Sentences with phrase «of cultural sophistication»

The esteem in which Morandi was held in Italy is reflected in Federico Fellini's film La Dolce Vita (1960), in which his paintings are featured as the epitome of cultural sophistication.

To paraphrase Ray Liotta's Henry Hill in Goodfellas, in this movie racists come with smiles, a reflection of gliberal America whose outward air of cultural sophistication is far more unsettling.

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Myself and others who expected and hoped that the Iraqis» assumed a) comparative socio - economic sophistication, b) gratitude to America, and most of all, c) hatred of the tyranny they experienced under Saddam, would together outweigh their cultural / historical impediments to orderly and democratic government were WRONG.

Thus, cultural transmission does not require the high cognitive sophistication specific to humans, nor is it a distinctive feature of humans.»

by Roland Laird with Taneshia Nash Laird Illustrated by Elihu «Adofo» Bay Foreword by Charles Johnson Sterling Publishing Paperback, $ 14.95 240 pages, illustrated ISBN: 978 -1-4027-6226-0 Book Review by Kam Williams «One of the invaluable features of Still I Rise, the first cartoon history of black America, is the wealth of information it provides about the marginalized — and often suppressed — political, economic and cultural contributions black people have made on this continent since the 17th C... Using pictures, it transports us back through time, enabling us to see how dependent American colonists were on the agricultural sophistication of African slaves and indentured servants; how blacks fought and died for freedom during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars; and how, in ways both small and large, black genius shaped the evolution of democracy, the arts and sciences, and the English language in America, despite staggering racial and social obstacles.

Consider that Valiant isn't even good in comparison to the usual run - of - the - mill swill — that people who liked the Shrek flicks may actually try to prove their sophistication amongst themselves by rejecting this pale imitation of an embarrassing cultural artifact.

Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara celebrates the diversity of Malaysia and France - blending French sophistication with Malaysia's melting pot of cultural influences.

This prestigious portfolio of exceptional properties in some of the world's most remarkable destinations, are famed for their global sophistication and cultural finesse.

Villa Erick is encompassed within the colourful neighbourhood of Petitenget where urban sophistication melds harmoniously with the Balinese cultural way of life.

With nearly 200 works spanning 1,000 years of art history, Phoenix Rising is emblematic of the increasing sophistication and cultural commitment of the city's greater metropolitan area, the sixth largest in the nation.

Similarly, the patterns serve to project a set of cultural references that are calculated to give a sort of aura of sophistication and worldliness to the individuals enmeshed within them.

Broodthaers's performative dismissal of his own ambition and sophistication as an artist might have stemmed in part from his recognition of his privileged position in belonging to the French - speaking Walloon population, who were considered more refined thanks to their greater cultural proximity to France — a state of affairs whose absurdity, considering the French's widespread ridicule of the Belgians, was not lost on the artist.

Rhoades's Oedipal associations between mother figures and erotic desire, and between fantasies of European cultural sophistication and American consumer capitalism, are not only general sociological observations but private confessions: needy, inadequate and not a little sad.

But as important as history - as - client - aid, in my view, is history as part of a broader cultural sophistication that lawyers should aim at.

Located at the Chicago River just steps from Michigan Avenue and the Wrigley Building, Renelle on the River offers grace and sophistication at the center of countless cultural and entertainment opportunities.