Word: concepting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...greatest irony of the concept of Utopia is that people are still searching for it when, at the dawn of the 21st century, most citizens of the world's industrial democracies are already living in one. Does anyone doubt that if we could communicate with any person--even the wealthiest and most privileged--who lived much before 1900, and told them that we live in a time when even ordinary people have clean clothes and houses, nutritious food and potable water with which to bathe and cook, the freedom to quit any job we dislike, the ability to hear symphonic...
...seems that a key concept of First Nights is "creation in performance." Can you explain that idea...
What's responsible for our schedule? Well, the easy answer is reading period--the ten day period before finals when classes and extra-curricular activities end, but students are expected to remain at school to work on final projects. A fine concept, but in practice, who likes reading period, anyway? Students sure don't. Who actually does "reading" during reading period? Even if I did choose to study, half of my TF's leave in January anyway. Yes, reading period gives us time to work on term papers. But other schools seem to do just fine without it. If kids...
...question is one of normalcy (to borrow a phrase from the Harding administration). I would hold that our concept of normalcy in behavior and emotional well-being is narrowing, making the once merely overly rambunctious dog (or child) now a victim of an unfortunate psychological disease. To bring these unfortunate souls into the envelope of normalcy again, all that is needed is a little green meanie. But this sort of socially constructed and varying conception of normalcy brings up legitimate ethical problems...
...incredibly smart guy. I think he's hysterical. I think his movies - obviously he's constructed more conventional vehicles for himself, but he's always had incredibly funny moments in his movies and I think his new movie is actually a step beyond. There's more of a concept to it than his other movies. There's a world in there. He worked harder on it than any other script. I hope critics cut him some slack...