Such concretizing of metaphor is widespread, particularly in depictions of post-mortem experience, which capitalize on popular, fanciful notions about the nature of heaven and hell -- clouds, wings, haloes, harps and white robes on the one side; fire, horned red devils with tails, heat, and grief on the other.
But in bookshops and on screen "The Help" stirred widespread controversy over its depiction of race and class relations, its glossing over of ugly Southern history; and the race (white) of the author and filmmaker behind this potentially seminal story of African-Americans.
"American Sniper" has drawn widespread criticism over its depiction of Muslims, and protesters have objected to screenings of the movie at several U.S. campuses.
The movie American Sniper has won widespread acclaim for its gripping depiction of Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL considered to be the deadliest sniper in United States military history.
The impact, according to Mrs. Carter and Carter Center executive staff, are evident, "In the form of poor funding for research and services compared to other illnesses; structural forms of discrimination; and widespread, inaccurate and sensational media depiction that link mental illness with violence".
That's certainly borne out in Gravity, the new film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, which opened the Venice film festival last night to glowing reviews and widespread admiration for its ultra-realistic depiction of a catastrophic accident in space.
Its depiction of Japanese culture was met with widespread criticism, which has included suggestions of racism, with Lavigne stating: "I love Japanese culture and I spend half of my time in Japan.
The trial was told that the cartoons - which were first published in Denmark and later across Europe but not in the UK - had sparked widespread protests because many Muslims believe their religion forbids any depiction of the prophet.
The already widespread qualitative assessment allowed by these sequences improves sensitivity in the depiction of several central nervous system conditions, whereas new models of diffusion sequences provide quantitative parameters, allowing potential biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis and follow-up.
At first, the idea of widespread social learning among orangutans was at odds with traditional depictions of the ginger apes as loners.
