But she also had private reasons: she was intrigued by all the glass and reflections, yet also neurotically fearful of mirrors.
When not so long thereafter she came to write her Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790), Wollstonecraft attacked Edmund Burke for having set upon an harmless elderly preacher in his Reflections; yet her own review justifies Burke's depiction of Price's sermon as inflammatory.
More than half of all Americans say they've recently gone a year without dining out, in what may be one of the clearest reflections yet of how the listless economy is restricting choices for consumers.
We are shown a moment of rest, of stillness and reflection, yet pressing in on all sides is a sense of transience.
Memorial Day would no doubt qualify as one many would reserve for pause and reflection, yet long ago it became, along with other recreational activities, as much about beer at the ballpark as anything else.
For many Greeks, the left's ascent is the best reflection yet of the anger unleashed by successive waves of cuts and tax increases in a nation whose economy has worsened dramatically under international tutelage.
Sunday's multibillion-dollar mega-merger between Activision and the games unit of Vivendi was perhaps the most compelling reflection yet of how swiftly video games have evolved in the last few years, not just as a business but also as a force on the global cultural and artistic landscape.
Evoking a disconnection between mind and body, the viewer sees her nude silhouette from behind – and a triptych of her face and exposed chest in the mirror's reflection – yet for all that exposure, there's no access to the thoughts that seem to haunt her.
Agents in oppressive circumstances may have excellent skills of critical reflection, yet in these circumstances they are subject to others' attitudes according to which they are suited only for subservient roles, that they are of inferior worth, that they are not capable of being full participants in society or in a decision-making process, and so forth.
Humility is based in internal reflection, yet, when it comes to where you choose to focus your time and energy, it is all about other people for you.
David: White Castle will always be a sentimental favorite — because it is what sustained me through my 20s, because they give you so many burgers, because of Harold and Kumar, and because the place so effectively arouses ironic reflections — and yet this time the Steak 'n Shake provided the superior experience.
