Sentences with phrase «adversity someone faced»

Oscar for Resilience: Precious: It would be impossible to give this award to any other film given the extent of adversity faced by Precious, a 16 - year - old who repeatedly «bounces back» from challenges ranging from the trials of day - to - day living as an obese, impoverished African - American adolescent to misfortune, neglect, abuse, and trauma.

Here are some of the greatest adversities I faced, and how I overcame them:

«This study helps illuminate why people who have dealt with childhood adversity face a higher risk of developing excess belly fat and related health conditions,» said one of the study's authors, Christos S. Mantzoros, MD, DSc, PhD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the VA Boston Healthcare System, both affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA.

In this fast - paced, stress - filled world, the number of children facing adversity and the number of adversities they face continue to increase dramatically.

The natural adversities faced by all farmers growing organically, regardless of the crop, are universal.

I have to press on in spite of the adversity I face.

Given that the Lib Dems have a habit of changing their leaders almost as often as they did their socks, and given the adversity they face, that deserves some explanation.

Despite every adversity he faced, my dad worked his way up from nothing so that my mom and I could be comfortable.

In other words people can only thrive when they have the resources to address the adversities they face.

She also addresses, with fresh insights and precision, the adversities facing tennis star Serena Williams, presents a piece titled «Frisk and Search,» and offers deeply resonant tributes to those felled by racial violence, including Trayvon Martin.

How long it took and some of the adversity you faced?

The train car carries monkeys, tigers, and parrots alongside immigrants to a new world where they will be safe from the adversities they face in our current reality.

The adversity faced by the cityâ $ ™ s ethnic groups is unique, of course, and not to be homogenized under one large minority umbrella.

The film takes a deep look into the lives of the men who race carts, the adversity they face and the appeal of cart racing despite the risk.

As a result of the adversity she faced, she was a tough mentor.