Sentences with phrase «personal cultures and histories»

I also love it when a movie reminds me of how similar we all are, regardless of our personal cultures and histories.

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Part of his conclusion in Christ and Culture was a call to be a responsible self who acts in the present under the weight of his personal history and in connection to an invisible community.

These include history and geography, schools of thought, mysticism, religious belief, religious practice, Islamic law, theology, philosophy and ideology, politics (dynastic states, political and religious roles, political concepts and terms), economics, culture and society (personal life, community life, arts and literature, science and medicine, communications, popular religion), Islamic studies, institutions, organizations, movements, biographies.

But by and large the interesting selections of respects in which to interpret things are determined by culture, minutely modified by personal history and idiosyncrasy.

Although Shepard has taught me a profound admiration for the personal maturity and social wholeness of primal cultures, I would not happily give up elements of contemporary consciousness that have developed through a long and tortuous history.

It is my ongoing desire to provide a healing space that is safe for individuals of any skin color, ethnicity, religion, spiritual practice, national origin, appearance, political conviction, sex, sexual preference, gender identification, mental and physical ability, culture, education level, socioeconomic level, body size, substance use, personal and family history, or age.

California is rich in culture, history and so many cool and exciting places to see and discover, you need a very special person to tag along with you, and there is no better place to find him or her than at Online California Personals.

To one's own race, culture, and personal history in the face of injustice?

Kate Nehring, president and founder of Infused, a leadership organization trying to create more inclusive school and nonprofit cultures, argues that change begins only with exploring and understanding personal histories and identities — and finally becoming aware of one's own biases.

Fraser (2004) writes that «[i] f we include a moral perspective and propose that the spiritually gifted are virtuous (as Emmons does), not just for personal gain but for the larger social good, then it is readily apparent that those with such gifts have walked amongst us and shaped history and culture in unforgettable ways (e.g., Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, Mahatma Gandhi, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Elisabeth Kubler - Ross, Robert Coles....

Students learn about the cultures and histories that are represented in their classrooms and in the world around us through interviews, biographies, diaries and other personal interactions.

He is eager to find nonfiction writers who will excite big and midsize houses: how - to's, self - help, business, personal finance, popular culture, biography, current affairs, history, health, medicine, spirituality, inspirational books, trends, technology, the future, and other books with enduring social, practical or literary value.

Considers these nonfiction areas: Animals / Pets; Autobiography; Beauty / Fashion / Style; Biography; Business; Celebrity; Christian; Cooking / Cookbook; Crafts; Cultural / Social Issues; Current Events / Affairs; Dating / Relationship / Sex; Diet / Nutrition; Education; Film / Entertainment; Environment; Family; Fitness; Food / Drinks; Gardening; Gay / Lesbian; General Nonfiction; Gift / Novelty; Health / Wellness; History; How - To; Humor; Inspiration; Investigative; Journalism; Juvenile; Law; Lifestyle; Medical / Medicine; Memoir; Middle Grade; Military / War; Mind / Body / Spirit; Money / Finance; Multicultural; Music; Narrative; Nature; New Age; Parenting / Child Guidance; Philosophy; Photography; Politics; Pop Culture; Practical; Prescriptive; Psychology; Reference; Religion; Science; Self - Help / Personal Development; Spirituality; Sports; Technology; Travel; True Adventure; True Crime; 20 - and 30 - Somethings; Upmarket; Women's Issues; Young Adult.

Banquet at Delmonico's is social history at its finest, richest, and most appetizing, a brilliant narrative bristling with personal intrigue, tantalizing insights, and greater truths about American life and culture.

He took with him two cases filled with Chinese translations of Western literary classics, and spent eleven years immersed in personal studies of Mongolian history, culture, and tradition.

In a post on his personal page over the weekend, the Facebook founder said that his «challenge for 2015» is «to read a new book every other week» (presumably bringing him up to 26 in total across the year), particularly focusing on «learning about different cultures, beliefs, histories and technologies.»

In volume 3 the Author openly shares his views on Thailand which have been formed over nearly 10 years of visiting and living in the country, while I do not agree with all he says, it is interesting to see how a different personal experience can bring a different perspective, I really enjoyed the Author's take on many issues particular those relating to the culture, his potted history is extremely valuable and will save any anyone interested in the region a lot of work in research.

Mike is eager to find nonfiction books that will excite big and midsize houses: how - to's, self - help, business, personal finance, popular culture, biography, current affairs, history, health, medicine, spirituality, inspirational books, trends, technology, the future, and other books with practical, social, or literary value.

She writes about luxury destinations, culture, history and food, while expressing her personal opinions about the places she visited, the people she met and their traditions.

But all challenges have three common themes: to generate some personal growth; to provide you a fun, quirky and most importantly hands - on perspective on local history, culture, food and handicrafts.

Enjoy wildlife shows and displays, getting up close and personal with a number of Australia's creatures, and the opportunity to learn about indigenous history and culture.

Our South America adventure tours are packed with physical activities, culture, history, good food and exceptional personal service amongst the most awe - inspiring scenery in Peru, Patagonia, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

Our South America adventure tours are packed with physical activities, culture, history, good food and exceptional personal service amongst the most awe - inspiring scenery in Peru, Bolivia, Patagonia, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

Purple Dragon designs private tours for adventurous travelers who want to explore Asia's vibrant cultures, history and contemporary life, up close and personal, and not through the window of a bus.

Highly recommended, fluent and clear English experienced and very knowledgeable, passionate for the Inca heritage / history, dedicated to continual personal development and learning to ensure you receive accurate recognized theories about the Inca Andean culture.

In this way you can relax with personal attention while you discover a rich history of ancient Aboriginal culture, of heroic explorers and lonely pioneers.

In Sri Lanka, your personal chauffeur guide will enable you to enjoy a combination of history, wildlife, culture, scenery and of course Sri Lankan hospitality.

experienced and very knowledgeable, passionate for the Inca heritage / history, dedicated to continual personal development and learning to ensure you recieve accurate recognized theories about the Inca Andean culture.

Although often colored by personal experience, local culture, and history, the exhibits presented here form universal patterns offering us to discover them and feel the comfort they can bring.

Blending the personal with the political, McMillian has worked in a range of mediums and materials, including sculpture, painting, video, performance, and immersive environments, to explore themes of class, gender, race, social history, and culture.

His influences range from art history to 90's culture and personal ex-perience.

A Las Vegas native, Favela draws inspiration from art history, pop culture and his personal heritage.

Contrary to her belief the work was not a diagram or visual metaphor that explores and confronts rupture and straddles culture, these metaphoric elements are present when delving into her work and personal history.

The new paintings fuse, in Cranston's idiosyncratic way, her ongoing interest in color theory and how it functions within consumer culture vis - a-vis corporate marketing and branding strategies, as well as its relationship to personal and collective experience, with the aesthetics and history of high Modernist abstraction.

Composed of works from the museum's collection made since 2000, including several recent acquisitions and works on view for the first time, the exhibition explores the prevailing correlations between the personal, the intimate, and the individual; constructions of identity, history, and culture; the instability of materials; and strategies to rediscover or recover the past.

Brooklyn - born artist Jean - Michel Basquiat filled numerous notebooks with poetry fragments, wordplay, sketches, and personal observations ranging from street life and popular culture to themes of race, class, and world history.

His influences range from art history to 90's culture and personal experience.

CULTURE TYPE: Your art focuses on personal and political history.

Brooklyn - born artist Jean - Michel Basquiat filled numerous notebooks with poetry, wordplay, sketches, and personal observations ranging from street life and popular culture to themes of race, class, and world history.

In Chris Ofili's work painterly and cultural elements — both sacred and profane, personal and political, from high art and popular culture — come together to play on ideas of beauty while carrying messages about black culture, history and exoticism.

Touch Sensitive is an apt name for what promises to be an informative and engaging exhibition of new and select drawings, products of the artists intense collecting, scrutinizing, distillation of news, personal notes, history, obituaries, and popular culture.

«Black science» is an ideal description for Rashid Johnson's absorbing photography, sculptures, conceptual, and video works that investigate the worlds of science fiction, divination, black American history, and hip - hop culture, as well as personal memories.

Hayv Kahraman's work grapples with the marginal spaces between Western and Middle Eastern culture, aesthetics, and concepts of gender through her personal history as an Iraqi émigré.

Since the 1970s Willie Varela has worked with photography, film, and video, using source material found in popular culture to recontextualize personal histories.

They cover three distinct periods in his personal history; the 1960s, where they evolved out of Edwards» response to racial violence in America; the 1970s, out of his protest against the Vietnam War; and from 1978 to the present, where they became a vehicle to honour individuals, to explore nostalgia, and to investigate his interest in African culture.

Owens» paintings cull inspiration from American culture, comics, art history and personal narratives, and demonstrate painterly achievement that is equally contemporary and timeless.

Exploiting the creative potential of free association and past experience, he created deeply personal, often autobiographical, images by drawing liberally from such disparate fields as urban street culture, music, poetry, Christian iconography, African and Aztec cultural histories and a broad range of art historical sources, a practice that is particularly evident in this work.

Notions of assembly become evident in works that draw on personal memory, politics, and the history and resonance of material objects within our culture.

During this discussion, Allison Harbin, the blogger of Post PhD and Alt - ac PhD in Art History, will share her personal story of misappropriation by a faculty member on her dissertation committee (detailed on her blog), and discuss the questions that have been raised from that experience, such as: What place (if any) does ethics have in the culture of academia and the arts?

Marshall paints large, allegorical, allusive paintings invigorated by a complex conceptual weave of personal and social history, African American popular culture, African diasporan folk material, and a refreshing sense of awe and challenge in the face of Western painting's daunting historical legacy.