Sentences with phrase «story about exploration»

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In «Ethics and Tragedy» (Explorations in Theology [SCM, 1979]-RRB-, D. M. McKinnon recounts a story about the duke of Wellington.

Knightdale, N.C., (just nine miles from downtown Raleigh) is a story of exploration and discovery, which began in 1700 with the English wishing to know more about the land called...

The book is as much a scientific exploration of how the canine brain might function as it is a deeply personal story about Berns's relationship with dogs as pets and colleagues.

About Blog Personal stories of explorations in consciousness, sustainability and a healthy lifestyle.

Antwerpen, Belgium About Blog Michaela is writing from her own experience and from stories of other women around the world about dating, relationships, self - exploration and looking for happiAbout Blog Michaela is writing from her own experience and from stories of other women around the world about dating, relationships, self - exploration and looking for happiabout dating, relationships, self - exploration and looking for happiness.

Pam Grady: Ostensibly the story of an actress facing uncomfortable truths about aging head - on when she agrees to play a role in a revival of the play that made her famous, Clouds of Sils Maria is more intriguing in its exploration of the relationship between Juliette Binoche's star and the personal assistant (a dazzling Kristen Stewart in her Cesar Award - winning performance) she expects to fill her every needs — including the lonely void at the center of her life.

As the story progresses, the film also shifts strangely from a riveting exploration of a power couple with a pioneering spirit to a more melodramatic thriller about corruption and murder.

It Felt Like Love is an indie coming - of - age story about a young girl's sexual exploration from first - time filmmaker and writer Eliza Hittman.

Other titles in this section include: Naomi Kawase's sweet, light and leisurely AN; Tom Geens» COUPLE IN A HOLE, about a couple living in an underground forest dwelling to be left alone to deal with their mysterious grief; DEPARTURE, Andrew Steggall's delicate first feature about longing, loneliness and nostalgia for a sense of family that may have never existed; Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or - winner about a makeshift family trying to cement their bonds, DHEEPAN; the World Premiere of Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mystical.

The slim, brutal crime story was perhaps not the most obvious fit for Ramsay, whose three previous features, 1999's «Ratcatcher,» 2002's «Morvern Callar» and 2011's «We Need to Talk About Kevin,» are all enigmatic explorations of interior emotional states.

Andrew Haigh «s excellent love story about a one - night stand that could be more, is a beautiful exploration of intimacy, with superb central performances.

Director Sarah Polley takes her personal exploration as a filmmaker inward to her family tree with Stories We Tell, a thoroughly delightful documentary about a secret buried by time.

It Felt Like Love is an indie coming - of - age story about a young girl's sexual exploration from first - time filmmaker...

Fusing combat and exploration with puzzles and adventure, Troll and I, developed by Spiral House and Maximum Games, is a story about friendship and survival against the odds.

: Support for Victims of Bullies Education World continues its week - long exploration of bullying with a story about students in one Canadian school who decided to do something about bullying in their school.

Their individual stories about what hooked them are exactly the tales of exploration, adventure and mystery - solving that can — and do — inspire others.

Here are a few sci - fi stories to expand your imagination, provide some summer time escapism, and maybe get you thinking about how to bring the power of speculative literature's exploration of freedom into your classroom.

As much a story about a young man and his friends trying to make their way in the world as a profoundly affecting exploration of the nature of truth and storytelling, The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards will appeal to readers of Tom Rachman's The Imperfectionists and Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad with its elegantly constructed exploration of the stories we tell to find out who we really are.

And God help them if their mother finds out... Darkly comic, disturbingly prescient, and incredibly accomplished, Tell Me How This Ends Well interweaves the stories of this very troubled family into a rare and compelling exploration of the state of America itself, asking profound, chillingly perceptive questions about where our world, country, and each of us could be headed.

An extraordinary and often disturbing story introduces 10 people who cared so much about scientific exploration that they experimented upon themselves to test their theories.

- Publishers Weekly «The search for this killer feline serves as the narrative thrust for John Vaillant's fascinating exploration of the deteriorating relationship between humans and these menacing, now seriously threatened creatures... Whether read as an adventure story or as documentary about delicate ecosystems, The Tiger is a powerful book.

Examples abound: Gardening books for preschoolers can lead to explorations of how plants get energy, and young children are naturally curious: a fictional story about a bear can lead to nonfiction books about mammals and hibernation.

The Quest for Z brings young readers the story of Percy Fawcett's early 20th - century explorations in the Amazon, where he hoped to find the fabled, ancient city of «Z.» Readers know from 2015's Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower that Greg Pizzoli writes about complicated people with honesty and never condescends to young reastory of Percy Fawcett's early 20th - century explorations in the Amazon, where he hoped to find the fabled, ancient city of «Z.» Readers know from 2015's Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower that Greg Pizzoli writes about complicated people with honesty and never condescends to young reaStory of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower that Greg Pizzoli writes about complicated people with honesty and never condescends to young readers.

Rather shockingly, she says yes, and thus begins the novel's exploration of desire and ambition, the stories we tell ourselves about our lives and our motives, and — above all — Paris itself, half modern city and half romantic myth.

I have set some short stories in invented worlds but these are explorations of particular moments of drama, not designed to open up wider questions about society or the environment.

Newport, MN About Blog An exploration of the Midwest for unforgettable food, drinks, and stories.

It's lovely to spend the festive period with new friends from all across the globe, each with their own stories and experiences and of course, words of advice about diving and underwater exploration.

Electric Ghosts of Pachamama is a fascinating collection of true stories about love, exploration and myth in Latin America.

On this blog, I write and share stories and photography from my own experiences, travel adventures and local wanderings and explorations both in my home province of Manitoba (Canada) and abroad; in - depth travel guides for the places I have visited; reviews (accommodation, product, restaurants, tours, activities, etc.); simple and healthy plant - based recipes; tips for living a healthy, simple and natural lifestyle; detailed articles about a variety of travel - related topics (solo female travel, deeper and off the beaten path travel, misconceptions about places and debunking negative myths, staying safe, responsible travel, cultural insights, packing tips and lists, travel research and planning, ethnic cuisines, and more); tips for healthy and natural living and so much more!

PlayStation LifeStyle writes «When people think about RPG's they usually think about the great story lines, the unique characters or the fun combat and exploration.

The thing about AER, though, is that the story is just so fascinating and the exploration so intriguing that it's beating virtually anything else that I played in 2017.

It's an arcade - like puzzle game about cutting the battlefield's grass — a direct contradiction to Zelda «s world exploration and playing hero to defeat the Big Bad of the story.

The game would feature squad - based mechanics, exploration, and a story about a team of trained killing machines.

It's a story about the consequences of vice, the forsaking of values and a quest for redemption, with a colorful level design and likable features borrowed from games like Zelda, but there are several interface design choices that make both exploration and combat bad, ruining the concept of a game that, I'm not kidding, could have been revered as 16 - bit Dark Souls.

However there is still a lot to like about Andromeda once you come to terms with its focus on exploration and side - stories over a single captivating narrative thread, and it ends up being a pretty good experience overall.

The End is Nigh started as an exploration of this, but as it unfolded, it really became a story about my personal struggle with game development, my obsession with my work, and how it affects my family.»

Everything that has been said about it is true: it is a perfect open world game, with exploration for days, a crafting system that is useful and soothing, collection quests that aren't in your face, a story line that is laced with a wistful melancholy, and a hero that is a perfect proxy for escapism.

Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates.

A Story About My Uncle is a first - person exploration story that unearths the secret life of a young man's Uncle as he transverses a strange new dimenStory About My Uncle is a first - person exploration story that unearths the secret life of a young man's Uncle as he transverses a strange new dimenstory that unearths the secret life of a young man's Uncle as he transverses a strange new dimension.

I had heard more than enough stories about the series» unrelenting difficulty to be somewhat scared of what I would find in my exploration of the game's dungeons.

Is the game more about exploration, quests, crafting, and core gameplay or is there also a strong story to focus the game.

For example, in Molly's story you become a cat and you're jumping around these trees and chasing a bird, but it's more about feeling that out and it's less about like «okay now you've got to get three birds before this clock reaches a certain time» and focusing on that deep exploration.

Also worth noting are the games in the newly added Excellence in Narrative category, such as Auntie Pixelante's autobiographical game about undergoing hormone replacement therapy Dys4ia and The Fullbright Company's exploration and story discovery game Gone Home.

Story issues aside (it has never been a selling point through the series), what I enjoyed the most about Going Commando was the introduction of large, dynamic environments that actively encouraged exploration.

Sometimes the stories are straight forward, sometimes they are subtle and more about personal exploration.

The story and the gameplay system seems quite uniqe, we're talking about an RPG that combines action games, with RTS, exploration, crafting, and team battling system.

«This exhibition offers a wonderfully imaginative exploration of the stories that we tell ourselves about art — as institutions, as visitors and as artists.»

... [I] f you care about climate or you care about energy innovation, you have to make that part of your daily exploration, not expect some story in The New York Times to wrap it up all neatly for you.

But if you care about climate or you care about energy innovation, you have to make that part of your daily exploration, not expect some story in the New York Times to wrap it up all neatly for you.

As I wrote last year, what I ultimately enjoyed about Yo - Kai Watch wasn't its animation, battle system or the story, but the sense of exploration the game embraces.