While a desire to learn is the most important motivation among contributors at the early stages, the opportunities for social interaction and
escapism become more important motivations at later stages.
Not exact matches
Most radicals are not educated on religion, they have secular educations and start as moderates (they
become radical as a means of political
escapism).
There is no room for mystical
escapism; we find God -
become - man himself involved in the messes and miseries of the human situation and requiring his followers to do the same.
«Happiness» has
become a threadbare and shopworn word, tinged with the superficialities of the ordinary and even with
escapism.
If mysticism loses touch with sacramental symbols, with apophatic patience, and with the needs of the social world, it
becomes a form of religious
escapism.
Much of this suspicion of symbols is very helpful, for it brings to our attention the childishness,
escapism, resentfulness, and oppressiveness that have at times
become attached to religious consciousness.
Hats off then to organizer Michael Eavis, the vacant throne of Marks & Spencer awaits you as Glastonbury
becomes the dependable deliverer of what people want - perfectly packaged
escapism.
Genres, rather than books: science fiction has never appealed; pastel - covered chick lit, whose promise of
escapism rapidly
becomes irritation.
Seldom is it clearer that a film is nothing more than high - gloss jokey
escapism, or that when visual cliches are this relentless they
become weirdly fascinating in their own right.
Catrin's journey with the film crew encapsulates magic of movie - making and how storytelling
becomes escapism when real life is too big of a burden to bear.
Such is Herbert Ross» Pennies from Heaven (1981), a film that is both deeply jaded and yet incredibly frank about its emotions, essentially
becoming a commentary on
escapism and the painful compromise between reality and fantasy.
The only problem is that America is still in the process of a widespread national debate about gun control, so when absolutely nothing is made of the case at the heart of the story to make room for the chases and behind - closed - doors intrigue, the issue
becomes a mere afterthought, which Runaway Jury indifferently exploits for the purpose of
escapism.
But the dream of continued fame and fortune grows fainter as the time spent writing
becomes more of a novelty and not a serious form of expression and
escapism.
What's here is fun if at times a little frustrating but overall the game will provide that
escapism of
becoming your favourite webslinger and taking on the bad guys of New York City.
It's
become a kind of intellectual
escapism that rarely seems to have anything to do with lived experience or stakes.
Erecting an environment in which her drawings and films — reflecting the experience of driving throughout the city —
became «central ploys in a scenario explor [ing] the boundaries of fantastic and urban
escapism,» her site - specific installations were enhanced through incorporating elements of the city's hallmark materiality.
With the collapse of the Tang dynasty, this
escapism into the natural world
became even more prominent among the cultured men, who found the idea of seeking a safe haven in the mountains more appealing than dealing with the failure of human community and the chaos of the dynastic subsidence.
Where the fantasy of Swipes, Likes and Dislikes are apparently possible ways for happiness and reflection of a moment in time where we
become an audience for ourselves, consuming ourselves as a brand or product, enjoying the illusion and
escapism of a post-emotional society.
Until Now, Daniel's second solo exhibit with A.D., portrays recently made memories: learning he's about to
become a father, the way friendships seem to bloom and wilt, fantastic explanations for death, split personalities, and the various forms of
escapism we engage, all within Daniel's view of the basic softness and vulnerability of the human being.
Laure Prouvost constructs an immersive environment in which her works
become central ploys in a scenario that explores the boundaries of fantastic and urban
escapism.
Ultimately the painted plane
becomes a threshold through which the artist and audience might access the history of mark making; shift identities; and touch upon the
escapism, nostalgia and delusion that accompanies making paintings.
If these
become any more prevalent, it will take to a whole new level the idea that movies are a form of «
escapism.»