Sentences with phrase «selves by aping»

Elizabeth Scalia doubts that women should become more like men: The sexual revolution promise that women could «have it all» has always been oddly paradoxical: It encouraged women to find their best selves by aping men and conforming to traditionally male valuations of worth and....

The sexual revolution promise that women could «have it all» has always been oddly paradoxical: It encouraged women to find their best selves by aping men and conforming to traditionally male valuations of worth and relevance.

Not exact matches

Away from the mob, a man of «Honour» is flogged at a whipping post by «Vilany,» assisted by an ape in devilishly flamboyant garb, while the figure of «Honesty,» stripped naked, is bludgeoned by «Self Interest» atop a wheel of fortune as a minister intones a prayer over him.

It is all part of free will — which, by Christian thought, was the marker for when we evolved above apes and became self evident and critical thinkers.

The Well - Dressed Ape by Hannah Holmes (Random House) Holmes ignores our self - congratulatory tendencies and gives a witty, detailed look at Homo sapiens through the eyes of an evolutionary biologist, exposing us as a thin - skinned, dull - toothed, small - clawed, and pitiable species.

The ravens demonstrated self - control on par with great apes by opting for the tool, which eventually earned them a better food reward than the immediate treat.

Charley Brewster (Ragsdale, Romy and Michele: In the Beginning) is a typical suburban teenager with a special interest in old - time horror flicks, the kind seen on the local creepfest TV showcase, «Fright Night», hosted by the self - proclaimed king of vampire hunting films, Peter Vincent (McDowall, Planet of the Apes).

In Östlund's international breakthrough, Force Majeure, a father's duty to protect his family paled in the face of his impulse for self - preservation, and The Square draws an even more pointed contrast between high - flown ideals and baser instincts, not least via a long and uncomfortable scene where guests at a black - tie dinner party are amused and then menaced by a performance artist all - too - convincingly mimicking a wild ape.

Instead, Rise of the Planet of the Apes adds a cautionary, self - conscious element to the story (something certainly welcomed by this movie fan) which results in a final product I do not hesitate to recommend.

Kagan began his talk by noting that of the four or five distinguishing features of humans, as distinct from apes, «the fifth — a sense of right and wrong, a conception of self as virtuous and nonvirtuous,» is not only the most important, but also, «probably the most adaptive [and indeed] the competing motive for evolutionary fitness.»

Guy Kawasaki launched his hit self - publishing book APE by giving away away thousands upon thousands of advance review copies.

APE, co-written by Shawn Welch, is the most complete guide yet available for authors looking to self - publish their book.

Great Apes is a new play by Patrick Marmion directed by RSC and Donmar actor Oscar Pearce (Wolf Hall, Real Thing), based on the novel by Will Self.