Sentences with phrase «touch more cultured»

She is a touch more cultured than the other locals, but every bit as tough and foul - mouthed.

Not exact matches

Pantigoso argues that this a natural extension of Gabriel's Andean sensibilities, but it seems more likely that Gabriel has in fact lost touch with the broad perspective of his native culture and has become acculturated to the narrow and perverse microculture of the prison.

At several points he touches upon the paradoxes of modern urbanism and the tragic ironies of our cultural attitude toward cities: although we now have more individual freedom, technical ability, and, arguably, social equity, we do not live in places as hospitable to human beings as were our cities of the past; we are pragmatists who build shoddily; our current obsession with historic preservation is the flip side of our utter lack of confidence in our ability to build well; while cultures with shared ascetic ideals and transcendent orientation built great cities and produced great landscapes, modern culture's expressive ideals, dogmatic public secularism, and privatized religiosity produce for us, even with our vast wealth, only private luxury, a spoiled countryside, and a public realm that is both venal and incoherent; above all, we simultaneously idolize nature and ruin it.

Canon Redford touches upon a number of fascinating themes: his contention that John's description of Jesus as the «Word of God» is rooted more in rabbinic literature than in a Hellenistic culture is fascinating and opens a rich seam of possibilities.

Billups gets credit for changing the culture in Denver, but more than anything he applied the finishing touch.

This may mean you want to come across as being more cultured or in touch with the local arts than if this is your forte.

Seuss was quite unhappy when the anti-abortion movement latched onto the book's line of «a person's a person, no matter how small,» but this movie has touches of politics all over it that weren't in the book, including a town council more concerned with PR than safety and the injection of conservative culture - war rhetoric into the book's sour kangaroo (who now «pouch - schools» her joey.)

The toxic masculinity of military culture is touched on, making the viewer wish for a movie that focused more completely on the hazards of that mindset.

I mean, not only does it explore on a culture rarely touched before, but add in Lin - Manuel Miranda creating music for it and Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson as one of it's stars, PLUS the very directors that brought to... [Read more...]

But the book is more than a straightforward account of Idov's time at GQ Russia and his slow shift from an earnest editor to a disillusioned minor celebrity — it also touches on tabloid culture, revolution, Russian literature and music, the almost unbelievable levels of corruption in Russia, and, of course, what everyone was wearing.

Our weekly posts touched on Savannah's history, famous people, architecture, food, culture, surrounding area and much more.

While many of the other popular Cyprus resorts, such as nearby Paphos, have more of a tourist - oriented feel and have lost touch with their traditional heritage, Coral Bay has retained much of its original character and culture, making it ideal for those who want to immerse themselves in the traditional lifestyle.

As with the rest of east Bali Sanur's locals are more in touch with the spiritual aspects of the religion and culture and are thus very friendly and accommodating as well as mystical and enchanting.Accommodation at Ari Putri Hotel in Sanur is arranged into standard and deluxe rooms.

«LataLiana oozes sophistication and elegance, harmonised with artistic flair, a touch of local history, and more than a nod to the Balinese hindu culture.»

As this introductory guide will attempt to explain, culture is a difficult to define, powerful force which has become ever more important as video games begin to touch deeper themes, wider markets and an audience which is more culturally adept.

«Nose Greeting» (2016) shows two men touching in a tender gesture that reads from here — that is, a culture in which men more often shake hands in greeting — as vaguely homoerotic.

Curated by Hitomi Iwasaki, the show touches on a child's birth and a father's death, as well as more global losses — of languages, cultures and even the geographical features that shape them.

His works touch upon a wide spectrum of American culture, ranging from trenchant anti-war messages in the style of political editorial cartoons, reflecting the influence of William Blake and Goya, to more philosophical, whimsical messages oriented around literature, religion, sexuality, and sports.

Although Burdon touches on the wisdom of indigenous peoples as «a necessary component of any genuine transition toward an ecocentric era» and notes that «the liberation of the Earth community is commensurate with the liberation of indigenous people around the world» (p. 119) it would have been useful to learn more about how Western culture can learn from the experience of indigenous peoples.

According to the Lewis Model of cultural types, Australian culture is similar to that of the U.S. in that we both tend to be data - driven planners, but Australians are a touch more emotional than Americans, as evidenced by their priority on cultural fit when interviewing job candidates.

Physical touch may seem like one of the more straightforward of Gary Chapman's five languages, but in a culture where touch can be misinterpreted on all kinds of levels, it is often the most misunderstood love language as well.

More broadly cultural rights run throughout the Declaration, at least 17 of the 46 articles touch on culture and «one could find the cultural rights angle in each article of the Declaration».

Key takeaways included: 1) The permanent shift towards experiential retail with a clear focus on experiencing a brand's culture and community, as well as testing and touching products before buying them; 2) the rise of shared office spaces stemming from new work habits which have created a market for office space which isn't owned by an employer, but that workers can rent or subscribe to as members; 3) the importance of predictive investment analytics has created greater access to data and data tools that can help practitioners track with and get ahead of markets trends; 4) the increasing need to focus on more responsible and effective land use as it becomes an increasingly precious commodity; 5) the rise of automation in the transportation industry which is driving a need for nimbler supply chains connecting scalable manufacturing spaces and warehouses in the industrial sector.