Sentences with phrase «magical elements of»

Holiday decorating is one of the most magical elements of the festive season.

Mills College Art Museum «Magical Elements of the Floating World: Japanese Prints From the Mills College Archives.»

As much as I love seeing the sisters pose together, I would also like to see them photographed separately so we could better take in all of the magical elements of each look.

No Ryan, I am sorry, but you will not find much support for the supernatural / magical elements of your Bronze Age belief in the scientific community.

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The principal elements in the death and resurrection cluster of the Christian Myth are (A) his death as sacrifice and atonement, and (B) the «magical» elements of the resurrection stories.

The tradition of using a tiny bit of bread and wine (or juice) has continued to be practiced, even though it does not even come close to what was practiced by Jesus and His apostles on the night He was betrayed, and reflects instead some sort of magical ceremony where some people believe that God is giving them special grace and power through the ritual elements of bread and wine.

In the process they hope to cleanse these groups of the magical and superstitious elements which often take root in secret religious societies deprived of an educated leadership.

It also retains strong elements of pre-Islamic Arabic paganism, such as worship at the Ka» ba or holy house of Allah at Mecca and many superstitious, even magical practices.

It was this «juggling», this seemingly magical element that still offended Luther so deeply, and he criticised theological theories, enshrined in such a phrase as ex opere operato, referring in various ways to the automatic realisation of a sacrament when performed correctly by a properly ordained priest, with little or nothing said about the recipient and the faith he should have.

It has sometimes been suggested that what modern man needs is a religion composed of all the best elements of the existing world religions, purged of course of their magical, superstitious and miraculous elements and presented in an ethical form which might win widespread acceptance among men of good will.

Later this correlation between righteousness and prosperity was to be democratized, and the magical element confined to the direct action of God; in the final versions of Deuteronomy, for example, the responsibility for righteousness is laid on all Israelites equally, and abundance is God's reward for this.

Something truly magical happens when the right combination of elements convene at a dining establishment.

I'm obsessed with all elements and would like to start a fan - club for each piece of this magical unity — I mean, those spelt buns, that sauce, THE BURGER!

There is an element of immediacy that a phone camera can provide in capturing a magical moment, which gives it an advantage when you are trying to record a real - life event as it happens.

Surrounded by elements of nature, the magical afternoon is created by the girls seating under a large weeping willow tree tuck perfectly into this setting.

Warring tribes fought over these resources, with one praying to the panther goddess for guidance — which led to the first Black Panther leader, who ruled over most of the land (save for one rebellious faction), and who designed an invisibility forcefield over the realm of Wakanda, to protect its people and to prevent the magical elements from falling into the wrong hands.

And as the young, vibrant nanny works tirelessly to shake Marlo out of her postpartum depression, Reitman begins to introduce magical - realist elements into the film — a nighttime excursion into the city, an amusing yet uncomfortable threesome — that ably put us in his deliriously exhausted, wish - fulfilling protagonist's mindset.

See, Jeanine has found some kind of box, she calls it, that's akin to the magical stones in The Fifth Element.

Every one of those elements merges together to create stunning moments of magical realism.

Incorporating magical realism and supernatural elements, it tells the story of Emetria, an elderly woman who assumes that the ghost in her house is coming to guide her into the next life but soon realizes its presence signals something far more menacing.

Only two of Miyazaki's other films have taken place in the «real world»: Porco Rosso and My Neighbor Totoro, and even those featured elements of magical realism.

A grief stricken boy is forced to face his fears when he becomes involved in the storyline of a magical book, which contains some dramatic and thematic elements inappropriate for young children.

Overall: B - A grief stricken boy is forced to face his fears when he becomes involved in the storyline of a magical book, which contains some dramatic and thematic elements inappropriate for young children.

While the Santa Clause flicks have always boasted magical elements, theirs have been practical or, in the case of the effects - heavy sequels, cheap, helping to keep each installment's budget well south of the $ 100 M mark.

There is a sub-plot involving Rita regaining her sight in Salvo's care which adds elements of magical realism.

One of the most magical and fun elements about Disney's upcoming release, The BFG, which is based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name, is the giants.

While the production is sometimes lacking in expressing the story's more emotional elements, it captures most of the author's magical imagination and should continue to charm Harry's faithful following.

Kubo and the Two Strings Rated PG for thematic elements, scary images, action and peril Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97 % This stunning stop - motion animated film from Focus follows the tale of young boy who must hide from and eventually battle his aunts and grandfather with only his magical musical instrument, a monkey and a giant warrior beetle to protect him.

Its tractability is astonishing — protean, not too much to say magical; in describing his first film experience as a visit to «the kingdom of shadows,» Maxim Gorky brushes up against the ineffable sublimity of a medium that mimics the eye, stimulates the ear, and has as one of the key elements of its academic study a concept that suggests the moment a viewer finds himself «sutured» into the text.

The film is more ambitious — adding elements of magical realism to his cinema of emotional verité — and having a trusted group of actors on board was surely a help to the young director.

Every element of this film is magical, and what it says about relationships and the individuals that find themselves lost within them is something that everyone can relate to.

Regardless of the precise «magical number,» we know both from research and personal experience that we can not simultaneously process more than a few elements.

which I think was a huge element of evo's own best drivers cars of all time feature about ten years ago including that magical old fashioned bonus called steering feel, those with it did exceptionally well... please evo, you are a magazine written by drivers for drivers.

For example, the elements of magical realism inherent in the works of Latin American writers consist of regional phrases and usages from Latin American culture.

A note to those looking to find, or avoid, magical elements in the books they choose to read: Many reviews mention «magic» as a plot element in The Little Giant of Aberdeen County.

Elements of Béchard's novel have a magical realist quality - the extremes of the characters» sizes, their prodigious appetites, the coincidences that bring them together.

We also have: Lisa Silverthorne's Isabel's Tears, a novel about a magical inn; Dayle A. Dermatis» Waking the Witch, a gothic mystery novel with some paranormal elements and a light romance; Kelly Washington's The Pale Waters, the first novella in a four - part epic journey; Erica Lyon's Hot Waters, a steamy sea adventure novel; and New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch's The War and After, five historical fantasy stories of magic and revenge.

Jessica: I can't resist anything with a magical realism element that is reminiscent of Sarah Addison Allen.

Although Nicole Krauss's three books to date would not be classified as magical realism (a style, according to Wikipedia, wherein, «normal occurrences... are presented in a straightforward manner, which allows the «real» and the «fantastic» to be accepted in the same stream of thought») there is in her books an element of the magic that exists in everyday life.

I saw someone describe this element of the book as «magical realism,» but, honestly, to me it never seemed like magic that Margie's ovary would be, as she calls it, «a radar for helpless things.»

In contrast, the Parisian section is magical in the way that the best fairy tales are — combining elements of the fantastic and the grittily realistic into an irresistible alchemical brew.

Elements of magical realism introduce us to the jaguar, the animal spirit that has protected Hector and his Zapotec ancestors since time immemorial.

And some, like the magical realism - infused The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler, take place in a past so recent — in this case, 1996 — that adult readers will recognize elements like VCRs and cordless phones... maybe from their own teen years.

Gratton's literary landscape is lush and full of unique magical elements.

These fanciful elements add to the realistic richness of Iris's memories; their magical features stand in for the emotional resonance of events that deeply imprint the family beyond the scope of one generation.

1) Literary novels with some sort of magical element (i.e The Night Circus) 2) Multi-cultural literary novels by non-American writers 3) Voice - driven literary novels that shed light on the contemporary modern landscape for protagonists in their 20s or 30s.

While this in itself is a bit of an overstatement (there is plenty of insightful travel journalism out there to offset the generic pap), Thompson proceeds with an accurate roundup of the elements that conspire to create bad travel writing: throw - away words like «hip,» «happening,» «sun - drenched,» «undiscovered,» and «magical»; imperative language that urges the reader to «do» this, «eat» that, «go» here; stories that depict tourism workers (taxi drivers, hotel clerks, bartenders) as «local color»; the fake narrative «raisons d'etre writers invent to justify their travels»; the untraveled writers and editors who assemble authoritative - sounding travel «roundups» from Internet research; the conflicts of interest that arise when writers fund their travels with industry - subsidized «comps»; publications running what is essentially the same story over and over again, never questioning stereotype assumptions about certain parts of the world.

Magical Huaraz program is a complete tour which contains elements of the region's main cultural and natural circuits, starting with the delightful city of Huaraz, journeying along the Callejón de Huaylas, visiting Chavín de Huántar, contemplating the snow - capped Mount Pastoruri and lagoons, crossing the White Cordillera, through the Tunnel of Cahuish, going on a hike on the glacier, observing the famous Phuyas de Raymondi which are naturally gaseous water pools, ancient paintings on rocks, and we'll have a chance to enjoy beautiful landscapes and thermal baths, appreciate local handicraft and taste the exquisite regional gastronomy.

Another interesting element of Ubud is the presence of the royal family of Bali and the painting and artwork community that they have maintained for there own pleasure but today the whole world is interested in some of the fine pieces of work and particular style that have been born out of this land no doubt inspired by it is inherent beauty and magical wonder.

One of the most striking elements in whole magical world of Harry Potter is the popular wizard sport known as Quidditch; the soccer - style game played on broomsticks.