Sentences with phrase «dramatic acting of»

Jim Carrey's Dark Crimes has been panned for «vulgarity» while critics calls it «the worst dramatic acting of his career»

A few words should be said about Carrey's performance: It may be the worst dramatic acting of his career, a charmless cartoon of self - repression.

Jesus certainly did not kill and probably did not whip the moneychangers, but he clearly resisted their evil in a dramatic act of civil disobedience.

The fact that there is no such promise makes the practice an even more dramatic act of defiance of the fear of death.

According to that analysis, it has been characteristic of John Paul II's diplomacy that his dramatic acts of public witness to the importance of freedom» in Poland, before the United Nations, in Cuba, and so on» have stood in tension with the continuing, more traditional, diplomacy of the Vatican, even to the point of contradiction.

And according to Paul, even the greatest, most dramatic acts of charity will leave me feeling empty if I do them out of self - interest (easing my conscience) rather than out of love (easing other people's burdens).

The new exhibition at Hauser & Wirth sheds light on Lozano's practice, a legacy shrouded in dramatic acts of rebuff.

Not exact matches

There was the initial act of terror at the Boston marathon, the heroism of first - responders, the dramatic press conference in which the FBI released blurry images of two suspects, the ensuing manhunt, the police shootout — the list goes on.

«SIFMA's proposed departure from the Advisers Act is dramatic,» added Knut A. Rostad, president of the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard.

But she also loved the dramatic arts, and by the time of her first communion, she had already been signed by talent scouts, and appeared in commercials and on television, alongside acting legends such as David Niven, Richard Burton and Sir Lawrence Olivier.

Driver and company also interpreted worship in dramatic terms, noting that Christian worship arises out of an impulse to act together, «to do something which either changes the relationship to the Divine or express it» Finally, there was a need, again arising out of the religious drama movement, for material that was appropriate for production in church.

Thus, according to Paul, God has overcome our apistia through a dramatic new act of pisti — the pistis of Jesus Christ whom God «put forward» as a definitive demonstration of God's own covenant - faithfulness (3:25).

It's worth noting that some are speculating that Labeouf's conversion may have actually been more of a rather dramatic example of method acting than a true conversion but, regardless, many Christians chose to focus on his language instead of his heart.

Whatever we may think of this shocking act, it demonstrated in the most dramatic way possible that fundamentalism can no longer be ignored, whether in religion, society or world affairs.

Sometimes the first act of commitment is more dramatic than any others which follow, and the believer looks back to it in gratitude as a turning point in his life.

The scene which ends act one is the most dramatic and revealing of the play.

In early July, in what was surely a striking and dramatic papal act, Pope Francis positioned one of his most important priorities as Pope — the reform of the Roman Curia — directly in the context of this unremitting combat against the Devil.

The Passion music is not dramatic in the theatrical sense of acting a part.

In our time, with its dramatic revelations of the evils of nationalism, of racialism and of economic imperialism it is the evident responsibility of the Church to repudiate these attitudes within itself and to act as the pioneer of society in doing so.

We have seen the use of symbol in name and act in previous prophets; but more than any of these, Ezekiel is given to the dramatic portrayal of the Word's message.

What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts, adding, adding to, adding more, continuing.

The dramatic content of these works revolves around a moral core: a moral problem, a failure, an act of dishonor or betrayal, a vague sense of a meaningless life.

A very interesting paper by Bowman L. Clarke, «Whitehead's Cosmology and the Christian Drama,» Journal of Religion 39 (1959), 162 - 69, begins with an analysis of St. Peter's Sermon in Acts 2 and uses it to show a Christian dramatic pattern in four acts to illustrate what Whitehead may have been generalizing in four stages of creativity, to which he applies the term «the particular providence for particular occasions» (PR 532).

«frenzies, possessions, mania, melancholy, nerves, delusions, aberrant acts, dramatic tics, passionate loves and hates, sex, visual and auditory hallucinations, fears, phobias, fantasies, disturbances of sleep, dissociations, communion with spirits and imaginary friends, addictions, self - harm, self - starvation, depression».

At this stage, the only art pieces they produce are collections of scribbles, and the only acting experience they have are the dramatic adventures they have with their toys.

Yummy Yucky is sure to get your child laughing along with the very expressive toddler who acts out each pair of food opposites with comically dramatic effect.

«We discussed how the Affordable Care Act effects New York and the pitfalls of a repeal plan, which would be dramatic,» he said.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned President - elect Donald Trump on Wednesday of a «dramatic impact» on New Yorkers if Trump moves ahead with a repeal and replace of the Affordable Care Act.

Former Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, who suffered a dramatic Democratic mayoral primary defeat to Joe Ganim last year, was named acting director of the New York State Thruway Authority Monday.Finch, 60, was appointed by the authority's board of directors...

«We discussed how the Affordable Care Act affects New York and the pitfalls of a repeal plan, which would be dramatic on the state of New York,» Cuomo told reporters after the hour - long meeting.

Governor Cuomo is taking dramatic action to fight the federal tax assault on New York caused by the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

«Nonsense such as this, along with Mayor Warren's support of the failed SAFE Act, are the reason the City has seen a dramatic spike in shootings this year,» NYSRPA President Tom King stated.

Alexander Van der Bellen has been sworn in as Austria's president, the last act of a dramatic race for the position won by the left - leaning economics professor after a repeat vote.

Budget Includes Landmark Education Reforms New York's education system is set to implement some of its most dramatic and fundamental reforms in years through Governor Andrew Cuomo's Education Transformation Act.

The dramatic reform package — called the «Clean Up Albany Act of 2011» — creates an independent Joint Commission on Public Ethics with «robust enforcement powers» to investigate both the executive and legislative branches of government.

'' In recent weeks and months, the family of New York — people of all creeds, colors and backgrounds — have witnessed a dramatic increase in acts of hate and intolerance.

Tim Davie - the acting director general following the dramatic resignation of George Entwistle this weekend - will ask Fran Unsworth, head of newsgathering, and Ceri Thomas, editor of the Today programme, to replace the pair.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked the State Police to investigate vandalism of headstones in a small Jewish cemetery in Rochester, citing a recent «dramatic increase in acts of hate and intolerance.»

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday asked the State Police to investigate vandalism of headstones in a small Jewish cemetery in Rochester, N.Y., citing a recent «dramatic increase in acts of hate and intolerance.»

There is a group who are acting outside of the establishment, urging concerned citizens to take more dramatic measures in order to achieve more dramatic results.

Liu estimates one of the most dramatic results of the act's implementation will be the creation or preservation of more than 50,000 jobs citywide.

In a dramatic last part of the debate, Perry even accused some of her more committed pro-Brexit colleagues of acting like Islamic extremists during the debates in the Commons in recent weeks.

Dramatic show of support seen in Congress behind Uniting American Families Act and inclusive comprehensive immigration reform bill.

Astronomers will have to be prepared to catch these dramatic last acts of a star's life.

«In light of the Affordable Healthcare Act, we wanted to validate concerns that insurance reform would lead to dramatic increases in healthcare use and costs,» said Amresh D. Hanchate, Ph.D., the study's lead author, an economist at the V.A. Boston Healthcare System and assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine.

Employers know that dramatic changes in the workplace, such as the start of the «busy season» or a new, more demanding boss, can cause employees to act out in ways that hurt the bottom line.

To understand the dramatic decrease in bloody acts since then, Pinker explores the social and neurological roots of aggressive behavior, from the grotesque murders described in the Bible to the brain's «rage circuit.»

Interestingly, dramatic acts in the name of religion, such as being pierced by hooks and swung from a crane didn't send the strongest messages — instead, the connection was strongest for the simple act of regular worship.

The act of energy healing is not dramatic.

Jill holds a bachelor's degree in speech from Northwestern University, a master's degree in liberal arts from St. John's College, and a diploma in acting from the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts.