Sentences with phrase «americans in the major roles»

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Such leaders «are invited because they have played a major role in shaping American history,» says Mary C. Kelly, a history professor at Franklin Pierce University.

Canada has strong ties with Latin American countries, and the country's major public equities markets, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), play an important role in growing these relationships.

Perhaps more than any other single policy of the last seven years, it was the nearly $ 1 trillion from the two American Reinvestment and Recovery Acts that played a major role in assisting those industries, and bolstering the economic health of small business owners.

Asian and American institutional investors have already played a major role in driving up prices in leading cities and are set to do so again, 83 % of surveyed investors believe.

The Obama White House keeps in close contact with American Jewish leaders, trumpeting what it says is a close relationship with Israel around developments like this month's transport of the Israeli ambassador and staff out of Egypt after the Jewish state's embassy there was attacked, an operation in which the United States played a major role.

The major research and polling organization Gallup is conducting «ongoing research» about the role of religions in Americans» lives.

(CNN)- Faith plays a major role in many Americans» lives, affecting their outlook on morality, politics and even - according to a new study - investing.

Well, if you're an American, Jonathan Edwards played a MAJOR role in American History, so you should be aware of who he was and what he did.

(CNN)- Americans have limited knowledge of the presidential candidates» religious faith, but their concerns about the candidates» respective religious beliefs are unlikely to play a major role in the 2012 race, according to a Pew survey released Thursday.

Television and contemporary popular music now play a major role in the education of American young people.

A number of top chefs and restaurateurs in the U.S. capital and other major cities have closed today to support «A Day Without Immigrants,» which urges immigrants to strike in protest of the President Trump's anti-immigrant policies and to raise awareness of the vital role that immigrants play in American society.

But despite the vital role that the IRR would play in promoting the health of Filipino children, major American formula companies, fearing the loss of another national market, have acted quickly to block the IRR.

But Long Island isn't sufficiently recognized for its major role in the American Revolution.

Scientists conducting the first circum - global assessment of mitochondrial DNA variation in the Southern Hemisphere's humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) have found that whales faithfully returning to calving grounds year after year play a major role in how populations form, according to WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), the American Museum of Natural History, and a number of other contributing organizations.

«This collection of papers is a major step toward understanding the evolutionary history and biogeographic history that have given rise to the species that we see in South American today, and it will play a key role in identifying conservation priorities for species,» Alfaro said.

Should the government play a major or minor role in the lives of American citizens?

A large scale review of the evidence surrounding the health benefits of whole grains by the American Society for Nutrition concluded that whole grains played a major role in lowering the risk of chronic diseases, such as coronary heart disease, cancer (particularly colorectal cancer), and diabetes.

According to the CDC, the American obesity epidemic has a major role in causing thirteen different cancers.

For millions of Americans, depression and anxiety can play a major role in their daily lives, with many adults suffering from these illnesses at some point in their lives.

When Pew conducted its last major study on the role of the Internet in Americans» love lives, using search engines and social networking sites to keep tabs on exes and investigate future romantic prospects was not nearly the phenomenon it is now.

American actress Trieste Dunn's first major role was that of Santa Clara University student Deora Frances Bodley, one of the victims of the September 11th terrorist hijacking, in Paul Greengrass» critically worshipped docudrama United 93 (2006).

He made his first appearance in an American film in Victor Halperin's grisly thriller Torture Ship, playing one of the criminals on whom well - intentioned (but quite mad) scientist Irving Pichel plans to perform glandular experiments, but he soon moved up to higher budgeted films from the major studios, although still almost inevitably in sinister roles.

This is her first major role in an American film, but the Luxembourg native meets the challenge, which is no small feat when you are sharing scenes with a living legend.

The pilot for TNT's upcoming Snowpiercer TV series casts The Americans» Alison Wright in a major role as one of the train's occupants.

In addition to casting actors with Down syndrome in key parts in recent hit TV shows like American Horror Story (Jamie Brewer) and Glee (Lauren Potter), 2015's Where Hope Grows made history as the first major US theatrical release to star an actor with Down syndrome in a leading role (David DeSanctisIn addition to casting actors with Down syndrome in key parts in recent hit TV shows like American Horror Story (Jamie Brewer) and Glee (Lauren Potter), 2015's Where Hope Grows made history as the first major US theatrical release to star an actor with Down syndrome in a leading role (David DeSanctisin key parts in recent hit TV shows like American Horror Story (Jamie Brewer) and Glee (Lauren Potter), 2015's Where Hope Grows made history as the first major US theatrical release to star an actor with Down syndrome in a leading role (David DeSanctisin recent hit TV shows like American Horror Story (Jamie Brewer) and Glee (Lauren Potter), 2015's Where Hope Grows made history as the first major US theatrical release to star an actor with Down syndrome in a leading role (David DeSanctisin a leading role (David DeSanctis).

Currently riding a wave of roles, Rose Byrne plays Scarlet, a Major in the American forces who is among those admitting the civilians to England.

It's rumored that no major American actress would take on the role, which in the end, benefits the film greatly... no other actress could have provided what was needed (except perhaps Barbara Stanwyck, who died more than 25 years ago).

A major supporting Native American role in a classic Western might even be played by a white actor.

He landed the leading role in 2003's «American Splendour» with Hope Davis and garnered major mainstream attention with 2004's «Sideways» which also earned him a Golden Globe nomination.

Senior Lecturer Thomas Payzant, former superintendent of the Boston Public Schools, played a significant role in the development of a report released last week calling for major changes to the American education system.

Posted: December 21, 2006 PayzantSenior Lecturer Thomas Payzant, former superintendent of the Boston Public Schools, played a significant role in the development of a report released last week calling for major changes to the American education system.

In these roles, Smith help define the Clinton administration's education agenda and was a leader in Clinton's major education initiatives including Goals 2000 - Educate America Act, the Improving American Schools Act, and the School - to - Work Opportunities AcIn these roles, Smith help define the Clinton administration's education agenda and was a leader in Clinton's major education initiatives including Goals 2000 - Educate America Act, the Improving American Schools Act, and the School - to - Work Opportunities Acin Clinton's major education initiatives including Goals 2000 - Educate America Act, the Improving American Schools Act, and the School - to - Work Opportunities Act.

«On the eve of National Parents Day, it is a pretty profound way to be opening the first school in American history that has been turned around by parents having power over the educational destiny of their own children,» said Austin, whose organization played a major role in the law's passage.

For example, Katherine Charron's focus on Septima Clark not only explores the contributions of a major participant in the struggle for civil rights, but enlightens us about the role of African American women in the civil rights movement which, aside from a few well - known figures, has too often been obscured in other histories.

She can be thankful in no small part to the major role that the teacher organizations in the nation such as the National Educational Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) played in their early endorsement of her presidency.

«We're seeing in the last year or so that the silver bullets are starting to lose their luster — charter schools, merit pay and mayoral control,» said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers and a major figure in the country's debate about the role of teachers» unions in public education.

Even if the entire film is not cast with Asian - American actors, having the lead role be as she should is a major step in the right direction.

Using high - quality film stills and boxed sections focusing on major themes and personalities, Lace takes the reader through the early blackface actors, the servant roles so prevalent in Depression - era cinema, the broadened awareness of African Americans following WWII, the blaxploitation films of the 1960s, and the impact of Spike Lee's 1989 film, Do the Right Thing.

Hundt served as Chairman of the FCC from 1993 - 1997 and played a major role in implementing the Snowe - Rockefeller program that directs more than $ 4 billion annually to connect all classrooms to the Internet and is hailed as one of the largest single national commitments to K - 12 education in American history.

He served on the FCC board from 1993 - 1997 and played a major role in implementing the Snowe - Rockefeller program that directs more than $ 4 billion annually to connect all classrooms to the Internet and is hailed as one of the largest single national commitments to K - 12 education in American history.

Credit is playing an increasingly important economic role in Americans» lives these days, and according to a recent study, your credit history can be a major factor in what you pay for home insurance.

Most breeders are members of the American Kennel Club (AKC), this organisation plays a major role in the pedigree dog breeders world of America.

TripAdvisor also plays a major role in safety concerns for women in both groups, but especially with Canadian women where 51 percent check the review site before booking in comparison to only 39 percent of American women.

In fact, Sega played a major role in revitalizing the American arcade industry in 1968 with the release of an ambitious machine called Periscope, which popularized quarter play back when most games cost a dimIn fact, Sega played a major role in revitalizing the American arcade industry in 1968 with the release of an ambitious machine called Periscope, which popularized quarter play back when most games cost a dimin revitalizing the American arcade industry in 1968 with the release of an ambitious machine called Periscope, which popularized quarter play back when most games cost a dimin 1968 with the release of an ambitious machine called Periscope, which popularized quarter play back when most games cost a dime.

Today, Hammons, who is 74, occupies the singular role of being one of the most sought - after and inaccessible of all living artists — he has refused exclusive representation by an art dealer, and though his work is in the collections of most major American museums, he mostly turns down invitations to exhibit it.

It examines the college's critical role shaping many major concepts, movements, and forms in postwar art and education, including assemblage, modern dance and music, and the American studio craft movement — influences that can still be seen and felt today.

Featuring more than 200 works by African American artists such as Horace Pippin, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, Bob Thompson, William H. Johnson, Faith Ringgold, Ellen Gallagher, Glenn Ligon, Whitfield Lovell, Mickalene Thomas and David Hammons, «The Color Line,» a major show in Paris asks, «What role did art play in the quest for equality and the affirmation of black identity in segregated America?»

After taking on the role of Chief Curator at ICA / Boston in 2015, she organized Lebanese conceptual artist Walid Raad's first major North American museum survey, which is currently on view at Museo Jumex after stops at ICA / Boston and MoMA.

«Leap Before You Look examines the college's critical role in shaping many major movements, and ideas in postwar art and education, including assemblage, contemporary dance and music, the New American Poetry, and the American studio craft movement — influences that can still be seen and felt today.»

The «Dollhouse» stands out as a uniquely autobiographical piece, in which Schapiro represents her view of women's role in society — at a major transformational moment in the life of American women and in her own — through the invaluable language of play.