Sentences with phrase «something of a history lesson»

It is also something of a history lesson on the Hmong people, an Asian ethnic group who sought refuge in America following the Korean War.

The film works hard at this, not only by offering something of a history lesson, but also by strongly establishing how different the comedy of San Francisco stand - ups was when compared to comedy being done around the country.

It'll be a welcome retro reminder of a simpler time for many gamers, or it may even serve as something of a history lesson for younger gaming enthusiasts.

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Now it is one of the lessons of history that freedom is something each generation must seek afresh for itself.

While viewers searching for something more modern and exciting might find the more esoteric parts of the film to be plodding, most will leave Lincoln satisfied by the film, and inspired by its lessons: that one man's determination can change the course of history, that politics is not just a space for the power hungry, and that this country may have its problems, but it is men like Lincoln that established America as a home for freedom and change.

I wasn't expecting a history lesson on the Winchester House, but at least something with a bit of a story to it.

The pageantry of British rule in India is something to behold and this film is a history lesson in what not to do.

For example, since it has been said that we study history so that we are not doomed to repeat it, then a history lesson may teach not only the facts of a historical event, but also something that a student should avoid repeating (an essential principle or fundamental rule as what not to do).

history lesson - its commonly believed to of derived from the saying «Quid Pro Quo» meaning something exchanged for something similar such as in the past when money was just a ticket to cash in for gold (the real currency).

That is to say, it's one thing to be aware of the richness of abstract painting's history, but it's something else to seriously engage with its legacy and lessons, and to try to make art in dialog with its implicit demands.