Sentences with phrase «such high culture»

I refer to the question: How could a country of such high culture as Germany become the nation of the Holocaust?

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Measures such as quotas that force placement of a higher number of women into leadership may provide rapid results, but may not do much to help get rid of the bias, and won't change a company's culture.

One sure sign of an engaged culture is that our award for «We Have Fun» is held in just as high regard as other categories such as creativity — and it may even be the most fiercely competitive category.

ECU's focus on identifying opportunities in priority or high growth areas such as nursing, education, communications, environmental studies, law and security and entertainment and culture is also unique, Professor Poole says.

For those who by occupation or obsession (or a mix of both) monitor such things, the Times is as good a window as we have into the perversities of what passes for — because, unfortunately, it is — our high culture.

The evidence for this phenomenon is incontestable: the influx of non «SBC evangelical scholars into Baptist seminaries; the changing of the name of the Baptist Sunday School Board to the more generic LifeWay Christian Resources; the presence and high profile of non «Baptist leaders on SBC platforms, e.g., the closing message at the 1998 SBC delivered by Dr. James Dobson, a Nazarene; the aggressive participation of the SBC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission as an advocate for the conservative side of the culture wars conflict; new patterns of cooperation between SBC mission boards and evangelical ministries such as Promise Keepers, Campus Crusade for Christ, the National Association of Evangelicals, Prison Fellowship, and World Vision.

Mr. Anderson offers antidotes such as the possibility of religious revival, the recovery of high culture, and «postliberal» policies for fighting crime, with all of which I agree.

Mr. Rich notes that sophisticated folk such as D. H. Lawrence, Woody Allen, and Philip Roth have given masturbation an honorable place in our high culture.

Especially in our high culture, it is taken as axiomatic that ours is a secular society or is rapidly becoming such.

Nonetheless, it can be claimed that the Christian world of the High Middle Ages attained such a homogeneity of culture, one so permeated by Christian values and beliefs (as then understood), that it can be quite properly referred to as Christendom: that is, a domain or realm where Christ was believed to rule.

However, in a culture of high volatility and casual regard for its past such a responsibility becomes the school's most essential service.

During at least eight centuries wave after wave of invasion menaced such recovery as had been achieved in the interval between the successive incursions, and the prospects both of a high culture and of Christianity seemed grim.

The characteristics of the particularistic religion generally can be extrapolated from Levis description: It is emotional and intense in contrast to the ascetic rationalism of high Italian culture; it is fiercely closed to the outside world (there is not one such religion but as many as there are groups), as opposed to the universalism of high Italian thought; and it is presided over by a woman, an epiphany of the Great Mother of the Mediterranean world, only partially and uncertainly articulated with the Virgin of Nazareth.

(We should note that humankind does not universally share the supposition: Not shamanist cultures nor Confucian or Taoist China nor the high Indian religions suppose any such thing.)

This distinctive trait is rendered possible by the combined action of cheese maturation and enzymes naturally found in milk and through the use of processing aids such as «scotta innesto» (starter culture with a high microbial biodiversity) and calf rennet paste.

There is no real answer to the question you have posed because this club has once again hedged their bets on doing the bare minimum then hoping for the best... if they were serious about changing the stagnant culture that has permeated the club since our move from the Highbury, we would have immediately released and / or moved several players in the early days of the window... this would have demonstrated to the fans that they were serious about addressing our obvious inadequacies... likewise this would have forced them to bring in replacements because they couldn't have used the lame excuse Wenger is presently spewing about having too many players... we functionally have the same amount of players as we did when the window first opened but he didn't say jack about it then... he simply waited until the inevitable happened then pulled out his excuse Rolodex, closed his eyes and randomly drew the «too many players» card... the more he opens his mouth, the more I understand his «god» complex when it relates to all things Arsenal... what other manager could continually do the same dumb shit, not address obvious concerns for years, speak to the fans in such a condescending manner, face enormous criticism from many of his former star players and be the architect of so many failed player signings yet be one of the highest paid managers with the longest tenure in Europe... maybe Kroenke is colourblind and instead of seeing all the red flags he can only see the GREEN ones ($ $ $)

The fMRI - based findings suggest that breastfeeding and factors associated with breastfeeding, such has high levels of hormones (oxytocin, prolactin), stress, and culture may all play an important role for mothers» brain activity and parenting behaviors during the early postpartum period.

«Another major challenge is the high tolerance for such violence in the society, as well as the culture of silence, stigmatisation and blame,» she said.

The authors find that the main barriers to large - scale deployment of both macro - and micro-algae, include high demands of key resources for algal growth (such as nutrients, water and CO ₂), difficulty in maintaining selected species with high productivity content in outdoor culture, as well as high energy requirements and costs of algal production and conversion into biofuels.

«This implies that certain aspects of high - SES culture that have been observed in adults, such as increased self - focus and decreased social sensitivity, might be present in children as young as 4 years of age,» says Miller.

Companies making high - content cell imaging equipment such as confocal microscopes and plate readers are now adding software tools to process images of 3D cell cultures.

Although the actual fang dentures weren't found at the site, Chatters suspects such a prosthesis is the most likely explanation for the procedure, given the high frequency of humans with jaguar teeth in iconography of the Olmec, Mayan, and Aztecan cultures and the prevalence of such dentures in the region about 2,000 years later.

In these tests, StemFit not only delivered higher cell proliferation, but also showed characteristics such as homogeneity of gene expression compared with iPS cells cultured with four other media without any chromosomal abnormalities.

Cultured foods such as water and milk kefir have high amounts of probiotics and are great for the health of your gut.

The fruit is often swimming in high - fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners, which offset the health benefits of yogurt, such as its stomach - soothing live cultures and protein.

Cobin discovered it was those women living in dairy - dominant cultures such as the US and northern Europe that actually had the highest incidences of osteoporosis, as well as heart disease and breast cancer.

It may not seem that way because you see lots of other people in your culture consuming such high amounts.

Most Americans have an omega - 6 to omega - 3 ratio in tissue that is ten-fold too high; cultures with a better omega - 6 to omega - 3 ratio, such as Greenland Inuit and Japanese, have much lower rates of heart disease.

Fret not: Such high - mindedness has little diminished MacFarlane's appetite for locker - room humor, gross - out sight gags and bounteous pop - culture in - jokes, which should make «Ted 2» the season's go - to attraction for arrested - adolescent males of all ages, and continue Universal's beary good summer box office.

The need for such a new culture is huge: Indiana University's High School Survey of Student Engagement has found, for instance, that 65 percent of students report being bored «at least every day in class.»

In the culture of high - stakes testing, reducing student anxiety about such exams is a critical part of improving their performance.

This set of resource includes: • 6 attractive PowerPoint presentations which lead the class through each of the lessons • Fun and thought provoking activities and discussion starters, worksheets and questions to reinforce the learning • 6 differentiated homework tasks • A mark sheet which allows pupils to track their own progress • An end of unit test to prepare the students for exams or can be used as a form of assessment • A complete teacher's guide including easy to follow lesson plans • An answer booklet to help the teacher along The lessons are: Lesson 1 — Looking into ethical and moral dilemmas such as driverless cars and the impact of technology on modern life Lesson 2 — More ethical dilemmas including the ratings culture, medical apps, sharing personal data and cyber bullying Lesson 3 — Environmental issues with technology and how organisations and individuals can reduce these effects Lesson 4 — The Computer Misuse Act 1990 Lesson 5 — The Data Protection Act 1998 Lesson 6 — Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 For more high - quality resources written by this author visit www.nicholawilkin.com

Such a space could support a move towards a culture of ideas, inquiry and suggestions, with higher order thinking and greater opportunities for students to be «creators».

Insofar as students benefit from peer effects in classrooms, corridors, and clubs, and insofar as being surrounded by other smart kids challenges these students (and wards off allegations of «nerdiness»), schools with overall cultures of high academic attainment are apt to yield more such benefits.

Several forceful nonprofit groups, such as the National Math and Science Initiative, Equal Opportunity Schools, and MassInsight Education, are doing excellent work in pushing AP into kindred high schools in lots of places — and changing educator expectations and school cultures to cause more disadvantaged youngsters to enter and succeed in such rigorous classes.

Non-academic dimensions such as a school's culture and climate and social - emotional learning receive significant weight from CORE in determining what constitutes a high - achieving school.

Non-academic dimensions such as a school's culture and climate and social - emotion learning are given significant weight in determining what constitutes a high - achieving school.

Highly influential school effectiveness studies120 asserted that effective schools are characterized by an climate or culture oriented toward learning, as expressed in high achievement standards and expectations of students, an emphasis on basic skills, a high level of involvement in decision making and professionalism among teachers, cohesiveness, clear policies on matters such as homework and student behaviors, and so on.121 All this implied changes in the principal «s role.

Opportunity Culture schools are experiencing strong success in recruiting and retaining great teachers even in high - poverty schools that previously could not fill all of their positions — especially crucial in hard - to - staff areas such as STEM.

DPS officials on Wednesday released a statement highlighting the report's findings on school culture, noting innovation schools had higher average ratings in areas such as community engagement and trust in principals.

Each domain includes a list of standards, or indicators, such as using strategies to promote higher - level thinking skills or creating a respectful classroom culture, that teachers at all grade levels, in all subjects, are expected to meet.

With a mix of human capital reforms, such as rounding out the teaching force with UCLA graduate students who have expertise in key subjects, added student learning and enrichment programs in and out of classroom, and a new focus on developing a college - going culture of high expectations, UCLA is setting out to take what is, by most measures, a struggling school and drastically improve academic outcomes for all students.

In many cultures, past and present, qualities such as deference to elders and loyalty to tribe or nation have held higher priority.

Through the high quality learning materials and authentic interaction with global peers, challenging topics such as culture, equality and languages are brought to life.

Because individuals tend to conform to the dominant culture, it is assumed that low - income students placed in such schools will come to hold those high expectations as well, and change their behavior accordingly.

In some systems, however, chronic absenteeism can be traced to school culture problems, such as unsafe learning environments and unsatisfactory facilities, or community problems, such as high rates of poverty, poor transportation options, or homelessness.

High quality early childhood experiences; summer school to address summer loss; parent education programs to build skills needed in school; parent housing vouchers to reduce mobility; after school programs such as sports, chess clubs, and robotics; a full array of AP courses; school counselors and school nurses at the ratios their professions recommend; professional development for teachers and establishment of school cultures of professionalism; pay for teachers at parity with what others at similar educational levels receive; and so forth.

A 2016 report highlighted the evidence linking social and emotional skills, such as self - control, to school quality.71 Furthermore, a 2015 study found that students with parents who were highly satisfied with the school environment, including the school's disciplinary practices, had higher levels of perseverance and better attitudes toward school.72 As a result, research - validated culture - climate survey tools may serve as a proxy for students» social and emotional skills.

Four decades of research by such familiar names as Boyer, DiMartino, DuFour, Fullan, Goodlad, Guskey, Marzano, Reeves, Schmoker, Sizer, Wiggins, and others tells us a lot about how high school students learn, about good teaching, about effective leadership, about positive school cultures, and about the working conditions under which teachers are the most productive.

«We need to move away from an expensive and time - consuming culture of proliferating external examinations - modules, re-sits and retakes - towards fewer high - quality qualifications overseen and conferred not by commercial organisations but by institutions of academic excellence such as our best universities,» said Mr Gove.