Sentence examples for concept of destiny from inspiring English sources
"Before I went to India," he says, "I found the concept of destiny rather restrictive – a way to keep people in their place and reinforce the caste system.
The concept of destiny in Baltic religion has not, however, resulted in passive resignation or quietism but rather full exploitation of opportunities within the limits set by it.
The thing you have to understand about Newt is that he is, by training and temperament, an avid historian, and he is as true a believer as you will ever find in the concept of destiny.
After spending a lot of time falling asleep at the library while facing the philosophy books, I determined that the concept of destiny is a construct that allows man a gentle release from facing the terror of his existence, and that a Hyundai full of twenties would pretty much offer the same benefits.
The purchase of Alaska after the Civil War briefly revived the concept of Manifest Destiny, but it most evidently became a renewed force in U.S. foreign policy in the 1890s, when the country went to war with Spain, annexed Hawaii, and laid plans for an isthmian canal across Central America.
If the Gilded Age was "when the 'regenerative' impulse to seek national glory through war first took root," how to account for the militance of Jacksonian America and the concept of Manifest Destiny, especially as applied to Mexico, not to mention various 1850s filibustering expeditions in Central America?
His speechwriters were of course citing the deeply American concept of 'Manifest Destiny' that that was first introduced, lastingly, into the political lexicon in 1845 by - of all people - a New York newspaper editor.
The idea of the heroic quest, a central element in almost every role-playing game, is symbolised in the adventures of Odysseus, Perseus and Theseus, as are the underlying concepts of prophesy, destiny and of 'the chosen one' who is born to vanquish evil.
It's the concept of biology as destiny, rendered as quick, sugary satire.
"Since February, most of our artists have actually been working on future versions of Destiny, starting the process of concept art again".
