Sentences with phrase «motivated by a history»

So there's a part of me that's motivated by a history of the failure of the public education system to always meet the unique needs of kids and families.

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Technology leadership is not defined by patents, which history has repeatedly shown to be small protection indeed against a determined competitor, but rather by the ability of a company to attract and motivate the world's most talented engineers.

The beautiful and dignified celebration of the liturgy remedies the dulling of Christian and human sensibilities, motivates Christian mission and service, and reminds us that the disciples of the Lord are ambassadors of the King of Glory, who bear witness that the present things are passing away in light of the radical reordering of history and the cosmos by the Paschal Mystery.

There should have been no deaths in recorded history motivated by religion.

There were some noble reasons to try and organize ancient peoples, but in our current stage in history, religion has become an outdated, hypocritical source of leadership motivated by power and greed like all big business.

And yet we find ourselves in the strongest agreement with the German scholar, Professor von Rad, whom we have cited before, in his own expressed feeling that after all, legend is not an adequate term, so long as it is commonly understood simply as a mixture of history and unrestrained popular imagination (one part history, nine parts imagination — our comment, not his) We much better understand legend as a combination of history and meditation, and as motivated primarily by a concern to give expression to the meaning of history, as that meaning is conveyed by the faith that God makes himself known therein.12

A repentance which leaves ends uncriticized and which is motivated by the desire to escape judgment in history or beyond history is a far cry away from that change of mind which the gospels present.

Though formulated by some of the toughest minds in the history of modern philosophy — Hobbes, Locke, Flume, and Adam Smith — this tradition gave rise to what would appear to be the most wildly utopian idea in the history of political thought, namely, that a good society can result from the actions of citizens motivated by self - interest alone when those actions are organized through the proper mechanisms.

This book, which on its face seems to have been motivated by the old - timer's urge to reminisce by means of the biographical genre, is actually a fine work of history, and in the end its author is unafraid to suggest that the work of history is itself an enterprise of devotion, a kind of spiritual work.

Indeed, if one understands by the historical process only phenomena and incidents determinable in time — «what happened» — then he has occasion to look for something beyond the historical fact which can motivate the interest in history.

This is certainly true if the examination of history is no neutral orientation about objectively determined past events, but is motivated by the question how we ourselves, standing in the current of history, can succeed in comprehending our own existence, can gain clear insight into the contingencies and necessities of our own life purpose.

If surely Sanchez is motivated by the desire to win CL he should not have let Bayern pass by because they have a history of winning it.

Ask yourself why Ferguson was happy to allow the likes of David Beckham, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Jaap Stam and Cristiano Ronaldo to leave the club, when seemingly their intentions to do so were not motivated by greed, yet a young upstart tells the club «I want an obscene wage like the players at Man City, if you don't give it to me then I am off» and for some reason rather than choosing to cash in on a player who appears to not know the meaning of the word «loyalty» (just ask Everton supporters), instead hands the player the biggest deal in the club's rich history.

It seems to be more motivated by Stringer's history of supporting labor than rabid opposition to a former prostitution enthusiast returning to politics.

Roberto Cazzolla Gatti, who began to be interested in the role of cooperation in evolution since 2011, when he published a controversial paper titled «Evolution is a cooperative process: the biodiversity - related niches differentiation theory (BNDT) can explain» concluded: «These theoretical findings, confirmed by empirical approaches, should motivate our species to think before it is too late about how human competition, for the first time in the history of life on Earth, has been systematically leading to the extinction of animals and plants.

The case of Nancy Wexler stands out: motivated by her family's history of Huntington's disease, she crossed the globe to collect samples and genealogies from affected families, created a biobank, mapped the gene, and developed both a prenatal and a pre-symptomatic test.

«El G,» who at 5» 9» was estimated to have the cardiovascular system of a man 6» 6», the inseam of a man 6» 2», and the upper body of a man 5» 2» («a machine,» said commentator Craig Masbach, a former 3:52 miler himself) was also motivated by deepest of callings; he believed that it was his destiny in the eyes of Allah to become the greatest middle distance runner in history.

History offers us plenty of examples of times in which teachings of higher purpose become overshadowed by very human tendencies — to oppress, to cheat, to dogmatize, to put one's own personally motivated pleasure seeking ahead of others.

Leadership characteristics as shown by a history of inspiring and motivating people to a common purpose at all levels within a company

She describes the history of merit pay at some length, showing how its assumption that teachers would teach better if only they were motivated by money has again and again proved false.

This brief history illustrates how Republicans were motivated by political reasons to move away from their century - old position as strong advocates for public education and to become supporters of public funding for private schools.

Because there is a range of student temperaments, it is helpful when teachers can be sensitive to the fact that some pupils» motivation levels are impacted by their neurobiological makeup, resulting in the student being less motivated due to a history of school failure or losing motivation quickly with just a few setbacks.

ELLs can be highly motivated by opportunities to write on culturally relevant topics in formats such as oral histories, country reports, and biographies of their heroes and celebrities (Peregoy & Boyle, 1997).

In 2006, I set out to write an interactive history of Paris for teens and tweens, motivated by the simple truth that many young people find history boring.

Case history reveals that those who have been diagnosed with this disorder and who have been found guilty of murder show no remorse for their killing, arguing that their actions were motivated by mercy and compassion and that their patients, desperate to be relieved of their suffering, wanted to die.

By creating Pong — the «world's first successful video game» — Al may well be relegated by media to a particular slice of gaming history and culture, but as far as he's concerned, the achievement and its significance is but a blip on a much larger screen, and neither defines nor motivates hiBy creating Pong — the «world's first successful video game» — Al may well be relegated by media to a particular slice of gaming history and culture, but as far as he's concerned, the achievement and its significance is but a blip on a much larger screen, and neither defines nor motivates hiby media to a particular slice of gaming history and culture, but as far as he's concerned, the achievement and its significance is but a blip on a much larger screen, and neither defines nor motivates him.

«As a South African,» Rhode says, «I feel obligated to create my own history by working with certain everyday materials that embody a sociopolitical narrative... This is my motivating force: I have to tell these stories... My voice will be heard.

Spawned by their more formal Western predecessors and motivated by the forces of history and politics, the newer incarnations of the biennial often occur in the cities of the postcolonial world and the Global South, as well as in former socialist countries.

Lee's predominant use of black and dark tones of clay acts as a metaphor for the dark side of history, or the landscape of the nation in upheaval with increasing reports of violence motivated by racism.

Motivated by Jeff Wall's history as a former film programmer

There are legitimate reasons for being skeptical: whole life and universal life policies have a long history of being oversold by pushy salespeople motivated by higher commissions.

Proven leadership skills with a history of motivating team to meet or exceed monthly sales goals by 100 %.

By explaining your big gap in work history in the proper light, you may show the boss that you are the exact type of creative and self - motivated individual the company needs for that job you have always dreamed of.

ability Work History Pharmacy Technician, 09/2001 to Current Rite Aid Pharmacy — 1236 Long Run Road... Professional Summary I am a highly motivated pharmacy technician employed by Rite Aid for 14 years... excellent customer service.

Ideally, get your history of sales by month for the past couple of years so that you can discover any patterns that will make these monthly goals even more relevant and motivating.