Sentences with phrase «great cultural achievements»

Using a graphic image, he concludes, «the normal human reaction to a great cultural achievement like the Bible is to do with it what the Philistines did to Samson: reduce it to impotence, then lock it in a mill to grind our aggressions and prejudices» (p. 233).

The discovery of the number zero is considered one of humankind's greatest cultural achievements.

It stands for emptiness, for nothing — and yet it is considered one of the greatest cultural achievements of humankind, making the breakthrough for science and mathematics.

In all its diversity, the blues has been hailed as one of America's greatest cultural achievements and, along with jazz, has even been called America's classical music.

Not exact matches

Waugh fans have long indulged friendly arguments about the master's greatest work; a recent re-reading of The Sword of Honour Trilogy (Everyman's Library) persuaded me (again) that these three books easily stand with A Handful of Dust and Brideshead Revisited at the summit of Waugh's achievement, even as they brilliantly lay bare the European cultural crisis that was vastly accelerated by World War I.

Reason consolidates itself in terms of techniques, e.g., hunting, fishing, farming, handed down by the tribe to the next generation, evolving still more in terms of greater and more refined techniques and in terms of greater area of human activity; it unifies itself through the compilation of human experience not only in technique and art but in organized bodies of knowledge, the sciences, and all these achievements of reason resulting in a culture which in turn unify groups of people into cultural groups, civilizations, etc..

By a host of cultural indicators, American society was better off in the 1950s than it is today, and the constraint and self - censorship of that age's mass media had a great deal to do with this achievement.

Many of the great achievements in history that are commonly attributed to one geo - cultural domain often owe a great debt to those of others.

In this interactive webinar, Lynne Munson and Rachel Stack of Great Minds discuss and model art instruction with an 8th grade teacher, highlighting how the study of visual art builds cultural knowledge and fosters academic achievement for the widest range of learners.

It includes recommendations intended to help policymakers increase teacher workforce diversity — an especially important strategy to advance greater cultural understanding and to combat achievement gaps.

«Both bring people closer together from across the world, breaking down cultural and geographical barriers, motivating and inspiring people to greater achievement,» she said.

The exhibition surveys the remarkable artistic production of women in Paris during the second half of the 19th century, a time of great social, cultural and artistic change, revealing the breadth and strength of their achievements.

«We are excited to honor Harold Koda with the 2016 Pratt Fashion Award for Lifetime Achievement, as his exhibitions and scholarship reveal the greater power of fashion to reflect the times, ground the present, and innovate in ways that alter our cultural framework,» said Jennifer Minniti, Fashion Department Chair at Pratt Institute.

There will be an incentive to export our art as never before and what we have to offer in terms of a vast, inherited file of cultural achievement is far greater than many of our similarly sized European neighbours.

Despite this cultural contribution, Mellon self - consciously kept her profile low, which, in some ways could be thought of as her greatest achievement given that she was closely connected to some of the most high - profile people moving in the most rarified social circles, in the most powerful country the world had ever known.

The painting, a truly blockbuster achievement, represents one of the great «One - Hit Wonders» of American painting and a cultural phenomenon in its time.

A resolute high Modernist, he was out of sympathy with many of the aesthetic waves that came after the great achievements of the New York School, notably Pop («a very great disaster»), Conceptual art («scrapbook art») and postmodernism («modernism with a sneer, a giggle, modernism without any animating faith in the nobility and pertinence of its cultural mandate»).

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It also recommends additional student space and clear procedures about using the space, amendments to the Student Code of Conduct that provide for student rights, better communication with students, including about their achievements, more effective enforcement of policies related to personal and community safety, the creation of an office to increase cultural awareness and provide anti-racism training, exclusion of external groups who are disruptive and anti-oppression training for everyone (an unfortunate term that one hopes really means developing greater awareness of differences).

She says the cover letter is the best place to show you'd be a great cultural fit by letting your personality come through; to prove that you're credible by using metrics that detail your achievements; and to connect with the hiring manager by sharing a bit of unique information about your past, your competencies, and your character.

The end of the year offers great opportunities to reflect on children's achievements and the milestones they've reached, as well as celebrating other cultural festivals.