Sentence examples for foundational narrative from inspiring English sources

Radical nativism is turning America's foundational narrative into a wedge issue, and Republican leaders are going along, unwilling to challenge their base's dislocated anger.

But what they were reading, in the guise of a love story with special effects, was something deeper: nothing less than a foundational narrative of modern Western culture.

The philosophical argument in favor of immigration is, of course, what my colleague Steve Coll describes in Comment this week, as "America's foundational narrative" — the notion that the unique American advantage is our commitment to absorb the best brains and ideas from abroad.

"When deciding on an ideal home for our collection, we could not think of a more fitting venue than The Israel Museum, especially for its emphasis on the foundational narrative of humankind that is so relevant to us all today," Renee Belfer said in a statement.

It's my foundational narrative chronotope, the well I always seem to draw from.

Letting our kids in on the secrets of what we most care about sets the stage for helping them engage in our most important collective, foundational narratives.

Gaming inspiration can come from several sources, but a lot of big-budget interactive entertainment bases its foundational elements action, narrative, character development, period setting and the supporting technology on the world of film.

This article develops theoretical understanding of the involvement of wealthy entrepreneurs in socially transformative projects by offering a foundational theory of philanthropic identity narratives.

First, in the pre-paradigmatic field where entrepreneurship intersects with philanthropy (Nicholls, 2006; Taylor et al., 2014), our article develops theoretical and empirical understanding of the involvement of wealthy entrepreneurs in socially transformative projects by offering a foundational theory of philanthropic identity narratives (Dees, 1998; Dees and Anderson, 2006; Taylor et al., 2014).

But the very premise is flawed: not all captivity narratives, let alone all our foundational dramas (there are others), involve a "homeland" incursion, an anachronistic formulation to begin with (Puritans like Rowlandson viewed England as the homeland, and the New World as howling wilderness).

And within the pages of these encyclopedias is a narrative that pays homage to the foundational legacy of the black women who crafted the rock 'n' roll force.