Sentences with phrase «nonconformist in»

The other great nonconformist in 20th - century physics was Richard Feynman, who turned down an appointment to the Institute for Advanced Study in favor of a position at Caltech.

He was definitely a nonconformist in a lot of ways (the things he said and taught were pretty radical), though he was also the biggest conformist in all of history if you think about him being the only person to perfectly abide by the law and conform to the pattern of humanity as God originally intended.

This idea was radically nonconformist in an age when companies only produced luxury cars for the elite.

So, it's been ridiculously exciting to see more roles going to unconventional women and gender nonconformists in 2018.

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In the early days, Apple's branding was extremely nonconformist.

In order to ensure that Puritanism dominated the colonies, nonconformists were fined, banished, whipped, and even imprisoned for not conforming to the way of the Puritans.

In my online community The Lasting Supper, there's a wide diversity of people with differing beliefs... an amazing cacophony of nonconformists I've ever met.

If we consult Amos as our classical type of radical nonconformist religion, we find that he like his contemporary Isaiah, was critical of all religion that was not creative in seeking a just social policy.

Anglican and Nonconformist theologians, philosophers, and writers (Thomas Carlyle, John Ruskin, Frederic Dennis Maurice, Charles Kingsley), especially the Christian Socialists, were interested in the normative aspect of the problems of religion and society.15 In the younger generation several of these trends are blended: William Temple, John MacMurray, Maurice B. Rickett, Vigo A. Demant.16 Max Weber's influence in England never reached as deep as in France or the United States; it remained limited to his theories on economicin the normative aspect of the problems of religion and society.15 In the younger generation several of these trends are blended: William Temple, John MacMurray, Maurice B. Rickett, Vigo A. Demant.16 Max Weber's influence in England never reached as deep as in France or the United States; it remained limited to his theories on economicIn the younger generation several of these trends are blended: William Temple, John MacMurray, Maurice B. Rickett, Vigo A. Demant.16 Max Weber's influence in England never reached as deep as in France or the United States; it remained limited to his theories on economicin England never reached as deep as in France or the United States; it remained limited to his theories on economicin France or the United States; it remained limited to his theories on economics.

Even in such cases there may be lessons to be learned from the nonconformists, and these may in later times be embodied in new social regulations.

It was becoming apparent in some of the older Nonconformist bodies.

In fact, Benson said, people with integrated faith generally were nonconformists and nontraditionalists.

In the course of the century, a variety of steps removed most of the legal disabilities which had hampered Nonconformists.

Cognizance was taken by both Anglicans and Nonconformists of the current intellectual movements, especially in theology and the study of the Scriptures.

In 1833 through pressure from Evangelicals, both Nonconformist and Anglican, an act of Parliament abolished slavery in the British Empire, with monetary compensation to the slave - ownerIn 1833 through pressure from Evangelicals, both Nonconformist and Anglican, an act of Parliament abolished slavery in the British Empire, with monetary compensation to the slave - ownerin the British Empire, with monetary compensation to the slave - owners.

Clergy and laity, both of the Church of England and of the Nonconformists, were active in adjusting disputes between laborers and employers and in seeking to improve housing and other labor conditions.

In the eighteenth and the early decades of the nineteenth century Nonconformists had «academies» which, while not granting degrees, gave fully as good higher education as did the universities at Oxford and on the Cam.

«Call me a nonconformist, because I choose to birth at home in defiance of a powerful technocratic system.»

Generally, the Tories were associated with lesser gentry and the Church of England (and in Scotland the Episcopal Church), while Whigs were more associated with trade, money, larger land holders (or «land magnates») and the Nonconformist Protestant churches.

The Independent Labour Party (ILP) formed at that time drew more on the nonconformist religious traditions in the British working class than on Marxist theory and had a libertarian socialist strain.

And I am grateful, as a child who grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, that he settled in our town, where we needed all the nonconformists we could get.

This tolerance, which as Weeks points out has today too often been transformed into hostility and an invitation to treatment, is part of our lost legacy of innocence — a fact made more apparent by the forbearance shown to mental, physical and gender idiosyncracies in many aboriginal cultures, not least the native American, where sexual and mental nonconformists were allowed dignified co-existence with their kinspeople.

Growing up in Denver, he inherited a nonconformist streak from his mother, who delighted in the disapproving looks she would get as she rode a man's bike through the neighborhood.

Harvard researchers found that a bit of uniqueness (e.g., a bearded professor in a T - shirt when compared to a clean - shaven one in a suit) can cause others to perceive you as having higher status — most likely because they reach the conclusion that you must have more status to be able to be a nonconformist.

You're in the mood of embracing a more sartorial and nonconformist look.

It has evolved since then, the functionality and innate coolness of the piece has earned it the status as the nonconformists» uniform of choice in the»50s.

hi my name is ralph im a marine (honorably dicharge in 82) my friends consider me loyal.open minded.honest, drama free lifestyle, im a bit of a nonconformist, am passionate in my beliefs and lifestyle

This entertaining teen comedy is set in the effervescent 1950s and involves the friendship of the introverted, clumsy Jonathan (Doug McKeon) and the nonconformist, extroverted Gene (Chris Nash).

Diego Luna plays Capt. Cassian Andor, a somewhat less rebellious Rebel intelligence officer, brought in to temper Jyn's more nonconformist attitude.

And we always know when it is Margo because she's so rebellious and nonconformist, she throws in random capital letters in her words, because, «the rules of capitalization are so unfair to the words in the middle of a sentence.»

The film is based on the memoir written by Jeannette Walls about «a young girl who comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads.

«The Glass Castle» Release Date: TBD Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Starring: Brie Larson, Naomi Watts, Woody Harrelson and Max Greenfield Synopsis: A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.

A girl named Jeannette (Brie Larson) comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.

This time he adapts the memoirs of Jeannette Walls, as played by Brie Larson, a woman growing up in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father.

SYNOPSIS (via iMDB): A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.

SYNOPSIS: A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who -LSB-...]

The measure of a film like this comes through how much we can identify with the main character, and though her nonconformist views on life and love are radically different than what most would opt for themselves, she makes a certain sense in this uncertain world.

Pity it's in aid of such an awful insult to both the «brain damaged» and the nonconformist.)

According to a 2003 report in a Maryland newspaper, a local high school English teacher, as part of a lesson on Henry David Thoreau, urged his students to perform a «nonconformist act.»

Back in the 1980s and»90s, the Samurai was the nonconformist's Wrangler.

A nonconformist and a radical thinker, Katayama had become convinced over several years of living in the United States that the only way for Japanese automakers to succeed in America was for them to build cars tailored for the U.S. market.

Morris Bellamy is livid, not just because Rothstein has stopped providing books, but because the nonconformist Jimmy Gold has sold out for a career in advertising.

Whether he's humorously reminding readers of the power of the printed word in It's a Book or taking a nonconformist look at the founding fathers in John, Paul, George & Ben, author - illustrator Lane Smith never ceases to amaze.

When you retire in your 30s or even 40s you are by nature nonconformist.

Being an iconoclast — or at least a nonconformist — has paid dividends in my life, not least by allowing me to see the stock market in ways from... Read More

Unfortunately, most simply give in and «go with the flow,» out of fear that they'll be penalized as nonconformists.

Set in 1960's Britain era, step into the role of a «Downer,» a nonconformist trying to break out of an illusory existence.

A lifelong nonconformist, she revealed herself at 80, nonchalantly seated in a chair, naked.

Born in 1929 in Baden, near Vienna, Austrian artist Arnulf Rainer was a nonconformist from the beginning: he dropped out of art school twice after only a few days, preferring instead to follow his intuition.

Now, more than a quarter of a century later — during which time he settled in the US, began collaborating with his wife Emilia, and acquired the status of one of the most important artists among former Soviet nonconformists — the tone and comportment of his work has changed.