Sentences with phrase «class roots of»

I had really hoped Mercedes would disguise the C - class roots of this coupe with a much nicer interior full of high - quality materials and that distinctly Mercedes feel.

And a luxurious interior perhaps would have been anomalous in a vehicle that turned out to be such a workhorse, because twelve months of hauling, towing, mud running, and various odd jobs resulted in a general griminess that spoke to the working - class roots of all pickups, faux SUV or not.

Not exact matches

The book is a memoir about his improbable journey from his working - class, «hillbilly» roots in Appalachia to the elite corridors of one of the top law schools in the U.S., and then the world of venture capital.

For all the rampant growth and the praise some commentators heap on China's supposedly meritocratic system rooted in thousands of years of history, its ruling class has a spotty record.

Within a few years of my starting, we were neck deep again in a bear market that had its roots in excessive risk, and equities were supposedly dead as an asset class.

Often it is people who live in middle - class or affluent neighborhoods that are relatively free of violent crime who insist on holding a «root - cause» seminar while people are dying in the streets.

For several years I taught Great Books classes to college undergraduates, and the European focus of the four - semester sequence (the first part was called «Roots of Western Thought») illuminated issues of which Augustine made the first consummate exploration: personal identity, individuality, the inviolable and incommensurate self.

But the roots of caste can be traced back to a story in the most ancient Hindu scriptures, the Vedas, in which the various social classes are produced from the sacrifice of a primordial man — the priestly class from the mouth, the warrior class from the arms, the merchant class from the thighs, the laboring class from the feet (Rig Veda 90:10).

The fate of the church that forgets its working class roots was never better described than in this poem by Elmer F. Suderman:

In a combative interview with the BBC, Patten described Benedict as «the greatest intellectual to be pope since Innocent III,» a «world class theologian,» who had a «really important message about the Christian roots of civilization in this country, and in Europe, and the way in which we can become more self - confident in asserting those Christian traditions.»

He would like to see liberation theology take its cues from base communities» populist «grass - roots communitarian democracy» and then extend this «populism» into a liberalism that, contra Marx, offers «democracy and equality to all human beings, regardless of sex, race or social class (Rousseau)» Sigmund's agenda would purge liberation theology of much of its «early revolutionary fervor,» but in its dialogue with liberalism it would still perform «a radical «prophetic» role in reminding complacent elites of the religious obligation of social solidarity, and in combating oppression.»

If the framers of the Constitution had been more morally courageous in identifying slavery as an evil, or if the later compensatory amendment had rooted liberty in a common human nature rather than on weaker procedural grounds of equality under the law, then perhaps the expansion of protected classes and arbitrary rights would not have advanced so stridently.

His analogy is functionalist: physical inheritance in prehension functions like the general populace which predominates in a tradition - rooted society; the novelty of the conceptual pole of a prehension plays the same role as the originative activities of the «fortunate classes», the middle class entrepreneurs, who predominate in modern society.

While working - class young adults «struggle with similar, and structurally rooted, problems, there is no sense of «we,»» reports Jennifer M. Silva, author of Coming Up Short: Working - Class Adulthood in an Age of Uncertaclass young adults «struggle with similar, and structurally rooted, problems, there is no sense of «we,»» reports Jennifer M. Silva, author of Coming Up Short: Working - Class Adulthood in an Age of UncertaClass Adulthood in an Age of Uncertainty.

In countries in the South, faced with the alliance between international capital, the comprador bourgeoisie and part of the middle class, the alternative consisted in using joint programmes and actions to bring together the different grass - roots groups such as workers, peasants, the informal sector, movements of the urban poor, co-operatives, minority ethnic groups, and also the vulnerable middle classes, students, etc..

Spontaneity and the need for adaptation in a competitive situation have helped to give them a popular, «grass - roots» and sometimes vulgar character that removes them a long way from establishments which still bear the traces of historic alliance with privileged classes.

I do think it has some roots in the Jewish priesthood, and also in the priestly class of pagan religions, and then throw in some entrepreneur, politician, king, CEO, office manager, sports coach, and motivational speaker, and we have something close to the pastor of today.

Whereas the second Quest demythologized the apocalyptic eschatology that informed Jesus» message of the kingdom in such a way that the kingdom remained God's initiative and gift eliciting a new ethos, thereby respecting the biblical - Jewish roots of Jesus» word and deed, the Borg - Crossan construal tacitly posits an inert deity who at best provides a formal warrant for a class - based cultural criticism and who apparently has allowed the covenant - commitment to Israel to lapse, for there remains neither promise nonfulfillment.

Homemade Taro Chips Known as the «potato of the tropics,» taro is a purple root vegetable that's a good source of vitamins B6 and C. Eat these sophisticated chips au natural or class them up for a party by using them as a crunchy base for salmon tartare.

Class it up around the outdoor fire pit with a New Fashioned, a chilly rocks glass filled with the bar's signature Weller 107 Barrel Select, root, Creole and orange bitters, and a splash of sweet maple syrup.

I like to test new recipes in the kitchen, combining things that i learned or i got inspired by (in this case inspired by the cooking class of My New Roots in Amsterdam) with my own intuition.

One of my favorite parts of this leg of the trip was meeting Sarah Britton of My New Roots while she was in town teaching a few classes.

Yeah that left a rather sour taste in my mouth too, but the reality of the situation was that most of the players who left the club in the past did so because the constant failure to obtain any sort of silverware... As I have said many times before and will say again, Wenger is the «root of all of Arsenals problems»... yes silent Stan and the board are also contributory... but the fact that they have allowed him in excess of 16 million to spend on teenage boys debunks any myth that suggest his hands are tied... You give me 16 million and I'll bring back a world class player and come back with change.

As noted by Michael Mastanduno, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the change is «rooted in our faculty's belief that high AP exam scores are not a substitute for a Dartmouth undergraduate class.»

The gloves are part of a dress code (which also specifies that boys «shoes shall be polished) that links this class to its roots.

India is a place where divisions based on religion and class is deep rooted and there are areas where religious leaders actively propagate the idea of having more children so that «our faith stays alive».

In many ways Naz Shah is exactly the kind of Muslim MP the British left needs: a working class feminist who is rooted in her community and was able to put the likes of George Galloway to the sword in Bradford.

Having said this, it would not be fair to say that these aims are necessarily rooted in the experience of the society as a whole; their vision does seem to have been developed around the specific experience of the educated middle class.

These are deep - rooted and historic social issues immanent within trajectories of class and immigrant cultures that society must seek to address.

Gareth's working class and deep local roots, record of public service and government experience, and shoe - leather approach to campaigning make him the most electable candidate.

«Make the Road Action, NYCC, and Tenants PAC are strong working - class organizations with deep roots in the communities of North Brooklyn,» Medina said in a statement.

Welch signals the contradiction between the classically liberal roots of the American dream narrative, and the deterministic maker / taker worldview that, ironically, smacks of the language of class warfare.

Because Blair's project is to dismantle the Labour Party and the welfare state, he confronts not merely a small class struggle minority, but also substantial forces rooted in the traditional structures of the labour movement.

Echoing Gallo's populist appeal to what he called «Lunchbucket Kingston,» Woltman said the city's Democratic Committee has drifted away from its working class roots and become dominated by a «clique» of connected insiders who were out of touch with everyday taxpayers.

Stoller is urging Democrats to return to those roots as a way of protecting Democracy, adding jobs, and earning working class votes again.

Since the new breed of political corruption takes the form of corporate money smothering our democracy, our club is staying true to its roots by supporting Howie Hawkins: a genuine friend of the working and middle classes,» said long time club member John Bredin.

I come from middle class roots, and the RWDSU has a long and proud history of fighting and winning battles for working families like mine.

But beyond all this lies an even worse, deep rooted failure of the political class in the fight against discrimination and fear of the «other».

She grew up in the historic Sholem Aleichem Housing Cooperative, a working - class development in the northwest Bronx known for its Jewish roots and heavy population of artists, poets and musicians.

• It is the broad Left's abandonment of independent working class politics since 1936, not some American exceptionalism rooted in our political institutions and culture, that best explains the absence of a mass party of the Left.

«The roots of low achievement for some schools and students lie in concentrated poverty, segregation by race and class, and underfunding,» Hawkins said.

Not just as a spouse who knows him intimately, but as a deft political mind in her own right: a feminist activist who understands grass - roots organizing, a liberal champion of the working class and an experienced author who has written speeches for leading New York officials.

The city's corporate and real - estate classes, accustomed to a place of influence under previous administrations, were unable to salvage the bid of their preferred candidate, Daniel R. Garodnick, an establishment Manhattan Democrat, who found himself outmaneuvered by labor and grass - roots groups eager to reassert their strength in local government.

Bronx State Sen. Gustavo Rivera goes back to his roots in academia to teach a series of civics classes that start tonight at 6 p.m. at the Bronx Library Center.

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In France, Marine Le Pen has worked to cleanse the far - right National Front of its anti-Semitic roots and build a broader working - class base.

A new drug targeting the root of this debilitating degenerative disease could be the vanguard of a novel class of treatments

On the horizon, however, is a new class of drugs that many scientists believe can stop migraines at their root.

These new data, in combination with the known presence of ULVZs below Samoa and Hawaii, led the authors to propose that a specific class of large ULVZs form at the roots of broad plumes that feed active hotspots.

Even though inequality has lately come to the fore as a public issue, two widely held American beliefs persist — first, that the U.S. is largely a classless society and, second, that people shed or discard the vestiges of their social class roots when they achieve upward mobility.