Sentences with phrase «toward more acts»

May it be a catalyst that moves us toward more acts of justice and mercy in our communities and in our culture.

Not exact matches

More recently, researchers at the University of Waterloo and the University of Manitoba found that when we expect people to accept us, we act warmer toward them — thereby increasing the chances that they really will like us.

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If the church's theology were informed more by biblical expectations of a redeemed creation and less by general religious longings for ecstatic experience and timeless truth, Christians would find themselves at the very least congenial toward those who, with a passionate «loyalty to things» and a «cosmic act of allegiance,» struggle to unpack the secrets of life on this planet and to work with it toward a new day.

If the point of religion is to bring peace and guide a culture toward certain specific behaviors, primarily for order and the preservation of the good qualities of society, then how can one say that one religion is better than another or that a «religion-less» person who STILL acts the SAME way (i.e. does right unto their neighbors, lives according to the thing the bible suggests) but is more tolerant is not as high quality a citizen as another who is associated with a Major League Religious Team?

Your question seems to be directed more toward the initial act of believing in Jesus for eternal life, right?

Furthermore, since our culture is roughly divided 50/50 between men and women, and man who has more than one wife is not acting in love toward all the other men who also desire to have a wife.

Nonetheless, the material helps us to see that «there is more to come,» and Christian faith would insist that God is actively engaged in working toward that end, not remote from and unconcerned with what takes place, but genuinely and vigorously acting toward it and in it with respect for and use of creaturely freedom and accountability.

What I find puzzling is the obsession with consensual and faithful gay relationships when Scripture says much more about divorce and remarriage (every single sex act with a second spouse is ALWAYS adultery unless someone is unfaithful and that the only moral choice is reconciliation with your first spouse or lifetime celibacy — 1 Cor 7:10 - 11), charging interest on a loan, our moral obligation toward the poor and other things most conservative Christians ignore.

Since your toddler probably won't have the same need to assert his independence or act negatively toward his grandparents as he does with you, they may find him more cooperative in using the potty.

Since a toddler won't usually have the same kind of need to assert her independence or act negatively toward her grandparents as she does with you, she may be more cooperative in using the potty when she's with them.

With the shift in thinking away from synthetics and the move toward being more ecologically friendly, the baby clothing and bedding industries have gotten into the act with wonderful clothing, diapers, blankets, and crib bedding made from certified organic fabrics.

The Ethics and Guidance Committee found on more than one occasion that he acted in an inappropriate and sexually abusive manner toward his staff.

New ideas (and issues) for preserving net neutrality; how Governor Andrew Cuomo uses technology to hide his government's workings from the public; the USA Freedom Act moves toward a committee markup; and much, much more.

The passage of the bills, known collectively as the Criminal Justice Reform Act and spearheaded by the Council speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, was the most significant step yet toward reducing the burden of a two - decade - old policing policy that treats public disorder as harbingers of more dangerous offenses, and has resulted in hundreds of thousands of outstanding criminal court warrants for minor infractions.

As a result of my bipartisan Ten - in - Ten Fuel Economy Act, which was signed into law in 2007, vehicles are more fuel - efficient and the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards are headed toward responsible levels, based on the best science available.

The Scientific Research in the National Interest Act is a step toward more accountability.»

It also potentially helps explain another established finding, that gratitude can spiral: The more thankful we feel, the more likely we are to act pro-socially toward others, causingthem to feel grateful and setting up a beautiful virtuous cascade.

It's important to try to identify and then channel feelings of shame into healthier feelings to fuel you toward acting for your own good more and more each day.

Tell Culturelle ® your everyday acts of kindness to yourself and to others and we'll give you points toward exciting prizes — and help you contribute even more good.

Reflect on how acting in a more thoughtful and caring way toward yourself will make you feel later that day, then act accordingly out of self - care and and self - concern.

Bassett, whose recent Solomon Kane suggested a director working in the hyperkinetic Paul W.S. Anderson mold, is clearly a poor fit for material that ought to be more contemplative than frenzied, and his flair is accordingly directed toward showy last - act set pieces and more blockbuster action with a capital A. Revelation trades the moody, satisfying first act of Silent Hill for one overloaded with talky exposition, and then goes on to trade its loud, cacophonous mess of a last act into an even more obtuse celebration of splatter and special effects.

Aside from this winter's «The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty,» the actress has largely gravitated toward small - scale projects («Girl Most Likely,» «Friends With Kids «-RRB-, in roles that still fit within her wheelhouse, but also allow an opportunity for Wiig to exercise the kind of acting chops that more mainstream fare doesn't afford very often.

Even more problematic is that Marvel's tendency toward overblown, apocalyptic finales is in full effect, with a final act comprised of mass death and destruction and very few allusions to character development.

Consequently, Snow Flower doesn't hit its stride until the second act and many scenes appear directed more toward western audiences needing education in Chinese history and customs.

Though the scene that Kingsley and Hopkins share is a mere shtick - off compared to the elegantly modulated master class in acting that Robert De Niro and Al Pacino put on in Heat, the scenery - chewing on display goes a long way toward elevating Collide above its more dunderheaded and often self - serious ilk.

For example, achieving and sustaining progress toward the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) will require more and better - quality research on the policy and community contexts of reform.

In the Flipped Classroom environment, the teacher becomes the guide off to the side, acting as more of facilitator, helping and guiding small groups and individuals toward learning success.

In these culminating classes, as in the curriculum more generally, teachers act as guides rather than instructors, directing students toward helpful resources but ultimately insisting they solve their own problems.

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Students show a propensity for one test or the other: the SAT is geared toward testing logic, while the ACT is considered more a test of accumulated knowledge.

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In December, her main concerns had evolved toward polishing up the routine of getting pupils to enter, settle down, and start working in a more disciplined and faster manner, anticipating and managing the troublemaking behaviors of certain pupils, and reflecting upon how one should act in difficult situations.

U.S. Department of Education initiatives - including Race to the Top and the No Child Left Behind Act - have helped drive the work of ELPA21 to guide states toward more meaningful assessment of English language proficiency.

Instead of navigating in a predictable pedagogical virtual universe where teacher roles, teacher guidance, and fixed resources are decided upon in advance, teacher educators are moving toward a virtual pedagogical paradigm marked by an instructional need to act, interact, and collaborate on a more equal basis.

When it comes to requirements for English Learners (ELs) in ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act), one of the biggest shifts in responsibility is the move of accountability for ELs progress toward English proficiency from Title III to Title I. Under ESSA (as compared to NCLB) it is more clearly noted that Title I funds can be used for programs to help ELs attain English proficiency.

Source: Lincoln Press Release is on Page 2 Elegant Aviator SUV Previews Lincoln's Next Act With Power, Technology, And Plug - In Hybrid Option Aviator preview embodies Lincoln's future as the brand moves toward a portfolio of more utilities highlighting beauty and elegance and offering Lincoln's quietest, smoothest drive yet Three - row, rear - wheel - drive Aviator marks the first time Lincoln will offer a plug - in hybrid model that is capable of using its twin - turbocharged engine if needed — easing range anxiety Owners will be able to use their smartphone as a key when Lincoln debuts the Phone as a Key technology on the production model of Aviator, allowing clients to lock and unlock the vehicle, open its trunk and, most importantly, start and drive it — no smart key fob necessary NEW YORK, March 28, 2018 — Aviator glides into New York this week, offering a preview of The Lincoln Motor Company's newest vehicle along with a glimpse into the brand's future, which is moving toward a broader portfolio of utilities and electrification in conjunction with effortless services.

The 1964 Civil Rights Act created many changes and began moving the nation toward a more racially tolerant society.

The US Rehabilitation Act of 1973 took the first steps toward making everyday life more accessible to Americans.

Cornell predicts that policymakers will be looking more toward guaranteed income — more specifically, lawmakers might provide greater clarifications to the Pension Protection Act about how guaranteed income can be used within qualified default alternative investments (QDIAs).

Rescinding this memo opens the door to servicers like Navient earning lucrative new government servicing contracts in spite of past abuses — including illegal acts like overcharging 78,000 members of the military, and charges by both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and multiple state attorneys general of steering struggling borrowers toward paying more than they had to on their loans.

This money will go directly toward ensuring that the recently - introduced Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act becomes law and that no more animals are tested on for any cosmetic products produced or sold in Canada.

In fact, breeds like dachshunds, Chihuahuas and Jack Russell terriers acted significantly more aggressively toward humans than were pit bulls.

Read more about why your dog acts the way he does toward strangers and other animals.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) took an important step toward protecting critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the Cook Inlet beluga whale in Alaska by proposing to designate more than 3,000 square miles of the threatened whale's habitat for protection.

In the Kojima vs Konami feud I side with Kojima»cause Konami treatment toward its workers was extremely unethical plus they didn't let the game to be completed, but there might be more to the story than we know, Kojima was no saint either, he burned through a lot of money missing deadline after deadline and acting like a loose cannon, the gamble on this game was pretty high, alas a slow development was to be expected»cause the team was managing all the ports of the game while using their own engine.

While my gracious acts of kindness toward nature's creatures surely showed off my sensitive side to an approving Sega rep, I have to admit that the pursuit was more driven by the simple obsessive pleasure of collecting stuff.

In 2005, the artist opened lesser new york in her Williamsburg loft, which was a response to Greater New York (2005) but it was lesser; it was a greater response to the lesser limits of the art world that she saw reflected in PS1's concurrent survey; this lesser exhibit / installation was organized under the auspices of a «fia backström production,» a lesser production of curated ephemera such as press releases, invites, posters, and so on culled from found materials and the work of a greater local network of friends and peers; the lesser aesthetics of dejecta, pasted directly onto the walls, reflects a greater decorative pattern, not unlike Rorschach images of a lesser art industry itself within a critique of a greater institutional relationship to art production; as such, the lesser display of curated ephemera (from nonartists and artists alike) not only comments on the greater vortex of art and capital, but also serves as a lesser gesture toward something like a memorial wall, not unlike a collection of posters on the greater Berlin Wall, or a lesser improvisational 9 - 11 wall, or, more recently, a greater Facebook wall, or the lesser construction wall surrounding the Second Avenue gas explosion in the East Village, all pointing to a lesser memorial for the greater commodified institution of art consumption; whereas in Backström's lesser new york each move repels consumption by both the lesser value of the pasted paper and its repetition, which dispels the greater value of precious originals; so the act of reinstalling lesser new yorkten years later at Greater New York — the very institution that rejected her a decade earlier — speaks to the nefarious long arm of Capitalism that can morph into an owner of its own critique; so that lesser new york is greater than its initial critique, greater than a work of institutional critique: it is a continuous institutional relationship, a lesser critique that keeps on giving in its new contexts; the collective spirit of artists working together playfully is lesser, whereas the critique of how artists can imagine working alongside the institution is greater, or vice versa; the lesser gesture of a curated mixed - media installation in one's home with no clear identification and no commercial validity becomes untethered when it is greater, and this particular lesser becomes greater in the Greater New York (2015) context; still, the instabilities of the organizing systems by Backström continue to put pressure on both the defining features of art production in both the lesser context and the decade - later greater one; further, the greater question of what constitutes an art as a lesser art becomes a dizzying conundrum when the greater art institution frames the lesser to be greater, when the lesser is invested in its lesser relationship to the greater.

Influenced by Jackson Pollock's method of action painting, Kaprow gravitated toward the act of making a painting more than the painting itself, and in his 1958 essay «The Legacy of Jackson Pollock,» he called for the overthrow of objects by actions.