Giamatti talked about how wild it was to be a part of such a historically terrifying story, that he describes as «a horror movie, in itself,» and said that he played one of the wealthiest slave traders in America, at that time, how difficult it was to do some of what
his characters does to these people, and how amazing it was to work with the director, who wanted to create a world it which these actions were completely normal.
Not exact matches
«If you're talking about somebody's willingness
to do or try something, you're now focusing on their
character as a
person, as opposed
to their preferences,» she says.
The good news is that we all can turn our past failures and shortcomings into opportunities
to grow our
character, develop trust with others, and build leadership capacity
to influence
people to do great things.
Dissemination areas don't necessarily reflect the facts on the ground when it comes
to how neighbourhoods are understood by the
people who live there; these artificial boundaries can't encompass the spirit and
character that animates a great neighbourhood — but they can highlight the areas where wealth is most concentrated.
The Brisbane Baylands project has received sharp criticism from
people living in Brisbane, who don't want
to see an influx of tech workers change the
character of their neighborhoods.
Heath points out that, when asked about what motivates wrongdoing, most
people say it has a lot
to do with greed, or with other deep
character flaws.
How
do you go about creating
characters and stories that
people relate
to and feel so much a part of?
Of course, much has
to do with an individual, the
person's unique personality and
character, and how he or she chooses
to respond.
A stunt
person just
does the stunt
to double the
character.»
Most of the time
people don't like
to change, so the original
character customers revisited also offer an opportunity
to watch target market segments grow and change as they age.
The skills of initiative, collaboration, courage and
character, quite rightly are very important have more
to do with Emotional Intelligence, maturity and
people skills.
Are you one of those
people who sees others tweeting and talking in 140
characters to build their brand and wish you knew how
to do the same?
Or why you don't usually see gay
characters in TV or movies unless their sexual orientation is part of the plot — as opposed
to simply representing the statistically probably number of gay
people in any group.
Why
do people continually refer
to a fictional
character like jesus as if he was real?
She undermines her own
character (that of trying
to help
people) as she covertly elevates herself over the prof. I really dislike it when
people do this.
Wnen bad things happen
to good
people they can be used as steping stones
to increase their faith and
characters, but I don't know how those that are unbelievers view it, other than a «O» well, that's life.»
No, I think you must be mistaken, but don't take it badly, when it comes
to religion you'd be surprised just how many
people can't tell a fictional
character from a real
person.
Ordinary
people belonging
to any religion or no religion
does not have the guts
to do what these behind the scene
characters are
doing.
To be honest, I
do not judge
people on what they believe but in their
character and how they work.
If you cant be a good
person without some fairy tale
character telling you what
to do... then there's little hope for you either way.
That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying
to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying
to get me just as they are about
to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me
to do bad things
to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally
do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of
character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying
to connect with God and feel his love which I used
to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more
to do with the
persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had
to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed
to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey
to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going
to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information
to be plundered loll
By
doing careful research and weaving more of a story arc into the five women's encounter, I hope
to show
people that the «
characters» of the New Testament are actual, breathing
people with stress and dysfunction and hopes just like us.
The patriarchal, macho, controlling, manipulative, shaming, money - grubbing, name - it - and - claim - it, fear - mongering, other - despising, fiefdom - making, using and abusing, excuse for narcissistic and plain old selfish and power - addled appalling behavior that is commonly called «church» and «church leadership» has nothing whatsoever
to do with anything the
person or
character or compilation or concept called «Jesus» ever reportedly or theoretically said,
did, or conveyed.
Since a
person essentially is what he
does and can
do, his habitual occupation
to a large degree determines his
character.
If this maturing
does not occur, four types of nonproductive life - orientations (and
character structures) develop in the attempt by
persons to defend themselves from feelings of existential insignificance and aloneness.
We are called
to be
people of the resurrection, reconcilers of brokenness — and that doesn't usually happen by writing and posting 140
characters of criticism with no visible Christian
character behind it.
We saw in relation
to the inclusion of the body, that it was not necessary
to think of the
person as a vast multiplicity of acts of being in order
to do justice
to the bodily
character of personal being.
He intelligently applies such truisms
to various marketing and public policy issues, but they are in service
to his larger point: forget the formation of
character and persuading
people about whether something is true» the way
to get things
done is
to condition behavior.
It
does not take much guessing
to know what
people like Zacchaeus
do to compensate for their low
character.
Russ — I don't think you'll find
people arguing too much about the few
character names we have, but more about other pieces of information that should be available
to corroborate the supernatural aspects of the stories.
I suppose it has something
to do with the
character, the everyday life of many of the
people I heard praying those prayers when I was growing up.
The leaders of the churches in the past were more concerned with the
character of their
people and their calling
to be God's
people and
to do God's ministry.
I think that what this shows is that
people are hungry for insights into the
character of God and how
to understand Scripture which
do not chain them ever more tightly
to religion.
Gods came
to set the captive free.God is always in control he calls the shots not Satan he is in control his motives and purposes we can not understand but we
do know his
character is always for good and he always has a plan.It is spiritual lesson from a real life situation.I am jumping way ahead here but at the time the
people sent Jesus away the demoniac man was sent back
to his family when you read later because of his testimony the next time they visit years later
to those towns many
people are saved because of him so again yes some pigs died one man was set free but that man went and told his story and many were saved and added
to the kingdom so
to God be the glory.brentnz
If heroes and gods of myth as well as comic book
characters have powers similar
to those of Jesus, where
does the rational
person draw the line?
In good Aristotelian fashion, therefore, Lewis thinks of all the ordinary decisions of life as forming our
character, as turning us into
people who either
do or
do not wish
to gaze forever upon the face of God.
It's just
to say that when we confront those assumptions and attitudes, we have
to do so with a
person's overall
character and posture in mind.
It» fine
to wish and hope that
people are
doing fine, but it's not healthy
to bring make - believe
characters into the mix — you'll only weaken your mind that way, and then you are of less use
to anyone.
More and more it became evident
to me that everything I loved about the Irish
character was inseparable from its religion, because the religion was omnipresent in everything
people thought and
did.
I am a believer in God, and it embarrasses me
to see
people who claim
to have faith
do something like this, for Christians already have a bad rep. I have many friends with different beliefs and I don't go trying
to shove mine down their throat - what matters is a
person's
character, and I know wonderful
people who are atheists.
The second factor that enabled the radical
character of these decisions
to pass under the radar is that most
people just couldn't believe the Supreme Court would
do such a thing.
@neitdarwin — not sure is that an argument for or against, pretty sure Hitler had nothing
to do with Christianity, but lip service
to look like a «good moral
character» plenty of
people claim Christianity
to look like a good
person
«While the discussion board itself was a bad idea, my decision
to attack critics who were posting there (I
did so by posting under the
character «William Wallace II») was an even worse idea,» Driscoll said in his letter Friday, provided
to CT. «I was wrong
to respond
to people the way I
did, using the language I used, and I am sorry for it and remain embarrassed by it.»
but yeah there are a few churches that are maybe true but you have
to decern what is the truth and what is not by testing the church you belong
to God
does give you the gift of Dicernment
to find out what is right and what is wrong, «but
do nt Judge a
persons character just because he says this church or this church is
doing something wrong cause for all we know he maybe right.
Imagine if Santa didn't leave actual, physical gifts, but was credited for the feelings of goodwill and generosity that
people feel during the holidays, and what if he wasn't supposed
to be living in a «real» place like the North Pole, but was just an invisible spirit, like some other
characters we know?
Ive noticed that
people who
do not believe in santa clause, the easter bunny, fairies, leprechauns, or any other
character considered
to be fictional; never stress their non-beliefs in these
characters.
Over the past several decades both philosophers and theologians within the academy have participated in a revival of interest in what is generally called «virtue ethics» - an ethic that focuses not so much upon what we ought
to do, but upon
character, upon the sort of
persons we ought
to....
If I understand his thesis correctly, it is very similar
to what I have argued here — that the Old Testament must be interpreted in light of the New and that, at least occasionally, reports in the Old Testament (about what God commanded
people to do) must be relativized in light of the
character of God revealed in Jesus Christ who is the Word of God in
person.»
This is what
people of
character do — they speak truth
to their candidates.
But time and place are strong medicine for many in our world, where,
to quote Flannery O'Connor, many
people «ain't frum anywhere,» and where a contemporary writer like Warren's fellow Kentuckian Bobbie Ann Mason finds a sobering story in the lives of many of her
characters who can't think of anything
to do with themselves.