Sentences with phrase «lost history of the world»

Rather than give in yourself, you instead seek to explore the lost history of the world, to try and find a solution.

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The Whiggish view of scientific history is so dominant today that this possibility is spoken of only in hushed whispers, but ours is a world in which things once known can be lost and buried.

Pessimism recurs, as the History develops into a parallel threnody: for the lost world of Byzantium and for the civilized values of Runciman's own.

The Heritage of World Civilizations: I picked up the seventh edition of this college textbook for $ 4 at a used bookstore because I liked the pictures and because it was stressing me out that I was losing to my little sister in the history category of JEOPARDY.

The command, for example, to love one's neighbor loses much of its urgency if the distinction between you and the neighbor is «empty;» If the whole world is present in this «here - now,» and if this «here - now» is present throughout the whole world, then the significance and even the reality of the particular developments in history have been radically compromised.

Nevertheless I believe that, basing the argument upon our general knowledge of the world's history over a period of 300 million years, we can advance the following two propositions without losing ourselves in a fog of speculation:

For him, the Bible's story of the world's history and destiny is a narrative fiction that has lost its credibility and usefulness in late modernity.

In that case, to repeat, nothing will be lost and much will be gained, both for the understanding of the faith in God self - revealed in Christ and for the Church which with all its imperfections and inadequacies has proclaimed this faith to the world through twenty centuries of history.

There's too much beauty in the world to lose hope; too many people searching for something more than themselves; too many people who comfort the suffering; too many people who serve the poor; too many people who seek and teach the truth; too much history that witnesses, again and again, to the mercy of God, incarnate in the course of human affairs.

I too also know that we look weak at the back but i also believe they have learnt from there mistakes last season and have a stronger unity this season going into the 3rd season with the team wenger has put together without losing key players and adding real Quality and world class that i havent seen before because none of our history says we bought our trophies we won them with all the unexpected beliefs and never bought into the society and modern game we seen before us not one of our legends were already labelled for they are today before they came to us The made a name for themselfs in our Jersey and build a foundation of what we represent today Before Arsene Wenger and with him We are a club that overachieve and under promise Everything we've done has be our very own unique way of doing it not the way other clubs are ahiceving i for one will not Follow the Man City's ambitions Chelseas Manchester united or anyone elses

The history of clearly out LGBTQ parents goes back to just after World War II, when we find evidence that most lesbian and gay parents had their children within different - sex marriages, leading double lives or divorcing and almost always losing custody.

Nevertheless, it appears that the whale population was once vastly bigger than we thought, and that our slaughter of them was more thorough than history records (see «Lost leviathans: Hunting the world's missing whales»).

By juxtaposing this sobering history with his own almost giddy search for the elusive, and perhaps extinct, Somali golden mole, Girling conveys a passionate enthusiasm for the wonders of the animal world, regret for what we've lost and cautious hope for what we might still save.

Many of the world's most unique species are in grave danger, and losing them would delete a swathe of evolutionary history.

Ok, well real quick health history... got married and gained about 25 pounds, thought the world was coming to an end, so I dove into the world of keto, (which was my first time EVER dieting or thinking about what I was eating) did that for about a year and a half, lost 20 pounds and felt amazing.

Over 500 years old and regarded as one of the best preserved timber manor houses in the UK you can get lost in a world of local history when you choose this local dating in Gainsborough venue.

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.

In the world of Marjorie Prime, an adaptation of Jordan Harrison's off - Broadway play, the dead return in hologram form, absorbing history through conversation, and reminding the living what's lost and found over the course of one mortal relationship.

Fans of the beat em» up genre will find a lot to love about the combat, history enthusiasts will enjoy the story and lore, and fans of visually stunning experiences will be lost in the beautiful cel - shaded world that the developers created.

Each escape room has the following contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room Important Note: Each topic utilizes the same types of puzzles American History: ♦ 13 Colonies ♦ American Heroes ♦ American Revolution ♦ American Symbols ♦ Bill of Rights ♦ Black History Month ♦ Boston Tea Party ♦ Branches of Government ♦ Christopher Columbus ♦ Civil Rights ♦ Civil War ♦ Cold War ♦ Declaration of Independence ♦ Dust Bowl ♦ First Thanksgiving ♦ French and Indian War ♦ Gilded Age ♦ Great Depression ♦ Industrial Revolution ♦ Jamestown ♦ Lewis and Clark ♦ Lost Colony of Roanoke ♦ Louisiana Purchase ♦ Martin Luther King ♦ Mexican American War ♦ Oregon Trail ♦ Plymouth Colony ♦ Progressive Era ♦ Reconstruction Era ♦ Spanish American War ♦ Texas Revolution ♦ War of 1812 ♦ Westward Expansion ♦ World War I ♦ World War II Ancient History: ♦ Ancient China ♦ Ancient Egypt ♦ Ancient Greece ♦ Ancient India ♦ Ancient Rome ♦ Ancient Mesopotamia World History: ♦ Absolute Monarchs ♦ Age of Enlightenment ♦ Aztec Empire ♦ Crusades ♦ Explorers ♦ French Revolution ♦ Inca Empire ♦ Maya Civilization ♦ Middle Ages ♦ Ottoman Empire ♦ Renaissance ♦ Titanic ♦ Vikings ♦ World War 1 ♦ World War 2

This is a book about a man struggling against the shame of his past and trying to uncover lost truths about his world's history.

From Washington to London to the treacherous shores of the Near East, dangerous men and desperate acts fill their path, and at the end of it, the most dangerous thing of all: the rumoured existence of a mysterious «manifest,» lost long ago, which if discovered again... just might change the history of the world as we know it.

Reach a targeted audience of history and nonfiction book readers with The Archive, which delves into the lost secrets of past by exploring the world's little - known histories as well as providing great nonfiction reading recommendations.

«The Curse of the Wendigo,» a story about a mysterious creature set during World War I, written by Mathieu Missoffe and illustrated by Charlie Adlard, the artist of «The Walking Dead;» «Josephine,» a romantic comedy by Penelope Bagieu, the creator of «Exquisite Corpse;» «Promethee,» a science - fiction story in the same vein as «Lost,» created by Christopher Bec, with an introduction by Mark Waid; «Iron Squad,» an alternate history sci - fi story in which new technology allows the Germans to win World War II, by Jean - Luc Sala and Ronan Toulhoat; «Spin Angels,» a tale of black ops and spies, a Catholic cardinal and the Mafia, by Jean - Luc Sala and Pierre - Mony Chan; «Come Prima,» a road story about two warring brothers, done in a style that pays homage to Italian films, by Alfred.

- Amy Stewart, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Drunken Botanist «A heartfelt, vivid account of a hunt for lost masterpieces painted by a great - grandfather that prove to be unforgettable relics of a rich world swept away by war, taking readers on a lusciously detailed international journey that reminds us that the search for missing paintings is, at heart, a search for missing history.»

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I delve into Cuba's fascinating history in the city's revolutionary museums, I eat churros by a roadside stall and watch the world go by, and I simply lose myself time and time again in the magical streets of Casco Viejo.

Whether you have close or distant relatives who fought in the conflict, you want to pay your respects to the sacrifices of those that lost their lives, or simply have an interest in the history of the war, our battlefields tours offer a fascinating insight into this dark period of world history for every visitor.

Instead there's an actual game here where players need to solve each level in order to complete their journey to finding some of the greatest long - lost treasure that history's most notorious pirates and thieves have hidden around the world.

And though it may be undercooked for a hub world, it still gives players the opportunity to delve into the lost chapters of PTi's murky history.

The presentation is honed to a shining perfection and you can get lost for hours in it, taking photos of cars in the real world locations with the fancy in - game camera or browsing through manufacturers» histories paralleled with world time events.

◆ ∝ ∝ WONDERFUL ADVENTURES ∝ ∝ ◆ Mysterious primitive tribe, prehistoric ruins of the sea floor, unprecedented crisis from space, you will not only walk in the real world, your adventure will be found In the past, present, and future!The most funny puzzle game in the history, take Mika to find the lost treasure out...

For a series that imprints so heavily off chilling real - world events and power shifts, it'd be great if the societies in this newest game were scripted like the winning and losing sides of the world - changing conflicts throughout history.

2010 3 minute wonder series, Broadcast commission, Channel 4 (27,28,29,30 Sept; 18, 19, 20, 21 Oct) 06.2010 Persistence of Vision, FACT, Liverpool, UK 05.2010 Steps into the arcane, Kunstmuseum Thurgau, Switzerland 05.2010 It has to be this way ², National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen [commissioned solo show] 03.2010 Hands on, (curated by John Hilliard) Galerie Raum Mit Licht, Vienna, Austria 02.2010 Depatterrn, Galleri Erik Steen, Oslo, Norway 10.2009 Performance, Film Weekend: The Jarman Award at KunstHalle, Zurich, Switzerland 09.2009 Performance, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK06.2009 Mostravideo, Itau Cultural Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil 02.2009 Altermodern, Fourth Tate Triennial, Tate Britain, UK 01.2009 It has to be this way, Matt's Gallery, London [commissiond solo show] 12.2008 Performance, Event Horizon, Royal Academy of Art [commissioned solo show] 06.2008 Performance, Happy Hand, British Film Institute, London, UK 10.2007 Cinemart, The Auditorium, Rome, Italy 09.2007 Foreign Bodies, White Box, New York, USA 07.2007 Swallowing Black Maria, Smart Project Space, Amsterdam [commissioned solo show] 02.2007 The Believers, Touring show to five cities in Norway, with performances in Stavanger, Forde and Bergen 09.2006 The truth was always there, The Collection, Lincoln [commissioned solo show] 07.2006 UBS Opening, Tate Modern (with Laurie Simmons, Guerilla Girls etc), UK 05.2006 Performance, Human Camera, Mali Salon, Rijeka, Croatia (solo show) 05.2006 I can't tell you, Grundy Gallery, Blackpool [commissioned solo show] 04.2006 Metropolis Rise, CQL Design Centre, Shanghai; DIAF 2006 @ 798 Space, Beijing, China 04.2006 Performance, Inside, Great Eastern Hotel, Masonic Temple, London, UK 03.2006 Performance, Don't Look Through Me, Y Theatre, Leicester, UK 03.2006 Don't look through me, City Gallery Leicester [commissioned solo show] 03.2006 Performance, Screening at Witte de With / Tent, Rotterdam, Holland 03.2006 John Skies or Sally Swims, UKS Gallery, Oslo, Norway 02.2006 Wandering Rocks, Gimpel Fils Gallery, London 11.2005 Image in Me, Market Gallery, Glasgow (solo show) 10.2005 Eyes of Others, Gallery of Photography, Dublin [commissioned solo show] 10.2005 Wunderkammer, The Collection (curated by Edward Allington), Lincoln, UK 09.2005 I saw the light, Gasworks Gallery, London [commissioned solo show] 09.2004 Adam, Smart Projects, Amsterdam, Holland 11.2004 Mind the Gap, La Friche, Triangle, Marseille, France 08.2004 Shattered Love, Keith Talent Gallery, London 04.2004 Eating at Another's Table, Metropole Galleries, Folkestone (performance / exhibition) 04.2004 Tonight, Studio Voltaire, London (curated by Paul O'Neill) 03.2004 Performance, A Variety Night of Ventriloquism, FACT, Liverpool (with Ken Campbell, Aura Satz, Andrew Hubbard) 03.2004 Mesmer, Temporarycontemporary, London 02.2004 Haunted Media, Site Gallery, Sheffield (with Susan Hiller, Susan Collins, Scanner, Thompson / Craighead, S Mark Gubb) 09.2003 The Physical World, APT, London, (with Ian Dawson, Katie Pratt) 09.2003 Sphere, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (with Paul McCarthy, Bruce Nauman, Laurie Simmons and Allan McCollum) 09.2003 You said that without moving your lips, Limerick City Gallery, Ireland (solo show) 08.2003 Calidoscopio, Museo del Barro, Asuncion, Paraguay (solo show) 04.2003 A Taste for Sham, Studio 1.1, London (with Jo Bruton, Kirsten Glass) 01.2003 The Lost Collection of an Invisible Man, The Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle (curated by Brian Griffiths) 09.2002 History Revision, Plymouth Arts Centre (including Terry Atkinson) 06.2002 Nausea: encounters with ugliness, London Print Studio 04.2002 Dramatic Events, Kent Institute of Art and Design 03.2002 Photoscoptocus, Camden Lock / Henley - on - Thames (Public commission) 03.2002 Nausea, Djangoly Art Centre (with Dave Burrows, Beagles and Ramsay, Margarita Gluzberg, Mark Hutchinson) 08.2001 Trinity College, Zwemmer Gallery, London 05.2001 Black Bag, Old Operating Theatre Museum (+ monograph BBC programme, «Lindsay Seers, Artist's Eye», Rory Logsdail) 03.2001 For the dead travel fast, Worcester City Museum and Art Gallery [commissioned solo show] 02.2001 Molotov, Dilston Grove Gallery, London (with Kirsten Glass, Diann Bauer, Annie Whiles, Helen Paterson, Lisa Fielding Smith) 09.2000 Tow, Camden Lock, Millennium Commission Project (with Tim Head, Diana Edmunds, Janice Howard, Zoe Brown) 10.2000 Assembly, Stepney City, London 07.2000 A Shot In The Head, Lisson Gallery, London 07.2000 Unfound, Chisenhale Gallery, London 06.2000 City Projects, Artomatic, London (with Jemima Brown, Marcel Price) 05.2000 The Double, The Lowry Centre, Salford (with Thomas Ruff, James Reilly and Alice Maher) 05.2000 On the rock, APT Gallery, London (with Annie Whiles, Diann Bauer, Kirsten Glass, Helen Paterson) 09.1999 Nerve, ICA, London (with Jeremy Deller, Martin Creed, Dave Beech, John Isaacs, John Beagles, Dave Burrows, Clive Sall) 07.1999 Quotidian, Paper Bag Factory (curated by Julia Lancaster) 06.1999 Autocannibal, Laure Genillard Gallery, London (solo show) 04.1999 Cabin Fever, Gallery Herold Bremen, Germany, (with Caroline Macarthy and Mairead Maclean) 10.1998 Multiples, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin 09.1998 Cannibal, Old Museum Art Centre, Belfast (solo show) 08.1997 Knock, Knock, Artists Work Programme, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin 11.1996 Stick Your Hands Up, Acorn Storage, Hammersmith, London 10.1996 Ghost, ACAVA Open Studios, Denmark St, London 09.1996 Ad Hoc, London Artforms.

From introducing a new mezcal he has been creating in recent months to revisiting the infamous Salon Aleman bar he ran in Berlin through an intimate series of «tequila oral histories,» to reactivating an expedition company he formed years ago in order to search for the lost treasure of Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa, the exhibition will take viewers into the worlds that Sarabia has brought into being through his practice.

The Venezuelan - born Emilia Azcárate explores forms of spirituality in her paintings, from a position defined by the space between a contemporary world that has largely lost touch with spirituality, and a history of art that is filled with representation of religious iconography.

Lindsey Dorr - Niro, Lisa Vinebaum, and Angela Davis Fagan's work live at intersections of the multiplicity of history and realities, of a desire to inquire deeper, to bring up and out what is lost in a commodified world, and to push the conversation.

After the Second World War, the name Jean Lurçat dominates the history of twentieth - century tapestry — once a prized craft of Northern Europe, the tapestry industry had lost its distinctive characteristics and with it, its creative inspiration.

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For the entire history of civilization, until the past fifty years, people lived with the constant realities that they could die or lose a loved one at any time, and that an ever changing world meant economic insecurity.

There is little doubt that the NHS has been sustained in the course of its history by overseas professionals, often taken from parts of the world that could ill afford to lose the services of these professionals.

After many years of studying and gaining a PhD in history, I might not be traveling around the world fighting evil or digging up lost historical artifacts, but I am still no less passionate about history.