Sentences with phrase «wars story which»

Starring Alden Ehrenreich as the young Han Solo, Donald as Lando, and Emilia Clarke, the new movie is already on track to make $ 150 million (# 170 million) at the box office which would just about take over the $ 155 million (# 110 million) debut for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story which hit cinemas in December 2016.

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The story began, «One of the war's top secrets, an amazing machine which applies electronic speeds for the first time to mathematical tasks hitherto too difficult and cumbersome for solution, was announced here tonight by the War Department.&raqwar's top secrets, an amazing machine which applies electronic speeds for the first time to mathematical tasks hitherto too difficult and cumbersome for solution, was announced here tonight by the War Department.&raqWar Department.»

To prove assessments» value, psychologists tend to cite cases in which a hiring committee rejected their advice, and seasoned practitioners have lots of war stories.

Outside of some blood splatters going across the screen there really isn't much to it, other than the basic plot, which is that the story is set in post-Civil War Wyoming during a blizzard.

The president was trying to gain additional allies in the increasingly unpopular Vietnam War, which was racing towards an end due to stories and images like «Napalm Girl,» the eventual Pulitzer Prize - winning photo shot by AP photographer, Nick Ut.

I served this country, volunteered for war, and now am left to deal with idiots like you who want to see stories like this, read some kind of republicanized twist into everything, blame Israel and Obama for your own personal failures (to include turkey farms - which I abhor unless free range), then go ahead: you're embarrassing yourself, your family, and every good person, Jews included, that you know.

I appreciate Joseph Bottum's noble sentiments, but I wonder how his principle that «Jesus turned all our stories inside out,... especially the old, old ones about blood and blood's repayment,» which he applies to capital punishment, would apply to the story of war and just - war theory.

In the present war and the larger story of which it is part, I continue to believe that America is» on balance and considering the alternatives» a force for good in the world.

Or take another recent story on Francis, which referred to «Rome during the Second World War, when the silence of Pope Pius XII was understood as a tacit admission of Vatican acquiescence with the policies of the Axis.»

It is a beautifully sad story, an elegy on the world of New Brunswick woodsmen and their women after the Second World War, when the old ways of lumbering, around which everything turned, were being forced to give way to the mechanization brought by American companies capitalizing on an insatiable market for fancier toilet paper and endlessly multiplied government reports.

A disturbing footnote to the story of Zionism: Burge reports that Martin Buber, the great Jewish philosopher, mystic and prophet, was given a house owned by a prosperous Palestinian family which fled to Egypt seeking safety during the 1948 war.

One particularly offensive story is found in I Samuel 15, in which God commands King Saul to wage a holy war, a crusade, against the Amalekites.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

Religious freedom is the banner under which this decade's culture wars are being waged, and so, while there are many angles to this story we could discus, I'd like to focus on this one.

On Wednesday, Sister Margaret A. Farley's «Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics,» was the # 16 best - selling book on Amazon overall, just ahead of Laura Hillenbrand's «Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,» which has been on Amazon's bestseller list for well over a year.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

It is derived from Tiger Nuts, a treat that the founders of this company ate as a treat when they were kids after World War 2 when candy was rationed (You can find their full story here), which aren't a nut at all, they are a tuber, like a potato.

Where Maunsel White participated in the celebrations as a city official, it is not difficult to imagine, and certainly fits logically within the time frame that Maunsel White sauce was first concocted (which is dated by two different accounts to have been either 1849 or 1850) that the alleged traveler from Central America story perpetuated in McIlhenny family lore was actually a soldier returning through the port of New Orleans from the Mexican - American war to a festive reception in June of 1847, being honored and greeted by a prominent former military officer who was also a city commissioner.

Quilo is a boy's name and comes from the Greek mythological story of the Trojan War, in which he was the hero filled with «manly beauty and valor.»

The most effective vote winning policies are ones which are popular on their own, but which also tell a bigger story about the party's values and are consistent with their other policies - opposing the Iraq war and top - up fees were both popular policies, but also clearly signalled to disillusioned Labour voters that the Lib Dems shared their values as a centre - left party of peace and public services.

: The Remarkable story of the man tasked with the impossible task: to feed a nation at war (Simon & Schuster # 20) which recounts the life and work of Lord Woolton, who later played an important role in Conservative politics after 1945.

Gibson even went as far as not - so - subtly tweeting out a link to the story which included a photo from his Iraq war service.

Certainly, we have nothing like Bob Woodward's Obama's Wars: The Inside Story (2010), based on wide - ranging contemporary interviews and documents, which sets out the extensive briefing and counter-briefing between the US politicians and military, and helps put into context some of the disagreements recently exposed in the UK.

It certainly ended up with the civil war, which overthrew the monarchy and executed the Archbishop of Canterbury and King Charles I. It's a profoundly political story.

Graham Allen, now chair of the Commons» political and constitutional reform committee, recalls: «As we know from efforts to recall parliament before the Iraq war (which started this whole bloody story) MPs can not recall parliament, neither can the Speaker.

The property includes the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum, which tells the story of the 982 European refugees, mostly Jewish, who were temporarily housed at Fort Ontario during World War II.

Newspapers were filled with stories and maps and casualty lists; people who had been children during the Civil War recalled years later that they had eagerly followed the progress of «their» armies — in which fathers or older brothers often marched — through their local papers.

A guerrilla war took place through the 1980s and 1990s in which much of the countryside was evacuated, thousands of Kurdish - populated villages were destroyed by the government, and numerous summary executions were carried out by both sides.However they were later driven out of Hazza by pagans, and settled in Tamanon, which according to Abdisho was in the land of the Kurds.Tamanon lies just north of the modern Iraq - Turkey border, while Hazza is 12 km southwest of modern Erbil.One of the earliest records of the phrase land of the Kurds is found in an Assyrian Christian document of late antiquity, describing the stories of Assyrian saints of the Middle East, such as Abdisho.When the Sasanian Marzban asked Mar Abdisho about his place of origin, he replied that according to his parents, they were originally from Hazza, a village in Assyria.The region came under Persian rule during the reign of Cyrus the Great and Darius I.

Though I've never read the book on which the film is based, I am familiar with its unique format (a compilation of individual accounts comprised a decade after the war), and while it may not please fans of the source material, the decision to streamline all the action through Gerry makes the story flow better.

So you say you played the game so you obviously have a Vita but you don't deserve to own a Vita or any playstation product if you don't support good sony exclusives go buy Call of Duty on xbox or the ultimate «dude» «Bro man» silly looking muscle bound charactor modeled Gears of War which really has gripping story huh?

In tackling Louie's story (which sees him transition from Olympian to soldier to castaway to POW to war hero), she takes on a production of monumental scale, filmed in multiple countries and in vast expanses of the open, pitiless Pacific, but her willingness to go big is less impressive than her unwillingness to go gentle.

The only genuinely interesting component of her story is that the truth — which is monumental in the declining support for the Vietnam War — is secondary to whether or not the paper can turn a profit.

However, with games like God of War setting a precedent with taking an older game which already had a good story and combat and then just positively blowing away all my expectations with a captivating story, graphics, gameplay mechanics, missions, map, upgrade system... YOU NAME IT ALL INCREDIBLE....

While it's not quite on the level of 2016's first side story, Rogue One, which offered a genuine emotional kick, Solo is an endorphin rush of a Star Wars movie.

Angelina Jolie's second feature as a director, following her under - the - radar 2011 Bosnian drama In the Land of Blood and Honey, is a beautifully shot, well - acted, and worthy - to - a-fault Second World War survivor story that only intermittently achieves the kind of emotional impact for which it aims.

Except the movie seems like a poor pre-World War I story by Dan Stevens» old drama teacher who he had taken pity on — which is exactly what it is.

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Interspersed with these are green - tinted installments of a science - fiction side - story inspired by Flash Gordon (one iteration of which includes an apparent Star Wars parody — the Flash Gordon serials were among Ruiz's childhood favorites); a Columbo - inspired detective story set at a country manor; a black - and - white romantic costume drama; a touch of musical comedy; and a Western - style shootout inside the movie theater.

He did two films with John Irvin: the great Dogs of War, and this, 1981's seedy, singularly unpleasant Ghost Story, which represents the final screen appearances of Fred Astaire, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Melvyn Douglas.

Other film front - runners include the coming - of - age story «Boyhood» and World War II code - cracking drama «The Imitation Game,» which have five nominations each, including best picture (drama).

May 5, 2016 • Captain America: Civil War drops some of the politics of the comics on which it's based, but it tells a different, equally current political story.

[Gary] Shore's directorial debut breaths new life into the genre, taking this story back hundreds of years, delving into the unknown origin story of the innovator himself, Mr. Dracula... The way Vlad craves blood is well - judged, as we see him battle his conscious; a far more intriguing and entertaining battle than those in the war zone, which are unvaried and monotonous.

With a little over two months to go until its release, a new piece of promotional art for Solo: A Star Wars Story has been revealed by restaurant chain Denny's, which gives us a new look at Alden Ehrenreich's Han Solo alongside Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), and Qi» ra (Emilia Clarke); check it out -LSB-...]

So far, the main story that every film (not just the Avengers films) has been a part of, is a lager story that will conclude in «Infinity War - Part 1 & 2», which «then», the «Infinity / Thanos» story will end, and then, the next big storyline and phase «4» begins.

«Solo: A Star Wars Story is a crackingly enjoyable adventure which frankly deserves full episode status in the great franchise, not just one of these intermittent place - holding iterations.

Sicario, which tells the story of an FBI agent who becomes embroiled in the drug war on the U.S - Mexico border, was nominated in Best Picture, Best Director (Denis Villeneuve), Best Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro), Best Original Screenplay (Taylor Sheridan), Best Editing (Joe Walker) and Best Cinematography (Roger Deakins).

Given the current state of global tensions, at their most intense since the period leading up to the Second World War, one might hope that the filmmaker would make an honest attempt to explore the Pandora's box of Zamperini's story, which involves, after all, some of the major events of the 20th century and some of the major powers.

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Despite its long running time (137 minutes), the movie can't seem to decide which story it wants to tell more — Katniss Everdeen: war hero, or Katniss Everdeen: lovesick teenager.