Sentences with phrase «events like the war»

Just as substances like chairs and tables can be analyzed into component substances such as atoms; so also events like wars and conversations can be analyzed into the component events that make them up.

Women who have had an incredibly traumatic birth experience suffer from a type of psychological strain that's not too much different than the effects of a life - threatening event like war or a natural disaster.

Do you think portrayals in the media and movies help us digest events like wars and other tragedies, or just exploit them for commercial gain?

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It's like listening to Star Wars nerds discuss what Jedi were like 200 years before the events in episode 1.

Like Sir Walter Scott's historical novels, it takes place amidst events events that changed the course of human affairs, in this case, World War I, but remains vividly focused on one character's fate.

It is democratic in the sense that it allows people to «be present» at events like John Kennedy's funeral, the first steps by humans on the moon, and the war in Vietnam.

I'm not familiar with the docu.ments supporting the events of the Gallic Wars, but I suspect a big difference is that those docu.ments don't make absurd claims like the Bible does.

I wanted to work chronologically through literature in the Western tradition, dovetailing our literary studies with history, so that my students could see how an event like the Trojan War, for example, has shaped an entire cultural imagination and given it a language for its ideals.

Carter then proceeds to show how various events (like the Civil War), conditions (like the closing of the frontier), ideas (like popular views of religion and science), and personalities (like Presidents and cultural arbiters) have challenged, imperiled, undermined, stretched, invigorated, defended, or nourished that republican tradition.

The money will be spent marking major events like the Battle of the Somme, as well as the start and finish of the war.

Yet more than the transformation of the international order following the Cold War, or the role of television in the emergence of global forms of mobilization, it is this fundamentally Christian narrative that continues to provide the defenders of free expression with a template by which to understand events like the Rushdie Affair.

After the conclusion of events like the Great Depression and World War II that made it politically impossible to ask for higher wages, legislators promptly sought another increase.

We are excited about the prospect of creating a flexible - use space that can serve as a facilitated coordinating center to help resistance groups and support events, much like a tech incubator or war room.

The younger brother has been criticised by some within the party for running on a «Bennite» platform, citing his policies on taxation, his questioning of events leading up to the Iraq war and the like for like replacement of the Trident missile defence system.

Now, researchers have detailed evidence that a person's risk of developing the disorder — which results from experiencing traumatic events like rape and war — is inherited.

As University of Aarhus's Vandkilde puts it: «It's an army like the one described in Homeric epics, made up of smaller war bands that gathered to sack Troy» — an event thought to have happened fewer than 100 years later, in 1184 B.C.E..

On her computer is a window of spooling text called JChat — it looks like an Internet chat session — providing a real - time view of the events of the war.

Stressful life events — like being fired from a job, getting divorced, or fighting in a war — can age the brain by up to four years, according to a study presented yesterday at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London.

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But this also means that when major, life - changing events happen in the world of the Marvel movies — like the ending of Infinity War, in which half of all sentient beings in the universe are erased from existence — they're rarely given the weight they should have, beyond some of the characters expressing, «I am feeling bad about this.»

Infinity War picks up after the events of Captain America: Civil War, where the Marvel heroes have disbanded («Like the Beatles?»

The unseen events bookending Easy Rawlins» (Denzel Washington) transition from disaffected war veteran to private investigator - namely his former criminal escapades with a trigger - happy associate in Texas (Don Cheadle) versus his further adventures as a fully - fledged gumshoe - unfortunately sound a lot more interesting than the story we are being told, making this feel like a sequel to, or a two - hour trailer for, an even better film.

This isn't a for sure thing, Marvel might ask them to make another Avengers event like Secret War or a fourth Captain America film like Serpent Society.

But while «War Dogs» occupies a similar space as Adam McKay's Oscar - winning dramedy, it doesn't really have anything important to say — or rather, the important stuff feels like an afterthought compared to the dramatized events at the center of the film.

Unlike similar games like God Of War, DMC doesn't use «Quick time events» which have become slow and dated it actually lets you fight the boss using all the skills at your disposal!

While based on true events, 5 Days of War contains blatant fictional elements which stick out like a sore thumb, including Hollywood - style split - second timing and other contrived scenarios that damage the film's integrity.

Avengers: Infinity War, the third entry in the Avengers cycle («the greatest cinematic event of our lifetimes» might sound like hyperbole, but it's closer to the truth than not), confirms Thanos (voiced and mo - capped by Josh Brolin), the purple - skinned, scrotal - chinned, big - muscled bodybuilder with a God Complex not just as probably the greatest supervillain put on film, but quite possibly the first Malthusian supervillain in or out of the Marvel Industrial Complex.

He somehow believes the population is suffering from chemical wars or even nuclear attacks, and with his experience and vigilance from the over-a-decade time serving in the army, he has been preparing for an event like this by building a hideout that offers more than basic survival kits and fortification from outside attacks.

The Avengers have been scattered after the events of Captain America: Civil War, and now a threat from space is coming for Earth — a threat the likes of which they have never seen before.

That being said, after the events of Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther's future is up in the air, like dust in the wind... (Sorry, couldn't help myself).

Sure, there are a couple of mundane tasks like getting from A to B or those sometimes mediocre vehicle events but overall, this is Star Wars and succeeds at paying homage to the wondrous imagination of its creator, George Lucas.

Only a cataclysmic event like World War II hints at the possibility of sparking change, but the system's deeply entrenched protocols ensure that no bonds can be forged without vicious conflict.

With the myriad movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it can be easy to think of them all as sequels to each other, especially when it comes to the big team - up events like in Avengers: Infinity War.

The likes of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), War Machine (Don Cheadle) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johannson) agree with the plan, dubbed the Sokovia Accords after the country was nearly razed to the ground during the events of The Avengers: Age of Ultron, while Captain America (Chris Evans) and Falcon (Anthony Mackie) are less keen on governmental oversight.

Getting a new Star Wars movie every year makes it less of an event and more of a seasonal staple, like the Marvel movies have become, and practically all of those are a lot more entertaining and fun than Rogue One ever is.

And while the Avengers might have been fractured by the events of Civil War, it's once again their duty and task to stand for all of mankind and every other species, as the only beings capable of solving a problem like Thanos.

A central California «garrison» of the nationwide 501st Legion show off the elaborate, detailed and pricey «Star Wars» costumes they wear to fundraisers, special events, and extra-special moments like the opening of «The Last Jedi.»

But while «War Dogs» occupies a similar space as Adam McKay's Oscar - winning dramedy, providing an entertaining look at how a pair of ambitious twentysomething pals became millionaires due to the U.S. government's own negligence, it doesn't really have anything important to say — or rather, the important stuff feels like an afterthought compared to the highly dramatized events at the center of the film.

Epic appears to be capitalizing on the mainstream appeal that Fortnite has picked up over the last couple of months, thanks to streamers like Ninja getting musical artist Drake to the play the game, and for cross-promotion events like the one featuring Thanos from Avengers: Infinity War... even though Josh Brolin didn't really understand the whole dancing thing.

Season 5 saw things get seriously intense, including insanity like an alien abduction and differing timelines that evidently link up with the catastrophic events of Avengers: Infinity War.

Bill Perrine's documentary visits their kitschy temple in El Cajon, Calif., records worshippers who claim Star Wars as a «psychic memory» of true events and collects a trove of schmaltzy Unarius videos that make Ruth look like Glinda the Good Witch as she prepares Earth for the arrival of the «space brothers.»

Britain's colonial war in Ireland has received numerous cinematic treatments, ranging from epic biopics like Neil Jordan's Michael Collins (1996) to films about specific events, such as Paul Greengrass's Bloody Sunday (2002).

Certain heroes who felt integral to the team are now peripheral members who were basically useless against Thanos, while other characters have become central to stopping the menacing new villain and, quite possibly, reversing the rapture - like event that occurs at the end of Infinity War.

This is the problem with the MCU in miniature: The emotional and narrative stakes are placated by an infinite loop of new «Phases,» new heroes, and potential franchises to branch out, which will beget more crossover events like Infinity War in the years to come.

Avengers Infinity War is an event in the movies like no other.

So, if the instructional leader would give feedback to the social studies teacher mentioned above, it might sound like this: «I saw you ask students to explain events that led up to World War I and I saw all students begin to explain events.

«We believe that events like the strikes of maritime workers, the Stonewall rebellion, the fight for the 8 - hour day, rent strikes, the anti-Vietnam War movement, the Black nationalist movement and the rest of our history deserves to be seen by the very people who build and provide the resources to maintain cultural institutions like our foundations and museums.

Although some of the central events of the novel, like World War II and the atomic bomb drop at Nagasaki, are familiar territory for fiction, Lee prioritizes out - of - the - ordinary perspectives: her Korean characters are first the colonized, and then the outsiders trying to thrive in a foreign country despite segregation and persecution.

With shows like The Walking Dead, World War Z the movie and of course the book, tv shows like Doomsday Preppers etc and events in the real world.

Want to read an entire event like 2015's SECRET WARS?