Sentences with phrase «in cultural pursuits»

Happily, Verona has managed to emerge from the shadows of its turbulent past and is today a relaxed and cosmopolitan city that invites guests to admire its abundant architectural treasures and indulge in cultural pursuits.

Happily, Verona has managed to emerge from the shadows of its turbulent past and is today a relaxed and cosmopolitan city that invites guests to admire its abundant architectural treasures, indulge in cultural pursuits - especially opera - and even visit the purported house of Juliet Capulet with its famous balcony, beneath which a besotted Romeo declared his love for her.

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As a person who has dedicated over 20 years of my professional life in the pursuit of assisting clients in setting direction and driving change, I think that I've seen just about all there is to see when it comes to business and cultural transformation.

«In no way will Amazon's decision slow our pursuit of a strong growth agenda for Baltimore, as we work to attract new investment, quality job opportunities, and importantly, new residents to a city celebrated for its diversity, and its rich higher educational, athletic, cultural, medical, and maritime assets.

Jesuits are known for their work in education (founding schools, colleges, universities and seminaries), intellectual research, and cultural pursuits, and for their missionary efforts.

To eat together is not merely to satisfy jointly the biological urge to be fed, or even to engage in a common cultural pursuit.

A Culture of Conspiracy is in the tradition of studies of the cultural underground, including such works as Norman Cohn's Pursuit of the Millennium (1957).

So also a university in a free society is devoted in intellectual freedom to the pursuit of the universal, liberating knowledge and wisdom that are objectives of the society; it is on the other hand a teaching institution where men are equipped to direct the affairs of the governmental, legal, cultural, educational and economic institutions of the society.

(a) Philosophical preoccupation with the various types of cultural activities on an idealistic basis (Johann Gottfried Herder, G. W. F. Hegel, Johann Gustav Droysen, Hermann Steinthal, Wilhelm Wundt); (b) legal studies (Aemilius Ludwig, Richter, Rudolf Sohm, Otto Gierke); (c) philology and archeology, both stimulated by the romantic movement of the first decades of the nineteenth century; (d) economic theory and history (Karl Marx, Lorenz von Stein, Heinrich von Treitschke, Wilhelm Roscher, Adolf Wagner, Gustav Schmoller, Ferdinand Tonnies); (e) ethnological research (Friedrich Ratzel, Adolf Bastian, Rudolf Steinmetz, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Hermann Steinthal, Richard Thurnwald, Alfred Vierkandt, P. Wilhelm Schmidt), on the one hand; and historical and systematical work in theology (church history, canonical law — Kirchenrecht), systematic theology (Schleiermacher, Richard Rothe), and philosophy of religion, on the other, prepared the way during the nineteenth century for the following era to define the task of a sociology of religion and to organize the material gathered by these pursuits.7 The names of Max Weber, Ernst Troeltsch, Werner Sombart, and Georg Simmel — all students of the above - mentioned older scholars — stand out.

For example, a college student's relentless pursuit of academic excellence in order to become a very successful professional may, in considerable part, be an unconscious performance before his or her parents, teachers, or others who embody an important cultural ideal.

The Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry provides residents opportunities to enjoy recreational pursuits in natural settings on a year round basis and protects regionally important areas of scenic, environmental and cultural heritage significance.

Engle explores the debate among anthropologists, ever since the AAAS submitted its Statement on Human Rights to the United Nations in 1947, over the tensions between the limits of tolerance and cultural relativism with the pursuit of more universal norms of social justice.

No more: Bounceur, a 30 - year - old mathematician from Algeria who is also a member of Algeria's Berber cultural minority, renounced such trivial pursuits when he came to France as a master's graduate in operations research — a discipline that blends mathematics and statistics with computer science to pursue optimal solutions to complex problems — seeking better opportunities.

«Bache actively promoted scientific research, not as an end in itself, but as an intellectual and cultural pursuit closely linked to social, economic and moral improvement... His particular career choice and the zeal with which he pursued that choice embodied values sanctioned by patrician - republican, Protestant culture, specifically the pervasive allegiance to progress that characterised this culture.»

First run through my head, A Mighty Heart strikes me as pointless and unsurprising; Winterbottom is of course a better anthropologist than he is a political philosopher: if he's trying to apply Donald Symons's models of cultural evolution to ethics instead of more immediately compatible pursuits (music, or literature), then what's emerged from the experiment is the revelation that ethics and morality appear to have nothing to do with the base nature of man — and, moreover, that Angelina Jolie will never be Nicole Kidman in her ability to be both herself and someone else.

If one were feeling puckish, one might even compare Mildred's self - righteous, half - cocked pursuit of evidence - free justice against all men everywhere to certain currents in our cultural moment.

Every once in a while a reasonable, down - to - earth person will crystallize in the form of James Franco, which makes all of his absurd, vapid artistic pursuits and «cultural critiques» about Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman that much more frustrating.

«instrumental in the pursuit and advancement of knowledge and constitutes an exceptionally rich cultural and scientific asset for both individual and society.»

It is concerned with making critical judgements based on a sound knowledge of a variety of contexts; judgements about cultural values, cultural history, aesthetics, quality, craftsmanship and fitness for purpose, and provides an opportunity for and engagement in leisure pursuits that can yield lifelong benefits in health, well ‑ being and life satisfaction.

(a) Provides employment and / or practicum experiences with adolescents in urban public school settings; (b) Provides ongoing support in the development of skills necessary to be an effective group facilitator, utilizing a science - based affective curriculum; (c) Heightens facilitators» understanding of the cultural and contextual factors that impact the psychosocial development of urban adolescents and their ability to achieve academically; (d) Exposes facilitators to the process of designing, implementing and evaluating large scale preventive interventions; (e) Examines educational policy and its implications for practice and research for urban education and school reform; and (f) Encourages facilitators» interest and pursuit of careers in education, psychology social work, counseling and / or other related fields.

Rich cultural pursuits as essential activities, championing access and involvement in arts and sport

If that's all a teacher is able to provide their students — either due to lack of resources, or over-capacity issues in the classroom, or a high proportion of students who struggle with family, cultural or financial issues — then at the very least these kids would have the basics; the skills necessary to move forward in their educational pursuits.

In addition to cultural exploration, a wealth of leisurely pursuits will be available in the resort itself, including gym workouts and laps in the indoor swimming pooIn addition to cultural exploration, a wealth of leisurely pursuits will be available in the resort itself, including gym workouts and laps in the indoor swimming pooin the resort itself, including gym workouts and laps in the indoor swimming pooin the indoor swimming pool.

Thanks to the multiple attractions of Chinatown, boutique retailers, cultural venues such as the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, small galleries, and the many pubs, eating places and nightclubs that line its glittering streets, it's where locals and visitors rub shoulders in the pursuit of adventure or just plain fun.

With a rich street art scene and impressive collection in the National Gallery of Victoria, it's a city that embraces all sorts of cultural pursuits.

At Azamara Club Cruises ®, we are committed to providing you with authentic cultural experiences, spectacular ports of call and first - class service right across our three ship fleet: Azamara Journey, Azamara Quest and Azamara Pursuit, our latest addition, which joins in the summer of 2018.

Out of the water there is plenty of cultural and modern pursuits to get involved although for many the most popular activity is lounging around in the Villa Nautilus and on one of the luscious picturesque beaches.Villa Nautilus offers modern accommodation inspired by traditional design in the beautiful laid back paradise that is Gili Meno.

Other hot pursuits in the region are natural history tours (travel in a quaint boat to discover the remnants of the Caribbean's glorious past), fishing tours and cultural village tours.

Attractions and activities in the Brandywine Valley range from arts and cultural excursions to outdoor and recreational pursuits and there is something for everyone.

The idea was to leverage digital media in pursuit of promoting cross cultural education among Americans.

Casey Tang (b. 1984, New York, NY) engages and explores diverse disciplines including ecology, musicology, and narratology in his pursuit of various cultural norms within and outside of western worldviews.

In the pursuit of her creative and scholarly interventions she employs the methods and languages of a variety of disciplines including fine arts, art history, critical theory, cultural studies, geography, and anthropology.

She was tireless in her pursuit of a strong cultural voice.

Founded in 1964, the NVFAA is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in all forms of art, and to establishing programs that will enrich the cultural life of Northern Virginia and the surrounding metropolitan area.

The pursuit of the sublime, which has reappeared in both American art and literature in today's cultural climate, re-contextualizes Jenkins» work within the framework of the long - standing tradition of exalting the transcendent.

Perhaps in pursuit of that coveted Bilbao Effect, former Massachusetts governors Michael Dukakis and William Weld, as well as the city's mayor, Richard Alcombright, are backing the museums as part of an ambitious effort to make North Adams into a cultural destination.

Considering desires, Ghost of a Dream collects ephemera discarded in the pursuit of dreams and reassembles this matter into hypnotic visions of cultural identity.

There is a desire to enjoy the same opportunities as the rest of the world in terms of educational and cultural pursuits.»

An act of cultural translation, Ofili's painting resonates with the allusive strategies of Basquiat and Hammons, contemplating the American import culture that saturated his childhood in pursuit of an art that subverts the pre-existing languages of multiculturalism and painting.

Preferred: two years teaching at university level; knowledge of contemporary painting; commitment to foundation - level course content and concepts, specifically in regard to foundations in visual art; an artistic practice informed by a broad range of practical, cultural and intellectual pursuits.

In pursuit of a visual language tendered in a similarly suggestive manner to that of the written word through themes informed by paradigms of 21st century cultural and social establishments, Brannon undertakes traditional methods of printmaking, including letterpress prints, silkscreens, and lush hand painting on papeIn pursuit of a visual language tendered in a similarly suggestive manner to that of the written word through themes informed by paradigms of 21st century cultural and social establishments, Brannon undertakes traditional methods of printmaking, including letterpress prints, silkscreens, and lush hand painting on papein a similarly suggestive manner to that of the written word through themes informed by paradigms of 21st century cultural and social establishments, Brannon undertakes traditional methods of printmaking, including letterpress prints, silkscreens, and lush hand painting on paper.

Coming to us with a readymade patina of age due to their reliance on increasingly dated software, these works act as signals for the speed at which we cycle through and abandon cultural detritus in pursuit of the new.

I hope to God, however, what ever or who ever helps bring lighting, food, medicine, etc. to these poorer and developing country's... that somehow we also help them retain their cultural heritage, celebrate it and NOT BECOME AMERICANS in pursuit of WalMarts, Starbuck's, «favorite things» and more damn stuff.

Cultural, intellectual and artistic pursuits are also highly encouraged in this city in the Fox river Valley.