Sentences with phrase «from cultural features»

Talking about her work, Akunyili Crosby notes, «In much the same way that inhabitants of formerly colonised countries select and invent from cultural features transmitted to them by the dominant or metropolitan colonisers, I extrapolate from my training in Western painting to invent a new visual language that represents my experience - which at times feels paradoxically fractured and whole - as a cosmopolitan Nigerian.»

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Takeaways include features of the Berkshire System from the shareholders» viewpoint: (1) Berkshire is unusually congenial to taxable shareholders, enhancing compounding rates considerably; (2) Berkshire's internal cultural features such as autonomy, decentralization, and permanence help attract sellers of high - quality companies to selll to Berkshire at reasonable prices with managers who stay on and become substantial shareholders; and (3) There is a close symbiotic connection between features (1) and (2) that reinforces Berkshire's high compounding rate and long time horizon.

Takeaways include features of the Berkshire System from the shareholders» viewpoint: (1) Berkshire is unusually congenial to taxable shareholders, enhancing compounding rates considerably; (2) Berkshire's internal cultural features such as autonomy, decentralization, and permanence help attract sellers of high - quality companies to sell to Berkshire at reasonable prices with managers who stay on and become substantial shareholders; and (3) There is a close symbiotic connection between features (1) and (2) that reinforces Berkshire's high compounding rate and long time horizon.

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 end of the year featured a «Maypole» dance, severed from its cultural realities and imbued with a neutral, multicultural vibe.

It is important to note that Ogden is distinguishing highest - level abstract features, not separating concrete components, since so many arguments that emphasize cultural differences consist either in claims to produce falsifying examples or in ruling out such features from the start.

The book itself was little read, but Time magazine featured «the death of God» on its cover and the church was not able to conceal from its members that the dominant cultural community no longer affirmed the reality and activity of God.

«Andaz Kitchen & Bar embodies the cultural melting pot of New York, featuring authentic ingredients from a variety of international cuisines and cultures,» said Chef Consorti.

Designers work hard to give every brand its own artistic style and attention - grabbing package, a feature that differentiates craft drinks from big - brand manufacturers and has elevated craft drinks packaging into its own form of cultural statement.

The free admission, family - friendly Cultural Survival Bazaar features art, crafts and other ethically made cultural products created by Native artists from around the world in Plymouth July 23 - 24 and in Jamaica Plain August 6 - 7 (Plymouth + JamaicCultural Survival Bazaar features art, crafts and other ethically made cultural products created by Native artists from around the world in Plymouth July 23 - 24 and in Jamaica Plain August 6 - 7 (Plymouth + Jamaiccultural products created by Native artists from around the world in Plymouth July 23 - 24 and in Jamaica Plain August 6 - 7 (Plymouth + Jamaica Plain)

The park features 30 large - scale works created from recycled and salvaged parts and are associated with the region's cultural identity.

December 15: The Cultural Survival Bazaar features works by indigenous artists and offers cultural performances, live music from around the world, Native American storytelling, cultural presentations, and craft - making demonstrations Cultural Survival Bazaar features works by indigenous artists and offers cultural performances, live music from around the world, Native American storytelling, cultural presentations, and craft - making demonstrations cultural performances, live music from around the world, Native American storytelling, cultural presentations, and craft - making demonstrations cultural presentations, and craft - making demonstrations (Boston)

This weekend is the Cultural Survival Bazaar in Cambridge which features arts and crafts from indigenous makers.

The celebration will feature cultural presentations including the Lion Dance, Kung Fu and Tai Chi Martial Arts, Qi Pao Traditional Gown Show, singing and dancing from local schools and academy schools, and civic and community information booths.

Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at MoMA PS1, New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer will host a Cultural Town Hall event featuring special remarks from the Cultural Affairs Commissioner, Tom Finkelpearl.

Shuttled tours leaves from designated train station in Dutchess County and feature cultural highlights, culinary attractions, historical sites and indepth narrative throughout.

Recordings from China, which borders with 12 other countries from the sample, feature the butterfly harp string instrument and singing examples from the Han cultural group, often with a bright sound and prominent singing in relatively high frequencies.

Our website, archdigest.com, offers constant original coverage of the interior design and architecture worlds, new shops and products, travel destinations, art and cultural events, celebrity style, and high - end real estate as well as access to print features and images from the AD archives.

The Grand Bazaar — A market featuring keepsakes and cultural specialties from the country of Turkey.

Glowing cultured pearls complement shining silver bars in this pair of earrings, featuring an original design by Daniela de Sainz, who draws inspiration from the cultural diversity of Peru.

The company, who we ran a feature on this morning, have teamed up with social and cultural anthropologist Jean Smith from Flirtology to enlighten singles about the secrets of attraction and flirting.

Over the years, thousands of marriage - minded men and women have used the site's advanced search features and values - driven network to build lasting relationships with people from the same cultural background.

Los Angeles / New York About Blog The Fix is the world's leading website about addiction and recovery, featuring a daily mix of breaking news, exclusive interviews, investigative reports, essays and blogs on sober living, lifestyle and cultural resources, as well as knowledge and wisdom from expert counsel.

Aside from primary IM, sending, and communicating features, such on the sex dating sites are now broadening to offer other cultural media features like profiling, discussion boards, and video giving.

is a whole different rumba from the original, set in Japan and featuring characters who, cultural rigidity suggests, bow to ATMs as well as to one another.

This tendency to entertain new experiences, to explore the limits of cultural conventions, is fully displayed in The Night Porter, Beyond Good and Evil (1977), and The Berlin Affair (1985), as well as in Cavani's most recent theatrical feature, Ripley's Game (2002), a psychological drama adapted from Patricia Highsmith's celebrated Ripley series.

Available exclusively in the Wii U version of the Never Alone game, collect more than 20 in - game Cultural Artifacts that feature beautiful high - resolution images and compelling background information drawn from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution.

Extras: New audio commentary featuring jazz and film critic Gary Giddins, music and cultural critic Gene Seymour, and musician and bandleader Vince Giordano; new introduction by Giddins; new interview with musician and pianist Michael Feinstein; four new video essays by authors and archivists James Layton and David Pierce on the development and making of «King of Jazz»; deleted scenes and alternate opening - title sequence; «All Americans,» a 1929 short film featuring a version of the «Melting Pot» number that was restaged for the finale of «King of Jazz»; «I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket,» a 1933 short film featuring Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra; two Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons from 1930, featuring music and animation from «King of Jazz.»

It's shot by Robert Elswit and features music from Jonny Greenwood, and certainly feels expensive — in short, this Inherent Vice is a production that required the full support of those titans of cultural conformity toward which Pynchon's novels have long cast a wearily jaundiced eye.

The «Investigation Trilogy» features male protagonists, who are not suffering from mental breakdowns (their female counterparts in the «Apartment Trilogy» as Carole in Repulsion, Rosemary in Rosemary's Baby and Trelkovsky in The Tenant may or may not be experiencing), although these men still are afflicted by perceptual inhibitions — an inability to understand what they are dealing with (Gittes in Chinatown), difficulty with language and cultural differences (Walker in Frantic) as well as literal barriers to clear perception, for example the glasses worn by Corso in The Ninth Gate.

The original Deadpool featured innumerable cultural references, from Green Lantern to Golden Girls, but Tarantino's involvement would take the sequel to the next level.

The world premiere of this feature documentary will remind viewers that some of the city's most valuable cultural institutions can be found far from Times Square's Broadway marquees.

A film unlike anything you've seen (or will see), Julie Dash's rapturous feature debut is set at a moment of wrenching cultural crisis, when the island - dwelling Gullah — former African slaves living off the coast of South Carolina — decide in August 1902 to head to the nearby American mainland and endure the pain of a second separation from their past.

Before the colonial interventions of the west, the distinctive features of our socio — political system were cultural plurality, devolution of political power at all levels and the participatory mode of governance from the grassroots to the top.

Thanks to a grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art, the guide was produced in anticipation of a new exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center called Hidden Treasures: The Lane Tech Murals, featuring eleven Progressive Era murals (through March 1, 2009).

It does, however, feature a robust design that pays tribute to the Hispanic community's cultural past while maintaining 21st - century components one would expect from a professional Web site.

The work features young people from across Kentucky sharing their perspectives on continuing their education after high school and touches on a range of themes including: the ACT, rural and urban cultural pulls, parent and teacher support, counseling, and college affordability.

We have always taken our cues from our authors — who respond to their readers and to the cultural climate — and have recently noticed a rise in submissions featuring modern retellings of classic fairy tales.

With a knack for finding the humor in the quirks of the American cultural landscape, Hughes takes us on a tour from the Mall of America in Minneapolis to what he calls the «maul» of America - Custer's last stand - stopping at road - sides and discoursing on sandwiches, the shape of cowboy hats, the evolution of barn roofs, the 28.99 wording of jokes, the wearing of moustaches, and, of course, the telling features from tepees of different tribes.

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It features combines Sugiura's signature brand of absurd action and exquisite drawing, veering constantly from lowbrow cartoon spoof to nuanced meditation on American cultural influence.»

Additionally, my YouTube video, The Adventures of Dr. Patrick Mahaney: International Veterinary Volunteer, brings you up close and personal with our professional responsibilities and cultural explorations (DISCLAIMER: this video features graphic elements, such as bot fly larvae extraction from a dog's eyelid... from which he readily recovered).

Set in the prestigious Gold Coast neighborhood at the start of the Magnificent Mile, this iconic landmark features breathtaking views of Lake Michigan and is steps from the city's most exciting cultural and historic attractions.

The Le patrimoine mondial vu du ciel («Heritage seen from the sky») photography exhibition features around 40 natural or cultural sites around the world, showcasing the outstanding richness of the UNESCO cultural heritage.

A half a day's drive from Mexico City, Oaxaca is a cultural and shopping mecca featuring artists from all over Mexico.

Sitting on the banks of the Jinjiang River, Somerset Riverview Chengdu enjoys a prime address in the city of Chengdu.Nature features heavily around Somerset Riverview Chengdu.Whilst meandering water ways with romantic arched bridges make for a pretty cultural picture, local tea houses and bars alike takes on a fantastical modern allure.The 200 serviced residences is furnished with a modern and comfortable living and dining area, broadband internet access, satellite television access and a fully - equipped kitchen.We offer you a wide range of apartment sizes from studio to three - bedroom apartments tailored to your lifestyle.

After a visit to the Moloka'i Museum and Cultural Center, a Hawaiian pa'ina celebration feast features locally sourced cuisine including fresh fish and poi, seaweed, Moloka'i sweet potatoes and pork from the imu (underground oven), all staples of the Hawaiian diet.

Featuring only pre-qualified ATTA members, the new site provides consumers with an in - depth directory of physical, cultural and nature - based adventure travel tour operators from around the globe, plus a host of trip planning resources.

From the doorstep you can stroll to the Queensland Cultural Centre, which features the Art Gallery, Museum and State Library and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

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