Sentences with phrase «act of conscience»
We find ourselves at a point in the progress of education reform in which clear acts of conscience will be necessary to preserve the integrity of public education.
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Tejada also called CM Robert Jackson a «sellout» for approving Columbia University's expansion plans, and is proud to report that the Mirabal Sisters Center returned a $ 5,000 grant to Jackson's office in protest over this perceived betrayal, an unusual act of conscience for any non-profit.
At any given time, in any given generation, there are large swaths of the population that are marginalized or excluded from it, whether by act of the church or individual act of conscience.
But in Jerry Maguire, the bold act of conscience is only the beginning.
It could just be an act of conscience.
The one million people in the state pension system (as well as the tens of millions of New Yorkers easily annoyed by boring white guys in bowties) might see this act of conscience a little differently.
They do an excellent job of portraying the act of conscience that these men embarked upon.
As an act of conscience, Empire scientist Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelson) designed the Death Star with that fatal flaw that is exposed when viewing the original blueprints.
These acts of conscience have been necessary because we are accountable to the children we teach and our pedagogy, both of which are dishonored daily by current policies.
As an act of conscience, Jia joined two other teachers last year in refusing to administer high - stakes standardized tests, citing their negative impacts on students.
As an act of conscience, we are declining the role of test administrators for the 2014 New York State Common Core Tests.
Moving backward to the war years and the painful repercussions of an act of conscience, and forward through the lives and careers of the two men, one who becomes a hotel owner, the other a concert pianist, The Gustav Sonata explores the passionate love of childhood friendship as it is lost, transformed, and regained over a lifetime.
On view through April 26, 2015, @Large will provoke visitors to consider the broader social implications of incarceration and the possibilities of art as an act of conscience.
Revealing unexpected perspectives on Alcatraz and its layered legacy, @Large prompts visitors to consider the implications of incarceration and the possibilities of art as an act of conscience.
In refusing to convict Penn, the jurors refused to enforce what they knew to be unjust law, even when directed by the judge to return a Guilty verdict, and even when imprisoned for their act of conscience.