Sentences with phrase «more about this historical figure»

It is ideal for learning more about this historical figure who played an important part in the development of Christianity in Ireland.

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It is a cartoon more about people's perceptions than the historical figure of Christ.

Not only that, I've sort of figured out that Alexis de Tocqueville, author of the best book on America, thought that the French Catholic Pascal taught the truth about who we are, and that the psychology of Pascal more than the History of Rousseau (or the ambiguously natural / Historical Locke) explains to us best of all who we are.

Even a more moderate historian — one who suspects that the biblical account of Solomon's reign is based on folk tales and legends that circulated more than a half millennium after the real Solomon lived, yet is open to the possibility that these folk tales and legends hark back to a historical figure — may have reservations about crediting this legendary Solomon with the fortifications and gates at Hazor, Gezer and Megiddo.

Throughout, the M15 chief, Harry Patterson (John Hurt), who's rigged the van with a hidden camera and a microphone and is overseeing the ride, makes observations about the two figures» psychologies that are already plainly evident through the actors» gestures, as well as offers explanations about the political and historical importance of this discussion that feel more like classroom lectures.

Ostensibly, «The Danish Girl» is a historical biopic about this courageous transgender figure, but in reality, it's more a love - conquers - all tale in which Lili's wife, Gerda, serves as the emotional core.

The film's running time is a swift two hours; I wouldn't have minded an extra 30 minutes to learn more about the rest of the civil rights pioneers (all real historical figures) who march arm - in - arm on the front lines with King, including Wendell Pierce's Reverend Hosea Williams and Tessa Thompson's Diane Nash.

It's all too easy to make a biopic about a major historical figure or cultural icon, because audiences already know and / or love them and will turn them into box - office hits, or at least and more likely, Oscar contenders.

Our range of historical themed tours offer the opportunity to learn more about some of the most important figures and periods in British history.

So, while just about the only group likely to make a case for the historical benefits of fossil fuels is the oil industry — who can not be trusted because they are the fossil fuel industry — the press and politicians are more than happy to swallow the GHF report despite the fact that much of the crucial data on which its 300,000 figure is based is provided by insurance giants Munich Re, when risk insurers have as much interest in generating fear of climate change as Exxon has in generating doubt.