Sentences with phrase «relates to the world today»

Loved this article from the author about how the novel relates to the world today, and this bit: «One of my rules was that I would not put any events into the book that had not already happened in what James Joyce called the «nightmare» of history, nor any technology not already available.
TASK: You will create a portfolio that reflects your feelings about the event and how it relates to our world today.
How does this relate to the world today?
This digital portion of the exhibition will grow in a process that highlights the diversity and expansiveness of the 1913 show's legacy as it relates to our world today.
This web - based portion of the show will grow as artists invite others to contribute in a process that highlights the diversity and expansiveness of the 1913 show's legacy as it relates to our world today.

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Today, roughly one - third of the world still uses natural gas to power their homes, leading to thousands of gas - related deaths and injuries annually.
Bethesda, MD and Stamford, CT, April 8, 2016 — Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced that at separate special stockholder meetings today the stockholders of both companies approved proposals relating to Marriott's acquisition of Starwood, which will create the world's largest hotel company.
At the core of this new entrepreneurial path is an understanding that in today's world of commerce, good business is relating to customers as humans, creating wealth in a manner that supports everyone winning, for the betterment of individuals and society.
Unless the critics are willing to concede that it is, by their definition, impossible for a church - related college to exist in today's world — and some, unhappy with contemporary society, may be willing to grant such a point — they must be willing to think through what it might mean to be a church - related college in today's world.
The main theme I want to communicate to you today (related to all of the above) is that reactions to the modern secular world are of two kinds: on the one side are those people who slowly but inexorably drift away from religion, becoming indifferent to it.
Theology must go back to the world of today and relate theological talk to everything that is going on around us and happening to us.
Referring to the Bangkok Assembly of the WCC, The International Congress in Lausanne, the Bishops» Synod in Rome on evangelism in the modern world, and the Orthodox Consultation on Confessing Christ today, Thomas said that theological convergence in these meetings is striking in three points: Firstly, in their emphasis on the whole gospel for the whole man in the whole world; secondly, in their effort to relate evangelism to the identity of the church and to its growth, renewal and unity; and thirdly, in their affirmation of the realities of the contemporary world.
Missional engagement in such a world means embracing the consequences of today's incidents, the events to be related in tomorrow's newspaper and other chronicles.
[27] See for example Hans - Georg Link, ed., Apostolic Faith Today: A Handbook for Study, Faith and Order Paper No. 124 (Geneva: World Council of Churches, 1985), where it is pointed out that «this apostolic faith study is profoundly related to the convergence document on «Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry» and its reception process in the churches.
While no one really wants to upset the peace, or sow seeds of distress let alone bitterness, it is clear that, if the Christian message is going to be heard in today's world, it must be related to that world, and it is also clear that, if Christians speak about the faith with openness and honesty, there are many more than is often imagined, who are ready to listen.
«I don't know how my planting a tree today will relate to the wonderful trees that will be in God's recreated world... but I know that God's new world of justice and joy, of hope for the whole earth, was launched when Jesus came out of the tomb on Easter morning.»
What is again needed today — and remember that I am attempting to describe a position which will regard Christianity as a living, growing tradition, continuous with its past yet open to the present, ready for critical investigation and concerned to restate the faith for those who live in our own day — is precisely this fearless attitude about the faith, this honest effort at enquiry, and this constant willingness to relate the gospel to the changed world of a new age.
Of course there are Muslim thinkers today, some of them believably related to the world of Islamic faith and practice, who say that history need not repeat itself.
Our audience is intelligent, culturally savvy and passionate about relating the message of Jesus to the world's biggest issues today.
PepsiCo, the world's second - largest food and beverage business, and Senomyx, Inc., a leading company focused on using proprietary technologies to discover and develop novel flavor ingredients for the food, beverage, and ingredient supply industries, announced today that they have entered into a four - year collaborative agreement related to Senomyx's sweet - taste technology.
Also suspended today was former FIFA president Chung Mong - joon, who has been banned for six years over charges relating to the 2018/2022 World Cup bidding process.
Dr. Singley is interviewed on topics related to being a dad in today's world and on paternal postpartum depression in men.
Today we live in a world in which the vicissitudes of economic life are profoundly effecting the ways in which we work, play and relate to others.
After that, they spread around the world — DNA from ancient humans in Europe, western Asia, and the Americas has revealed the identity of those early migrants and whether they were related to people living today, especially in Europe.
Most significantly, analysis of the hair revealed that its owner was closely related to the Chukchi people, who live at the eastern tip of Siberia today, suggesting his ancestors traveled to the New World independent of the migrations that gave rise to Native American and Inuit peoples.
Only now with world - leading research, cutting - edge DNA and facial reconstruction can we see for the first time the face of this 10,000 year old man, and ask how 300 generations later he relates to us today.
In today's world, one way we're able to share self - related information is by using social media platforms like Facebook,» says Meshi, lead author of the paper and a postdoctoral researcher at the Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library has digitized and catalogued millions of pages of printed text between the 1400's and today related to the investigation of the natural world.
One of the reasons we have so much disease in the world today is directly related to the increasing consumption of sugar.
Scientists attribute sleep - related difficulties to the unprecedented levels of stress most of us endure in today's fast - paced world.
This, I believe could lead to an increase in anxiety, and be closely related to the Social Media Anxiety Disorder article I wrote about, where many people do suffer from SMAD in today's demanding digital world.
I know I just wanted to meet someone that I could relate to, but in today's world it's hard to just meet people in general, as odd as that may sound.
Not that I always have to have things that people can relate to, but this one, I just thought, «In today's world, it's nice to always remember the importance of family.»
Good history teachers relate historical matters to their students not merely as facts to be memorized but as important lessons that provide unique insights into today's changing world.
Begun in 1976 by Margot Strom, C.A.S.» 77, Facing History is an international educational nonprofit organization that engages middle and high school teachers and their students in an examination of racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism by relating the past to the world today.
The EFA Global Monitoring Report, UNESCO and UNGEI call for urgent action to combat school - related gender - based violence NEW YORK, 10 March 2015 — Gender - based violence in school settings is having a damaging impact on the education of millions of children across the world according to a new paper released today at the Commission on the -LSB-...]
I am also a TODAY show contributor reporting late - breaking educational and child related issues (as well as to Education Nation and Dateline) and serve as Goodwill Ambassador for One Laptop per Child (OLPC) whose goal is to bridge the education divide in third world countries so all children have a chance to receive an education.
In considering the situations facing the world today and those likely to impact the future of civilizations, whether it be related to getting along with others, sharing finite resources, or managing existing ones, the future needs citizens who can think.
But of course, the more we learn about the Common Core and its related Common Core testing system the clearer it gets that the path they are promoting is leading us quickly and steadily away from what our children need and deserve in order to be prepared to face the challenges of today's world.
Abingdon's One And A Half — Jonathan Wood recalls the VA the smallest of the three saloons made by MG towards the end of the»30s / Pau: A Popular Revival — The inaugural Grand Prix Historique contained all the ingredients for lasting success reports Douglas Blain / Bellows To Buses — Norman Painting relates how a West Midlands general engineer became a diversified vehicle producer but lost the plot after the First World War / Maudslay's Might - Have - Beens — Concluding Nick Baldwin's account of the early years of the Maudslay Motor Co. / Japanese Microcars — Michael Worthington - Williams recalls some amazing light cars and microcars produced up to the 1950s when Japan was far from the successful motor manufacturing nation it is today / Phantom a La Packard — This month the Editor tries out a Phantom II whose dual cowl bodywork was modelled on a Packard phaetoTo Buses — Norman Painting relates how a West Midlands general engineer became a diversified vehicle producer but lost the plot after the First World War / Maudslay's Might - Have - Beens — Concluding Nick Baldwin's account of the early years of the Maudslay Motor Co. / Japanese Microcars — Michael Worthington - Williams recalls some amazing light cars and microcars produced up to the 1950s when Japan was far from the successful motor manufacturing nation it is today / Phantom a La Packard — This month the Editor tries out a Phantom II whose dual cowl bodywork was modelled on a Packard phaetoto the 1950s when Japan was far from the successful motor manufacturing nation it is today / Phantom a La Packard — This month the Editor tries out a Phantom II whose dual cowl bodywork was modelled on a Packard phaeton.
«The company is actively engaged in discussions with several world - class hardware partners related to device development as well as content packaging and distribution,» Huseby said in a statement alongside B&N's quarterly financial report today.
Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion Limited (RIM)(Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), a world leader in the mobile communications market, today announced that it would record a pre-tax provision in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 of approximately $ 485 million, $ 360 million after tax, related to its inventory valuation of BlackBerry PlayBook tablets.
In many countries, the exhibition has led to follow - up activities including teacher training courses, theatre presentations and other educational projects related to the Holocaust, World War Two and its impacts on today's society.
In the dev diary video below, which was also released today, Chahi describes the inspirations, processes, and even doubts as the original game was under development, and shares original sketches and illustrations related to the creation of Another World as he defines what drew him to a sci - fi setting.
A week from today, the largest amusement related trade show in the world kicks off and with that, we will get some hands - on time with the latest and greatest developments to come to the
Gilewicz takes on board issues related to the role of painting in today's world, the status of the artist and artistic work in the context of the institution and the circulation of art, as well as a society at large.
Through its frenzy of screens and motion wherein activities, both endearing and peculiar, take place, we see that at its core Yang's work relates to the confusion produced by changes in life, society and traditions that are inherent to all places in the world, and therefore do not necessarily need to be contextualized by the drastic shifts taking place today in China in order to impact viewers in meaningful ways.
In speaking with Daderko about the show, we talked about the jump in number, the exhibition's resulting constellations of diverse and intergenerational artists, the mix of materials and media, and how all of the artworks relate to what we see happening in Texas, and in the world, today.
«I thought it would make the series more interesting to be relevant in today's world, to see the characters in situations we've not seen them before and can relate to,» says Ward.
As suggested by two related exhibitions opening today at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, art invites and often compels us to view the world in a new light, whether in Ladue — or in the Land of the Rising Sun.
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