Sentences with phrase «events in a story using»

Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story using key details.

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The preacher can now use the story to make plain to his hearers that the event of Jesus Christ is indeed on a genuinely human level; like all the rest of us, Jesus had to grow and develop in his awareness of the divine purpose in the world.

It used the incident, as it used everything else that was given it in the oral tradition about Jesus which preceded the setting - down in written texts the story of Jesus, as a way in which the importance of the originating event was declared.

The story then detailed not only certain obvious religious features of the event, such as the use of a Bible and the invoking of God's name, but it went to extraordinary length in describing the «mysterious silence,» the «intense expressions as if in a «trance» on the faces of some participants, and the «patriotic tears» among many in the audience.

What we find is a series of separate scenes — snapshots rather than a movie — and the four writers, who in the closing scenes were constrained to follow a fixed order of events, use a large liberty in arranging the separate stories they tell, and the arrangement comes out differently in each of them.

It is significant that the earliest Gospel, Mark, uses the term «after three days» consistently in the prediction passages, but where these are quoted in Matthew or Luke the phrase has been changed to «on the third day».23 The change can be explained by saying that between the writing of the first and the later Gospels the story of the empty tomb had become more widely known, and the phrase «after three days», as a dating of the resurrection event, fell out of use.

The Society had planned to use the giant inflatable to tell the story of Jonah in Potter's Field Park by the Thames, but was turned down because the trust which runs the site was not allowed to hold «events of a religious nature».

The story of Sodom in Genesis 18 was about violence and domination, the same type of event that takes place in prisons and occupied countries, but it was NOT the reason for God's decision to destroy the city, and to use this story as a basis for prejudice against ho mose xuality in general is like comparing ra pe to marriage.

Jesus often used women as positive examples in stories and events for those who have responded to God with appropriate faith.51 The parables of Jesus often deal with the life and conduct of women (Mt. 13:33 par.

The poets of antiquity did not simply narrate events, whether historical or fictional using standard prose, but rather placed the characters of the stories in an active and real - time dialogue.

On the flipside, when we've had interactions with chefs (in the Test Kitchen, at events, or while reporting stories) who've treated writers in a way that was, in the insufficient language we use to describe these things, «creepy,» we've quietly chosen not to cover them in the future.

Despite racking up 344 first - team appearances for Liverpool, it was a different story for Lucas last season as he made just 12 league starts, while also being used as a makeshift central defender in the event of absentees in the backline.

The Authority, led by storyline COO Triple H and his real - and story - wife, Stephanie McMahon, was born, and they had no use for Bryan in the main event scene.

This story in three parts uses rhythmic text to summarize the rules of segregation and many events that comprised the civil rights movement, and also provide a look at where are we now.

«I wanted to use one emotion per page to emphasize specific events in the story,» Spale says of her recent venture.

Stories used to describe and remember these events have been called «self - defining narratives» (McLean, Paspupathi, & Pals, 2007) in reference to the ways they form our basic perceptions of who we are.

Touting his property tax cap in Irondequoit, Cuomo said a two - story Colonial used as a backdrop for his event should not be «an ATM machine for government.»

Now, cosmologists using CMB maps from the European Space Agency's Planck satellite have pinned down the timing for one key event in that story — the end of the universe's «Dark Ages,» the epoch that lies between the CMB's creation and the formation of the first stars.

A Yezidi woman receiving psychological treatment in Germany ritually represents her life story, using stones to mark traumatic events and flowers to show happy events, as part of Narrative Exposure Therapy.

Event planners of all backgrounds use the website to brainstorm a theme, find a venue, gather party supplies, and share their success stories in a photo album of memorable moments.

Using the character's written confession (in a location far from his beloved farm) as a framing device robs the story of any real suspense and, worse, fails to enrich the events on screen with emotional or moral substance.

The story is set in the post-WW2 Vienna, and the locations are used to the fullest, becoming if not an additional, full - bodied character, then at least the perfectly staged arena for the macabre events to unfold.

The most problematic being Captain America: Civil War, using the name of one of Marvel's most politically - charged, and socially - relevant events... for a film not interested in telling that story at all.

«Based on real life events» doesn't often mean much to this reviewer — too often those words are (ab) used in a cynical attempt to lend credibility to a story otherwise struggling to maintain it.

«Inspired by true events, it tells the story of an unorthodox, but charismatic Professor (Harris) who uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist from negative human energy.»

Among the findings: (1) art activities can be integrated into classroom content and used to encourage rehearsal - type activities (such as songs) that incorporate relevant subject matter, (2) incorporating information into story, poem, song, or art form may place the knowledge in context, which can help students remember it, especially if the students are creating art that relates subject matter to themselves, (3) through artistic activities like writing a story or creating a drawing, students generate information they might otherwise have simply read, which will very likely lead to better long - term retention of that information, (4) physically acting out material, such as in a play, helps learners recall information, (5) speaking words aloud results in better retention than reading words in silence, (6) increasing the amount of effort involved in learning new information (such as being asked to discern meaning from an ambiguous sentence or to interpret a work of art) is positively associated with its retention, (7) emotionally charged content is easier to remember than content linked to events that are emotionally neutral, and (8) information presented as pictures is retained better than the same information presented as words.

This lesson looks at the story of exodus and uses a range of activities to encourage students to engage emotionally with the key events in story.

Use these 7 tips to draw them in and raise their awareness of your eLearning brand, event, or newsworthy story.

Use the graphs to create stories around the events in each person's day.

Teachers could consider asking students to translate interesting news stories, not only improving their vocabulary and enabling them to become more independent learners, but allowing them to see things from a different perspective and read about events that are not necessarily reported in the news they are used to watching and reading.

As Facing History teachers we know the power of people's stories and using these stories in a way that provides students with the tools they need to make decisions about historical events and people and apply that knowledge to themselves and their community.

In middle schools, graphics organizers can be used to construct story pyramids that define a setting, the main characters and the main events in a storIn middle schools, graphics organizers can be used to construct story pyramids that define a setting, the main characters and the main events in a storin a story.

Students might, then, create a digital story to reflect learning that is both visual (using images) and logical (in preparing a story in order, with an initiating event, rising action, climax, and resolution).

An example is to lay out a favorite story's events in beginning, middle, and end form, create an idea web about the student's reactions to the story, or bring attention to basic use of punctuation.

Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or events.

To help provide the answers people need, Faces of Learning is asking people to share personal stories of their most powerful learning experiences; attend and / or organize public events at which people think together about how to improve the local conditions in which people learn; and use a new interactive tool called the Learner Sketch, which invites users to explore their own strengths and challenges among the various mental processes that influence learning.

Use the series of events chain organizer in reading comprehension activities to help learners understand tense use as it relates to the unfolding of events in short stories or noveUse the series of events chain organizer in reading comprehension activities to help learners understand tense use as it relates to the unfolding of events in short stories or noveuse as it relates to the unfolding of events in short stories or novels.

Sequencing is the skill that is used when a reader lists the events of a story in the order that they occurred in, from first to last.

Or if you put together your family's story in a creative fashion... adding dialogue as you imagine some events played out and creating a rich tapestry of history and culture and how your family fit in, then maybe you want to call it a family biography using the techniques of creative nonfiction.

The term historical fantasy is applied to stories in which actual events are used as the basis for fantasy (the counterpart to contemporary fantasy), and also to stories in which myths or fairy tales are treated seriously or as historical fact.

He tells of an actual series of events that happened in 1978, in the very month he was born, using the memories and stories from his youth, interviews with those who were part of the events, and public documents.

For media, their audience is the general public, in which case you should use a pitch that ties your book to a human interest story, event, or trend their audience would be interested in.

Using real events and 11 different voices, Hesse tells a free - verse story of the KKK in a small Vermont town in 1924.

In his lyrical debut, A Land More Kind Than Home, North Carolina author Wiley Cash uses multiple perspectives to tell the story of an event that divides a community.

Based on a real event, this picture book uses stately illustrations and informative text to movingly tell the story of a humpback whale entangled in fishing nets but later freed by friendly divers.

The story used an unscientific «snapshot» survey that is inaccurate, including calculations from next year's San Francisco - hosted Super Bowl week, a once - in - a lifetime event.

Frozen Flames are used to upgrade your Leviathan Axe in God of War and as stated earlier, you will find them in story events or boss fights.

Newspapers are pretty important as well, as the devs will use them to highlight in - game events and push the story forward.

It is no coincidence that sporting events are used as stories - within - stories so often in blockbuster movies: the strong emotions generated by sports — both in its participants and its observers — make an outstanding (if occasionally lazy) scaffold for storytelling.

One would think that such a huge development would result in some story events, but instead it's merely used as an excuse for the player to explore the world more and find additional gear for the battles that await in the inevitable sequel.