Sentences with phrase «on aimless»

The epic slowness of the Medusa episode, survivors drifting for days on an aimless raft, has been replaced by the instant, matter - of - fact presence of the wreck: an almost too perfect illustration of philosopher Paul Virilio's intuition of the accident as the ultimate aim of speed.

And chances are, that quest marker is just going to send you on an aimless trip all over the surface fetching items for short stories packing as much meaning as a weekly drunk text from my dad.

In this gripping fable, a young man on an aimless journey crosses a border into a world of unexplained threats and terrifying violence.

My husband and I love to go on an aimless drive!

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Viewed as a distraction for the flaky or a self - indulgent form of procrastination by many, even science has ganged up on daydreaming, with previous research showing aimless mind wandering tends to make you unhappy.

Listening to you babbling on about your half - baked notions might not please your friends, but if they're willing to lend you an ear, such aimless chatting is likely to help you develop new ideas, according to Liu.

That's because aimless mind wandering is associated with unhappiness; it's better to concentrate on, say, a specific piece of music, a TV programme or a task,» PsyBlog notes.

Bigger Thomas stands on a Chicago street corner watching airplanes flown by white men racing against the sun and «Goddamn» he says, the bitterness bubbling up like blood, remembering a million indignities, the terrible, rat - infested house, the humiliation of home - relief, the intense, aimless, ugly bickering, hating it; hatred smolders through these pages like sulphur fire.

Thus, on the one band, the analysis of what an occasion is qua subject requires a reference to what the same occasion will be qua superject; for the subject is not an aimless, creative process, but is guided instead by its ideal of what the superject or outcome of that process is to be (PR 130).

All that happens is in some way, either directly or permissively, related to His most holy Will: «nothing walks with aimless feet,» and we shall make hash of human life if we assume that we can evade God or get on well enough with only a casual nod at Him; that is not the way the universe is run.

The intellectual assent to an indifferent and aimless cosmos is usually defended on the assumption that our senses give us such a world and that in all honesty we should accept this world in the precise shape our sense perception transmits it to our minds.

First, as the idea of God was heightened into nobler meanings, nothing for which he was responsible could be conceived as aimless and, therefore, the suffering which he brought on men and nations could readily be thought of, not as retribution merely, but as purposeful discipline and chastisement.

Using our laptops and a wifi connection as our only materials, this class will focus on the alchemical recuperation of aimless surfing into substantial works of literature.

Xhaka please please please no aimless passes, no passing into the legs of the opponent, no unnecessary fouls and please full concentration, or else Man U will capitalise on this mistakes and punish us.

West Ham were restricted to aimless counter-attacking football, but as the first - half wore on, their confidence seemed to be picking up slightly.

The board is weak, aimless and only interested in revenue, not on field success.

Never, I'll wager, has a 2:03 [2/5] race been packed in such dense waddings of trivia — some of it mildly funny (spectators checking their booze at the gate or gallantly downing it on the spot), but most of it as aimless as a sunstruck major looking for the men's room.

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She ends up having a positive effect on all of them, especially the heretofore aimless Claude.

Built around the usual sluggish grammar of instrumental hiphop, the tracks seems at times to collapse in on themselves, swollen with lugubrious 1970s jazz funk keyboards, strategically aimless organ vamps and miscellaneous concrete samples.

The Last of Robin Hood, which focuses on the twilight of Errol Flynn's life and career, is an uneven mix of brilliant performances and an inert, aimless story.

Based on the long - running French comic book series, it's pretty to look at, but also a shallow, loud, dumb and aimless test of one's patience.

Sonically and visually, the movie is a mess; dramatically, it's barely a movie at all — an aimless character study with no grip on its character.

Detailing the romance between big - hearted, aimless, aspiring kickboxer Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack in his quintessential role), and the bright, socially awkward valedictorian with family problems (Ione Skye, who somehow failed to become the biggest star in the world on the back of this), Crowe never once subscribes to stereotypes or cliches, following an authentically stunted, awkward romance that makes the heart swoon more than once; few filmmakers have captured the stomach - churning thrill of first love better.

Beach Rats enters on Frankie (Harris Dickinson), an aimless youth on the outer edges of Brooklyn, struggling to escape his bleak home life and navigating questions of self - identity.

From a screenwriting perspective, the film spends perhaps a bit too much time on Brooklynn's aimless frivolities.

The Peas started the week in NYC on MTV's aimless «TRL» reboot and ended it in the mountains partying with this crew...

Newcomer Harris Dickinson plays Frankie, an aimless youth on the outer edges of Brooklyn, struggling to escape his bleak home life.

An aimless teenager (Harris Dickinson) on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self - identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.

Kickin» It Old Skool squanders its promising premise on lowbrow humor, an aimless story, and an utterly flat final act.

Those less excited by the prospect of nerding out on social theory and wryly barbed situational humor may find themselves checking their watches — but even when it seems aimless, The Square is compulsively watchable.

Director / co-writer Kelly Reichardt, who established her style of naturalistic, deviously aimless filmmaking with the acclaimed «Old Joy» a couple of years back, gives us a portrait of a gal whose wayward existence — washing up in gas - station bathrooms, picking up cans on the sidewalk, sleeping in her car — makes her every bit as lost in America as her dog.

He goes on the road for a cross-country journey, where in his aimless adventure he encounters a host of archetypal characters in many different states.

She's an aimless young model who wants to be an actress but never goes on auditions.

The experience breaks down, however, when you're hopelessly stuck on one of the more perplexing puzzles without the benefit of the titular narrator distracting you from the tedium of your aimless wandering.

The script has taken rather a trim in comparison, this film concentrating on machismo and gunplay rather than the more artful and character driven original; the result is that Eastwood's gunslinger comes across as more of a cynical operator than Mifune's aimless but moralistic samurai, and the build up has a brisk, almost rushed feel about it.

Because the game puts no emphasis on leveling up your kingdom, the majority of the side missions feel aimless.

Like Lean on Pete, Arnold's film follows a rootless teenager in search of some form of familial belonging — in her case, with a gang of likewise aimless youths hawking magazine subscriptions across the midwest — but is supersized and expressively unruly where Haigh's is contained and watchful.

The Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic was presented to: Eliza Hittman for her film Beach Rats — An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self - identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.

An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn is having a miserable summer.

Yesterday my colleague Whitney Downs and I released a new USCC report that seeks to provide a roadmap for those business and civic leaders tired of genteel gestures, aimless initiatives, and sitting on their hands.

Using this «uncoverage» approach — focusing on fewer topics and core understandings — teachers can avoid the twin problems of aimless coverage and activity - oriented instruction.

When really pressed, the car shows some sloppiness, the front end getting a little aimless with the power on in a turn.

Aimless Love by Billy Collins Collins» popularity rests on his accessible, witty verse that offers both subtle observation and a gentle chuckle.

(Hell, much as I love the Harry Potter series beginning to end, there are still large chunks of the latter books that I wish an editor had stepped in and said «Look, we need to pare this down...» Or had told her «Break your rule about only one POV, because frankly, what's going on with the student rebellion at Hogwarts would be WAY more interesting than pages and pages of aimless wandering / camping by Harry and co.»)

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