She also brings abstract social forces to life with a tactile vigor, offering a sensual sociology by way of births, weddings, family and workplace rituals, and the physical details of manual labor.

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Too often we have people think of life in total abstract.

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Like many civilians, for me the military and military life exist in the abstract.

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In each of the examples above, we witness the compelling effect of data transformed from an abstract state to a physical representation on a map, instantly bringing it to life.

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Reporters are capable of describing phenomena at the mile-high, abstract level, but if you can give a down-to- earth, real-life example, you increase your chances of being quoted in the story.

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Bonnard never painted from life, only from memory, which explains why his painting feels at once concrete and abstract.

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