FILOSOFAVIMAS KAIP PASIRUOŠIMAS MIRČIAI by Skirmantas Jankauskas

“…Greek philosophy in its turn looks for a positive solution of the conflict by the way of subordinating knowledge to destiny. This concern of the Greek philosophy is reflected by the idea of philosophizing as the way to approach death. …”
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Masculin/féminin dans la culture étrusque : un cas limite by Sophie Pérard

“…Ornaments are worn during precise stages of the human destiny, related to its metamorphoses, in all the moments of transformation of the body, which correspond to changes of statuses (rites of passage): so many limits to be crossed… Moreover, if one assesses the modality of the uses of ornaments, revealing a true system in harmony with Etruscan cosmology, one observes a specific operation, of which one of the salient points would be an indeterminacy of gender: the majority of men and women share the same elements. …”
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Landscapes as Narrative Commentary in Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West by Dianne C. Luce

“…This study argues that in Blood Meridian (1985) McCarthy creates landscape scenes that function as narrative commentary on the Glanton gang’s Indian-fighting, on America’s pursuit of Manifest Destiny, and on humanity’s innate aptitude for violence. …”
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Yorùbá Values and the Environment by John Ayọtunde Iṣọla Bẹwaji

“…It argues that in contrast with the Judeo-Christian tradition of environmental anthropomorphic domination as the destiny of humanity or American pragmatism which encourages no stable traditions of values but what conduces to desired ends, the Yorùbá value system is by far more advanced in being more eco-respecting, eco-friendly and geared toward sustainable human habitation in a world in which he/she constitutes one small fraction of sentience. …”
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PYOTR BITSILLI IN THE PHILOSOPHICAL “CONVERSATION” OF RUSSIA ABROAD by D. V. RATUSHINA

“…It was a literary dispute on the nature of “national” and the destiny of Russian culture between Russian emigration thinkers. …”
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Being an assistant to a shaman by Tanka Subba

“…He says that to become a shaman is a destiny and the signs of becoming one start to show quite early in childhood in the form of abnormal behaviour in specific cycles of months and on partaking of certain foods. …”
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L’itinéraire d’Adelbert von Chamisso : de l’hybride à l’universel by Vera Gandelman-Terekhov

“…This article explores the notion of hybridity which applies both to Chamisso’s unique destiny, at the crossroads of French and German culture, and to his unclassifiable work Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte (1814). …”
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W.S. Merwin’s Search for Walt Whitman, Whoever He Was by Ed Folsom

“…Critics have long assumed that Merwin had a primarily negative attitude toward Whitman’s poetry, viewing him as a spokesperson for the U.S.’s embrace of manifest destiny and its catastrophic ecological impact. Some of Merwin’s dismissive attitude toward Whitman was inherited from two of Merwin’s acknowledged poetic mentors, Ezra Pound and T.S. …”
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La Société des Américanistes de Paris : une société savante au service de l’américanisme by Christine Laurière

“…In the second part, it discusses Paul Rivet’s strong commitment in the destiny of the Society and shows how he decidedly helped to expand its international influence. …”
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Dispersion of the Yorùbá to the Americas: A Fatalist Hermeneutics of Orí in the Yorùbá Cosmos – Reading from Tutuoba: Salem’s Black Shango Slave Queen by Emmanuel Adeniyi

“…Being a predestining agent, I examined the role of orí (destiny) within the context of rigid fatalism and its textualisation in Prince Justice’s Tutuoba: Salem’s Black Shango Slave Queen. …”
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De (re)conto e (des)encanto: uma leitura de Fita verde no cabelo by Elvya Ribeiro Pereira

“…Based on reflection about oral tradition, narrative and memory, denial of the contemporary world experience, we aim to show how the tale of Guimarães questions the protagonist’s trajectory, Green-Ribbon, unfolds in a symbiosis with speechfact of a narrator plotting the destiny of this legendary girl, now in a dramatic situation, evoking gestures and archetypes that escape through the spaces of her disenchanted consciousness. …”
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Le biopic du sportif américain by Rémi Fontanel

“…These cinematographic epics are steeped in such values as perseverance, sacrifice, belief in destiny, boldness, courage, etc., the man behind the athlete existing only in relation to the particular community he represents, challenges or dreams to fit in. …”
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God's omnipotence and human freedom by A. van de Beek

“…What is this history in respect to God’s aim and the destiny of humankind? We should be reluctant to accept easy solutions. …”
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Le Guyana: "Land of Six Peoples" ou "One People, One Nation" ? by Léna Loza

“…Guyana is referred to as both "Land of Six Peoples," a phrase extracted from the national anthem, or "One People, One Nation, One Destiny," the national motto. Using such opposite expressions to talk about one and the same country highlights meaningful divergences as regards Guyanese people’s viewpoints about what their society should be. …”
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A critical evaluation of religious syncretism among the Igbo Christians of Nigeria by E.C. Anizoba

“…Besides the belief in ritualistic charms, many Igbo/Igbo-speaking Christians consult diviners for various reasons, including security and prosperity, causes of illness and death, ways of preserving life, as well as to discern the mind of God about one’s future and destiny. Moreover, traditional oath-taking among other African traditional religious practices is common among many Igbo Christians. …”
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Ièu, Bancel, oficièr d’Empèri, una singularitat literària by Daniel Ollive

“…These three officers have a common destiny: seized by doubt in the face of the course of History, initially irresolute, they gradually forge their own conviction and end up leaving the army to obey their brand new conscience. …”
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La mort vivante ou le corps intercesseur (société maure-islam malékite) by Corinne Fortier

“…This shows that the living can also influence the destiny of the dead, ultimately decided by God.…”
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La construction du Maghreb au défi du partenariat euro-méditerranéen de l’Union européenne by Abdelwahab Biad

“…The article notes first, the failure of cooperation among members of a «community of destiny» unable to define itself in either economic or political terms and confronted by various technical barriers which impede progress towards Maghreb integration. …”
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INFORMAÇÃO TURÍSTICA: DMC TURISMO SERRA DA ESTRELA by MANUEL SALGADO, ADÉLIA GODINHO, EVA MILHEIRO

“…O artigo estuda a importância da informação turística e a necessidade de estruturação de uma rede de organizações turísticas na região da Serra da Estrela através de uma plataforma de base tecnológica, que será desenvolvida por uma Destiny Management Company (DMC). O projecto DMC Turismo Serra da Estrela pretende constituir-se como uma plataforma tecnológica de trabalho para a comunidade turística, com vista à sua melhor organização e a um funcionamento eficiente em rede, partilhando conhecimento e experiências relevantes a nível regional, gerando valor acrescentado para o reconhecimento da importância das redes no Turismo nesta região. …”
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Ethnic identity features in convicted migrants with recidivist behavior: development of tolerance among convicted migrants to other ethnic groups by O. S. Dzhumabaev, M. V. Iontseva

“…By the end of adolescence, a person develops ethnic identity that affects their future destiny. The purpose of the study is to analyze formation of ethnic identity features in convicted migrants and development of tolerance among them. …”
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