Sentences with phrase «about any of the characters across»

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Over a chef salad at the small café just across the casino floor, Jimmy talks about a Vegas long passed, casinos that are barely a memory and the characters that built this town who are now on the cusp of being forgotten.

Statement is baffling and is in fact the very thing that guys like cap and others are fighting against the truth is Colin didn't orignaly kneel during the anthem he sat on his bench he was then approached by vets who asked why he was sitting and asked him to do something else because sitting was disprectful it was those army vets who told cap to kneel because it shows your fighting against something and not just sitting to sit they told him it would be a better look and it's funny how people turn around and say he is disrespecting the very people who told him what to do and how to do it to get his message across this is the ignorance of America and everything cap fights against you judge a man by the color of his skin and his upbringing and not the content of his character you don't know anything about cap yet you pull this entire story out your ass go sit down clown

Dr. Beaulieu is developing a new set of ancestral state reconstruction methods that make more realistic assumptions about how characters evolve across very large phylogenies.

Six weeks later, he texted A young lonely woman takes a soul - searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters

«Coco,» which has the twists and turns of the kind of black - and - white melodramas Ernesto starred in, is in some respects as old - fashioned a story as they come about the close bonds of family; the many zestily - drawn characters speak entertainingly to the push and pull of tradition within that bubble and across generations.

Before seeing this, I was considerably curious to see how filmmaker David Cronenberg (of A Dangerous Method most recently) would handle a philosophical character study about a billionaire taking a limo across New York City.

Films that might have fit this putative strand included the charming but overlong Timeless Stories, co-written and directed by Vasilis Raisis (and winner of the Michael Cacoyannis Award for Best Greek Film), a story that follows a couple (played by different actors at different stages of the characters» lives) across the temporal loop of their will - they, won't - they relationship from childhood to middle age and back again — essentially Julio Medem - lite, or Looper rewritten by Richard Curtis; Michalis Giagkounidis's 4 Days, where the young antiheroine watches reruns of Friends, works in an underpatronized café, freaks out her hairy stalker by coming on to him, takes photographs and molests invalids as a means of staving off millennial ennui, and causes ripples in the temporal fold, but the film is as dead as she is, so you hardly notice; Bob Byington's Infinity Baby, which may be a «science - fiction comedy» about a company providing foster parents with infants who never grow up, but is essentially the same kind of lame, unambitious, conformist indie comedy that has characterized U.S. independent cinema for way too long — static, meticulously framed shots in pretentious black and white, amoral yet supposedly lovable characters played deadpan by the usual suspects (Kieran Culkin, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Kevin Corrigan), reciting apparently nihilistic but essentially soft - center dialogue, jangly indie music at the end, and a pretty good, if belated, Dick Cheney joke; and Petter Lennstrand's loveably lo - fi Up in the Sky, shown in the Youth Screen section, about a young girl abandoned by overworked parents at a sinister recycling plant, who is reluctantly adopted by a reconstituted family of misfits and marginalized (mostly puppets) who are secretly building a rocket — it's for anyone who has ever loved the Tintin moon adventures, books with resourceful heroines, narratives with oddball gangs, and the legendary episode of Angel where David Boreanaz turned into a Muppet.

The first, painted across the expression of just about every character we meet, from Benedict Wong's frustrated interrogator to Natalie Portman's uncertain solider - biologist - spouse.

She ends up coming across a gruff marine general (Billy Bob Thornton) who secretly respects her, a rival reporter (Margot Robbie) who shows her the ropes in Kabul, a Scud - stud - like Scottish correspondent (Martin Freeman) with whom she shares a nose for danger and a bed, an Afghan official (Alfred Molina) who might be the most ill - conceived character I have seen in a film in a long, long time, and, most memorably, an Afghan concierge (Christopher Abbott) who, in his understated and devout way, may care more about her than any of them.

Just sticking to relatively recent television (as opposed to something like the movie version of From Hell), The Alienist arrives after The Knick and Boardwalk Empire featured a New York only slightly further in the future, Peaky Blinders and Penny Dreadful have done the same across the pond (the latter featuring an alienist character of its own), and Netflix's Mindhunter tackled the»70s codification of the kinds of criminal profiling that Kreizler fumbles about with here.

The 55 - year - old actor had long discussions with director Matt Reeves about how to ensure his portrayal of The Colonel in the rebooted sci - fi franchise was «more human» than how evil characters tend to come across on big - screen productions.

This is not only a political movie about campaigning for office: it is a study of character, specifically the character of Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock), a person who is a burnout from leading previous campaigns and who comes across for a good deal of this film's 108 minutes as a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Director Angus MacLane, Producer Galyn Susman, and a few more of Pixar's short - form filmmakers as they share their experiences and favorite moments and talk about the exciting challenges of expanding the worlds of these characters loved by audiences across the globe.

For however half - baked and half - witted the writer / director / actor / poet / professor / artist can come across as, there's something genuinely unnerving about casting his baby browns and easy grin as those of a bonafide psychopath but, due to a script that is decidedly set to simmer, he never gets to really explore the character's darkest depths to fulfilling — or particularly worthwhile — degree.

Measured, assured and featuring across - the - board strong performances, «Glass Chin» in many ways is a tiny little drama about the virtues of character.

As one character is obsessed with Elvis, it strikes as ironic that Elvis's blue - eyed soul reflects a lot of the same marketing success as The Commitments outrageously popular soundtrack album — making one character's line about the Irish being Europe's black folks interesting for more than just the realization that Parker is taking another oblique shot across the bow at America's race record.

To those that aren't inclined to like a movie like this, never really enjoying filmed plays, musicals, or films with overt messages that come across like heavy - handed Public Service Announcements more than real stories about real people, you'll probably want to avoid this, as the music not only is unrelenting, it is the sole source of conversation among characters for most scenes.

Simultaneously slight and over-explanatory, these sequences ultimately come across as unnecessary for filling in the back story of its leading man; Bomer's eyes convey so much about his character's complicated relationships with nurture and (literal) nature that the deflating speechifying of Pullman's scenes feel like a disservice to his commanding performance.

With Carl a jerk, his wife a shrew, his father - in - law an a-hole, and the rest of Carl's friends even more irresponsible, Dupree just about comes across as the only really likeable character in the film, when all the while, he should have been the most screwed up.

It's easy to wonder the same: as Inherent Vice accumulates evidence, you'll run across the ghost ship Golden Fang, massive quantities of blow, shady real estate dealings, an outré massage parlor, an ever - expanding cast of characters, and a feeling that all those things the tinfoil - hat brigade have been saying about the world we live in might be true, even if we'll never know why.

Clothes on Film chatted to Betsy Heimann about costuming the world of Godless and some of the subtle character and period details she scattered across the landscape.

The script has taken rather a trim in comparison, this film concentrating on machismo and gunplay rather than the more artful and character driven original; the result is that Eastwood's gunslinger comes across as more of a cynical operator than Mifune's aimless but moralistic samurai, and the build up has a brisk, almost rushed feel about it.

Over the course of this journey, they become able to: - Recall the main events that occurred between 1912 and 1945, through an interactive group activity; - Remember some key information about J.B Priestley and his beliefs; - Read and understand the opening of the play; - Make links between the opening of the play and the historical context - both in term of when the play was set, and when it was written; - Analyse how Priestley links historical context to his characters, in order to get his messages across to the audience; - Peer / self - assess learning attempts.

The pack includes: DISPLAY Display banner Display border Word cards Large coloured pictures - large character and prop pictures to print out and use on a display Question cards Display lettering - an alternative display title with large letters decorated with skull and crossbones LITERACY A4 word card Parrot alphabet Writing sheets - a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Speech bubble worksheets - fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying Word searches Favourite part if the story - draw and write about your favourite part of the story Writing worksheet - write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets What happens next - A collection of worksheets for the children to draw and write what happens next in the story Describing places - describe some of the places mentioned in the story «sh» words - match the «sh» words onto the pirate ship Gold coin initial letter activity - match each letter onto the correct pictures on the cards Acrostic poem Gold coin phonemes - all of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on gold coins - great to use in a sand tray NUMERACY Sharks number line Counting worksheets Size ordering - cut and order the pirate ships by size Follow the maze - follow the numbers from 1 - 10 and 1 - 20 to help the pirates reach the Pants of Gold Making 10 - Worksheets to make a total of 10 in each treasure chest Number digit cards from 0 - 10 - each card has a decorated number and the correct number of pirates peeping from behind the number GAMES Matching pants Roll and colour - roll a die and colour the numbered underpants on your sheet Pirate board game - travel across the island and collect the goldcoins but make sure the pirates don't steal any!

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

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While nonparticipating schools cited a number of concerns that were major factors in their decision not to participate, concerns about possible future regulations were the most cited across all three states, followed by concerns about the effect of participation on schools» independence, character, or identity.

This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 24 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 116 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (20 sheets) * Homework project (7 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills * End - of - unit reading / writing exam * End - of - unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 4 - 7, with GCSE 1 - 9 conversion) Unit's lessons include: * Contexts match - up activity * Reading and discussing the whole play * Exploring Salem society in the 1690s - power and influence * Exploring key characters * In - depth analysis of characters - John Proctor and Reverend Hale * Essay writing skills - writing about characters * In - depth analysis of themes - relationships, jealousy, respect, religion * Exploring tension across the play * Linking the play to the 1950s McCarthy Era * 2 huge 60 - question revision quizzes * Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level) * SPaG starter activities * End - of - unit reading exam (GCSE English Language / Literature style) * End - of - unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style) * Teacher / peer / self assessment opportunities

University of Illinois Extension University of Illinois Extension offers training and resources about character development across the state to enable people to improve their lives and communities through learning partnerships that put knowledge to work.

I'll have to get all of that across, as well as a good sense of who Harold is and why he's a character we care about following.

For people over the age of about 35, who grew up with computers that used blocky green and black screens with just 40 characters across and 25 down, modern screens are wonderful and amazing.

The second is that the Guild thought that their post — in essence an attempt to say that they have prominent members on both sides of the «petition debate» — would put across a strong message about the organization's character changing.

Most stories start with a character I want to write about, or a couple of lines that float across the back of my brain.

Other useful, though not new, features onboard include Goodreads, which helps narrow down your preferences after rating books on your Want to Read list; Kindle FreeTime, which creates profile for kids so you can set reading goals for them; Whispersync, so you can save and pick up from where you last read across all of your Kindle devices and apps; X-ray, an option that reveals the passages in a book that mention relevant ideas, characters, or other topics; and About This Book, which provides details like the author's bio, more books from an author, and the typical time it takes to read the title.

With his bombastic character comes his fair share of critics, including Jon Stewart and Barron's (which have critiqued his track record of stock picks), but he is very knowledgeable about the market and will enhance your knowledge across all sectors, whether you follow his specific picks or not.

About Site - The Realty Blog is a platform to describe the Toronto real estate market through my eyes, with my witty opinions, perceptions and descriptions of my day - to - day interactions with buyers, sellers, agents, and the entire cast of characters I come across in this thriving industry.

I came across this post from one of my favorite bloggers Goeff Gannon and in the post, he discusses a very underrated and rarely talked about character trait of Buffett, Graham and some of the greatest investors in history.

Toronto, ON, Canada About Blog The Realty Blog is a platform to describe the Toronto real estate market through my eyes, with my witty opinions, perceptions and descriptions of my day - to - day interactions with buyers, sellers, agents, and the entire cast of characters I come across in this thriving industry.

More than that, Doom abandoned a lot of the storytelling conventions and cutscenes we've come to associate with modern games: about 30 seconds into the first level, the main character physically throws the plot across the room and shoots a demon in the face.

However, that's about as interesting as it gets since whenever it comes to character development there's next to none across the entirety of the campaign.

That said, all the effects have their uses and preferred times to use them; and with single characters having access to only two of these effects across their whole arsenal of primary and secondary weapons, it pays to think about how they'll potentially work with each other in a given battle ahead of time.

Learn more about the infamous cast of characters you'll come across in Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag with commentary from Matt Ryan, the actor behind Captain Edward Kenway.

Speaking of characters you care or do not care about, the NPC's spread across the map are surprisingly interesting and really does add colour and life to this open world.

Easy to understand upgrades that are mostly passive, so no need to worry about a multitude of weapons and item management across a bunch of different characters

The character is making ready for a come - back with the discharge of Mega Man 11 later this 12 months, and with E3 across the nook we're more likely to hear some extra about it.

Being somewhat limited in my freedom to be entertained as a kid, for many years of my life, gaming served as a diverse means of escape for me away from the trappings of a mostly mundane, repetitive life, at the end of the school day I would often think to myself «alright... so what are some of the good things that I have to look forward to when I get home...», one of the first things that I would do as soon as I got home after school was play FINAL FANTASY on PlayStation, I would eagerly walk home as quickly as I could just so that I could continue playing from the part where I had last left off the day before, as pathetic as this may come across, I can confidently say that many of the happiest moments that I have had in my life have been while being utterly enthralled by the developments in the games, I think that reminiscing about aspects of a video game with great fondness is a hallmark of an impactful form of entertainment, I would often be so «in the zone» while playing that anything aside from what was taking place on the screen would become completely null and void in my mind to the point where I forget that I was playing a video game, even though I did not live the events of the game, I can emphatise with them as if I had, that is the sort of impact that the emotional depth of the story, the characters, the music, the design and the overall world of the series have had on me, what appeals the most to me is that FINAL FANTASY allows us the luxury of divorcing ourselves of our current reality to assume that of a world of fantasy for a precious moment in time, which is a sentiment that makes me wish that our world as whole had a little more «FINAL FANTASY» within it so as to make us all want to wake up as soon as possible to enjoy another day

It's all about watching for a set of tells that are consistent across characters, understanding those tells, and knowing how to counter the moves they signify — in theory this is a great way for any fighting game to be at launch.

The guys talk about what they like and what they don't like about the latest game featuring characters from across the Marvel universe including the Avengers, Spider - Man and Guardians of the Galaxy plus Capcom franchises like Resident Evil and Street Fighter.

Last year's disgruntled surprise at the lack of controversy in the shortlist — a position that has retroactively reduced Chris Ofili's gorgeous and intricate work to «elephant dung paintings» and Mark Leckey's esoteric and erudite film work to «a video about cartoon characters» (according to Rachel Helyer Donaldson at The First Post)-- has given way to an across - the - board sense that Young British Art has finally grown up.

I hung several tape strips across a wide area of NW N Carolina and got some interesting data not only was the aerosol very fine; but, about 1/2 of the aerosols appeard to have a spherical character to them.