Sentences with phrase «of history lesson about»

INTERVIEWER: So Massachusetts was a little bit ahead of the curve, but at the time in 1975 this was a big deal for the country and a little bit of history lesson about how this legislation came about, how it was kind of pushed through and how it's changed in 40 years, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

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«In the middle of the 20th century, it was the most famous, the most admired, the most widely respected company in the world,» says Quinn Mills, professor emeritus at Harvard Business School and the author of «The IBM Lesson» and other books about the company's history and culture.

A walk about the castle - like structure is part history lesson, part business seminar and part guided tour of other people's predilections.

As always in this publication, we turn to the lessons of history for the clues that they may offer us about today.

Some of those early lessons are ones that I've stared at and replicated so many times that I think of them as laws of investing - «canonical» or «textbook» truths about favorable and hostile markets that seem to hold true within nearly every subset of history and across international markets as well.

much less have all those present... second... I still sick and tired of this abuse of separation of church and state... you people need to get a history lesson in how it all came about and the intentions..

Ogilbee and Riess provide vivid details about each location, report on conversations with pilgrims, offer reflections on the history and give hints of lessons that might be learned.

Mr. Benne must have neglected his lessons in church history, as he seems unaware that the catholic tradition of ecclesiology, which is quite enthusiastic about ecclesial life, has always resisted the elitism prominent in schismatic renderings of the Church.

Failing to see the council's place in the whole modern history of the Church, they try to unlearn a still harder and more basic lesson about the Church's relationship with the world, one that long antedates Catholicism's journey through modernity.

One of the things that put my son off Christianity was learning about all the wars that had been fought by Christians in His school history lessons.

You need a history lesson, start with the wars of Muhammad, read about the slave raids into Christendom by the Caliphates, study the Armenian genocide at the hands of the Ottomans, and finish today with the persecution of Christians.

I know right about now you want to give me a history lesson about Jack's contributions over his entire career at Arsenal... But at the end of the day he's 23y.o.

After learning about the Ohlone, stop by Ardenwood for a different kind of East Bay history lesson: Victorian lawn games.

Wenger is as usual treating players poorly and inconsistent e.g Lacca never plays 90 mins Xhaka plays every game every minute I know who I think is better For me I can not think of another midfielder who we bought worse than Xhaka We have not fixed the problems we have (as always) hoodwinked) the fans We have not spent a penny in the last two windows we've spent what been generated I have not and then I'll not spend a penny on the club till that awful manager is gone (don't give me history lessons about how good he is / was) It may be the board but until wenger has gone we won't know.

This weekend's picks include an «owl prowl» at Crowder County Park in Apex, immersion in international art at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, a bird identification 101 program in Raleigh, a performance and history lesson about the evolution of the horn at Duke Gardens in Durham, and Carolina Parent's 2018 Summer, Track - Out and Residential Camp Fair at Embassy Suites in Cary.

It is essential that during the celebration, you talk about the history of the holiday and the lessons that follow.

Those who argue that countries with their own central banks don't need to worry about market risk are forgetting the lessons of history.

This prediction takes account of both recent YouGov polling data and the lessons from history about how public opinion moves in the final weeks before general elections.

Acting Chief Executive Andrew Carter writes in LGC about our new Century of Cities report and the lessons 100 years of history hold for UK cities.

The debate about including the history and philosophy of science in science lessons remains unresolved in most countries, even in France which is now more of a leader in the interactive science movement than in philosophy.

Then add in that we have so many years worth of history over such a wide variety of geographies and thus availability of food, that you have to be very careful about what lessons you take from looking as specific populations that lived a long time ago.

So here is a quick history lesson for you — Fair Isle is one of those that I know it when I see it, but I don't REALLY know about it.

British swimming scandal shows the risk when duty of care is neglected in pursuit of glory Read about swimming's fitness benefits and calories burned, strokes (freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke), lessons, classes, history and famous

As necessary as a history lesson we've forgotten and as timely as the day's latest Trump or sexual harassment (or both) scandal, «The Post» is a newspaper movie about a turning point in political history and the legacy of the news organization whose motto in these trying days is «Democracy Dies in Darkness.»

What is important about this film is not that it serves as a history lesson (although it does) but that, at a time when the threat of nuclear holocaust hangs ominously in the air, it reminds us that we are, after all, human, and thus capable of the most extraordinary and wonderful achievements, simply through the use of our imagination, our will, and our sense of right.

1776: This Fourth of July offering is a history lesson in song about the Declaration of Independence and birth of a nation.

It's a fascinating history lesson about one of the few incidences where the language of advertising and selling was utilised to achieve a grander goal than the promotion of soft drinks.

The Greatest Showman's sentimentality brings to mind Robert Altman and Alan Rudolph's Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976), which is the greatest, least sentimental film ever made about the political origins and secret idiosyncrasy of American show business.

Part heist flick and part history lesson, Closer to the Moon is best viewed as an entertaining, albeit flawed, entry in the sub-sub-genre of films about the aftermath of WWII.

Until it gets too obvious about itself (somewhere around the halfway mark (like an addict nursing a jones, as it happens)-RRB-, that sense of futile outrage at the fruitlessness of trying to affect change in a world that has never been more informed yet remains incapable of avoiding (recent) history's harshest lessons lends a nice feeling of indignity to what is already a pretty fair genre inversion.

The Orry - Kelly thread about his homosexuality turns into the fabric of a Hollywood history lesson.

Rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy in the Foreword (page 13) I have read a lot of love advice books in my lifetime, but never one that Offered such a compelling history lesson in the process of talking about how to have a successful relationship.

At first glance, it sounds like another history lesson about the last four months in the life of -LSB-...]

The movie starts off with the voice of Optimus Prime giving us another history lesson about Cybertron while an amazing battle takes place.

This is the type of cinematic history lesson that's both socially relevant and highly entertaining, and although «Hidden Figures» hits a number of familiar beats, there's nothing ordinary about the incredible true story at the heart of it all.

In this lesson, students learn more about the origin and history of video games.

The lessons progress through a range of tasks that engage student's interest, encourage them to: -: interact and share what they know -: develop their abilities to extract information from text and graphics -: view information critically -: check the credibility and validity of information -: develop online research skills -: use web based tools to create surveys and data visualisations The lessons cover a range of topics including: -: Advertising and how it influences us -: Body language and how to understand it -: Introverts and extroverts and how they differ -: Emotional intelligence and how it impacts on our relationships -: Facts about hair -: Happiness and what effects it -: Developing study skills -: The environment and waste caused by clothes manufacturing -: Daily habits of the world's wealthiest people -: The history of marriage and weddings Each lesson includes: -: A step by step teachers guide with advice and answer key -: Worksheets to print for students

Everything you need for an introductory lesson on Sikhism - a powerpoint covering the main points (history, beliefs, place of worship) and a set of questions to answer about the information in the powerpoint.

These lessons include math activities with a «mother» theme (studying data about mothers in the workforce), learning about the history of silhouettes (and actually making one), and turning old shoes into planters that are bound to sprout wonderful new memories!

Lesson Plan: Rewriting History In this engaging lesson, students write a news story about widely believed inaccuracies within the stories of American historical fiLesson Plan: Rewriting History In this engaging lesson, students write a news story about widely believed inaccuracies within the stories of American historical filesson, students write a news story about widely believed inaccuracies within the stories of American historical figures.

Throughout the history of American public education, the practice of integrating the teaching of literacy and social awareness has taken many forms, from the explicit and blatant learning of religious vocabulary words and biblical themes in the primers of the 1850s to the more subtle lessons about the implicit social roles of the two - parent suburban life of Dick and Jane's family in the 1950s.

The next part of the lesson looks at the history of contraception, pupils will watch a video about Margaret Sanger - a progressive nurse in New York during the early 20th century.

Stand alone factual lesson about the history of the Channel Tunnel.

The structure of the lessons aims encourage students to think about the history and symbolism associated with these events and to assess whether some of the traditions need modernising.

In the weeks prior to Memorial Day, classes work on Memorial Day lessons put together by the school's gifted and talented students, and sixth graders view a Power Point presentation about the history of the holiday created by eighth graders.

My Hero — A Class Mural 06/09/2000 [Ed Technology, History, Mathematics Grades 6 - 8, 9 - 12 Submitted by Linda Scudder] Students gain a deeper understanding of the concept of heroism, create a biographical lesson about their chosen hero, and work collaboratively to make a mural.

Students start this lesson by telling each other about their family histories before completing a world map which demonstrates the origins of the British people.

Wu and Braziller have infused lessons about Jim Crow; the Klu Klux Klan; and the stereotyping of gays, Jews, and Japanese into their Facing History program.

As you introduce this lesson in history or social studies, remember that some students might feel proud of their community, but others might be embarrassed about where they live, and still others might feel indifferent.

In this lesson − aligned to ACTFL standards − students will demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary related to history and civilizations, apply knowledge of the preterite in regular - ar verbs, know and use adverbs of time to talk about present and past, understand how to use punctuation marks in Spanish, and examine Spanish and European exploration at the time of Columbus.