Sentences with phrase «bitten by the history»

I got bitten by the history - of - neuroscience bug a long time ago — I like looking at old papers.

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The universe came from somewhere, but when I see a phrase like, «Suffering is necessary» spoken by a Catholic priest, given the history of priests getting diddlely with children, I think I'm seeing a little bit of justification by this old yutz.

Suicide sounds like it should be one of those untouchable topics for comedians, however, Louis C.K. has cultivated one of the most successful comedic careers in history by doing bits about each one of these taboo topics.

Or that perhaps that the history was embellished a bit by disciples eager to win over their audience.

The history of this particular bit of tradition has been established by Jeremias, who points out (J. Jeremias, Parables of Jesus [rev. ed., 1963], pp. 80f.)

The bit of revisionist history (summarized by Scott McLemee) concerning the decline of mainline denominations in the U.S. that David Hollinger offers will, I suspect, not be overly surprising to those of us who have actually experienced the seemingly chronic inability of many mainline Protestant....

I know facts are hard to come by with you funndies, but at least try to pay a bit more attention in history class.

let me count the ways: 1) the bible a 2000 year old book written by sheepherders put together by a roman dictator and cut and pasted by every pope in history is your authority on events that aren't recorded anywhere else in human history... without stretching things a bit.

To add my humble contribution to the rich history of carrot cakes, I decided to make some carrot cake snack bites, inspired by the raw carrot cake recipe from Gim me Some Oven.

Together the chefs pay homage to the rich history of the location by reviving the iconic tea court, adding a Russian flare that speaks to Paley's own heritage, with a bit of inspiration pulled from his notable pop - up DaNet illustrating pre-Soviet Russian cuisine.

The chefs pay homage to the rich history of the location by reviving the iconic tea court, adding a Russian flare that speaks to Paley's own heritage, with a bit of inspiration pulled from his notable pop - up DaNet illustrating pre-Soviet Russian cuisine.

«With Founders» Ale we are answering consumer demand by offering all of Newcastle's Limited Editions nationally in 2012, giving everyone a chance to enjoy a bit of authentic English history.»

The projection based on returning production gets the heaviest weight, followed by recruiting, then recent history, which only carries a little bit of weight.

As seen in the tweets below, that was made clear with a bit of history for De Gea, as aside from the fact that Arsenal had 33 shots on goal, the Spanish international made 14 saves, the joint-most by a goalkeeper in a single Premier League game.

Music lessons that include singing, flutes, theory, and a bit of history, continue during the week; students sing songs with 2 - 3 parts, and are expected to be able to read basic melodic lines by the end of the year.

My kids especially love that each year contains work in each of the science disciplines (many classical - approach history programs do biology one year, chemistry the next, etc.) The format is not step - by - step, so this curriculum requires a bit more planning than some others, but it's well worth the effort.

The Club for Growth also took the opportunity to revisit a bit of semi-ancient (in the digital age, anyway) history, calling Cuomo a «strong ally» of Obama, and offering as proof reports in 2009 that the White House had tried to clear the 2010 field for the then - AG by getting then - Gov.

While the PAC has been rather quiet in recent history, Grimm's racy headlines have been the boost of energy needed to renew interest, said Schwartz, aided in part by a bit on Bill Maher's Flip - a-District campaign which made national headlines.

«The company has a real history of ingenious inventions — I think there must have been a bit of Wallace and Gromit in their genes, tempered of course with Swiss reliability,» says Mark Hill, vice-president of corporate communications, referring to the eccentric inventor and his dog created by animator Nick Park.

A giant earwax plug pulled from a blue whale recently revealed a fair bit of its life history, from its testosterone kicking in as it grew up to its times of stress (measured by cortisol levels) and contaminants it picked up from the waters it swam in.

Mary Roach maryroach.net Photo by Jen Siska Perhaps it's because I don't have any specific beat to cover, or perhaps it's because I just get bored writing about one thing over and over, but going through my post history on this blog reveals a bit of a wandering...

This camp ground has a lot of history to it as my husband worked here for years, our Nevaeh went to camp here this past Summer and I was a teacher and helper to many of the youth here years past so it was neat to bring the kids by for a bit apart from church and camp duties.

Made in Italy, our products are inspired by history, passion, love, and a bit of rock.

Find out your dating strengths by looking at your dating history, and identify areas where you could focus on doing a little bit more, or further research on a topic.

Cantwell opens a December 2014 blog post titled 8 Online Dating Tips, for the Ladies, by sharing a bit about his dating history.

For those who might be a bit confused by the sudden time and format jump displayed in the clip, it should be known that Wonderstruck takes place during two different times in history.

Directed with bite by WildClaw's own Norine McGrath and starring a cabal of Chicago's finest, the 13th nightmare in their 10 year history is forming in the shadows... and it's getting very hungry...

««Free State of Jones» is a well - intentioned slog through a potentially fascinating bit of Civil War history, brought to life only by Matthew McConaughey «s performance, and then only occasionally.

A bit of comic book history: Marvel's comic character name predates the Black Panther Party by several months — though many people mistakenly assume it's the other way around.

It's a bit wonky at times, with titles sometimes bleeding below the matted frame line, but those distractions are generally lessened by Cass Warner's focus on her family's history instead of the company's.

READINGS David Thomson's The Big Screen reviewed by Robert Horton; Anthony Slide's Hollywood Unknowns: A History of Extras, Bit Players, and Stand - Ins reviewed by R. Emmet Sweeney; Alisa Perren's Indie, Inc.: Miramax and the Transformation of Hollywood in the 1990s reviewed by Eric Hynes; Mark Shiel's Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles reviewed by Michael Talbott

Directed by Jay Roach, who did the Austin Powers movies and written by Danny Strong, who played Jonathan on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, who both manage to bring a touch of comedy to such a horrific bit of history.

Pirate Radio is neither historically accurate enough (it can't even stick to its year of 1966 to provide its tunes, some of which came out a little after («Jumpin» Jack Flash» is from 1968, as is «So Long, Marianne» by Leonard Cohen, to name but two) to provide interest in a bit of pop culture history, nor is it consistent enough to sustain its good cheer without collapsing from the weight of its own cutesy manipulations in its characters for laughs, It's not so much a story as it is a collection of sitcom moments meant to induce laughter and mirth, mixing it with all of the best rock tunes of its era.

In one of the few misfires, screenwriter Ted Tally introduces Francis Dolarhyde, or the «Tooth Fairy» (nicknamed so for the bite marks he leaves on his victims), played by Ralph Fiennes, while an abridged history of his abuse as a child plays over the soundtrack.

Extra features on this non-SE include: a comprehensive commentary by director Hoblit and co-screenwriter Billy Ray, with the occasional comment from Bruce Willis sandwiched in; another yak - track from producer David Foster, who concentrates on the film's background in WWII history; ten deleted scenes (in 16x9) that reveal that an even more structurally and politically complex film lies on the cutting room floor, with elective commentary from Ray and Hoblit — they're especially sorry to see go, as am I, a bit in which the American soldiers entertain their German captors by donning blackface; a 4 - part photo gallery — see Bruce make serious expressions for «The Poster Shoot»; and trailers for Hart's War, Windtalkers, and the TV shows «Jeremiah» and «Stargate SG - 1».

At each stage Jamal learns some new piece of trivia — a song, a bit of history, or the pose of a Hindu statue — that later provides an answer to a question posed by the show's buttery host (Anil Kapoor).

7:00 p.m., Room 6BCF — «Blade Runner» 30th Anniversary Celebration For geeks keen on a bit of film history, this should be one of the highlights of the weekend: a panel, hosted by Paul M. Sammon, who wrote the seminal book on «Blade Runner,» and was on - set throughout, on the making of Ridley Scott «s sci - fi classic, with a number of cast and crew members on stage with him.

A former Marine, Harvard Ph.D., and Pentagon staffer — described in the film by a former colleague as «a bit of a showboat, but smart» — Ellsberg leaked thousands of pages of a classified history of the Vietnam War to the Times» Neil Sheehan in 1971.

My theory is that people don't read his books for the rather rudimentary, step - by - step, point - to - point thriller elements that form the backbone of the story so much as for learning a little bits of history, philosophy, and even fantasy elements that reside above the surface, many of them expounded upon at length in between the plot points.

Not as commendable were the slick but forgettable Leatherface, the first disappointment by French filmmaking duo Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury; the Spierig Brothers» Jigsaw, part 8 of the exhausted Saw series; the dull Amityville: The Awakening by Franck Khalfoun, usually a respectable genre director, who does still add his share of clever touches (and meta moments, like when a group of teenagers watch the original Amityville Horror in the «real» Amityville haunted house, into which one's family has just moved); Open Water 3: Cage Dive, whose shark - franchise designation was tacked on as an afterthought, not that it helped to draw in audiences (in an anemic year for great whites, 47 Meters Down takes the prize for the best shark film); Jeepers Creepers 3, a super-limited release — surely in part because of director Victor Salva's history as a convicted child molester — which just a tiny bit later would probably have been shelved permanently in light of the slew of reprehensible - male - behavior outings in recent months.

And though it's often said that history is written by the winners, losers and bit players write history, too.

So it came as a bit of a surprise to be completely undone by my 6th grade granddaughter's history assignment.

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.

Ravitch covers quite a bit of terrain: the recent history of school reform, the major players in the reform movement, the claims used to criticize American public education, the «fixes» championed by reformers and Ravitch's suggestions for a more sane and productive education policy.

If you'd like to do a bit of reading about comics, here are two more $ 1.99 books: The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines, by Mike Madrid, and Al Jaffee's Mad Life: A Biography, by Mary - Lou Weisman and Al Jaffee.

Does your book speak to the local population served by the media outlet, or does it feature a unique bit of history about the town in which you're pitching press?

Located just 40 mins away by train from Lisbon, Sintra is a town built in the hills that have quite a bit of history.

DID YOU KNOW my son Dax was the 358th (U.S. & Canadian combined DBRF)(Dog Bite Related Fatality) American killed by a PIT BULL in recorded history?

For affected humans, there is usually a history of being scratched or bitten, even lightly, by a cat.

We don't know why or where it got its start, but we can learn a bit more about the mix by looking more closely at the history of the hybrid's parent breeds: the Australian Shepherd and the Beagle.