Sentences with phrase «larger societies around»

The symbolization of a reunified mankind was not just pious talk in early Christianity, but a quite important way of conceptualizing and dramatizing the Christians» awareness of their peculiar relationship to the larger societies around them.

Not exact matches

Researchers estimate the event likely occurred around 550 years ago, when the area was controlled by the Chimú Empire, the second largest pre-Columbian society behind the Incas.

I can't imagine anyone sitting around thinking to themselves: «Gee, I wonder whether I should choose to be straight, which is considered normal and acceptable; or perhaps choose to be gay, which is roundly condemned by a large percentage of otherwise intelligent people, considered a sin by many churches, was once illegal in most states, will likely result in my being shunned, abused, ridiculed, abandoned, abused, and beaten — possibly killed; will deny me many rights and advantages available to married people; may cost me jobs; and which in general will set me outside of society, marginalized and ostracized.

I call him an employee in a society that just accepts how large companies will lie to get around stuff, blame a figure head so when the mass public become upset they can remove the figurehead without removing the actions that make them money, move along a few years and we see the same stuff happening again.

Their often large, complex societies are built around feeding and nurturing the egg - laying queen and protecting their brood from enemies.

By having two smaller side tables (here's a similar option from Society Social) rather than one, you can scoot them around to reach guests at opposite ends of that large, glorious sofa.

When the culture of a society is weak on women, the amount of masculinity required of a man to thrive in all areas must be Japanese whaling, in terms of active hunting of these large mammals, is estimated by the Japan Whaling Association to have begun around the 12th century.

Blomkamp's social commentary will be more divisive this time around, since it involves current problems of society at large and not a closed chapter in history we all agree was flawed.

A decade later, the breed became a coveted fashion statement for the ladies of high society as they toted the dogs around in large purses or under their arms.

Carrie Mae Weems Based in Syracuse, N.Y., Weems emphasizes that groups, such as feminists, blacks and gays, that share a desire to gain equity in society need to organize around their larger goals of social change.

Immendorff was especially concerned with questions around the role of the individual in contemporary society and within history at large.

I tend to turn the argument around: ignoring the possibility that the climate could look different in the future while making these society decisions, is given the evidence we get from a large source of scientific studies (including, indeed, imperfect models) a bit naive.

Tonight, a large group of Youth from around the world gathered on the front steps of the Moon Palace (where the official negotiations are being held) as a voice for civil society.

There's an optimal weather band for human societies — around 55 °F — where the largest economies right now.

«I believe that bottled water is a symptom of a larger set of issues: the long - term decay of our public water systems, inequitable access to safe water around the world, our susceptibility to advertising and marketing, and a society trained from birth the buy, consume, and throw away,» writes Gleick.

(I can't help but noting that there also is a lack of empirical data about the effectiveness of «traditional» legal services around the country — except for the fact that it doesn't serve large swaths of society.)

In 1797, benchers would very comfortably sit around a large table to govern the fledgling law society.

Indigenous societies are typically characterized by an intense «localism», in which social, economic and political allegiances are constructed around locally based and small - scale forms and institutions, rather than in larger all - encompassing institutions based on larger socio - political units.