little boy's fears of potty training.
The script is also chock full of pop culture references throughout including bits about Cheers, Mary Poppins, and David Hasselhoff.
It's a story about how cultures may initially clash, but a bit of insight, open - mindedness and just the right amount of spice — embodied in the Indian family's son — can bring them together.
His counterparts are equally uninteresting, as the French captain is simply a pompous caricature and Professor Ivarsson's everyman resorts to nonchalant narration, monotonously spouting out his wisdom about ancient cultures without the tiniest bit of enthusiasm.
The implications about the current state of online culture in the film is disturbing, perhaps even a bit hyperbolic, but what better than a B movie cheapie to spell out the ugliness of social media in both the genre and the social platform's gruesome, unforgiving terms?
The exploitation is that he is used for a very clunky bit of exposition, and this is doubly irking because this is a character who makes a sly salient point about race, because though black, he is African, and both mystified and a bit non-plussed by the boisterous black culture that thrives in Rowena's house.
This is a great way to introduce a bit of the French culture (as well as the numeracy component) when teaching about animals / animal sounds.
The students enjoy this reading comprehension as they learn a bit about German culture too!
By learning a bit about their countries, cultures, and histories, we as teachers can send a powerful message — that we care about the lives they left behind, that we think their history is important.
I have also added a bit of culture with an reading extract from «Les vacances du Petit Nicolas» * INCLUDE TIMERS * The objective is to be able to talk about what you take on holiday.
She concluded her talk with questions from audience members expanding on topics of poetry's place in culture, the craft of teaching, and even a bit about her experience writing her own poetry.
We created a Jeopardy activity to help students practice spelling and listening, as well as to learn a bit more about American culture.
When he finally meets the Pharaoh, they talk a bit about Jewish culture and banter before learning the secret: the tablet needs moonlight.
It was a great opportunity to get to learn a little bit about a country and culture I had never experienced before... an opportunity to meet up with some old friends... and an opportunity to make some new ones.
Yes, I am a bit of a culture geek and I love to learn about ancient history and culture.
«There's plenty for couples to do on dry land too: adrenaline junkies can tube through ancient caves and zip line along the rainforest canopy, while those after a bit more culture can immerse themselves in the mystical Maya temples and multiple monuments at Xunanatunich» says Jameson about Belize's inland adventures.
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