Sentences with phrase «characters were real people»

How did knowing - or discovering in the end - that many characters were real people affect the way you read the story?
Historical accuracy doesn't fare too well in Gladiator, even though some of the characters were real people in Ancient Rome.
In making his movie, he deliberately took advantage of the lack of this framework, and a different set of communicative expectations, namely, the expectation that his characters were real people, dense but not utterly unlikable.
The characters are real people, seen in the round.
What's refreshing about Frontera is that its characters are real people, all with strengths and weaknesses, where no one is completely pious nor completely evil.
The main character is a real person, a Shoshoni girl who quite incredibly escaped capture by an enemy tribe and made her way alone on foot back to her family.
As with all the books of Barbara Freethy that I have read, you feel like the characters are real people.

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«Bennett has become a master of storytelling through character, and while there are clearly no people in these films, it was clearly a very human story, which we knew a director such as Bennett would zero in on and draw out very real human - like emotions from these poor inanimate objects,» Lennon said.
Characters that feel and act like real people are the core of any good story.
On Wednesday, Buterin tweeted that by his math, there are 827 ways to alter his name by only changing a single character, with scammers using Twitter names like «VltalkButerin» — close enough to his already - uncommon actual name that it might fool people into believing it was real.
A persona is a single person — a ficticious character created from REAL customer data that any business should have.
Why do people continually refer to a fictional character like jesus as if he was real?
All Biblical characters we read about are to some extent abstractions from the real person who lived in time and space.
The major people in the Bible (King David, Abraham, Jesus, Paul, John, Elijah, King Solomon, Judas, Peter) are historic figures and their existence has been proven, and you can figure that if the main characters are real then minor characters must also be real.
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.
And just like Bugs Bunny, Jesus and Santa are fictional characters... but unlike Bugs, they are based on real people.
He managed this because, first, his characters were almost always composites of two or more real people.
Genuine education for community is identical, therefore, with genuine education of character — the education of real persons who deny no answer to life and the world but are ready to respond out of a living unity to everything essential that they meet.
It's disheartening to see how many people abandon real debate and start name - calling and character - bashing instead.
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
Saint NIcholas was a real person who was morphed into the character we see today.
The real danger comes from a much larger group of persons who believe that Notre Dame can strive for ever - higher standards of academic excellence — and use the same criteria of excellence by which the best secular universities in the land are judged to be excellent — without forfeiting the Catholic character of the University.
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?
It's a good thing he's not real, and just a character in a book written by people.
Saint Nicholas of Myra in Lycia (c. 270 - 343) was a real person who is now mythologized into Santa Claus, an obese old man who miraculously keeps track of the moral character of children, travels around the Earth on a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer, visits millions of houses in one night without opening any door or window, and leaves presents for millions of children.
Joining a club of arsenal s stature has its ups and downs.There is a requirement of how our players should perform when on the pitch.The following is a list of players who were wrong to choose arsenal.Aaron ramsey - Even though he is the most favoured of all players at the club now.I cant help but think how it would have gone for Him if he decided to search for other greener pastures.He was a clear talented footballer during his time at cardiff but he hasnt been raised with the discipline at arsenal.You can always see ramseys all round strengths but sadly Its not helping him or the club with his foward moving pleasurr.He is so Over used and its sometimes difficult for him to get used to the rythm of the game.With time you realise he gets low ib confidence and his engine gets wasted.He needed somebody who would have managed him properly and with care and that person is certainpy not wenger.You would have been better off at Manu mate.Calum chambers - Came us a very talented player from southampton with raw talent.He was very good at first but wenger found a way to reduce his level of confidence.His inexperience was left exposed and wenger did nt do anything to resolve that problem and instead He looked for other talented players.Alex oxlade chamberlain - Another very talented player who needed only his skilled sharpened and his character modelled.That and he was ready to become a world beater.But wenger decided to let him run and run like a headless chicken causing him to be often injured and damaging his confidence.Who knows what would have happened to him gad he decided to look for more greener pasture.He is surely a much better player than this.Theo walcott - Another player who was tipped to have a very bright future.He had it in him.But all he needed was an appropriate manager who would nurture him with discipline and help him with his talent.But on Coming to arsenal he was given Much more responsiblities putting more weight on his shoulders on top of that another player who was recklessly managed with his talent and never coming off age because his character wasnt properly shaped.Mesut ozil - Al right i agree he perfoms well just recently.But imagine all the legendary players he was often compared to during his time at real madrid.On coming to arsenal he found no rotation often overused, suffered many injuries and his confidence dwindled.It is pretty clear arsene does not take any responsibility for players.And when at arsenal you have to be your own manager.You need not rely on your manager otherwise you might continue being the same player for the next many years.That is why each and every player are what they are because of their own efforts and wenger had nothing to do with it.Van persie was the same player for over 7 years untill he himself decided to change.Wenger only organises and prepares tge team while the rest is in your court.It is not what so many people make it out to be.Thats why we need to pressure wenger more than our own players.They are their own self managers and wenger needs to take that responsibility
[blockquote]» Steve Bould was a real character in that dressing room area, he's one of those sort of players that points a finger at people if you weren't doing your jobs, and I'm sure he's not changed.»
This «family time» turned out to be so much more than just that — my children learned a valuable life lesson: the importance of our military and the fact that these people are real, not fictitious characters in a distant place.
Even a young child of three or four can understand clearly that Daddy, Grandma, and Mr Jones next door are real people, while characters in fiction books are «pretend».
One of Tough's collaborators, Dominic Randolph, head of school at an elite academy in upstate NY, surmised that «the best way for a young person to build character is for him to attempt something where there is a real and serious possibility of failure.
But he added that if the «Doogie Howser» character was inspired by any real life person it was a member of Bochco's own family, not Howard Zucker.
He said such characters do not have any real reason why they want to represent a particular group of people except to enter Parliament and hopefully be given an appointment.
«Now we are in the general election campaign, and the media are forced to give some balance, the televised broadcast media, I think what you are seeing is that we are picking up support, and as Jeremy gets more media time, people are seeing the real character of the man, this decent, honest, strong leader, in terms of principles and how to go forward.»
«As Jeremy gets more airtime, I think people are beginning to see the real Jeremy Corbyn's character emerge and be in support...
The case apparently later died, perhaps because, as Duranske proposes, «most laws prohibiting violence are applied only to real people, not computer characters
In fact, thanks to critically - acclaimed shows like Orange is the New Black and Transparent featuring prominent trans characters, as well as real people like Inside Edition reporter Zoey Tur and author Janet Mock, the visibility of trans people is higher than it's ever been.
I loved the character of Batman so much because he was a real person — no special powers — his strength was in his courage and integrity, and the course of action he chose.
I loved the character of Batman so much because he was a real person - no special powers - his strength was in his courage and integrity, and the course of action he chose.
But behind the Carrie Bradshaw character, is a real person whom you would love more — Sarah Jessica Parker, former ballet dancer and stage performer, current producer and actress repositioning herself after the Sex and the City, and a devoted mother of three.
These are all real popular costumes, and you may see a lot of people dressed up in these characters this year.
People connect with fictional characters through empathetic feelings, and neuroscience research has shown that the same hormones and chemicals associated with stress and attachment in real life situations are released while watching TV.
But the character of the person is what will really build that first contact past the first date and into something real.
Remember that you are on a date with a real person and not some character from a porn movie.
As a result, it is possible to fall in love not with a real person but with fictitious character imagined by human's mind.
I am very laid back, down to earth man, nonjudgmental, accept people for who they are, I don't put on aires, and above all, I am honest, a person with good moral character and integrity and will always keep it real... 100 %.
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In real life, it's very hard to contact a person for the first time, since it requires a lot of strength of character, not to mention that you have to overcome emotions as well.
This page contains screenshots, real life photographs and information about all of the main characters in GTA San Andreas and the people who do Pimping is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that consists of driving prostitutes to...
Make sure that everything that person says checks out and they are in fact a real person rather than a fictional character designed to lure you into a trap.
Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a Mel B seemingly has a type since it has been claimed by TMZ that she is dating a real life Beverly Hills cop - much like the character her ex Eddie
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