Sentences with phrase «takes on the civilization»

We said the base game was more solid than its predecessor was at launch, and that anyone looking for a fresh take on Civilization would have fun with this version.

Not exact matches

James Corden is pretty excited about the latest news from the stargazing business magnate Elon Musk, whose sights are set on taking human civilization to Mars.

Cultural intermingling inevitably took place on the frontier between a nomadic society to the south and a settled, advanced civilization to the southwest and northeast.

It would not be unreasonable to see the Bible's changing perspective on God as due to the historical context... with God's most ruthless actions taking place in the distant path when, perhaps, natural disasters had greater impact on civilization.

Why this noetic advance took place on the fringes of «civilization» is a really interesting question.

For Thornton, this attitude resembles Hegel's famous night in which all the cows look black, for it refuses to engage each civilization on its own terms by taking account of its unique features.

Silk Road director Jamil Khoury says the church trusts his company to take on such sensitive subjects as homosexuality and the clash of civilizations.

The fecklessness of this, especially coming from the overweight and unattractive Connolly, Malcolm took to be characteristic of a civilization in complete collapse, which he supposed his to be, however eagerly he kept on the lookout for signs to the contrary.

It refers to the sequence of specifically human and social events that have taken place on the earth, especially since the birth of civilization.

As for Greco - Roman civilization, it was based squarely on slave labor, and one of the profoundest differences between the ancient Mediterranean culture and our own is that there slavery was taken for granted along with a growing consciousness of the moral compromise it involved with man's best ideals, while with us liberty is taken for granted along with deep ethical discontent at the parallels of slavery, or worse, which exist under the wage system.

The decline of Western Europe's world position, the rise of existentialist philosophies and moods, the Western «return to religion,» the rise of communism, and the resurgence of Eastern civilizations on a religious base, have all conspired to bring about this new situation, wherein the secular intellectual, like the religious believer, takes his place as a member of one group of men, one of the world's communities, looking out upon the others.

That is, I believe, bad philosophy — and incompatible with the basic principles of our civilization and polity; but at least it does not rely on denying basic facts known to anyone who has taken the trouble to acquaint himself or herself with modern human embryology and developmental biology.

Not only do our practices spoil Mother Nature's design for the continuation of the human race, our civilization keeps on mutilating the mother by silencing her, by not helping her heal, and when breastfeeding, which could help her heal, doesn't work as expected, that too is taken away from her.

Young and old, these eternal princesses have taken on a second life as cultural and scientific ambassadors for the civilizations they left behind.

Has the mission to communicate with alien civilizations taken on a missionary tinge?

«Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive,» reads a Spore marketing blurb, embarking on «an epic journey that takes you from the origin and evolution of life through the development of civilization.»

Indeed, we may now be standing on a threshold about to take the momentous step a planetary society takes but once: first contact with another civilization..

Researchers have taken to the sky in an attempt to learn about what is hidden on the ground in Guatemala from ancient Mayan civilizations.

Phil will also set up his 8 ″ Celestron telescope every clear evening to take you on a guided tour of the universe as it can only be seen from 9,000 feet above the light pollution of civilization.

If we take good care of ourselves, we can enjoy all the advantages of civilization without its deleterious impact on us individuals.

I am originally from Chicago and now live on three, humble, wooded acres in the country but am close to a major highway that will take me back to civilization whenever I want to.

Like my decision to take a look at The Decline of Western Civilization Collection, my agreeing to review Medium Cool was on a bit of a whim.

Bent on finding that mysterious signal and broadcasting his hatred to the world, Farnsworth finds his former ally fighting against him, with Woodruff taking his Mobile Trenches to the battlefield to rid civilization of this televised menace.

Jauja takes Alonso's contemplative portraits of men on the outskirts of civilization and adds professional actors (Viggo Mortensen in the Viggo Mortensen role, a multilingual yet taciturn historical military man), a period setting, a fully fictional story, and maybe even some magic to achieve his biggest minimalist movie yet.

After awaking on shore, Hank feels compelled to take the body with him as he makes the blind trek towards civilization — either by obligation to his dead savior, or because he's really lonely.

In place of a standard tutorial there is a journal system which prompts you to take on various tasks to get started, such as drinking water, crafting basic tools and weapons, as well as finding signs of civilization.

Charlie Hunnam has taken on giant monsters and motorcycle gangs before, but this spring he'll confront a hidden civilization deep in the jungle of the Amazon.

Not wanting to see any more bloodshed on either side of the conflict, Caesar plans to take his followers through a desolate wasteland of rock and sand to a lush utopia hidden on the other side of this expanse, well away from any remaining pockets of human civilization.

Task: In the next few days you will be analyzing sources and taking notes on Egyptian religion and explaining how: • Religion / Religious Ideals have an impact on a civilizations politics, economics, and the way people live.

«All Summer in A Day» takes place on the planet Venus in a future world where people have come to set up a civilization.

When your only landmarks are the beef jerky stand and the guy selling industrial - strength chloride on the side of the road, it's a relief to know exactly how many miles you are from civilization (and how long it will take to get there).

It took the peoples of Western Europe and America almost three hundred years to develop this kind of civilization; it was a highly complex process, that involved advances in several fields and on various fronts at the same time.

He spent the next six years in Europe, preaching, giving lectures and concerts, taking medical courses and writing On the Edge of the Primeval Forest, The Decay and Restoration of Civilization, Civilization and Ethics, and Christianity and the Religions of the World.

The player takes on the role of the leader of a space - faring civilization and must guide its expansion in a hostile galaxy.

However, as the novel progresses, consumption takes on a different meaning as we see the Inuit way of life and even the land they live on being consumed by «civilization» and the quest for profit.

When Earth is contacted by a seemingly benevolent alien civilization, Jas takes off on the journey of a lifetime, and the star - crossed lovers reunite, joining forces against a ruthless enemy determined to destroy both their worlds...

I think it's the love of reading personally and it's also that we on the Kindle team take it as an article of faith that reading is important for civilization.

The mystical Mayan ruins of Chichen - Itza and Tulum will take you on an incredible journey back to the Mayan civilization.

While the rest of civilization who took it slightly seriously contemplated on repenting sins and spending precious time with loved ones, Pinoy Travel Bloggers crammed their 100 things to do before I turn 100 in one year.

We are excited to take advantage of the power of next generation consoles and the ingenuity of handhelds, to create a great and unique strategy game for newcomers to the series, as well as the millions of fans around the world who enjoy Civilization on the PC.»

Instead of merely picking a civilization and getting started, players will construct a strategic loadout on their original colonizing ship, deciding how to construct the craft, what resources to take and which colonists will make the journey.

In the end, as a Civilization series and fantasy fan, I found myself having fun with a game that takes a slightly stale gameplay formula, slaps some high fantasy paint on top with a few new features and puts it all to good use.

Taking place before the events of Mass Effect 2 the game will center on Jacob Taylor, described as, «a biotic - powered super-soldier who stumbles across a plot to terrorize civilization's greatest beacon of hope.»

This week's news items include: Civilization MMO being developed in Asia, Yoshida: PlayStation Vita sales are below expectations, DICE giving away Battlefield 1942 for free on Origin, Redding: «lower - case aaa» games where the industry should be heading and Microsoft and 343 Industries taking hard stance on sexism.

For all of you out there with a hankering for Sid Meier's own take on the board game RISK, Civilization VI is down to a rather lovely low price of # 27.99 right now, as a boxed edition from GAME.

After coming from strategic level games like Europa Universalis IV or Fallen Enchantress or even Civilization V's Brave New World add - on, what an insufferably half - baked attempt at a strategic front end, from the interface to the finicky systems to the plodding drawn out alphabetical cavalcade of minor powers taking their turns while I wait for it to be my turn to hit next turn again.

But fear not, strategy fans, for it looks like there'll be another take on the world of X-COM, this time in turn - based strategy form, thanks to Civilization devs Firaxis.

INSOMNIA: The Ark is a complex story - driven RPG that takes place on a colossal space metropolis brimming with the secrets of a long - gone civilization.

The player takes on the role of the leader of a space - faring civilization and must guide its expansion in a hostile galaxy.

2K Games, a publishing label of Take - Two Interactive Software, Inc (NASDAC: TTWO) has announced SID MEIER»S CIVILIZATION ® REVOLUTION ™ will be available in Australia and New Zealand on September 11th 2008.