Sentences with phrase «on myth and legend»

Featuring vibrant locations and powerful monsters based on myth and legend, Shadow Wars is a game of strategy and skill that will keep players on the edge of their seat.

The Early Search trips were disorganized, rough and raw and many of the voyages were based on myth and legend, but no matter the outcome - dream trip or disaster - they were all insane adventures.

Learn to draw on myth and legend to enhance your writing.

Why do they never add side missions to these mysteries, we had a lot of them in San Andreas which I thought they would add in this one to expand on the myths and legends but they've just done what they did back then... add them but don't give us any rewards / answers.

Also her part of the work, which is the performing arts, is symbolic and based on myths and legends.

Not exact matches

Missouri Synod theologians had traditionally affirmed the inerrancy of the Bible, and, although such a term can mean many things, in practice it meant certain rather specific things: harmonizing of the various biblical narratives; a somewhat ahistorical reading of the Bible in which there was little room for growth or development of theological understanding; a tendency to hold that God would not have used within the Bible literary forms such as myth, legend, or saga; an unwillingness to reckon with possible creativity on the part of the evangelists who tell the story of Jesus in the Gospels or to consider what it might mean that they write that story from a post-Easter perspective; a general reluctance to consider that the canons of historical exactitude which we take as givens might have been different for the biblical authors.

The myths of Genesis tell us, as no objective history of public events could, what the community of Israel essentially believed about God's relationship to the world and to man; and the legends of the Fathers record Israel's understanding of herself, her own relationship to God and the world, her own sense of sin and inadequacy in tension with her conviction of special divine Election, her fears on the one hand and her highest hopes on the other.

You mention global myths of a great flood as supporting evidence, but even the article only states,» [a] lmost every culture has a legend about a great flood, and — with a little reading between the lines — many of them mention something like a comet on a collision course with Earth just before the disaster.»

Later forms, on the other hand, would be the «anecdote,» the «legend,» the collections of narrative materials, and the «myth.»

Would it not make sense to assume that God was whispering to them as well, and that some of their legends, myths, and religious writings are based on what God was whispering to them?

why, you wouldn't like to be oppressed based on interpretations of works of fantasy, legends and myths, and from various people's delusions?

On the other hand, the constant repetition of the legend does, according to the laws of the myths, that it will become an unquestionable and agreeable true.

Prairie Moon Waldorf School offers a rich and comprehensive academic program which includes English based on world literature, myths, and legends; history that is chronological and inclusive of the world's great civilizations; science that surveys geography, astronomy, meteorology, physical and life sciences; and mathematics that develops competence in arithmetic, algebra, and geometry.

He instructed his budget director, Robert Mujica, to issue a lengthy statement defending the governor's policies on school aid and accusing opponents of spreading «distractions, myths and legends.»

He instructed his budget director, Robert Mujica, to issue a lengthy statement defending the governor's policies on school aide, and accusing opponents of spreading «distractions, myths and legends.»

Professor Chris Stringer was an adviser on the programme and explained that the legend of the hairy caveman was one of many myths that arose from the 1856 discovery, «We didn't then have the very early fossil record we now possess from Africa, so people tried to place the Neanderthal in the position of «the missing link».

As the case often with myths and «urban legends,» many of the these are based on facts that have been misunderstood and twisted.

Directed by Paul Mercier, the film is a modern take on the legend of Diarmuid and Gráinne — a contemporary myth about the pursuit of power, class, love and the chance to start again.

At various points in his fantastically varied and storied career he wrote position papers on the need of support for a moribund Australian film industry, wrote and directed numerous episodes of such seminal TV shows as Homicide and Division 4 for Crawford Productions, was central in establishing film courses and departments in places such as Canberra and Brisbane (Griffith University), wrote plays and performed poems at Melbourne University and La Mama in the 1960s, directed feature films in the early 1980s (most memorably Ginger Meggs in 1982), made documentaries for the ABC and SBS (The Myth Makers, Images of Australia, The Legend of Fred Paterson, and numerous others), wrote and edited such books as Screenwriting: A Manual and Queensland Images in Film and Television, helmed commercials for a vast array of companies and government bodies, contributed film reviews to ABC radio (and more occasionally TV) across various states (for almost 40 years), wrote for numerous publications including Overland, The Canberra Times, Metro, The Concise Encyclopedia of Documentary Film, The Hobart Mercury, and so much more.

Instead of focussing on Dean's celebrity though, Franco said he wanted to «[deal] with the myth, the legend and all the implications... [that James Dean] stood for.»

But even as the revelations pile up and the screws tighten and you start to sense that terror and violence are inevitable, the movie never loses grip on what it's about; this is a rare commercial film in which every scene, sequence, composition and line deepens the screenplay's themes — which means that when the bloody ending arrives, it seems less predictable than inevitable and right, as in myths, legends and Bible stories.

«To then leave the theater and realize it's based on real myths and legends only makes it sink in even deeper.»

It's true that screenwriter David Franzoni (Amistad, Gladiator) has discarded or downplayed the most romantic elements of the Arthurian legend — there's no quest for the Holy Grail, no Camelot, and Merlin is just a weird old king instead of a sorcerer — but much of what he's put in his script comes from the oldest versions of the myth, not from new scholarship based on fresh archaeological findings.

The screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely uses very basic storytelling elements, but they work because like legends or myths, this sort of tale thrives on some very simple motivations and challenges.

«Thirty, Flirty and Thriving» - on Daniel Day - Lewis's 30 years of movie fame: the man, the myth, the legend.

But the more obvious explanation is that both Asgard in the Marvel Universe and the land presented in God of War are based on Nordic legends and myths.

Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue - middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - analyse language - explore context - write creatively - explore myths and legends - create villainous characters - explore heroic characteristics - compare characters - work on extract to whole exam skills

A great addition to a unit study on Māori Myths and Legends.

Decide on your chosen end product (game, story or interactive poster) and an appropriate theme (explorers, habitats, solar system, myths and legends, traditional stories or fables).

«We are at the dawn of a digital revolution as a new generation of children is engaging with the myths, legends and great stories on their digital devices,» said Jim Bryant Trajectory's CEO.

In the Kindle Store, Legend has been... # 1 > Paranormal Fantasy Top 20 ebook in Paranormal FantasyTop 100 bestseller in Paranormal Fantasy Orphaned as a child, Samantha grew up into a strong but lonely woman working on her doctorate thesis by researching the history of myths and legends.

The Storykeeper — Anna Mazzola a haunting historical mystery set amidst the myths and legends on the Isle of Skye

I remember the overwhelming sense of disappointment, anti-climax and resignation that I felt when I first looked at an eBook, way back when, on the Iliad — a device thankfully confined to myth and legend (it had a STYLUS for god's sake).

In general, the extant legends (the word is used in its primary sense, «matter to be read aloud» on commemorations of the saint) are charter myths, explaining and validating in pre-scientific terms the institutions, customs and beliefs prevailing at a particular time in a particular area of ecclesiastical influence.

Bill Willingham's Fables, his take on the creatures of myth and legend as their lives intersect with our world, has been a strong seller for DC Comics» Vertigo imprint and was optioned for a pilot by ABC.

After, enjoy an extravagant performance about local myths, and legends while dining on traditional Hangi cuisine.

Take a relaxing cruise on the beautiful River Vltava and we'll tell you about the legends, myths, culture and hidden secrets of this enchanting city.

The world of Indivisible is based heavily on the mythologies of South East Asia, with many of the enemy, area and level designs stemmed from these oft used myths and legends.

- Link doesn't have much of a character in this game - they wanted players to relate to Link and play as themselves - Link's face doesn't have much expression in this game, and that was done on purpose - for Zelda games, the devs always try to make the player feel like Link - that was pushed even moreso for this entry - everytime a Zelda releases, Aonuma watches fan feedback and considers that for the future - the items Link uses to solve are always going to be important - regardless of the tech that Nintendo provides, exploration in the series is important - Link's growth through who he meets is also an important element of the franchise - Aonuma thought about Zelda freedom when considering Breath of the Wild, and was brought back to the days of the original Zelda - this was a big point of inspiration for Breath of the Wild - with Ocarina of Time 3D, Nintendo wanted to really utilize the 3D and had a desire to let players enjoy Ocarina of Time outside - the goal with A Link to the Past was creating more depth - Aonuma used to think that getting lost in a 3D world wasn't okay - this lead Aonuma to putting in tons of hints and guiding players - he has since changed that idea and convinced himself that it's okay to get lost - the first two years of development the devs created a game where just running around was fun - climbing is very important, because players can climb high and see destinations they want to visit - you can place your own markers to decide where you want to go - when the devs create a Zelda title, they consider not using the name Link - since they don't have anything else to go with, they choose Link - the name Link doesn't hold much value, since the player is the one creating the journey - when Nintendo first created Link, they wanted a character that is literally the link between people - that is why his name is Link - to think that the Zelda series has been around so long that there are all sorts of urban legends and myths makes Miyamoto really happy

It is a story based on part history, part myth, and part legend of the historical period known as The Three Kingdoms of China.

Gods Origin Online is a browser - based MMORPG that revolves around building a team based on divinities of various myths and legends around the world.

As today's art scene expands, so does the pressure on artists to become legends in their own time — and for their art to believe in its own myths.

Their show at Food Shark Land at the 2015 Marfa Myths festival was among the highlights of the weekend, and their performance at the First Christian Church on New Year's Eve 2015 has already become a local legend.

The Bigfoot sculpture on display at The Fabric Workshop and Museum is part of a series exploring myth and urban legend.

As seen in this meditation on art and interpretation, Indian abstract painter Paramjit Singh's landscape paintings of the Kangra Valley open a free play of imagination, evoking diverse Eastern and Western, classical and folk associations, from Sanskrit poet Kalidasa and local myths and legends to haiku and Alice in Wonderland.

2011 Nine Faces, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY Three to Five Faces, Shane Campbell, Chicago, IL Human Nature: Contemporary Art from the Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA Malevich and the American Legacy, Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY California Dreamin: Myths and Legends of Los Angeles, Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France 2010 Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR Seven Faces, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA The Artist's Museum: Los Angeles Artists 1980 — 2010, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA Group Show 2010, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France Benches and Binoculars, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN At Home / Not at Home: Works from the Collection of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg, Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, Annandale - on - Hudson, NY (curated by Matthew Higgs) Mark Grotjahn, Jonathan Lasker, Sol LeWitt, Allan McCollum, James Siena, James Welling, Bravin Lee Programs, New York, NY Skin Fruit: Selections from the Dakis Joannou Collection, New Museum, New York, NY (curated by Jeff Koons) Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY 2009 Gagosian Gallery, London, UK 2008 Dancing Black Butterflies, Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY 2007 Kunstmuseum Thun, Thun, Switzerland Blue Paintings Light to Dark One through Ten, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY 2006 Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY 2005 Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, UK Mark Grotjahn: Drawings, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA 2003 Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY 2002 Mark Grotjahn: el gran burrito, Boom, Chicago, IL Blum & Poe, Santa Monica, CA 2000 Blum & Poe, Santa Monica, CA 1998 Blum & Poe, Santa Monica, CA Flowers in the Office, Brent Petersen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA