Sentences with phrase «think about history»

The work of 22 authors, ranging from physicists, epidemiologists and ecologists to cultural historians, the paper aims to push beyond the «fire community» to present landscape fire into a central position in the earth sciences — «it demands that we think about its history.»

There is something about Chambers's empathetic remark that holds me: the way he directs us to think about history as a plural thing, often in need of retrieval, and vested with the potential to astonish.

«I look forward to delving into this exceptional collection, and to building on the work my colleagues have already started, exploring narratives that expand how visitors think about the history of American art, both in New England and beyond,» Corrales - Diaz said in a statement.

Your paintings think about history in a very interesting way.

Says Professor Mary Beard: «I thought the playacting, whimsical nature of the project sounded like a bit of fun and while we've approached the presentation as a satire, it's also a way to reinvigorate how people think about history, archaeology and museum display.

Less about looking at the image as an object, or the thing unto itself, this exhibition beckons the viewer to think about the history of the photograph, its relationship to writing with light, and its ability to influence politics and public opinion.

This made me think about the history of the land, and of laborers who have historically been exploited while working on building projects.

Marc Quinn's Alison Lapper Pregnant (2005) was meant to make us think about disabled people and beauty; Yinka Shonibare's Ship in a Bottle (2010) was meant to make us think about the history of British imperial power; Elmgreen & Dragset's Powerless Structures, fig. 101 (2012) was meant to make us think a bit about war, and y ’ know, innocence and stuff.

Prior to that, the discourse and history of painting was a way for me to think about history, memory and presence.

There are few people who think about history in the markets; t...

When you think about the future of oil, I want you to first think about its history.

- Robert M. Utley, author of The Lance and the Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull «This extraordinary book will transform the way readers think about the history of the United States and its indigenous peoples.»

Now they're all relatively fine, however, if you wish to go that extra mile and opt for something distinctive and crazy, lets think about history.

I love the world Card has created and how it helps me think about history, religion, and «the other» in a new ways.

If this class didn't change my life, it most definitely changed the way I think about history; it solidified the fact that Black history is American history.

In the context of a time machine, children are asked to use Thinkers Keys to think about History.

Another way to think about this, Harris says, is to think about the history of medicine.

The structure of the lessons aims encourage students to think about the history and symbolism associated with these events and to assess whether some of the traditions need modernising.

She offers a series of questions that helps readers begin to think about their history and create a «brag bag» (a collection of information on accomplishments, passions, and interests) with «brag bites» (snippets of information expressed in a short, pithy manner that ensures people walk away with something to remember) and «bragologues» (stories that can be told in a variety of ways in a variety of circumstances).

So whether your teen experiences a sense of awe by gazing at the stars or by visiting a museum, do things that help her think about history or natural wonders of the world.

When you think about the future of oil, I want you to first think about its history.

«When I think about the history of my mistakes (and it's a long history), those mistakes have generally been when the investment was in a business that was ostensibly very cheap, but where you had secular headwinds, and those headwinds led to the undoing of the thesis.

Also because Marxism is an entire way of thinking about history.

I thought about this history when I read From Time Immemorial, the controversial 1984 Harper & Row book by Joan Peters on the origins of the Arab - Israeli conflict.

I doubt very much if Mesut Özil was thinking about the history of the journeyman tradition when he left Germany for Spain, although it would be nice to think so.

Sometimes, just thinking about the history of ideas can give me goosebumps.

thought about the history of music that has come through these doors.

In thinking about this history, what stands out to me is the massive effort on the part of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people who devoted a great deal of their time and effort to change the tragic situation for homeless pets.

-- 30:33 Kellee's thoughts about the history of games design.

Igor Elovikov, Creative Director at Playrix, told us how was the Township created and shared some thoughts about the history of farm games.

I often think about the histories each medium carries, and how to navigate through them and not «define» myself by them.

Now of course, thanks to the liberating demise of historicist ways of thinking about the history of modernism, we are ready to appreciate the marvelously inventive way that he uses intense pure color to achieve decorative effects.

I actually started to tear up a little bit while I looked at this piece, thinking about that history and how screwed - over this generation of artists in New York is.

Were you looking at Frank Stella, thinking about his history with shaped canvases?

So I guess that's how I'm always thinking about history.

And then over the past several years, thinking about progressive movements and this past election, thinking about the history of women in presidential politics and the history of progressive politics.

But the whole thing she was about was based on thinking about the history of painting, and we talked a lot about that in her studio.

And god forbid, she should not be thinking about her history class.

As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump prepare to take the podium at the first presidential debate this Monday night, we've been thinking about the history of presidential debates over the years, both real - life and fictional.

It may also help for you to spend some time thinking about the history of the Altamonte Springs provider that you are considering buying a policy from.

This got me thinking about the history of the day so I consulted the oracle at Wikipedia and began to wish I didn't have such an enquiring mind.

Editor's note: A reader recently asked for our thoughts about the history of marriage across time.

Not exact matches

Yes, of course you need to get through your requirements, but after that an idiosyncratic pick with an inspiring or thought - provoking teacher («When I think about the classes that shaped me the most, I think about my Marxist Canadian history class, taught by a socialist ideologue,» says Blattman) beats on on - topic one taught by a snooze - inducing robot.

If there's something insane about a CEO who thinks his company's mission is more important than any accomplishment in all of human history — indeed, in all of fish history — there's also something irresistible.

Early on in our history when things weren't really going well — we had hit a tough patch and a lot of people wanted to buy Facebook — I went and I met with Steve Jobs, and he said that to reconnect with what I believed was the mission of the company, I should go visit this temple in India that he had gone to early in the evolution of Apple, when he was thinking about what he wanted his vision of the future to be... That reinforced to me the importance of what we were doing, and that is something I will always remember.

Or if you read about fighting in Syria you might think we're living in exceptionally violent times, when in fact we're living in the least threatening period in history.

It's also a good time to think about American history — namely, the people who made the decision to break away from the Mother Country and found a new system.

She focused on the Klan for her dissertation as part of a PhD program in American religious history, and her thoughts on what she learned are illuminating — but not about the Klan.

Smart business owners wouldn't think of extending credit to new customers without checking into their finances and learning a little bit about their bill - paying histories.

Think about what would have happened to Encyclopedia Britannica if it had followed its original business plan, or allowed itself to become too tied to its history.