Major themes in research at the Experimental Forests and Ranges includes:

Major themes include: self-reference in memes, language, art and logic ; discussions of philosophical issues important in cognitive science / AI ; analogies and what makes something similar to something else ( specifically what makes, for example, an uppercase letter ' A ' recognisable as such ); and lengthy discussions of the work of Robert Axelrod on the prisoner's dilemma and the idea of superrationality.

Major themes in Natsume's works include ordinary people fighting against economic hardship, the conflict between duty and desire ( a traditional Japanese theme ; see giri ), loyalty and group mentality versus freedom and individuality, personal isolation and estrangement, the rapid industrialization of Japan and its social consequences, contempt of Japan's aping of Western culture, and a pessimistic view of human nature.

* Rahman, Fazlur ( 1980 ), Major themes of the Qur ' an, Bibliotheca Islamica, ISBN 0-88297-051-8

Major themes of Northup's campaign was that she was independent of the then-unpopular President Bush, and that she was uniquely able to secure federal funds for Louisville projects.

Major themes of this range of philosophies and teachings include a synthesis of science and religion, evolutionary spirituality, and holistic programs of development for the body, mind, soul, and spirit.

Major themes include the evolution of experimental design, from table-top experiments to today's large-scale collider projects ; accompanying changes in standards of evidence ; and discourse patterns across researchers whose expertise only partially overlaps.

Major themes throughout the work are power, hegemony, resistance and loyalty.

Major changes came in the themes, with the inclusion of folk epics, Sanskrit dramas and created ( imaginary ) stories forming the thematic base.

) Major themes in Out of Control are cybernetics, emergence, self-organization, complex systems and chaos theory and it can be seen as a work of Techno-utopianism.

Major themes in the Sister Fidelma series include:

Major themes of the work include: first love, child and adult sexuality, spirituality, sibling relationships, and coming of age.

Space exploration was intended to be one of the major themes early on during the development of the game, most of which was eclipsed in the final product, save for the prior mentioned Major Tom references and several lesser story elements.

Major themes in his poetry and writings include liberal humanism, human relations, romanticised rebellion of youth, the emergence of and consequent events in Bangladesh, and opposition to religious fundamentalism.

Major themes within non-representational theory include subjectification ; space as a verb ; technologies of being ; embodiment ; and play & excess.

Major themes of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close include trauma, mourning, family, and the struggle between self-destruction and self-preservation.

Major themes in his work include home and family, place, time, sexuality, isolation, and memory.

Major themes include the notion of the self in a totalitarian state, the meaning of life, and the power of love.

Major themes in the series deal with forbidden love, the concept of nature versus nurture, the reactions of different faiths meeting each other, and characters being a mix of good and bad.

Major themes include the development of Bartitsu as a confluence of Edwardian interests in Orientalism, physical culture and criminology ; the use of jujitsu by the Bodyguards of the radical Suffragette movement in London and subsequent spread of Japanese martial arts through Western popular culture ; personality profiles of Barton-Wright himself and the other principal figures of the original Bartitsu craze ; and the connection between Bartitsu and Sherlock Holmes ' baritsu.

Slate notes that Major League Baseball players " can pick several songs as personal themes for their plate appearances, sometimes a rotation of four different tracks a game.

Major recurring themes in the work include loneliness and the dreadful feeling of loss when someone dear dies.

Major recurring themes in the work include euthanasia, necrophilia, decay and loneliness.

Major themes of the book are the social pain and exclusion caused by illegitimacy, the nefarious effects of the demon drink, and the difficulties of romantic attachments outside one's social class.

They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, prior to a game, are included on a starting lineup card or are announced as ex ante substitutes, whether they actually play or not, although, in Major League Baseball, the application of this statistic does not extend to consecutive games played streaks.

The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division.

Their appearance in three consecutive World Series made the Cubs the first Major League club to play three times in the Fall Classic.

Major European orchestras generally use basses with a fifth string, tuned to B three octaves and a semitone below middle C. Players with standard double basses ( E-A-D-G ) typically play the notes below " E " an octave higher.

Beginning with the 2012 Major League Baseball season, they play at Marlins Park in downtown Miami, on the site of the former Orange Bowl.

Tommie Aaron, one of his brothers, also went on to play Major League Baseball.

They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League.

In March 1995, two new franchises — the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays — were awarded by Major League Baseball, to begin play in 1998.

Of the six players with retired numbers, five were retired for their play with the Phillies and one, 42, was universally retired by Major League Baseball when they honored the fiftieth anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking the color barrier.

On December 25, 2008, Sosa announced he intended to unretire and play in the World Baseball Classic and once again test the free agent market in hopes of signing for a Major League ballclub in 2009.

An incident also mentioned was when Major Jenkins had invited Gunners Milligan and Edgington to his bivouac to play some jazz with him, only to discover that the musicianship of the aforementioned gunners was far superior to his own ability to play the military tune ' Whistling Rufus '.

Short was especially receptive to an offer brought up by Arlington, Texas mayor Tom Vandergriff, who had been trying to obtain a Major League sports team to play in the Metroplex for over a decade.

Williams was referring to two of the most famous names in the Negro Leagues, who were not given the opportunity to play in the Major Leagues before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947.

Major League Baseball ( MLB ) is a professional baseball league, consisting of teams that play in the American League and the National League.

In March 1995, two new franchises — the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays — were awarded by Major League Baseball, to begin play in 1998.

Minnie Miñoso was the last Negro league player to play in a Major League game when he appeared in two games for the Chicago White Sox in 1980.

* Zaharoff was one of the inspirations for the unscrupulous arms manufacturer Andrew Undershaft in George Bernard Shaw's play Major Barbara.

He is the last Kansas City A's player to play in a Major League Baseball game.

Boulton also emphasized signing players of Major League Baseball experience for all Atlantic League teams, raising the level of play above other independent leagues.

Bridgeport was the home of Major Leaguer, James " Orator " O ' Rourke, who signed the first African-American to play for a professional baseball team in 1895.

The Rascals began play in 1999 in the Western Division of the Frontier League under manager Jack Clark, pitching coach Greg Mathews, and first-base coach Dick Schofield Jr., all previous Major League Baseball players.

Each team in the league is affiliated with a Major League Baseball team, and most play in their affiliate's spring training facility.