Sentences with phrase «dramatic life events»

His first collaboration with Moffitt involved a question that had long intrigued him: Do dramatic life events change people, or simply cement who they already are?

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Kurzweil was one of the speakers at the Global Future 2045 World Congress, which is an event that brings some of the world's top scientists together to talk about the future of humankind and technology and the prospect of dramatic life extension.

He has since said of the potentially life - shattering revelation, «I'd say it was a pretty dramatic event, but it wasn't what I'd call traumatizing... As a matter of fact, it made quite a few things clearer to me.

A supernova is an astronomical event that occurs during the last stellar evolutionary stages of a massive star's life, whose dramatic and catastrophic destruction is marked by one final titanic explosion.

CNN can and should report on many aspects of life, not just the most newsiest, most dramatic, most recent events.

Luther lived and worked during a time of historical upheaval; he both fomented and responded to the dramatic events unfolding in Europe in the 16th century.

Of course it does and is just about the most dramatic event in the lives of the ant colony it fell on they will ever experience...

Since God is already fulfilled, indeed the perfection of life, the fulfilling of human persons through the paradoxical transition of death is the new, dramatic, striking event that captures our attention.

The French dramatic theorist Antonin Artaud, in speaking about the French classical theater, which had become formal and aloof from the issues of human hope, wrote, «In the anguished, catastrophic period in which we live, we feel an urgent need for a theater in which events do not exceed, where resonance is deep within us, dominating the instability of the times.»

Vatican Spokesman Father Federico Lombardi called the event «a dramatic confirmation of the tragic situation in which the Syrian population and its Christian communities are living.»

And she explains the life of St. Francis very well - revealing, for example, that the process of change was a gradual thing and that it began with simple gifts to the poor and a real commitment to prayer, and the more dramatic events such as the encounter with the Crucifix at San Damiano came only after this preparation.

We are glad to have been active in, and witnesses to, gradual and in some cases dramatic improvement in areas of Church life where we stood frm: most Catholic youth events now have the sort of liturgical and devotional style that at one time was almost unique to the annual FAITH summer gathering, and the new generation of priests has a vigorous approach to catechesis and to promoting the Church's message on marriage and family life.

Confiding in us, she looks back on her life's many dramatic events while arguing over their crucial details — principally, «what happened on the hill and the days before and the days that followed» — with the scribes trying to capture and recount these for Christ's earliest followers.

Marine creatures that live along the coast are used to dramatic swings in salinity, sedimentation, and other conditions, and studies have found populations can bounce back from extreme events.

«Pregnancy and motherhood are dramatic life - changing events that can have long - lasting repercussions in the brain,» she says.

We've all had the experience of repeating a dramatic story so many times that the events seem dead, as if they came from a novel rather than real life.

These dramatic events would have shaped the evolution of early life, says Donald Lowe.

Follow us on our journey to witness the final events of jesus life, his ultimate sacrifice and glorious resurrection as you walk through a live dramatic presentation.

Synopsis: Based on real events the dramatic thriller Argo chronicles the life - or - death covert operation to rescue six Americans which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis focusing on the little - known role that the CIA and Hollywood played - information that was not declassified until many years after the event.

For the first time on Xbox LIVE ® Arcade, recreate actual battles during the last phase of World War II and experience the dramatic events of D - Day as they unfold in your hands.

It's a docudrama miniseries - a miniseries that features dramatic re-enactments of real - life events, not a biopic - instead of being a drama series inspired by a true story.

«ARGO» Wednesday, May 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Based on true events, this dramatic 2012 thriller and Academy Award «Best Picture» winner chronicles the life - or - death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis — the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades.

In addition to A Monster Calls, current and upcoming releases from Focus include The Boxtrolls, the new family event movie from LAIKA, directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable with a voice cast that includes Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning, and Tracy Morgan; the true - life dramatic thriller Kill the Messenger, starring Jeremy Renner; the romantic drama The Theory of Everything, directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh and starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones as Stephen and Jane Hawking; Black Sea, the suspenseful adventure thriller starring Jude Law for director Kevin Macdonald; the romantic drama A Little Chaos, directed by Alan Rickman and starring Kate Winslet; Tarsem Singh's Selfless, starring Ryan Reynolds and Ben Kingsley; Leigh Whannell's Insidious: Chapter 3, the newest chapter in the terrifying horror series; Sinister 2, directed by Ciaran Foy; and Stephen Hopkins» Race, starring Jeremy Irons, Jason Sudeikis, and Stephan James as the legendary athletic superstar Jesse Owens.

A has - been rock manager from Van Nuys, California stumbles upon a once - in - a-lifetime voice in a remote Afghan cave in Rock the Kasbah, a dramatic comedy inspired by stranger - than - fiction, real - life events and directed by Oscar winner Barry Levinson.

People often need to find comfort in others when they experience dramatic, life - altering events.

Students analyze the emotional and social impact of dramatic events in their lives, in the community, and in other cultures

Debbie also discusses the dramatic events in her own life, which saw her move from drug addict, alcoholic and homeless to someone who believed she was called by God to help the homeless by offering them food and love.

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Jeannine says: «While writing about the dramatic events of Edmonia Lewis» life as a teen, I struggled with how to hold readers» attention as she gained skills as a sculptor.

In this sweeping book, Joe Jackson provides the definitive biographical account of a figure whose dramatic life converged with some of the most momentous events in the history of the American West.

The FOTAS volunteers, who work on bookkeeping, social media, special fundraising events, and FOTAS Fix - a-Pet; who organize and work on special fundraising and on - site events; who foster mamma dogs and cats and all their progeny, who care for animals designated for transfer; who shuffle animals to off - site adoption events; who walk the dogs, love up the cats, work with play groups, and show animals to potential adopters — the dramatic and steady increase in the Shelter's live release rate since 2009 is directly related to their efforts; and

The FOTAS volunteers, who work on bookkeeping, social media, and special fundraising events; who work with FOTAS Fix - a-Pet and curbing the population of community cats; who organize and work on special fundraising and on - site events; who foster mamma dogs and cats and all their progeny, who care for animals designated for transfer; who shuffle animals to off - site adoption events; who greet the public and man the front desk, walk the dogs, love up the cats, work with play groups, and show animals to potential adopters — the dramatic and steady increase in the Shelter's live release rate since 2009 (84 % so far this year) is directly related to their efforts; and

Dramatic situations like the heroic mutt Shiro putting his life on the line against a billion giant bear mecha... funny sketches like the one during which Kabuki and his rival inexplicably turn themselves into various beasts, weapons, and structures in a hilarious game of one - up... tragic events like allies taking arrows in the back or crumbling buildings to the head in order to save your party... we don't need cinemas for such material to make a significant impact...

I think the very simple things he did were the result of having experienced such a dramatic event in his life.

Fischl combined two dramatic events from his own life; he used to come home and find his mother (who was an alcoholic) passed out lying on the floor and then her dying in a car accident.

Kawara's other series include telegrams and letters to friends that inform these individuals of mundane events in the artist's life, or even simply, but in dramatic flare, that the Kawara is still alive.

At this point, does it really matter what we call the dramatic changes in the Earth's average temperatures that are driving the extreme weather events we now live through on a regular basis?

Pollay: What's critical for readers to know is that how we respond to daily hassles is as important as the way we respond to the more dramatic events in our lives like divorce or bereavement.