Sentences with phrase «cultures point the way»

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A powerful way to create a culture of helpers is to point out this behavior in emails, one - on - ones and team meetings.

From the regulatory and insurance framework to the finer points of American sales culture, Handa's U.S. expansion gambit turned out to be a foreign adventure in every way.

And a study from Columbia business school showed that creative directors of fashion companies produced more creative innovations after having spent a significant amount of time working in cultures very different from their own.The time diversifying their experiences expanded their point of view and forced them to problem - solve in different ways.

It was a quirky but pointed way of challenging the communist culture of the lie, which befogged public life and warped relationships between parents and children, husbands and wives, colleagues and neighbors.

Have we come to a point in culture when men because of the possible consequences of advancing in what may be an appropriate way have become fearful of doing so?

He accepted Kant's view that the ordered world is created by the human mind and then pointed out that the way the mind orders the world varies from culture to culture and evolves within individual cultures.

From this point of view one can proceed to review the wide variety of ways in which religion and American culture have been constantly interrelated throughout American history.

Another way moral dilemmas point toward larger issues and contexts is the way they reflect the ever - increasing pluralism of our culture.

This parallels the objective of the present work, which is to show the destructive consequences of a desire - dominated philosophy of life and to point the way to a restoration of culture and learning through the reaffirmation of standards of excellence.

I am not implying that Islam does this (though celebrating suicide bombers does make me wonder), just pointing out that just because a group of people «believes» something does not mean it is acceptable to an entire culture, in this case the American culture, nor that that culture should be required to adapt to that set of beliefs vice the other way around.

If the point of religion is to bring peace and guide a culture toward certain specific behaviors, primarily for order and the preservation of the good qualities of society, then how can one say that one religion is better than another or that a «religion-less» person who STILL acts the SAME way (i.e. does right unto their neighbors, lives according to the thing the bible suggests) but is more tolerant is not as high quality a citizen as another who is associated with a Major League Religious Team?

It was easy for me, then, to become cynical about the faith that I was raised in, to punch the holes into the theology of the people I grew up with and spot the gaps in the preaching and methods, and point a finger of blame when «they» got it wrong, to separate myself from the culture and, like most kids raised by immigrant parents (because, in a way, my parents were like immigrants to this strange new land of Christianity), I took for granted my life in the new Kingdom, completely unable to imagine a life without freedom, without joy, without Jesus.

To go back to the main point, dying to the world of convention — dying to those identities conferred by culture, dying to the values of culture — is utterly central to the way of Jesus.

He wants to get at the problem of how Christian faith should be related to the dominant surrounding culture and to point out the various types of ways leading thinkers have addressed that problem.

There are Jesus - like heros in almost every culture and religion and they point the way toward the way to Heaven, but they are not a substitute for the real, life - giving, loving Jesus.

This illustrates the point: if there were some culture where the place of honor was sitting on somebody's head, then we should have to put it that way, for «the highest place which heaven affords is His by right.»

If modern culture were a prize fight, organized Christianity wouldn't quite be knocked out yet, but it would certainly be on the ropes, way behind on points coming to the bell.

A meta - analysis of American interventions with very young fathers points to quality intensive community - based interventions with a good understanding of gender: the staff (who were experienced, empathetic, enthusiastic, and well connected into their communities) partnered with community organisations and used incentives to draw the young men in; they utilized needs assessments and participant feedback; developed one - on - one relationships with their young clients and provided mentoring; offered a comprehensive array of services delivered in engaging and interactive ways which incorporated teaching methods and materials appropriate to young men's culture, sex and age.

Every culture has good points to offer to find a way that suits both of you.

«Joel had his share of problems at home,» the former Democratic gubernatorial candidate said, «but he was very effective at pointing out problems with state government and the culture of Albany, and how that affected local governments in a negative way.»

Mr Crone and Mr Myler's statement reads: «Just by way of clarification relating to Tuesday's CMS [culture, media and sport] select committee hearing, we would like to point out that James Murdoch's recollection of what he was told when agreeing to settle the Gordon Taylor litigation was mistaken.

«One of the ways it can be used is to try to understand the different cultures that had possession of Jerusalem at different points in time.

Sometimes humor is the most effective way to point absurdities in our culture and behavior as a species (think about how much more palatable The Daily Show makes the news!).

But the bitter truth, as Margaret Mead pointed out, is that many, many human cultures donÕt even recognize that women can enjoy sex, let alone climax the way men do.

Give your relation some time and talk about your interests, culture, values and try to show a keen interest in her family, values and tradition (you're bound to earn a few brownie points that way).

More than just an advertisement for the process depicted, The Work carries a profound, implicit point about a culture that encourages men to bottle up what they feel, then condemns them after those emotions express themselves in violent, destructive ways.

For director and co-writer Ryan Coogler, it was a way to explore some of his deepest personal thoughts on identity and culture, but through the highly accessible entry point of a superhero movie.

«Emotional detachment is valued above all else in the Jedi Order,» Pop Culture Detective points out, showing scene after scene in which Jedis push the suppression of feelings as the way to be stable and successful, while fear of loss / love / pain / anger are the paths that lead directly to the Dark Side.

A24 brought out its own look at Internet culture in YouTube sensation Bo Burnham's theatrical debut, Eighth Grade, a pointed examination of the ways teenagers are shaping, and being shaped by, social media, as seen through the eyes of one socially awkward 13 - year old girl, played by voice actress Elsie Fisher.

That isn't a story a man could tell — it is very much from the point of view of a young woman finding her way in a culture really built for men to soar, not women.

Additionally, a monster twist ditches some of the mounting commentary about onlooker culture to make way for sharp - but - shoehorned - in new points.

Blindly ad - libbing his way through a talking - points script (as opposed to written dialogue) full of already dated pop - culture jokes («Woop, there it is!»)

Each film serves as a jumping off point for the speaker to explore a related science or technology topic in a way that engages popular culture audiences.

The entire film references other comic book films, and pop culture mentions, typically by making fun of them in some way; Green Lantern, joke in the credits, Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice's silly mommy moment, Hawkeye's lack of powers, Josh Brolin's Thanos's two - timing as a character in Avengers: Infinity of War less than three weeks ago, at one point Wade simply calls Brolin's (Cable), «Thanos,» Logan's gags you'll need to see for yourself.

It assumes a non-American point - of - view on spirituality and culture — not in a touristy or «thought experiment» sort of way, but as if it were merely the latest product of an alternate universe Pixar Mexicano that has existed for just as long as the other one.

Children learn and put in practice, in this way, common strategies for acceptance and respect for the others, their culture, religion and their different points of view.

I think it points out that although we have come a long way (at least in many cultures) there are still parallels in the struggles that women faced in the past and face today.

Perhaps a more careful way to rephrase my point is that «culture» plays a bigger role than we often believe.

Skygoblin's The Journey Down [$ 4.99] is a classic point and click adventure with a certain visual similarity to Grim Fandango, due in part to the way that many of the characters» faces are modeled on African tribal masks, and a setting and mythology that owes as much to African diasporic culture as Grim Fandango owes to Latin American traditions...

But somewhere along the way I grew weary of the repetition, the point - and - kill gameplay and the hostile online cultures that surrounded them.

So you're dealing with a highly, highly specific property that's idiosyncratic to one persona and one person's point of view and the way in which they interpret sort of culture and Western culture and twist that back around into this super pure amazing property that has a tone that I think is unlike anything else that is out there.»

I think culture can be a great gathering point around which one can consider, in a non-conflictual way, the pressing and challenging issues of the day

Gursky loses points not just for sucking up to DC and Marvel comics, but for the insipid way in which he punts on the serious tone set by his better work by sending the worst of pop culture upstage.

In this way, the culture of blackness no longer remains a category, acknowledged only during Black History Month or in special exhibitions, but becomes instead the ground from which perception itself unfolds - thereby setting on its ear the view which privileges a white point of view.

Meissen ceramics, Zen Buddhism, and Post-Minimalism have all served as reference points in her work, which calls attention to the way objects are presented in institutions, how knowledge is passed between cultures, and how sculptures get made.

These developments begin to point the way toward a possible future when African American artists and other artists of color will be granted equal opportunities to influence the culture through visual art with the full support of institutions.

In a variety of ways Nástio Mosquito is pointing us towards a future in which clear distinctions made between art forms, between popular culture and fine art, and the categorisation of cultural identities will have become either redundant or irrelevant.

At the same time, Fishman offers a critical perspective on our current culture's obsession with medicine, stringing together masses of scan readouts to point to the way humans in the 21st century often turn first to medicine and even mood - altering medication as a means of seeking a happier existence.

It points out that it has taken 50 years to create a vibrant arts culture in Britain that is the envy of the world and appeals to the government not to slash arts funding and risk destroying this long - term achievement and the social and economic benefits it brings to all.The artists acknowledge that reasonable cuts and efficiencies are necessary butthey fear that the 25 % cuts being proposed will destroy much of what has been achieved and will have a particularly damaging impact on national and regional museums and their collections.The campaign is being organised by the London branch of a national consortium of over 2,000 arts organisations and artists dedicated to working together and finding new ways to support the arts in the UK.

Japan Society: «Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan From the Brooklyn Museum» (through June 8) Organized around the four cardinal directions, this show of 71 objects from the collection of the Brooklyn Museum gives you a new way to navigate Japanese art — one that emphasizes regional cultures, outside influences and indigenous populations.