Sentences with phrase «images of world war»

Specter elicits images of World War I, especially as portrayed by Otto Dix or George Grosz.

He had represented his state in the 1933 Chicago World Fair and America on the cross as an image of World War II.

Not exact matches

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Truce, The Open University has created a collection of images from throughout World War I of soldiers participating in friendly games of soccer.

As humans created in the image of God we are capable of divine expression even in our pitiful fallen state; even the soldiers in World War 1 had a brief respite on Christmas and walked out of the trenches to greet each other only to return to the trenches the next day and resume killing each other.

The whole media approach to the war in Vietnam was guided by the necessity of a superpower to create for itself an image that would convince the world — and itself — that it was number one, the mightiest power on earth (our most important value).

The Royal Mail has released a stamp featuring the image of a Bible that saved the life of a First World War soldier.

McLoughlin proposes that the Fourth Great Awakening began about 1960, following the undeclared war in Vietnam, and that it has appeared at a time when once again we are seeking a new understanding of who we are, how we relate to the scientific worldview, and what is the meaning of the many domestic and worldwide crises that threaten our security, our sense of order, and our self - image as a mighty and righteous world power.

The whole media approach to the U.S. war in Vietnam was guided by the necessity of a superpower to create for itself an image that would convince the world — and itself — that it was number one, the mightiest power on earth.

David G. Roskie's compelling study Against the Apocalypse: Responses to Catastrophe in Modem Jewish Culture discusses the cross symbol's use not only in Chagall's painting, but in the literary work of Der Nister, Lamed Shapiro, Sholem Asch, S. Y. Agnon and the poet Uri Zvi Greenberg (Harvard University Press, 1984 [pp. 258 - 310]-RRB- In literature written before World War II (and under the influence of biblical criticism that had emancipated Jesus» image from its doctrinal Christian vesture), these authors used the cross symbol variously; for Asch, the crucified figure in all his Jewishness symbolized universal suffering; for Shapiro and Agnon, on the other hand, the cross remained an emblem of violence and a reminder of Christian enmity against Jews.

We have all seen pictures taken in the World War, a man with helmet and gas mask, half erect and charging with fixed bayonet — the image of God?

Images of British troops and civilians in the Second World War frequently refer to the importance of a cup of tea.

Given that images of England's bucolic countryside had formed such a central part of World War II home - front propaganda, politicians were adamant that post-war reconstruction should not take place at the expense of the rural environment.

That line sort of conjures up the complementary images of investigators hard at work or, for the more imaginative listener, a soldier in a World War II combat film who falls on a grenade so his platoon can take out a German pillbox.

Haunted by her parents» harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps in World War II, she was troubled as a child by images of piles of skeletons and barbed wire, and, in her words, «a floating sense of danger and incipient harm.»

In war - torn Syria, five of six World Heritage sites now «exhibit significant damage» and some structures have been «reduced to rubble,» according to new high - resolution satellite image analysis by the nonprofit, nonpartisan American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Images of lighter - than - air technology from a century ago, two years before World War I broke out in Europe

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Whatever caused all the production angst on this film I don't know, but you never get the feeling that Forster loses control of the images, and «World War Z» contains several of the most effective big - canvas action sequences in recent history.

Vidal continued to feel this way all through Phillips Exeter Academy, and even after his World War II experiences, which planted the first seeds of doubt as to whether those images on screen were reflecting anything resembling real life.

A Farewell to Fools (PG - 13 for brief profanity and a violent image) World War II farce, set in a simple Romanian village, highlighting Nazi occupiers» search for the perpetrator after the body of a German soldier is discovered by a local boy (Bogdan Iancu).

While Christopher Nolan has enlisted a number of A-list stars for his upcoming World War II epic Dunkirk, 19 - year - old newcomer Fionn Whitehead (Him) is set to take on the lead role in his feature film debut, and Entertainment Weekly has released a new image of his character, the young British soldier Collins; check it out here... -LSB-...]

USA Today has released a new image from director Christopher Nolan's hotly - anticipated World War II epic Dunkirk, which features newcomer Fionn Whitehead, who is taking on the lead role of a young British private called Tommy.

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (PG - 13 for disturbing images and mature themes) Haunted house sequel, set in the English countryside during World War II, where a group of children evacuated from London unwittingly unleash a demonic force.

With the «All - New, All - Different» Marvel universe getting underway this coming Wednesday, we've got a preview of Invincible Iron Man # 1 for you right here; click on any of the gallery images for hi - res versions... Exploding out of the pages of SECRET WARS, one of the most popular super heroes in the world gets -LSB-...]

Time and again, Jiro's playful visions of whimsical flying machines are interrupted by images of real - life World War II warplanes exploding in midair or carpet - bombing whole cities, the cruel future reaching back in time to corrupt the innocent present.

Ithaca (PG for mature themes, smoking and a violent image) Meg Ryan makes her directorial debut with this adaptation of The Human Comedy, William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize - winning novel, set in 1942, revolving around a 14 year - old's (Alex Neustaedter) attempt to provide for his widowed mother (Ryan) and siblings (Spencer Howell and Christine Nelson) after his older brother (Jack Quaid) goes off to fight in World War II.

A World War II picture with a title like The Great Raid might conjure up images of gung - ho war classics like The Great Escape, Hell and High Water, Merrill's Marauders, They Were Expendable, The Dirty Dozen, or The Guns of NavaroWar II picture with a title like The Great Raid might conjure up images of gung - ho war classics like The Great Escape, Hell and High Water, Merrill's Marauders, They Were Expendable, The Dirty Dozen, or The Guns of Navarowar classics like The Great Escape, Hell and High Water, Merrill's Marauders, They Were Expendable, The Dirty Dozen, or The Guns of Navarone.

Land of Mine (R for violence, profanity and grisly images) Fact - based World War II drama, nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, recounting how Denmark forced thousands of German POWs to defuse millions of land mines buried on its beaches during Nazi occupation.

The story of an artist living an idyllic life by the sea, whose philosophies are shaken to the core by the (implied) onset of World War III, the film winds its way to a grand conclusion, an image of humble apocalypse that, more than glimpses of the tragedies of war or the destruction of a nuclear holocaust, will stay with you for a lifetiWar III, the film winds its way to a grand conclusion, an image of humble apocalypse that, more than glimpses of the tragedies of war or the destruction of a nuclear holocaust, will stay with you for a lifetiwar or the destruction of a nuclear holocaust, will stay with you for a lifetime.

Hacksaw Ridge (R for graphic violence, gruesome images and ethnic slurs) World War II docudrama recounting the battlefield heroics of Army Medic Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) who saved 75 fellow G.I.'s lives during the fight for Okinawa.

How I Live Now (R for violence, profanity, sexuality and disturbing images) Adaptation of the Meg Rosoff novel of the same name about an American teenager (Saoirse Ronan) spending the summer vacation with relatives in the English countryside where she falls in love with a cousin (George MacKay) against the backdrop of the outbreak of World War III.

Testament of Youth (PG - 13 for mature themes and disturbing images) Adaptation of Vera Brittain's (Alicia Vikander) coming - of - age memoir recounting her service as a nurse in London during World War I while awaiting word about the fate of her brother (Taron Egerton) and fiance (Kit Harington) fighting on the front lines.

It practically goes without saying that it will take time to fully absorb Godard's The Image Book, a meditation on themes ranging from war and revolution, industry and law, and the West and the Arab world, but we have gathered a first round of reviews here.

There are some strong images, though I was reminded of Jean - Pierre Jeunet's better (and more effective) A Very Long Engagement, which also created some brutal renderings of a World War I battlefield.

Journey's End (R for profanity and graphic images) World War I saga, set during the third Battle of Aisne in northern France, chronicling some British soldiers» struggle to survive in a trench located along the frontlines.

Sarah's Key (PG - 13 for mature themes and disturbing images) Holocaust drama, set in present - day Paris, about an investigative journalist's (Kristin Scott Thomas) research the story of how the family of a 10 year - old girl (Melusine Mayance) was torn asunder by the roundup of Jews in occupied France during World War II.

Testament of Youth Rated PG - 13 for thematic material including bloody and disturbing war related images Available on DVD and Blu - ray Based on the best - selling memoir by Vera Brittain, Testament tells the tale of brilliant young women (Alicia Vikander) who is determined to get into Oxford when World War I hits and changes her entire liwar related images Available on DVD and Blu - ray Based on the best - selling memoir by Vera Brittain, Testament tells the tale of brilliant young women (Alicia Vikander) who is determined to get into Oxford when World War I hits and changes her entire liWar I hits and changes her entire life.

The image of Germany during World War Two was that it was a festering hub of evil populated by bloodthirsty fanatics happy to stand by as an entire race of people is exterminated on their watch.

«War of the Worlds»: «Rated PG - 13 for frightening sequences of sci - fi violence and disturbing images.»

The collection offers a comprehensive resource teachers can draw on to illustrate almost any topic or geographical region — the most popular images include a 1920s image of the Bryant and May match factory in London (birthplace of the first British trade union for women), a striking image of Victorian foundrymen in Maidenhead, and World War I Land Army girls at work in the fields of Devon.

The parts can be used pictorially, to map out an image of a spaceship or a monster; or more structurally, with one school using a loose - parts system to create make - shift air raid shelters when learning about the London Blitz in the Second World War.

The site also allows visitors to flip through a series of Life covers on World War II, view a gallery of backstage images from the opera (from the New York Metropolitan in 1943 to the Peking Opera during the 2008 summer Olympics), and compare portraits of Miss America 1945 and Miss America 2009.

Consider, for example, starting a unit by showing students an image of two people or groups of people whose differences and known disagreements are likely to trigger historical or cultural assumptions (such as Native Americans and early Great Plains settlers, British and German soldiers from World War I, or police officers near a picket line of striking workers).

offers a comprehensive resource teachers can draw on to illustrate almost any topic or geographical region — the most popular images include a 1920s image of the Bryant and May match factory in London (birthplace of the first British trade union for women), a striking image of Victorian foundrymen in Maidenhead, and World War I Land Army girls at work in the fields of Devon.

Trendy music nurtured new dance moves such as the Charleston and the youth in general dived into the decade giddy after the end of World War I. Women had just won the right to vote in 1920 and the image of the «flapper,» a young lady with bobbed hair and short skirts who...

When Rachel Kushner sat down to write her second novel, she had three images taped to the wall above her desk: A pretty young blonde woman, face painted for war, with an X of tape across her lips, which eventually became the cover image; a well - heeled engineer standing with his creation, a 1971 Ducati motorcycle; and two men racing by in a primitive cycle and sidecar, circa World War I.Thewar, with an X of tape across her lips, which eventually became the cover image; a well - heeled engineer standing with his creation, a 1971 Ducati motorcycle; and two men racing by in a primitive cycle and sidecar, circa World War I.TheWar I.The...

Thematically, the novel is preoccupied with relics, the physical reminders of emotion — for Miles, the abandoned possessions of hundreds of evicted tenants; for Bing, the beaten - up antiques he has pledged to save; for Ellen, the dangerously erotic images she is finally able to cultivate from the ephemera of her mind and put onto paper; and for Alice, an obsession with a World War II film which she believes captures the simultaneous hope and despair of a generation.

The penultimate issue of «Before Watchmen: Comedian» boasts an effective cover by series artist J.G. Jones that both illustrates the horrors of war and ties the image back into the world of «Watchmen.»

This haunting image, capturing the last moments of innocence on the brink of World War I, provides the central focus of Powers's brilliant and compelling novel.