Sentences with phrase «tide of history»
The phrase "tide of history" refers to the overall direction or flow of significant events and changes that shape the course of human development over time. It represents the movement or progress of society that cannot be easily stopped or reversed, similar to the unstoppable force of ocean tides. Full definition
Patrick Wyman, Ph.D. hosts this podcast, Tides of History investigating the past and what it means for the present.
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(9) 8:8,11 — «A system of dogmas may be the ark within which the Church floats safely down the flood tide of history.
Informed by feminist discourse, alternative approaches to portraiture, secular and religious ideas of the sacred, and African - American devotional and protest traditions, Thomas considers themes of social justice, female subjectivity, current events and the shifting tides of history.
The tide of history — and sound ethical reasoning — is against Snyder on this one.
In what way does it move with the tide of history?
No, this is one salmon swimming upstream against the tide of history.
The early success of the Crusaders had lifted hopes that the tide of history could be reversed, but when Acre fell, the hard facts of historical inevitability could no longer be ignored.
Fashions come and go, and players are lost to the tides of history.
But the tide of history has now turned back in his favour and he promises a «new chapter» in the country's relationship with India.
Johnson himself avoided the direct comparison, but in his speech withdrawing from the Tory leadership race said it was «a time not to fight against the tide of history but to take that tide at the flood and sail on to fortune».
It can serve the old power block of Washington and Tel Aviv or commit to the tide of history and support the Palestinian bid.
It's not all petticoats, shirtlessness, and candlelight though: there's also plenty of action and agony as Claire and Jaime try to fight the tides of history and preserve their love despite the odds.
The debates raged, but Lincoln held firm, even when it seemed like the world and the tide of history might be against him.
It's as though Tombo, the aviation - mad boy who flies his own homemade bike - plane at the end of Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service, had been unwittingly swept up in the tide of history and grown up to be a kind of Robert Oppenheimer figure, regarding the fruits of his creation with horror and awe.
Delbonnel puts us right there in the room — a front row seat to how the wheezing voice of a cigar - sucking 65 - year - old might credibly turn the tide of history.
«Chasing Ice» is the story of one man's mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet.
The Congress of Lincoln is a Congress you might recognize, a body containing a mix of big and shockingly small - minded people, some pushing against the tides of history, some complaining that the president is not ideologically pure enough or committed enough to be trusted.
While we all might like to imagine that the perfect study, a powerful book, a trenchant article, even a well - timed op - ed might turn the tide of history, this rarely happens.
One is even tempted to label him a coward as he is swept along by the tide of history but executes betrayals that are not easy to forgive.
Now the District is set to revert to Alaskan control, and their dream is coming to an end: once again the tides of history threaten to sweep them up and carry them off into the unknown.
Set in post-revolutionary Iran, from 1983 to 2011, it follows a group of mothers, fathers, children, and lovers, some connected by family, others brought together by the tide of history that forces its way into their lives.
Willemstad, Curaçao has some of the most colorful buildings in the world, yet due to the tides of history and the blazing Caribbean island sun, this architecture is constantly in flux.
In addition, the captivating lives of our eclectic cast of officers intermingle in an expansive «Romance of the Three Kingdoms» world that will allow you to feel completely immersed in the tides of history with our latest DYNASTY WARRIORS title!
One thing that is sure is that it's not hoping change will stop or wishing to reverse the tides of history.
And after a deeper investigation, the stories behind the works begin to surface, washed up by the tides of history.
I wonder if, 30 years later, people will remember this as a Reagan Moment, a relatively minor action that goes against the tide of history and becomes a meme.
We can try to fight the tide of history, but some changes are awfully hard to resist.