Altruism figures prominently in Buddhism.

In Stephen R. Lawhead's Pendragon Cycle, Aurelianus ( most often referred to as " Aurelius ") figures prominently, along with his brother Uther, in the second book of the series, Merlin.

Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature.

Myths in which Ea figures prominently have been found in Assurbanipal's library, and in the Hattusas archive in Hittite Anatolia.

Love poetry, often of a tragic or regretful nature, prominently figures in many folk traditions.

Mattie, while talented, is naïve and apparently somewhat unstable ; she has an apparent electra complex and declares that she will only refer to Urquhart as ' Daddy ', a word that later figures prominently in Urquhart's painful flashbacks of her.

However, Christ cannot be singled out immediately among the gathering figures in the foreground, whereas Simon stands out quite prominently.

She also figures prominently in the commemorations on Lazarus Saturday ( the day before Palm Sunday ).

In the German-speaking states Michael Denis made the first full translation in 1768, inspiring the proto-nationalist poets Klopstock and Goethe, whose own German translation of a portion of Macpherson's work figures prominently in a climactic scene of The Sorrows of Young Werther ( 1774 ).

Frederick II of Prussia ( the Great ) figures prominently for having made very efficient use of the limited forces at his disposal, though Napoleon is perhaps the central figure.

Consequently the eating of matzo figures prominently in the Passover Seder.

This use of the ACAT acronym is reminiscent of another ACAT ( for Acquisition Category ) used in US Defense industry procurements, in which Risk Management figures prominently in decision making and planning.

The Anti-Somoza revolution itself figures prominently into the plot of the game as well, being described within the game's narrative as being started by the fictional KGB agent Vladimir Zadornov in order to make Nicaragua a communist state so the Soviet Union could force the United States out of Central America entirely.

* The song figures prominently in a plotline on the daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope in October 1988 when villain Max Dubujax plants a bomb in a music box that plays the tune.

Turmeric figures prominently in the bridal beautification ceremonies of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

As a result, seafood figures prominently in their cuisine.

It created a general right to privacy ( Griswold v. Connecticut ), limited the role of religion in public school ( most prominently Engel v. Vitale and Abington School District v. Schempp ), incorporated most guarantees of the Bill of Rights against the States — prominently Mapp v. Ohio ( the exclusionary rule ) and Gideon v. Wainwright ( right to appointed counsel ),— and required that criminal suspects be apprised of all these rights by police ( Miranda v. Arizona ); At the same time, however, the Court limited defamation suits by public figures ( New York Times v. Sullivan ) and supplied the government with an unbroken run of antitrust victories.

The Zohar figures prominently in the mysticism of Chabad.

Clothing figures prominently in the Bible where it appears in numerous contexts, the more prominent ones being: the story of Adam and Eve, Joseph's cloak, Judah and Tamar, Mordecai and Esther.

Yaroslav figures prominently in the Norse Sagas under the name of Jarisleif the Lame ; his legendary lameness ( probably resulting from an arrow wound ) was corroborated by the scientists who examined his remains.

Historic Telluride figures prominently in Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day.

The Stone of Scone figures prominently in Das Königsprojekt, a 1974 novel by the German writer Carl Amery.

Conrad's army was the first to enter the Byzantine territory in the summer of 1147, and it figures more prominently in the Byzantine sources, which imply that it was the most troublesome of the two.

The Queen figures prominently in the later books of Michael Jecks ' Knights Templar Mysteries series.

Contemporary hypnotism makes use of a wide variety of different forms of suggestion including: direct verbal suggestions, " indirect " verbal suggestions such as requests or insinuations, metaphors and other rhetorical figures of speech, and non-verbal suggestion in the form of mental imagery, voice tonality, and physical manipulation.

The castle was home to several notable figures during its time as a mental institution, including Ludwig Schumann, the second youngest son of the famous composer Robert Schumann and Ernst Baumgarten, one of the original inventors of the airship.

Das Magdeburger Ehrenmal ( the Magdeburg cenotaph ), by Ernst Barlach was declared to be degenerate art due to the " deformity " and emaciation of the figures — corresponding to Nordau's theorized connection between " mental and physical degeneration.

The late Baroque Austrian sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt turned to Neoclassicism in mid-career, shortly before he appears to have suffered some kind of mental crisis, after which he retired to the country and devoted himself to the highly distinctive " character heads " of bald figures pulling extreme facial expressions.

In the comedy-drama Teachers, he partially reprised his Custer role from Little Big Man, portraying a mental patient mistaken for a substitute teacher, who dresses up as various historical figures ( including Abe Lincoln, Ben Franklin and Custer in his final scene ) to teach his pupils, who learn more from him than from the actual teachers.

In addition to Alice's education in the real world of low rent criminal justice, distinctive features of the Wonderland courtroom include respectful treatment of the mental health concerns of both defendants and the authority figures ( judges and lawyers ) faced with the contradictions of the system and the multicultural nature of Toronto society.

have recently shown that when a cylindrical " head " was added to Shepard and Metzler's line drawings of 3D block figures, participants were quicker and more accurate at solving mental rotation problems.

She is a committed, rule-abiding young woman who does everything authority figures tell her to do, and is therefore fatally vulnerable to being hypnotized by Drusilla ( Juliet Landau ), an insane vampire with extraordinary mental abilities who kills Kendra easily.

* Arthur Hiller's 1984 comedy-drama Teachers features Little Big Man cast member Richard Mulligan partially reprising his Custer role as Herbert Gower, an outpatient from a mental institution who is accidentally put in charge of a U. S. History class and teaches his pupils while impersonating historical figures such as Custer, but also Abe Lincoln and Ben Franklin amongst others.

Examples of figures from mental rotation tests.

* ( 1996b ) " Changes in figures and changes in grounds: A note on change predicates, mental spaces, and scalar norms.

Dr J. Guislain Museum was inaugurated within the walls of this institute: it offers a survey of the evolution in mental health care and highlights the figures of Dr J. Guislain and Canon P. J.

* Little Big Man, a 1970 western by Arthur Penn in which Richard Mulligan originated the portrayal of General Custer he partially reprises in Teachers, as mental patient Herbert Gower, who teaches his pupils while impersonating historical figures such as Custer, but also Abe Lincoln and Ben Franklin amongst others ( see above ).

* Investigation: To derive from these scientifically ascertained facts and figures, conclusions which may aid all public health and social agencies in the study of problems of maternal and infant mortality, child-labor, mental and physical defects and delinquence in relation to the practice of reckless parentage.

In prison he had been able to sketch nothing but figures from life, his guards, his companions in misery.

The figures have been executed so skillfully that one senses a great feeling of life and movement.

It can be said of late phase mannerist painting in Florence, that the city that had early breathed life into statuary with the works of masters like Donatello and Michelangelo, was still so awed by them that it petrified the poses of figures in painting.

While by 1600 the Baroque elsewhere was beginning to give life to painted figures, Florence was painting two-dimensional statues.

The storyline saw viewing figures peaking at 13. 3 million, and the episode on 2 April 2007, where Tracy was found guilty of Charlie's murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, was watched by 12. 6 million viewers.

Like many other Chinese historical figures, Chiang used several names throughout his life.

The imperial gallon is used in everyday life ( and in advertising ) in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and less frequently in Canada, including alongside litres per 100 km in advertisements and other official publications for expressing fuel economy figures in miles per gallon.

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* Alasdair Ross discusses that all the Scottish harp figures were copied from foreign drawings and not from life, in "' Harps of Their Owne Sorte '?

At the same time scenes of ordinary life with moral, political or satirical content became often the main vehicle for expressive interplay between figures in painting, whether given a modern or historical setting.

Exceptions include Lloyd's of London, which is famous for insuring the life or health of actors, sports figures and other famous individuals.

An incident at PJC illustrated Robinson's impatience with authority figures he perceived as racist — a character trait that would resurface repeatedly in his life.

In 2009, Voight played Jonas Hodges, the villain, in the seventh season of the hit Fox drama 24, a role that many argue is based on real life figures Alfried Krupp, Johann Rall and Erik Prince.

The Abyssinian maid is derived from many figures in Coleridge's life, including women who Coleridge admired in some way: Charlotte Brent, Catherine Clarkson, Mary Morgan, and Dorothy Wordsworth.

In 1945, he became a Dramaturg at the Bavarian State Opera and there, as one of the few internationally-recognized figures who had survived untainted by any collaboration with the Nazi regime, he became a vital figure in the rebuilding of ( West ) German musical life.

Weber Sr .' s involvement in public life immersed his home in both politics and academia, as his salon welcomed many prominent scholars and public figures.

The last surviving title from the notorious and critically acclaimed EC Comics line, the magazine offers satire on all aspects of life and popular culture, politics, entertainment, and public figures.

In contrast to the figures discussed in this section thus far, David Hume lived a relatively quiet life that had settled down to a relatively stable social and political structure.

NDEs include one or more of the following experiences: a sense of being dead ; an out-of-body experience ; a sensation of floating above one's body and seeing the surrounding area ; a sense of overwhelming love and peace ; a sensation of moving upwards through a tunnel or narrow passageway ; meeting deceased relatives or spiritual figures ; encountering a being of light, or a light ; experiencing a life review ; reaching a border or boundary ; and a feeling of being returned to the body, often accompanied by reluctance.

He immersed himself both into the academic and cultural life of pre-war Czechoslovakia and established close relationships with a number of Czech poets and literary figures.

Milošević didn't respond to the platform considering it unconstitutional as political relations within the federal state got strained to a maximum especially against the backdrop of the assassination wave of figures from top political, criminal, and state business circles in both republics ( Željko " Arkan " Ražnatović, Pavle Bulatović, Žika Petrović, and Goran Žugić as well two attempts on the life of opposition politician Vuk Drašković ).

Indeed these views continued throughout his life as he associated himself with other key political figures such as Eva Gore Booth.

He returned to New York City in 1951 to answer questions concerning his association with organized crime figures and the accusations followed him for the rest of his life.

He gained fame only during the last years of his life, but is now considered one of the foremost figures of Polish literature.

Other philosophers, theorists, and schools of thought in this era were Mozi, founder of Mohism ; Mencius, a famous Confucian who expanded upon Confucius ' legacy ; Shang Yang and Han Fei, responsible for the development of ancient Chinese Legalism ( the core philosophy of the Qin Dynasty ); and Xun Zi, who was arguably the center of ancient Chinese intellectual life during his time, even more so than iconic intellectual figures such as Mencius.