Sentences with phrase «what general culture»

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They have argued, with some reason, that Jewish organizations actually foster anti-Semitism in the general American public by «crying wolf» at any tiny incident in what in past decades has been a remarkably tolerant culture.

This valuation of the particular provides Buber with another criterion, that of the «historically possible» which leaves room for the unique: «It is a basic law of methodology not to permit the «firm letter» to be broken down by any general hypothesis based on the comparative history of culture; as long as what is said in that text is historically possible.»

He does lift up the importance of Books and Culture, a fine publication that first appeared in 1995, and aims to be among evangelicals what the New York Review of Books is in the general cCulture, a fine publication that first appeared in 1995, and aims to be among evangelicals what the New York Review of Books is in the general cultureculture.

And as for the general character of thought — patterns peculiar to such groups, a collective or social imagination, or what Castoriadis calls a «social instituting imaginary,» may be needed to explain the differences between cultures and their peculiar destinies (RI 149).

the culture is a general consensus of what has been made as in romans1: 20.

And if the center of our faith is not simply Jesus but Jesus as the Christ — not simply a man trapped within the limitations of his own history, but the creative Word that God speaks throughout his creation — then Christians must be attentive to what God may have to say to them through the general culture and history, regardless of how apparently lacking those may be in credentials for such communication.

argued that all humans could really know was their own experience, and that on the basis of some apparently common features of particular experiences, those who had control of a culture could give names to — could «nominalize» — some general phenomena to organize them for the sake of what would make sense to their own experience.

The arts are good for diagnosis, both because they offer a controlled experience and because they always anticipate what will come later in the general culture.

There is the culture that is out in the open — what's on your website, how you describe your employer brand, etc. — and then there is the culture of how things actually get done, how employees interact with one another, and what the general office vibe is like.

As I said above, I'm happy to debate the merits of what's in front of us, and have people disagree with me, because I'm reasonably sure you (the general you, and you you) care as much about rectifying this scourge of rape culture.

There is no widely agreed definition of what constitutes «a people»; in general, though, the term generally denote [s] a kind of collective identity that is grounded in a shared history and culture and may or may not lay claim to some kind of political recognition as well as a specific territory.

While the elements themselves and what each represents vary from culture to culture, there are general moods and physical processes associated with each element across traditions:

Think of it as Doc and Marty from Back to the Future meets alcohol, abuse, violence, and a never - ending stream of top - notch pop culture references, and you have a general idea of what you're in for.

She's no pushover but Kim isn't ready for much of what follows, whether it's the culture shock, her general unpreparedness, or the stunning revelation that a «six» back home is a solid «nine» here.

When we looked at the culture, what we found was that in general the leadership allowed teacher choice in allotment.

It won't be enough to reverse what Charles Murray views as a vast deterioration of the civic culture in general.

In management consulting, the crucial assumptions are that 1) each organization possesses a unique culture and set of goals; therefore, the same intervention is likely to elicit different results depending on a school's history, organization, personnel, and politics; and 2) suggestions for change should creatively blend knowledge from many different sources — from general organizational theories, from deep insight into the district or schools under study, and from «craft» knowledge of what is likely to improve schools or districts with particular characteristics.

However, we are also able to cross-reference that inference with context: how does the student usually respond to lessons, what is going on at home, what are you noticing in the general social dynamics of the classroom, did they get in an argument with their best friend this morning, did they eat breakfast, did they sleep well, was a new video game released yesterday, is it particularly humid in the building today, what's going on in the general school culture right now, has this student been taking tests all day, are elements like depression or anxiety potentially relevant, or is it just an «off day» for a great student?

I'd like to get people thinking about that, and what it means for their lives and for society and culture in general.

Nope, you have to pay attention and talk to as many people as it takes to figure out what to do next, how to work the game, and get a general feel for the mood and culture in each town.

And it's exactly what Nochlin was saying, that in the general culture the word «artist» means «white man.»

Julie A. Ruterbories, the U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, discusses her experience with bike culture in the Netherlands and what we can learn from it.

And in my experience, those that «sweep problems under the carpet» and have a general culture of excusing poor quality because they are «trying their best that are usually the ones with the greatest gap between the quality they think they are producing and the actual quality of what comes out.

Most Canadian law firms — even more than Canadian businesses in general − have what Bhasin describes as a «white - Canadian - malecentric» culture: low - hierarchy, direct low - context communication, individualistic.

What I want to try to do is create the beacon, or the light toward, developing law firm culture, as in the legal profession culture in general... where they do find a sense of meaning, purpose, connection, joy and want to stay in the profession.

«What I value most about being at King & Spalding is the collegial culture that pervades the practice group and the firm in general.»

It also says much about culture and the general working environment — ask yourself what you will feel happiest in.

It involves getting to know the client companies, what they do, how they operate and the general culture or atmosphere of the workplace.

It's a good idea to look carefully at the job posting, and the hospital website to get a feel for what they are specifically looking for in the person who fills the open position, as well as the general culture of the hospital.

When I first read about Diana Baumrind's parenting styles, I felt that, yes, she has captured the essence of what seems to be the 3 general and pervasive parenting styles in Western culture.