Sentences with phrase «play upon histories»

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As a lawyer, you're trained to think analytically so I took it upon myself to investigate ALL the legislation and history that played a role in the development of those rules so that we could truly understand why various aspects of the system operate as they do.

Accordingly, Garaudy asks: «Is it to impoverish man, to tell him that he lives as an incomplete being, that everything depends upon him, that the whole of our history and its significance is played out within man's intelligence, heart and will, and nowhere else, that we bear full responsibility for this; that we must assume the risk, every step of the way, since, for us atheists, nothing is promised and no one is waiting?

If it is true, as I suggest, that salvation lies in the direction of an Earth organically in-folded upon itself, it is then surely evident that, though a reciprocal mechanism of action and reaction, the vision and prevision of this ultimate end, this outcome of History and of Life, may be made to play an essential part in the building of the future, if only by creating the atmosphere, the psychic field of attraction, without which it will be impossible for Humanity to continue to converge upon itself.

But the history of our time is no less the stage upon which the drama of salvation is played out than was the history of the fifth century B.C. or the first century A.D. Accordingly, the Christian does not doubt that God is moving with power in the world today — the world of African nationalism, thermonuclear politics, metropolitan planning, and space exploration, The Christian's problem is rather to discover when, where, and how God is moving with such decisiveness as to create a crisis of decision for the church and to summon it and its resources into the struggle.

B + The Central Park Five Not Rated Available on DVD and Blu - ray Documentarian Ken Burns, famous for his award - winning stories about American history, tackles a great injustice played upon five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were arrested and convicted for raping a white woman in Central Park in 1989.

The film is a bit of a full - circle experience for the actor, not just because of his long history with the genre, but because Jeff Corey, the actor who played the villainous Tom Chaney in Henry Hathaway's original film, was Bridges's acting teacher once upon a time.

my sisters and I began demanding change and forcing it upon them when necessary... We were tired of a van service that only took students to a Catholic Church when none of us were Catholic, we demanded that they invite Nikki Giovanni as a guest speaker (and they did), we researched and slowly changed the face of some of the «required events», we invited teen black boys from Hartford to spend the day on campus (this made many nervous, including the security guards who would grow frustrated with their inability to curtail this), we grew tired of the school dances that invited other boarding schools and included a DJ that played other music so we invited kids from Hartford, including a DJ and began hosting our own parties... I never forgot who I was and the rich history of my ancestors...... I am thankful for my varying educational experiences for they have shaped the educator that I have become.

Her first book was non-fiction, the definitive study of the UK's greatest theater company: The Royal Shakespeare Company: A History of Ten Decades (1982)-- her husband Alan Howard whom she met when interviewing him prior to his Hamlet at Straford upon Avon, was playing many leading Shakespearean roles with the RSC at this time.

This type of book looks and history, makes minor or major changes in historical events, and tells a tale based upon the author's speculation about how these changes would play out over time.

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Hailed as «exhilarating» and a «standout» upon their debut days ago to Call of Duty ® Elite Premium members, the new Special Ops Missions «Black Ice» and «Negotiator» are now poised for play for all Call of Duty ® fans on Xbox LIVE ® everywhere as they lead the biggest and deepest content offering in Call of Duty history with today's release of the Modern Warfare ® 3 Collection Content # 1.

Gamers play the role of the Summoner who calls upon Fire Emblem heroes throughout history.

Upon moving to Los Angeles, the duo continued to record music, produce videos, and perform plays throughout Southern California, South America and Europe, inspired by their personal experiences, Latin American heritage, and a history of modern avant - garde performance and film.

Leonardo Drew is known for creating reflective abstract sculptural works that play upon the dystopic tension between order and chaos, recalling post-minimalist sculpture that alludes to America's industrial past, as well as the plight of African Americans throughout U.S. history.

They also build upon the collective histories of their chosen medium — clay as nature, clay as origin, clay as shelter, clay as dam, clay as vessel, clay as terra firma — and choose to play with those histories in their attempts to give the viewer pause while, simultaneously, addressing twenty - first - century aesthetics and concerns.

Ratna Wulan has referred to the French thinker Voltaire in explaining her works, quoting him thus: «History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead».

In drawing upon the marionette tradition, Shawky uses its seemingly lighthearted form and magical theatricality as a foil to urge viewers to develop an understanding of the contentious history that is still played out within the Arab region.

Playing upon the privileged and prejudiced history of bourgeois painting, Walker decided to make her initial artistic mark through black paper silhouettes.

With a sly nod to the history of modern art, Ligon formally plays on the monochromatic reductiveness of such artistic forebears as Kazimir Malevich and Ad Reinhardt, while simultaneously expanding upon the repetitive and serial processes pioneered by Sol LeWitt and Jasper Johns.

Celebrating the role art plays in shaping our perception of the world, KALEIDOSCOPE offers a shifting prism on an illustrious history founded upon the vision of artists.

Sure, depending upon the position, your work history can play a role in securing the next job.