Sentences with phrase «cultural stories from»

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Please know, your questions and stories on Tuesday, along with what I heard from drivers, have kept me resilient and reminded me of one of our most essential cultural values, Be Yourself.

At the University of Texas at San Antonio, the Institute of Texan Cultures is currently hosting exhibits exploring the history of beer, brewers and breweries in Texas; the stories and customs of more than 20 of the earliest cultural groups to settle in the state; and the role played by citizens from the Lone Star State in the World War I.

There is the freedom to go deep in the culture, and tell the story from the cultural participant perspective, which allows for a high level of freedom and awareness around unique cultural and economic issues.

«Please know, your questions and stories on Tuesday, along with what I heard from drivers, have kept me resilient and reminded me of one of our most essential cultural values, Be Yourself,» Mr. Kalanick wrote.

Many stories in the Qur «an were «borrowed» from surrounding cultures, and well known circulating myths, and cultural historians know exactly where they came from:

From this story we get the idea that cultural diversity is in fact something that God wants and has actually created.

In Tangled, the Walt Disney Company's new animated, feature - length, 3 - D adaptation of «Rapunzel,» critic Armond White finds, sadly, that the story of the girl with the very long locks not only «has been amped up from the morality tale told by the Brothers Grimm into a typically overactive Disney concoction of cute humans, comic animals, and one - dimensional villains,» but also that the film's «hyped - up story line... gives evidence that cultural standards have undergone a drastic change» in the decades since Walt Disney first set out to charm both children and adults with his animated retellings of fairy tales.

The story of Phyllis Schlafly, as Critchlow, a professor of history at St. Louis University, tells it, is a story of conservatism operating far from centers of political and cultural power but crucial to the most important domestic political event of the second half of the twentieth century: the ascendancy and triumph of the once - moribund American right.

Now communication scholars have integrated insights from the fields of anthropology and cultural studies and are conscious of the significance of myth, symbol, story telling and ritual in media / audience analysis.

In what is essentially a complimentary review of William Martin's book, A Prophet With Honor: The Billy Graham Story, Wacker credits the author with showing a balanced view of Graham, and summarizes Graham's appeal from political, social, cultural, as well as homiletical, ecclesiastical and theological perspectives.

While from an individual perspective Disneyland offers pure fantasy, from a cultural perspective its mythmaking — the stories and environmental settings — provide powerful indoctrination.

Statistical decline, cultural marginalization and religious displacement from the center is the recent story of the mainline churches.

[5] Both The Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity [6] and Christianity: Social and Cultural History [7]-- two of the most ambitious recent surveys of Christianity — tell the Christian story in a manner that diverges markedly from the book I just quoted.

They have created their own ways of communication, ranging from stories in oral traditions to folk art and music, from popular histories to religious and cultural sysmbolism.

People refuse to hear what the Spirit of God is saying in 2013 and cling to the letters, testimonies, accounts and stories from 2000 - 3500 years ago which are things that were cultural significant to those times, and instead reject the Spirit of the Word of God for today.

The Old Story, with its demands for cultural conformity, wants you to believe you are crazy for questioning it, much less taking steps away from its prescription for living your life and enculturating your children.

She cites biological, cultural, and historical evidence in support of extended breastfeeding and shares stories gleaned from thousands of families for whom breastfeeding and natural weaning have been the norm.

The failings of New Labour: From a Blue Labour perspective, Jonathan Rutherford, Professor of Cultural Studies at Middlesex University and editor of Soundings, writes very well on the failings of New Labour (see page 88 of this Soundings e-book, which is based on a series of seminars on Blue Labour, from 2010 - 11): «The early years of New Labour — the pluralism, the ethical socialism, the stakeholding economy, the idea of a covenant of trust and reciprocity with the people, the emotional language that reignited popular hope — created a powerful and successful stFrom a Blue Labour perspective, Jonathan Rutherford, Professor of Cultural Studies at Middlesex University and editor of Soundings, writes very well on the failings of New Labour (see page 88 of this Soundings e-book, which is based on a series of seminars on Blue Labour, from 2010 - 11): «The early years of New Labour — the pluralism, the ethical socialism, the stakeholding economy, the idea of a covenant of trust and reciprocity with the people, the emotional language that reignited popular hope — created a powerful and successful stfrom 2010 - 11): «The early years of New Labour — the pluralism, the ethical socialism, the stakeholding economy, the idea of a covenant of trust and reciprocity with the people, the emotional language that reignited popular hope — created a powerful and successful story.

Fortified by «unconditional support» and worldwide travel, language studies, and cultural immersion, Ms. Obreht early had a wealth of resources from which to craft the kinds of stories she wanted to tell.

And while the story is one that I am very, very familiar with, it was wonderful to merge a meangingul gift from a new friend to a cultural connection with my family's heritage, and, to the evolution of my species.

Some study participants noted that when yoga was initially introduced at EUSD, it included cultural artifacts, such as Sanskrit language, mandalas, Hindu stories, prayer mudra (i.e. bringing hands together at one's heart), and a poster that outlined the eight limbs of yoga from Patanjali's yoga sutras.

As the name depicts some cultural era, Nautanki Rani is based on inspiration from a folk story or fairytale in exact words derived from folklore set predated Derawar and Multan fort.

Berlin About Blog One of the world's most popular men's lifestyle & hipster travel blogs with stories from around the world — gay city destinations & cultural experiences.

It is lovely to be different and to have a wonderful love story from a different cultural background.

Vancouver, BC About Blog A blog by Meghan Murphy, brings a progressive, feminist perspective on everything from pop culture to politics, from hot - off - the - press news stories to cultural trends.

Berlin, Germany About Blog One of the world's most popular men's lifestyle & hipster travel blogs with stories from around the world — city destinations & cultural experiences.

The smooth telling of Russo's story juxtaposed against the present day, when gay marriage is sanctioned in some states and gay characters are all over prime - time television, drives home how different the cultural landscape is from the one Russo knew.

We're going to be seeing films of all kinds and genres within this shared universe, and more so than any of the other MCU films, Black Panther feels like an invitation for everyone to take part — to tell stories from unique perspectives and world views, and to bring cultural, ideological, and social ideals to these comic book heroes.

The film seems to live up to its «cultural phenomenon» praise as a visual masterpiece, with an emotional story arc, women empowerment, social and political issues, and Oscar - worthy performances especially from Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmanger.

There will be much to complain about this year, but it's important to celebrate when something this significant shifts organically as it has here, with original stories being told from different cultural perspectives.

Though most of what you hear is Spanish and English, there's a colorful enough array of characters from all walks of life that make the cultural hodgepodge the main anchor of the story.

Her efforts to free herself from a preordained future set off a legal firestorm in this powerful drama inspired by a true story that pits the law against an entrenched cultural mindset.

«Small Town Talk» tells Woodstock's story from its earliest days as a bohemian arts colony to its ongoing life as a cultural satellite of New York City.

More than just a portrait of contemporary black society, it's a story of cultural differences between parents and children of how individuals learn (or don't learn) from experience, and of how there should be no place for those who cause violence and strife.»

Berman and Pulcini also attempt to find some kind of cultural relevance to the story by weaving in real - life events from NYC's upheaval at the time, but they mostly come off as distractions since the film doesn't really dive deep into any of these issues.

Focusing on a hundred characters, and several main ones, the whole story is carried out over two time - lines: from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, the end of the Cultural Revolution; and from the 1980s to the start of the 21st century.

But we're here not to bury Sandler — he's years, if not decades away from a career - long obituary — but to praise him in writer - director Noah Baumbach's (Mistress America, While We're Young, Frances Ha, The Squid and the Whale) latest exploration of love, life, and failure among New York City's social, cultural, and artistic elites, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected).

Telling a story from a different cultural perspective than we're used to seeing could easily seem like a calculated cash grab if handled poorly, but it's a testament to the quality of the storytelling that this simply feels like a great movie and not a film that's only meant for one specific culture.

Covering everything from action films, social dramas, love stories and crime films, what they have in common is an African identity and cultural grounding that make them more popular than Hollywood films for Nigerian audiences.

Today, the project has become a veritable global phenomenon, and because of it, thousands of children from more than forty countries have exchanged pictures, stories, and goodwill, turning a half - inch - thin storybook character into a cultural icon.

Between those who read, who, through books, through developing an enjoyment of literature, can have the opportunity to access the considerable cultural and material benefits of our society - and those who were made to feel very early on that the world of words, of books, of stories, of ideas, was not for them, that they were not clever enough to join that world, that it was not the world they belonged to, that it was shut off from them forever.»

Kim said the Korean and Singapore success stories could not be understood apart from deep - seated cultural factors.

«Whether it's a cultural celebration, a school award, a VIP visit, an outstanding teacher, or other newsworthy event, we're delighted to put stories from our schools on TV,» Gill observed.

In classrooms from kindergarten to college, Cinderella projects, book clubs, and WebQuests take advantage of the story's broad appeal and varied cultural history.

Examples of project themes range from a comparison of French and American schools to a discussion of an environmental issue facing your region or the state; from sharing cultural information (e.g. tourism, history, visual and performing arts) to comparing geography and related industries in Maine and the Pays de la Loire; from sharing information about students» families and / or friends to creating stories or plays together in French and English.

We Need Diverse Books Short Story Contest is open to emerging diverse writers from all diverse backgrounds (including, but not limited to, LGBTQIA, people of colour, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural and religious minorities) who have not been published in a traditional print fiction book format, including self - published, independents, small and medium publishing houses, in all genres whether for the children's or adult market.

I'm sensitive to stories that depict Muslims — or kids from any marginalized community — as different in relation to the cultural norm.

Through collaborative ebook creation, youth from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds can support one another in learning to use tablets and Book Creator while bilingually creating stories.

[16] It is a complete reprint of the strip, including side notes about cultural and political references made in the strip, «Headlines» breaks to identify the top stories of the day, and commentary from Breathed.

That is why I found it a bit strange to see a story on the home page about the Google Cultural Institute right below the ads from the same company.