There is undoubtedly a far greater intrinsic value gained from a student's understanding and appreciating the historical context of how they came into existence versus expecting them to memorize each mind-numbing step of the citric acid cycle or every enzyme in the electron transport chain (not that any of us ever had to do that…ahem).
Amongst the respondents, 92.6% (N = 253) of the participants ranked use of narratives as most helpful in appreciating the historical context of research ethics and informed consent in research.
Too many times we have seen a failure by the IPCC to understand or appreciate the historical context from which it came.
But even the critics admit that readers will enjoy the colorful stories of people who overcome great difficulties and they will appreciate the historical contexts of the Battle of Britain, U.S. civil rights movement, the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland and many others.
In its scale and durability only Rome can match China among western empires – though plenty rose and fell, not least Persia, another truly ancient empire whose residual pride we and the Americans constantly fail to appreciate in proper historical context.
Some Christians appreciate the nuances that historical context can offer, while others dismiss that kind of scholarship as irreligious.
His essay put it all together in a very brief historical context, and I appreciated it.
In light of this historical context, one can appreciate the instinct to insist on granting a community-wide and categorical moral approval to gay relationships, especially those that are committed to the Christian virtue of lifelong fidelity (what I take to be the "open and affirming" position).
A final, virtually insurmountable difficulty for American readers will be the lack of a proper cultural and historical context for understanding and appreciating this book.
He did not grasp the historical context well enough to appreciate what those lists of names might mean.
Whether history or autobiography, the annotated version of "The Double Helix" embeds the book firmly in a historical context and lets the reader appreciate how much substance lies deftly hidden beneath the filigree surface.
