Sentences with phrase «modern existence»

Because of these difficulties and also the pressures, strains, and competing interests of modern existence, many persons rarely pray.

But while some critics have hailed the pic as a return to Kurosawa's earlier «straight» horror films, like «Pulse» or «Cure,» it in fact represents a conscious move away from past phantasmagoric stylizations to evoke the horrors of modern existence in plain sight and form.

(See Norman Cousins, Anatomy of an Illness [Bantam, 1981]; Vine Deloria, The Metaphysics of Modern Existence [Harper & Row, 1979]; Ivan Illich, Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health [Random House, 1976]; Thomas S. Szasz, The Myth of Mental Illness [Harper & Row, 1974].)

Could it be that modern existence so tranquilizes our spirits that we simply can not «groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies»?

Do the dynamics of modern existence plump the temporal sulcus to send college graduates for a lifetime of highly social or even altruistic endeavors, impelling them to apply directly to Teach for America rather than an internship in the mergers and acquisitions department of a white - shoe Wall Street firm?

But after everyone had a good laugh about the extent to which modern existence is dependent on coffee and run through a few specifics about the bacterium, there was still one question left unanswered.

Enchanted — Contemporary fairy tale, Exhibit B: Amy Adams is an animated princess zapped into a fleshly modern existence that includes Patrick Dempsey's hair.

«I bring more than 15 years of experience using a humanistic approach, working to help a diverse population of all ages to manage anger, insomnia, sadness, obsessions, emptiness and other conditions that plague modern existence.»

Incorporating elements of Western commerce and trash culture, Haberny explores the havoc of modern existence in his own manic style.

The bane of modern existence.

At least in part because of what historian William R. Hutchison has identified as the «adaptionist» impulse within the American liberal tradition, mainline religion has partaken heavily of the diminished certitudes of modern existence.

The honest - to - goodness fright that is our finite environment has been pretty well housebroken in our modern existence.

The assembly line, whatever its problems, is a fact of modern existence.

Bergman's depth and popularity make his work a key juncture at which the meaning of modern existence and religious thought converge.

Throw in the possibility there will be more Iranian rocket attacks and the week ahead is shaping up as an extreme metaphor for the good, the bad and the ugly of Israel's modern existence.

Its modern existence, however, is attributable to it being effectively Abdullah's private army since the 1960s and, unlike the rest of the armed forces, is independent of the Ministry of Defense and Aviation.

People were once thought to have ancient psyches ill - suited to modern existence, but they have adapted much more quickly than early theories had predicted

Teases together four disparate stories of people driven to violence by the purgatorial pain of their modern existence.

As Ryan's dilemma unfolds, it is hard not to see similarities between his modern existence and the classic travelling salesman of old.

In spite of the faint praise with which it has generally been greeted, The Weather Man struck me as an insightful exploration of dissatisfaction despite the relative comfort of our modern existence.

Orientation is a great choice for short story lovers as well as fans of subtle writing colored with dark wit aimed at our modern existence.

6 ways to put an end to the «press 1 for...» customer experience (The Next Web) If, like me, you consider IVR (Interactive Voice Response) systems part of the bane of modern existence, you may find this interesting.

Escape, getting away from it all is the necessary alternative to modern existence.

Unshackle yourself from the burdens of your modern existence and truly awaken your senses by choosing to undertake a silent meditation retreat in a forest refuge in southern Thailand.

Whether Mr. Rogge likes it or not, «interactive forms of communication» are integral to our modern existence.

Additionally, the dense grid installation format works well to support Shirgley's interest in a variety of subjects related to modern existence.

Chris Johanson is renowned for installations and paintings that depict the hope and despair of contemporary life as we deal with the crushing conformity of modern existence.

He is renowned for immersive installations that depict the hope and despair of contemporary life as we deal with the crushing conformity of modern existence.

Like the earlier century's sublime, this one responds with perverse pride to the terrifying anonymity of modern existence.

A wonderful shot of an apartment block, designed in the spirit of the French modernist Le Corbusier, it presents an abstract, dispassionate view of modern existence - notably the relationship between the individual, his community and his surroundings.

The American artist David Salle (born 1952) combined the human figure with abstract forms in many of his works, presenting disturbing meditations on our modern existence.

«Scaria's barren cells, built to house the masses, express what the press information calls «the painful truth of modern existence» as well as «environmental destruction and [the] exploitation of natural resources.»

In various works on paper and canvas, we see pop, narrative tableaus depicting an spirit of joy, as well as a concern for the heavier, threatening aspects of modern existence.

The result is a surreal, near - hallucinatory vision of modern existence.

Photo London Talks 2018: To celebrate being awarded Photo London Master of Photography 2018, Edward Burtynsky discusses with William A. Ewing a selection of his work, which studies the complexity of modern existence.

To celebrate being awarded Photo London Master of Photography 2018, Edward Burtynsky discusses with William A. Ewing a selection of his work, which studies the complexity of modern existence.

Winner of an International Emmy Award in the TV Movie / Mini-Series category and a Peabody Award, Black Mirror explores the darkest corners of modern existence.