When Heidegger and Sartre speak of a contrast between being and existence, they may be right, I don't know, but their language is too philosophical for me.

Whatever pole of this contrast one emphasizes and whatever the tension between these two approaches to understanding the artistic imagination, it will be readily seen that they are not mutually exclusive, that they belong together.

I take the central meaning here to be the contrast between the drab empty quality of life without literature and a life enriched by it.

A red filter, Zeiss barrier filter with the code ( Schott ) designation BG 23, was also used in the ocular lens assembly as it improved the contrast between specific and nonspecific fluorescence.

By contrast, even experienced linguists commonly know no more of the range of possibilities in tone systems than the over-simple distinction between register and contour languages.

For the illusion of depth created by the contrast between the affixed material and everything else gives way immediately to an illusion of forms in bas-relief, which gives way in turn, and with equal immediacy, to an illusion that seems to contain both -- or neither.

In Pimen's cell the soft prayers of the monks, heard from offstage, not only help to set the scene but emphasize the contrast between young Grigori's thoughts and his situation.

Pip imagines how Estella would look down upon Joe's hands, roughened by work in the smithy, and the deliberate contrast between her white hands and his blackened ones is made to symbolize the opposition of values between which Pip struggles -- idleness and work, artificiality and naturalness, gentility and commonness, coldness and affection -- in fact, between Satis House and the forge.

But there was a contrast even more decisive than a hunger for fact between the Trial in Jerusalem and those in Moscow and New York.

There was considerable contrast between this Mulligan performance and that of Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, who are able to generate a tremendous sound for such a small group.

The contrast between the roles of these gods is reflected in the adjectives Apollonian and Dionysian.

The contrast between the " careful control against the almost inconceivable perversion of his scheme " and " the ridiculousness of the proposal " create a situation in which the reader has " to consider just what perverted values and assumptions would allow such a diligent, thoughtful, and conventional man to propose so perverse a plan ".

In contrast, the largest North American community north of the circle, Sisimiut ( Greenland ), has approximately 5, 000 inhabitants, while between Canada and the USA, Barrow, Alaska is the largest settlement with circa 4, 000 inhabitants.

However, there is an interesting contrast between the belief that exposure of signs to a hearing infant will aid them in language development, whereas a deaf infant at times must show the inability to learn an oral language before they are taught sign language.

By the standards of 19th century tycoons, Carnegie was not a particularly ruthless man but a humanitarian with enough acquisitiveness to go in the ruthless pursuit of money ; on the other hand, the contrast between his life and the lives of many of his own workers and of the poor, in general, was stark.

This was in marked contrast to the four attempts at political union between 1606 and 1689, which all failed owing to a lack of political will in both kingdoms.

The contrast between a high level of education and a low level of political rights was particularly great in Aarau, and the city refused to send troops to defend the Bernese border.

Anne does not want to accept the invitation, but Charlotte convinces her to do so to heighten the contrast between the older woman and the young teenager.

By contrast, evidence based on the textual differences between the Septuagint and the Masoretic Text has been used to argue that the context of the MT truly does depict a historical Jeremiah.

The contrast between common law and civil law systems is elaborated in " Contrasts between common law and civil law systems " and " Alternatives to common law systems ", below.

The contrast between civil law and common law legal systems has become increasingly blurred, with the growing importance of jurisprudence ( similar to case law but not binding ) in civil law countries, and the growing importance of statute law and codes in common law countries.

This contrast is brought out in issues such as voluntary euthanasia-a pure consequentialist would see no moral difference between allowing a patient to die by, for example, withholding food ; switching off their life-support machine ; or actively killing them with harmful drugs.

Although a moderate box-office success, grossing $ 58 million domestically on an estimated $ 45 million budget, it was panned by critics, many of whom disliked the film's abrupt contrast between actual comedy and tragic melodrama.

This is in contrast to the film's poor box-office reception when it was released in domestic cinema.

The Colorstream color science tool allows DPs to manipulate, store and retrieve printer lights, contrast, saturation and explore special looks they develop with the film's colorist prior to shooting.

In contrast to the stage version, the film's story takes place entirely in Toyland, which is inhabited by Mother Goose ( Virginia Karns ) and other well known fairy tale characters.

Southern's tenuous financial position was in contrast to that of his creative partners, who became wealthy thanks to the film's commercial success.

By contrast, the film's swashbuckling music by John Debney has been critically acclaimed, and compared with the works of Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

The film's total domestic theatrical gross was $ 3, 566, 637, making it a box office bomb in contrast with its $ 32 million production budget.

* Black hat ( film ), a film's villain or bad guy, especially one literally wearing a black hat in a western, in contrast to the hero's white hat

In contrast, Janet Maslin of The New York Times criticized the film's " blowhardiness " and superficial treatment of apocalyptic fears.

In contrast, while one reviewer for Films in Review, like Ebert, argued the film resembles the original and abandons its plot when the gremlins arrive, he also felt the film's appeal could be found partly in its self-consciousness of these facts and its in-jokes and satire.

Though Jones and Stirling were considered great golfers in their day, the big contrast between Sparks and the film's star, Jim Caviezel, who played Bobby Jones, was that Sparks was once a great player with much promise, though it was never completely fulfilled, and Caviezel had never picked up a golf club in his life.

" Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times praised the performances of Caine, Duvall and Osment but said " Almost all the film's peripheral characters, from Walter's mother and her boyfriend to a family of grasping relatives, are clichéd in an overly broad, unfunny way that is unpleasant in itself and a marked contrast to the more nuanced performances of the trio of leads.

Richard Barsam writes the film's " essential contrast is between myths and stereotypes of Jews and the Nazi ideal of a " master race ," between the alleged inferiority of the Jews and the superiority of the Germans.

The western pediment has Apollo as the central figure, " majestic " and " remote ", presiding over a battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, in strong contrast to that of the eastern pediment for its depiction of violent action, and described by D. E. Strong as the " most powerful piece of illustration " for a hundred years.

In contrast, in China and those areas to which Chinese cultural influence spread, the depiction of Budai ( who lived during the 10th c. CE ) is consistently short and round.

This depiction was to serve as a contrast to the long, flowing silver hair of the game's lead antagonist, Sephiroth.

There is speculation that this was a result of its depiction of a " deserving, beautiful, moral, well-mannered Welshwoman ", in stark contrast to The Blue Books ' depiction of Welsh women as having questionable morals.

In contrast to Duccio's regal depiction of the Virgin in the Maesta and Simone's Annunciation with a scene that appears supernatural, the Birth of the Virgin is notable for Pietro's representation of the Virgin in a corporeal setting.

Amazing is the accuracy of the marine currents and winds in contrast to the nearly phantasylike depiction of the inner parts of Africa ( unknown to the Europeans until 1877 ).

The song's lyrics offer a satirical view of young, self-righteous Americans ( So you been to school / For a year or two / And you know you ’ ve seen it all / In daddy ’ s car / Thinkin ’ you ’ ll go far ...) and contrast such a lifestyle with a brutal depiction of the Pol Pot regime of Cambodia ( Well you ’ ll work harder / With a gun inside your back / For a bowl of rice a day / Slave or soldier / Till you starve / Then your head is skewered on a stake ).

In contrast to Kimura's depiction of her as a pervert, she stressed her love for Ishida.

One of the reasons for Dora Edinger's biography was to contrast her identification as being " mentally ill ", which at the time was considered defamatory, with a depiction of Pappenheim as a philanthropist and advocate of women's rights.

In stark contrast Weidman choreographed a series called Atavisms which consisted of three pieces: Lynch town, a choreographic depiction of a carnal and bloodthirsty mob acting like vultures about to devour their prey, " Bargain Counter ", and " Stock Exchange ".

* EVFs provide a more accurate depiction of the contrast and tonal qualities that will appear in the final image.

In contrast to the usual regal and austere depiction of Elizabeth I ( such as Glenda Jackson's portrayal in the 1971 television drama Elizabeth R ), Miranda Richardson's portrayal is childish, spoiled and silly, possessing a fiery temper.

The evolution of Samura's style can be seen particularly in this story arc: gone are the elaborate " death murals " and the stronger focus on inking denotes a preference for ' hard ' technique in contrast to ' soft ' depiction ( very little penciling ).

" In contrast, an IGN reviewer of Soul Reaver 2 felt Raziel's ( and Kain's ) dialogue was overdone, stating that " overwritten text makes them sound like caffeine-imbued English students verbally jousting in their first semester in college ", but liked the advancement and rebalancing of Raziel's personality and aggressiveness, and enjoyed his depiction, stating that he " looks magnificently decripid.

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In contrast, French art of the period often depicted women with low necklines and slender corsets ; however, the mutilation by the French royal family of the Correggio depiction of Leda and the Swan and their apparent destruction of the famous Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo paintings of the same subject, show that nudity could be controversial in France also.

" Mrs. Ruth's support for the real-life Aaron is in stark contrast to her depiction in the 2001 TV-movie 61 *, in which she was portrayed as not wanting her husband's record of 60 home runs in a season to be broken.

In a contrast with her comic book depiction, Blackfire also has the ability to fly.

Leslie and Sarah represent many things, including a literal depiction of evolution and progress and an ideal of a relationship that works in stark contrast to Nancy and Charlie's relationship.

In contrast to the Cylinder's depiction of Nabonidus as an illegitimate ruler who ruined his country, the reign of Nabonidus was largely peaceful, he was recognised as a legitimate king and he undertook a variety of building projects and military campaigns commensurate with his claim to be " the king of Babylon, the universe, and the four corners the Earth.