Commentators such as Leo Strauss have gone so far as to name Machiavelli as the deliberate originator of modernity itself.

Commentators such as Paul Kocher, John D. Rateliff and C. W. Sullivan encourage readers to treat the works separately, both because The Hobbit was conceived, published, and received independently of the later work, and also to prevent the reader from having false expectations of tone and style dashed.

Commentators observed the failures and some air forces, such as the Luftwaffe, concentrated their efforts upon direct support of the troops.

Commentators argued traditional banking regulation contained the “ seeds of its own destruction ” by “ distorting competition ” and “ creating gaps between cost and price .” In particular, by establishing “ cartel profits ” traditional bank regulation led nonbank competitors to develop products that could compete with bank deposits and loans to gain part of such profits.

Commentators such as Stephanus of Byzantium suggest that this Aithaia was in Laconia, thus indicating a large-scale uprising in the region.

Commentators have assembled these into various possible translations ( such as " Iron Star-flame " or " Iron of the Flaming Star "), but Tolkien did not give a definitive translation.

Commentators such as Barlow ( 1994 ) have argued that digital copyright is fundamentally different and will remain persistently difficult to enforce ; others such as Stallman ( 1996 ) have argued that the Internet deeply undermines the economic rationale for copyright in the first place.

Commentators, such as the historian Richard Pipes, the philosopher Michael Polanyi, and the economists such as Paul Craig Roberts or Sheldon L. Richman, have argued that War communism was actually an attempt immediately to eliminate private property, commodity production and market exchange, and in that way to implement communist economics, and that the Bolshevik leaders expected an immediate and large scale increase in economic output.

Commentators ascribed her victory to a strong personal vote, decisive in a campaign dominated by issues such as the Iraq war, criticism of Tony Blair and a leap in council tax caused by periodic revaluation of property values.

Commentators note that people who have a low body image will try to alter their bodies in some way, such as by dieting or undergoing cosmetic surgery.

Commentators often use the term " exceptionalism " to describe surprising developments in economic progress, such as the economic growth of post-World War II Western Europe or the ability of Sweden to generate small-business growth while maintaining high levels of taxation.

Commentators noted that many of the facts of such incidents seemed to change, often with exaggerated media reports.

Commentators wondered if the Jets ' huge margin of victory was a way of retaliating against the Bucs for such poor sportsmanship, but the Jets and their coaches denied that there had been any conscious effort to run the score up.

* Commentators such as Hans Moravec argue that humanity will eventually be supplanted and replaced by artificial intelligence or other forms of artificial life ; others such as Kevin Warwick point to the possibility of humans evolving by linking with technology ; while others have argued that humanity will inevitably experience a technological singularity, and furthermore that this outcome is desirable ( see singularitarianism ).

Commentators have posited that such a " hostile " approach to the issues of church and state were a substantial cause of the breakdown of democracy and the onset of civil war.

Commentators such as Tim Watson claimed that Ablett had " become obsessed with the whole idea of going out there and being the best player " in order to win the Brownlow Medal.

Commentators such as Clare Dyer ( journalist at The Guardian ) have spoken of a legal aid ' crisis ' in regard to trainees.

* Sorabji, R., ( 2005 ), The Philosophy of the Commentators, 200-600 AD, Cornell University Press.

Commentators have questioned whether Obama, who was elected the first black President of the United States, is black enough, as his mother was white American, and his father was a black Kenyan immigrant.

Commentators from a variety of backgrounds have described Dianetics as an example of pseudoscience — that is, information presented as scientific that fails to meet the basic criteria for science.

Commentators have suggested a variety of reasons for the decline of classical deism.

Commentators argue that Husserl's notion of noema has nothing to do with Frege's notion of sense, because noemata are necessarily fused with noeses which are the conscious activities of consciousness.

Commentators said that while he had the most political experience among prospective candidates ( over Bush and Elizabeth Dole ) and potential grassroots support among conservatives, his campaign was hampered by the legacy of his vice-presidency.

Commentators on news stories involving stocks are often required to disclose any ownership interest in those corporations or in its competitors.

Commentators generally agree that, in the event molecular nanotechnology were developed, mankind should permit self-replication only under very controlled or " inherently safe " conditions.

Commentators have taken very different approaches to Machiavelli, and not always agreed.

Commentators, as early as the Classical era, on have excused Noah ’ s excessive drinking because he was considered to be the first wine drinker, the first person to discover the soothing, consoling, and enlivening effects of wine.

Commentators have become important in communicating the relevance of the characters ' actions to the story at hand, filling in past details and pointing out subtle actions that may otherwise go unnoticed.

Commentators differ in their views of which of these forms were most important and the degree to which the new music was a re-branding of African American rhythm and blues for a white market, or a new hybrid of black and white forms.

Commentators have traditionally perceived a decline of rock and roll in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Commentators in the 21st century have on the whole regarded Scott more positively, emphasising his personal bravery and stoicism while acknowledging his errors, but ascribing his expedition's fate primarily to misfortune.

Commentators starting with A. Arthur Schiller assert that trades secrets were protected under Roman law by a claim known as, “ actio servi corrupti ,” interpreted as an “ action for making a slave worse ” ( or an action for corrupting a servant ).

Commentators attributed these price increases to many factors, including reports from the United States Department of Energy and others showing a decline in petroleum reserves, worries over peak oil, Middle East tension, and oil price speculation.

Commentators have sometimes expressed concern that United States military and diplomatic interventions in the Middle East and elsewhere might lead, or perhaps has already led, to the existence of American satellite states.

De Palma has encouraged and fostered the filmmaking careers of directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Mark Romanek and Keith Gordon.

While it ’ s true that the top television and film actors have become movie and television stars, musicians and pop singers that become pop stars, or athletes that become sports stars often become celebrities, the other professionals that play a more peripheral role in the entertainment sphere, such as television, music, and film directors and producers, screenwriters, playwrights, and animators are less likely to attain celebrity status ( albeit there are some exceptions, such as directors Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino and animator Seth MacFarlane ).

Other defining recordings include " Sugar Town ", the 1967 number one " Somethin ' Stupid " ( a duet with her father ), the title song from the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, several collaborations with Lee Hazlewood such as " Jackson ", and her cover of Cher's " Bang Bang ( My Baby Shot Me Down )", which features during the opening sequence of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.

* In the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino, the " basterds " are members of OSS, although no such OSS unit ever actually existed.

Artists such as Maurice Quentin de La Tour and Rosalba Carriera have been using pastels to create masterpieces as far back as 1703.

One of the few critics to praise the film was Roger Ebert, and in fact, the film's reputation has grown in recent years, with many noting its uncompromising vision as well as its anticipation of the violent black comedy which became famous in the works of such directors as David Lynch and Quentin Tarantino.

" Quentin knows, because he's such a movie buff, that when you hear a disc jockey's voice in my pictures, it's always me, sometimes doing different voices ," said Bogdanovich.

In the United Kingdom, the history of political thought has been a particular focus since the late 1960s and is associated especially with the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge, where until recently such scholars as John Dunn and Quentin Skinner studied European political thought in its historical context, emphasizing the emergence and development of such concepts as the state and freedom.

A general Allied retreat followed, resulting in more clashes such as the Battle of Le Cateau, the Siege of Maubeuge and the Battle of St. Quentin ( Guise ).

Wise's use and mention of time in this film would find echos in later noir films such as Stanley Kubrick's The Killing and Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.

This includes films such as Nine, All Good Things and Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.

Along his 40 year long career, Keitel has established a solid collaboration with some directors such as: Martin Scorsese ( 5 ), Paul Auster ( 3 ), Quentin Tarantino ( 3 ), James Toback ( 3 ), Jane Campion ( 2 ), Abel Ferrara ( 2 ), Brad Mirman ( 2 ), Manuel Pradal ( 2 ), Alan Rudolph ( 2 ), Ridley Scott ( 2 ), Jon Turteltaub ( 2 ), and Wayne Wang ( 2 ).

While many critics have tried to reconstruct the truth behind the shifting narratives, or to show that such a reconstruction cannot be done with certainty or even that there are factual and logical inconsistencies that cannot be overcome, some critics have stated that, fictional truth being an oxymoron, it is best to take the story as a given, and regard it on the level of myth and archetype, a fable that allows us to glimpse the deepest levels of the unconscious and thus better understand the people who accept ( and are ruled by ) that myth — Southerners in general and Quentin Compson in particular.

Politically motivated bands such as MDC and 7 Seconds in the U. S. were also introducing anti-homophobia messages into their songs at this time and, in a more personal vein, bands such as the Nip Drivers were including songs such as " Quentin ", dedicated to Quentin Crisp, on their albums.

It includes features on selected male fashion labels ; style photos of the latest male fahions ; reports on male trend icons, such as Quentin Tarantino, the director of " Kill Bill "; and product information on the latest sneakers in town.

Amongst those known to have lived locally and frequented public houses in the area such as the Fitzroy Tavern and the Wheatsheaf are Augustus John, Quentin Crisp, Dylan Thomas, Aleister Crowley, the racing tipster Prince Monolulu, Nina Hamnett and George Orwell.

His books and exhibitions, his " topographic work ", such as The New Industrial Parks, Nevada, San Quentin Point, Candlestick Point ( 84 photographs documenting a public space near Candlestick Park, ruined by natural detritus and human intervention ), expose the crisis of technology and define both objectivity and the role of the artist in photographs.