Sentences with phrase «great human issues»

He explores crucial issues such as power, memory, the role of art and its inadequacy to deal with the great human issues.

It's indicative of a greater human issue, one that's universal.

Not exact matches

Through forming a strategic partnership agreement similar to the one conceived on the margins of Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada can pursue greater co-operation on issues such as international peace and security, counterterrorism, human rights, clean energy and climate change, migration, sustainable development, and innovation.

We have learned a great deal of these leading executives and family members about such issues as Sustainability, Human Capital, Reporting, Security, and the use of Strategic Outsourcing for such services as the External CIO, Client Reporting, Concierge Medicine, Travel, and Household Staffing, among others.

He made conservation the great moral issue of the day, and expanded it to include not just the conservation of natural resources, but also human resources.

The March 12, 2015 issue of Nature magazine contains an essay — not an original thesis, rather a summation — by two English geographers entitled «Defining the Anthropocene,» the subject of which is whether (and starting when) human activity has so altered the global environment as to constitute a new geologic age: the Anthropocene Age, as successor to the 11,000 - year Holocene Epoch that is itself part of the larger 2.6 million year - old Quaternary Period (or Great Ice Age).

If abortion and related life issues are in fact the great civil - rights issues of our time» in that they test whether the state may arbitrarily deny the protection of the law to certain members of the human community» then Griswold eventually led to a situation in which the Democratic and Republican positions on civil rights flipped, with members of today's Democratic party playing the role that its Southern intransigents played during the glory days of the American civil - rights movement.

The great issues of our time are moral: the uses of power; wealth and poverty; human rights; the moral quality and character of society; loss of the sense of the common good in tandem with the pampering of private interests; domestic violence; outrageous legal and medical costs in a system of maldistributed services; unprecedented developments in biotechnologies which portend good but risk evil; the violation of public trust by high elected officials and their appointees; the growing militarization of many societies; continued racism; the persistence of hunger and malnutrition; a still exploding population in societies hard put to increase jobs and resources; abortion; euthanasia; care for the environment; the claims of future generations.

It is indeed gratifying to see that in considering Edith Stein we can get beyond politics to the greater issues of living together as human beings.

Morals do not come from belief and in fact we can find a great many immoral issues with belief - the bible is a proponent of such immoral issues - rape; human sacrifice; animal sacrifice; child abuse; mass murder; idolatry (the 1st 4 commandments are exactly that); bigotry (the non-stop judging of gays based solely on what the bible says); oppression of women; incest.

Otherwise, of course, theoreticians and philosophers even today would have much greater chances in this respect than the «little man» who, to all appearances, dull and untouched by the absolute issues of human life, seems to live a day - to - day biological struggle for existence.

In fact, some of his greatest arguments with the soldiers / governments over the years have been over this very issue — the humans are afraid and so they want to kill the aliens while he wants to encourage life and cooperation (thinking in particular of the Ninth Doctor with Harriet Jones or even the battle of Canary Wharf when we lost Rose because of Torchwood opening the breach etc.).

There are many great ways to grapple with the issue of human suffering that do not require us to portray God as a heartless bastard.

While the issue of consciousness is of great philosophical interest, the high humanism at stake in such discussions is often more of a problem for theology than the denial that consciousness is necessary to sustain human uniqueness.

much like when a country can't divulge highly classified information publicly for obvious economic and military reasons, a professional soccer organization must keep certain things in - house so they don't devalue a player, expose a weakness, provide info that could give an opposing club leverage in future negotiations and / or give them vital intel regarding a future match, but when dishonesty becomes the norm the relationship between cub and fan will surely deteriorate... in our particular case, our club has done an absolutely atrocious job when it comes to cultivating a healthy and honest relationship with the media or their fans, which has contributed greatly to our lack of success in the transfer market... along with poor decisions involving weekly wages, we can't ever seem to get true market value for most of our outgoing players and other teams seem to squeeze every last cent out of us when we are looking to buy; why wouldn't they, when you go to the table with such a openly desperate and dysfunctional team like ours, you have all the leverage; made even worse by the fact that who wouldn't want to see our incredibly arrogant and thrifty manager squirm during the process... the real issue at this club is respect, a word that appears to be entirely lost on those within our hierarchy... this is the starting point from which all great relationships between club and supporters form... this doesn't mean that a team can't make mistakes along the way, that's just human nature, it's about how they chose to deal with these situations that will determine if this relationship flourishes or devolves..

It reminds me of the great circumcision debate - another human rights issue and hot button parenting topic.

Of greater issue, however, is that each baby is a unique human being.

While greater knowledge about human milk has helped scientists improve infant formula, it has become «increasingly apparent that infant formula can never duplicate human milk,» write John D. Benson, Ph.D, and Mark L. Masor, Ph.D., in the March 1994 issue of Endocrine Regulations.

«When the agenda focuses on human rights issues like greater protections for immigrant populations, when they are ready to discuss housing legislation that would freeze tenants» rents for five years and extend affordable housing protections for eight additional years — I will return to session.»

«I also raised with Premier Wen the issue of human rights in China and greater participation in the political process, including at a time of economic difficulty, and our wish to see a continuing dialogue on these issues,» Mr Cameron said.

At the Human Rights Campaign's Greater New York gala on Saturday night, Nixon — an Upper West Side resident who has gained prominence for her advocacy on education issues — did not formally announce a gubernatorial bid but seemed to lay out a potential campaign platform.

And earlier this month, Nixon — who is known for her advocacy on education issues — argued that New York needs «bluer Democrats» at the Human Rights Campaign's Greater New York gala.

«[These telescope projects] need great coordination and intergovernmental agreements on the specifications of the equipment, software, human resources and leadership — among many other issues,» Fanaroff said.

The IWAH did correlate with all these traits, but showed itself to be a distinct construct which manifested in a greater commitment to universal human rights, willingness to aid others, and greater acquired knowledge of international aid issues.

In a recent study published in the December 15th issue of Human Molecular Genetics, Dr. Gangwani and his team of researchers at TTUHSC El Paso describe how mice with spinal muscular atrophy saw great improvement when the JNK3 enzyme was genetically inhibited to eliminate its activity.

They are further highlighted by the recent advances of the Human Genome Project, which has made genetics an issue of great concern to the public.

I enjoyed September's «Great Mysteries of Human Evolution» by Carl Zimmer, but I take issue with the statement «Putting a stone ax on the end of a stick to make a spear would have allowed these hominids to become much better hunters, and yet this simple idea apparently never occurred to them.»

So in this issue Hanson follows that through to a conclusion coming up with tiny insect - like robots with greater than human level intelligence living by the billions in skyscrapers and sort of doing their virtual work at the equivalent of pennies per day and what this leads to, there are two different ideas about what this kind of economic runaway advancement would ultimately lead to.

But because stem cells can become any kind of tissue, human - animal research in the field of «regenerative medicine» raises greater ethical issues and adds, for some, a visceral unease about the organism that could be produced.

Together we can address environmental issues, mobilize support and offer innovative and practical solutions to combat the climate change, the greatest threat ever confronting us humans..

This special issue brief from the Center for Great Teachers & Leaders at the American Institutes of Research is a first step in addressing these policy gaps by offering state education leaders an overview of the current policy landscape, its implications for CTE teacher effectiveness, and next steps for creating aligned and coherent human capital management policies.

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Sanctuary # 1: This is the first issue of a wry talking - animals comic about an animal sanctuary where, in the great tradition of such comics, the animals are smarter than the humans.

This is a great option for owners who are looking for excellent obedience training and Crate training together and want to improve their canine - human relationship, but are not dealing with serious behavioral issues!

Cats with pre-existing respiratory issues such as asthma, airborne allergies, or cats exposed to second hand smoke from their human companions, are at greater risk for developing severe respiratory irritation than cats without such conditions.

Dander and saliva build - up are the leading causes of human / cat allergies, and use of these wipes can help resolve this issue in short order, while leaving the coat soft, shiny, and smelling great.

After researching and writing the article on pet loss (September 1997 issue), we realized that for those persons who might be devastated by the loss of a pet or an assistance dog (for sight -, bearing -, or mobility - impaired persons), some form of insurance or buying service for financial relief may be a necessity Often there is great intrinsic value derived from extended training and depth of human / animal bonding.

The discovery of human remains is a sensitive issue of great concern to the descendents of people who lived at Brooks camp.

[20] This exhibit included over 60 artists addressing social and political issues, including human rights and equality, immigration, foreign relations, the environment, and climate change, and continued Bui's curatorial activation of Peter Lamborn Wilson's concept of the Temporary Autonomous Zone, «a space wherein the fluctuation of artistic energy establishes the flow of information, and in so doing aligns — however fleetingly — a great collective imagination.

Lamar's work has been presented internationally, most recently at Merkin Concert Hall New York, The Lab San Francisco, The Great Hall at Cooper Union New York, PS1's Greater New York, Issue Project Room, Human Resources Los Angeles, Walter and McBean Galleries at the San Francisco Art Institute, Participant Inc., New York; New Museum, New York; Södra Teatern, Stockholm; Warehouse9, Copenhagen; WWDIS Fest, Gothenburg and Stockholm; The International Theater Festival, Donzdorf, Germany; Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York; Performance Space 122, New York; and African American Art & Culture Complex, San Francisco; among others.

Rather than focussing on the important but inherently incremental developments in the science behind the issue, the media would do us all a favor by maintaining a consistent message regarding the underlying issue (i.e. human action is causing climate change, and climate change has the potential to do great harm to our way of life) and focus on how ordinary people can take steps in their own lives to help address the problem in ways that don't require inordinate sacrifice.

But to move away from the nuke issue in particular, is it really a great idea to provide humans with vast new sources of energy of any sort?

The Guardian reported: «Averting the worst consequences of human - induced climate change is a «great moral issue» on par with slavery, according to the leading NASA climate scientist Prof Jim Hansen.»

And whether or not the level of agreement in the literature to the claim that humans have caused greater than 50 % of recent warming is near 97 % or closer to 50 % is very relevant to that issue (and the correctness of my ascriptions of which side is indulging in disinformation.)

The climate issue is the greatest distraction of our generation and among the most monumental waste of resources in human history.

With Democrats controlling the environmental agenda in Congress, a panel of international scientists saying there's a greater - than - 90 percent chance that humans contribute to global warming, and former vice president Al Gore calling climate change a moral issue, many besieged global warming skeptics are starting to tone down their rhetoric.

What I concluded is that in the vicinity of human habitation (e.g., occupied coral atolls), other human excesses are currently a source of greater harm than ocean acidification (or heat stress, which is as a separate issue).

All of the above is background to one of the great mysteries of the climate change issue... how the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC) can maintain there is a 95 per cent probability that human emissions of carbon dioxide have caused most of the global warming that has occurred over the last several decades (4).

So anyway this issue has given social and behavior scientist a great opportunity to study human behavior....

Manitoba lawyer Donna Seale has a great blog focused on human rights issues in workplaces.