Sentences with phrase «human issues of power»

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History tells us that the power of story, even a fictitious one, can send shock waves through society — transporting an issue no one can really solve into a human reality from which no one can turn away.

Sure lets talk about «binder's of women» anything but the real issues like the human rights violations when we drop bombs on cities with unchecked drone power, spying on our own citizens, still waging war on our own population calling it a war on drugs and turning us into a gulag state.

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.

On this suggestion, «emancipation» means the opportunity to be creative, the measure of power that «issues from coordination,» and individuals are more or less emancipated depending on the natural and human context in which their lives are set.

The question at issue is rather this: Which of these two revelations has the power to transform the lives of men to save them from self - destruction and bring them to the fullest actualization of the constructive potentialities of human existence?

Most of the issues related to the Bible and warfare (warfare seems to be what history is made of and there are usually multiple causes and interpretations for each conflict) had to do with power struggles (also the most human of all endeavors) and perhaps doctrinal issues of freedom related to these power struggles.

On the surface, the issue of executing drug dealers and forced abortions aren't related, but they both have one element in common: They happen because the government has the power of taking human life.

Italian history states with stunning clarity the central issues of the sociology of human existence: the very partial institutionalization of morality, the role of the moral hero and the immoral hero, and the problem of when to take power and when to renounce power.

While he was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania in 1978, his perusal of an issue of Human Power caused a light bulb to flash on over his head.

The Power of Choice What differentiates humans from animals is the ability to consider issues and make choices.

Such a static and retrogressive view of what are essentially peoples» movements fuelled by genuine concerns of power devolution and resource control, and accentuated by wide spread human rights abuses by military and para-military forces in the province, is indicative of the security establishment's pre-eminence in decision - making with regards to this and other issues.

Since joining Liberty in October 2013, she has worked on a range of human rights issues including policing, anti-social behaviour powers and the counter-terror response.

Marxism's lack of understanding of human nature, it's morally flawed call for violence, it's debasement of the individual to be subservient to the Party and to the State, the lack of curtailment on the state's power, and a host of other issues caused it to be a political failure as precedent to it's economic failures, which are legion.

When Labour came to power in 1997 they expressed a desire to move these issues onto the agenda, with a Human Rights Act, a PM opposed to ID cards, and such things as an «Ethical foreign policy» to express a belief that the rights of others could be placed above our national interest.

«In the wake of this human catastrophe we have to ask ourselves if we are really prepared to deal with a natural disaster or a terrorist event at Indian Point or collateral issues like loss of power or inability to cool fuel rods,» Lowey said.

Over the next 15 — 20 years, Japan must tackle key economic, human power, and demographic issues such as a declining birth rate, an aging population, and the challenge of sustaining a sufficiently skilled labor force.

Aug 8, 2008 Two New Predisposition Genes For Breast, Thyroid And Kidney Cancers Could Lead to More Accurate Diagnosis and Earlier Detection of These Cancers Charis Eng, MD, PhD, Sondra J and Stephen R Hardis Endowed Chair of Cancer Genomic Medicine and Chair, GMI, and her team published in the Aug 8, 2008 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics that germline mutations in SDHB and SDHD, which play key roles in the mitochondria (the cell's power houses), predispose to Cowden and Cowden - like syndromes.

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The film teases the audience with clues and foreboding hints at the causes of the malaise, but never offers anything concrete or literal, instead creating a rich allegorical framework from which an endless array of fascinating questions are raised as to how power may be intermingled with issues such as history, education, class, family, gender, sexuality and ultimately the impossibility of human communication and understanding.

The enduring and healing power of love, the strength of the human will, living for the moment — these are a few of the themes Cameron covers, but instead of coming off as blatantly preachy (which, in some of his previous films, he comes dangerously close to), he addresses these issues with careful subtlety, expressing them mostly through the characters and their actions rather than explicitly written dialogue (with the exception of a few words of wisdom dispensed by Jack).

Too often we face the indifference of powers that be when issues are discussed relating to a «better» environment; the awareness is still lacking that we — all of us — constitute the environment; the human race is an integral part of it!

At TechDay, Audi spent time describing the issues and its approaches for constituent elements of different electric drive systems including electric motors and power electronics; battery pack; charging; thermal management; energy recuperation; electromechanical brakes; torque distribution; safety; lightweighting; and the use of a cell phone in the human machine interface (HMI).

«Chicken Soup for the Soul Presents: Loving Animals with Robin Ganzert» focuses on a variety of animal topics, from the healing power of the human - animal bond, to animal rescue and care, to conservation issues and new trends in animal welfare.

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

At the end of 2013, Penwadee founded ANTs» POWER Art & Cultural Group, who are active on Human Rights and Democracy related issues.

Addressing issues such as the politics of institutionalized care in hospitals and military detention centers, the FDA's ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, and the challenges posed by medical treatments of cancer and HIV, In the Power of Your Care proposes that health care as a human right can be upheld through community - based efforts and policy change.

In the open letter, whose signatories include Turner - prize winners Simon Starling, Mark Leckey, Jeremy Deller and Elizabeth Price, the artists argue that Bruguera's aim in her work «is not a question of direct political action but to open our eyes to the injustices and social issues in the world and to expose the mechanisms of power and protocol that shape human behaviour».

Most recently, I became interested in issues of mortality, vulnerability and the power of the human spirit, I started working in glass because it allows one to look below the surface.

Her work has been seen in the Americas, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia and ranges in subject matter from the historical past to the distant future illuminating issues of race, sex, power and the complexities of the human condition.

From universal issues of power, loss and love to broader categories of ideology, philosophy and identity, Wiharso's work is layered with social, political and sexual critique, revealing a complex picture of the human condition.

A non-punitive approach to the issue might involve encouraging the use of pedal - assist bikes for delivery work, which amplify human power but require the rider to expend some energy.

I don't agree either on your approach of leaving ethical considerations and sustainability aside as I admit to being «Malthusian» in the sense that I believe that humans have now the power of affecting the global environment (including the resource base) so much that we can affect significantly the conditions that future generations will meet — but then you did discuss these issues in point 6.

We think the direct and adverse impacts from industrial wind power on wind farm neighbours to be an issue of fairness and human rights.

North American Wind Power — Friday, July 27, 2012 In response to a proposed national study by Health Canada on wind turbine sound and human health, the European, American, Canadian and global wind energy industry associations have issued a statement pointing to 17 reviews of independent research and evidence that all conclude wind farms are not harmful to human -LSB-...]

Government Power Over Climate Science: On November 15, 1995, the U.S. State Department sent a 30 page document to Sir John Houghton, leader of the IPCC Second Assessment's Chapter 8 (Science), stating «the executive summary and concluding sections of the chapter may need to be revised,» and pointed out a passage noting, «A major issue is whether or not we can state with confidence that we are able to attribute all or part of any observed climate change to human activities.

Ideal for youth and adults, FISH TANK, by Scott Bischke, is an insightful allegory about the human condition, tackling issues of politics and power, limited resources and climate change.

I have previously described why the solar effect on climate is not as generally thought but for convenience I will summarise the issue here because it will help readers to follow the logic of the NCM.Variations in total solar power output on timescales relevant to human existence are tiny and are generally countered by a miniscule change in the speed of the hydrological cycle as described above.

Within the past decade, banking and insurance companies have hired historical legal experts and spent a lot of time litigation over the US Federal Court system's power to issue equitable remedies such as the Mareva injunction and equitable liens to seize assets in federal litigation; the Alien Torts Act which has been used by international human rights organizations had its breadth restricted by use of 18th century views of the «law of nations» requiring recourse to historic writers like Hugo Grotius, and even administrative law has come under assault by dissents of Justice Thomas arguing that the «Chevron» doctrine of deference to agency interpretations of their own statutes should be set aside as being incompatible with the understanding of the American separation of powers doctrine as it was understood at the time of the country's founding.

Nevertheless, there doesn't appear to be much hope with the current Conservative Government and, for a government which rode to power under the banner of accountability, their record on human rights and international justice issues is particularly disturbing.

Over the coming five years, we will engage the full range of our functions and powers to address human rights issues within the systems that powerfully affect communities» experiences of marginalization.

The EHRC has power to participate in human rights cases before the courts and to seek judicial review of decisions raising human rights issues, but the legacy of history will encourage the new commissioners to keep equality as the dominant focus of its activity.

The Tribunal does not have the general power to deal with allegations of unfairness, as the Tribunal's jurisdiction is exclusive to issues of human rights and discrimination.

If you are a Human Resource manager, agency director, or anyone with the power to issue disapproval letters, then you must be familiar with the dreadful feeling that comes with being a harbinger of bad news.

[105] Consistent with the human rights based approach outlined above, the governance of climate change issues should primarily involve clear decision making responsibilities and powers that rest with the community.

Description: Explores the role and practice of human service professionals and how they can effectively engage non-resident fathers by understanding issues of power, gender, race, and socioeconomic status of professionals and the fathers and families they serve.