Shot in black-and-white, the two movies, neither of them great but both intelligent and stirring, were placed in conversation with each other as profiles of national character — dialectical partners in an imaginary but potent debate.
As an immigrant himself – he moved to the UK from Ghana aged four – Akomfrah says he felt a "moral obligation" to make works that wade into the potent debate around migration and offset the "rhetoric of contagion" used by many to describe the flow of refugees into Europe.
The UNESCO Statementt of Significance" describes the statue as a "masterpiece of the human spirit" that "endures as a highly potent symbol inspiring contemplation, debate and protest of ideals such as liberty, peace, human rights, abolition of slavery, democracy and opportunity".
Her blunt testimony, and a subsequent book, made her a potent symbol in the debate about what role women should play in combat.
The gap, the notorious "doughnut hole," is upsetting many beneficiaries, and it has become a potent symbol as politicians debate the merits of the new program.
Will party or dislike of politicians prove more potent?The other broad debate is over how to squeeze police budgets further.
For some 18,000 auto dealers in the United States, who historically have made up a potent political force, the debate presents a critical test of their continued influence in Washington, as they push lawmakers to help them hold on to revenue.
The American climate of fear about terrorism has combined with this technological shift into a potent mix that stifles debate and free expression.
Over the next six months, Schaefer would become a potent symbol of the debate over the acceptance of homosexuality within mainline Christianity — and the latest in a growing line of Methodist pastors who've risked their livelihoods by advocating for gay rights.
And the best thing that pundits and the media can do to hasten this process is to stop patronizing the same-old tired illusions that govern much of our political discussion -- beginning with the idea that our political ills turn on a real, potent and vitally important debate between "liberals" and "conservatives".
Situating such discussion in the context in which it is originally reported [63] has the potential to improve the dissemination and prominence of ethical discussion surrounding this potent technology, to ground debate about the nature and reach of its real-world implications, and to challenge assumptions of neutrality at every stage of the research process.
