Sentences with phrase «much an influence american»

«I don't know if you guys realize how much an influence American pop culture has on us.»

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Most people didn't spend much time thinking about how a political ad in their news feed got there, or who was behind it until Russians used Facebook's automated ad - buying system to influence American voters.

On face value, W. E. Hocking's remark that when Whitehead arrived at Harvard «his speculative structure... was already well advanced in its main outlines» is a bit of external evidence against my hypothesis, but it may mean nothing more than that Whitehead was little influenced by the philosophical opinions and controversies of his American colleagues during these years, which seems very much to have been the case.

American fundamentalists indeed retreated into the wilderness by the end of the «20s, keenly aware of their lost influence and their status as outsiders in a culture their forebears had done so much to shape.

The highly critical stance of Anglo - American intellectuals to much in the outlook of their own ethnic group has had the negative result of isolating them and reducing their influence on their own group.

The story of the influence of Alfred North Whitehead's process philosophy on British and American theology is much larger, and more complex, multiform, and intricate than can be told in a few pages.

And I've said time and again, following Tocqueville, that we Americans wouldn't be much without the enduring influence of our Puritan tradition.

For decades, «us» vs. «them» language has been a dominant part of American politics, and because of religion's power to influence social issues, it seeped into much of the dialogue surrounding faith.

Although dead for nearly 27 years, Malcolm's influence in the African - American community is much greater today than during his lifetime.

The U.S. congressman set to hold hearings this week on «radicalization in the American Muslim community» wants Americans to find out how much al Qaeda is trying to influence U.S. Muslims, he told CNN Wednesday.

Not only ghosts and demons are loose in King's post-secular landscape but also a Who's Who of stranger spiritual influences, some benign and some malignant, some distinctively American and some very much Old World.

Historically, white voters have rarely had much influence on Harlem's House seat, which grew into a redoubt of black political might under control of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., New York City's first African - American to be elected to Congress, which lasted decades.

Hil moved on from an American - influenced to an Asian - influenced look and committed a kimono no - no by showing too much of her stomach.

During a press conference at the film's press day, co-stars Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford, along with writer / director Brian Helgeland, talked about the influence of Jackie Robinson in both his own era and today, what made them want to be a part of this film, how much involvement Rachel Robinson (Jackie Robinson's widow) had, and how they hope the positive portrayal of African Americans in this film will inspire other filmmakers.

«John Carpenter — An Escape from Hollywood is a planned documentary about the american filmmaker John Howard Carpenter, who influenced me and my love for movies very much.

«sex, lies and videotape» (1989) So much has been written about Soderbergh's Palme d'Or - winning debut in terms of its defining influence on the landscape of American indie cinema that the film itself tends to get a little bit lost in the discussion.

Indeed, one could make a strong argument that any outsized influence that teachers unions exercise in school board elections provides a nice enhancement of democratic decisionmaking on education policy because teachers, as much as any other group in society, can serve as powerful advocates for those Americans who can not vote: schoolchildren.

While they might not have much influence on the American industry, they are resilient and during the economic recession, the company only declined by 0.8 %.

One needs to look no further than literature, cuisine and music to see evidence of the South's profound influence on American culture, and consequently much of the world.

Often critics stress the struggle against Europe and for an American art, much as Harold Bloom insists that great writers must struggle against influences as great as themselves.

He disavowed having been influenced by Native American art — a claim that tells us much about Wheeler's capacity for self - denial — and when lumped with the Indian Space painters group objected vociferously.

The show arguably influenced American art as much or even more than the 1913 Armory Show in New York, which brought the gospel of modernism — memorably symbolized by Duchamp's cubo - futurist painting, Nude Descending a Staircase, mocked by one critic as «an explosion in a shingle factory» — to America.

From the perspective of the UK, it has often seemed that the much contested field (and term) of Latin American art has been far less evident as a self - sustaining category than in other countries where histories of intervention and the consequent demographic influences have demanded it.

Spearheaded by American artists - themselves strongly influenced by European expatriates - it consisted of two main styles: a highly animated form of gestural painting, popularized by Jackson Pollock (1912 - 56), and a much more passive mood - oriented style known as Colour Field painting, championed by Mark Rothko (1903 - 70).

As one of the first artists to create environments or installations, though «overlooked by much of the American art establishment,» «Thek's ephemeral installations and collaborative strategies» continued to inform and influence a generation of younger artists.»

Very much influenced by Joseph Beuys, and European Conceptualism, as well as American performance art — there was this enormous amount of awareness and self criticism, very rhetorical.

Though overlooked by much of the American art establishment, Paul Thek's ephemeral installations and collaborative strategies continue to inform and influence a generation of younger artists.

Michael Rakowitz is an Iraqi - American conceptual artist whose work is influenced by his cultural origins, not so much in terms of identity, but as a means through which to engage issues that affect cultural production and the loss of culture.

An important influence on the development of American art during the early 20th century was the American photographer, editor, and art dealer Alfred Stieglitz (1864 - 1946), later the husband of artist Georgia O'Keeffe, who - with the help of his close colleague Edward Steichen (1879 - 1973)- devoted much of his energy to promoting fine art photography as well as modernist painting and sculpture in the New York area.

Charlie's Tiny House, much like Patricia's is totally influenced by the modernity of 20th century American design.

«No other sporting institution has influenced American culture as much as baseball and MLB is once again putting that influence to very good use....