Sentences with phrase «face of oppression»

Each one is a unique testimony to the many faces of oppression, to the many modes of moral and spiritual resistance, and to the many brave men and women who died standing up to the tyranny of an empowered dialectical scheme.

We know the ugly face of oppression.

I suspect that the Golden Rule (and the whole «give to Caesar what is Caesar's bit) is something added in by Roman Christian rulers to keep the population docile and stable even in the face of oppression.

And we may have to admit that some in our heritage shrugged their shoulders in the face of oppression and greed.

-- that plot's unfolding, in the stories of both congregations and poor societies, characterizes the attempt to attain group goals in the face of oppression and other obstructing factors?

And I'm pretty sure that when the apostle Peter wrote his letter to the persecuted Church of Asia Minor, encouraging his fellow Christians to be brave in the face of oppression by the Roman government, he was not referring to Christians getting snubbed at Domitian's inauguration ceremony.

Whatever he might be trying to say about people rising up and asserting themselves in the face of oppression is never clear.

Historical antiheros are harder to come by than those generally lauded for bravery or valiance in the face of oppression, whether they're soldiers or statesmen, but In Darkness brings the true legacy of Polish Leopold Socha into strong contention for just such a distinction.

It's a tale of self - empowerment and imagination in the face of oppression — celebrating the culture and beauty of Afghanistan.

On his journey, he confronts apathy in the face of oppression, injustice and enough experience to fill several novels.

The chronicle of an ordinary woman's struggle for dignity and her rights in a textile mill, The Last Ballad is a moving tale of courage in the face of oppression and injustice, with the emotional power of Ron Rash's Serena, Dennis Lehane's The Given Day, and the unforgettable films Norma Rae and Silkwood.

A chronicle of a single mother's struggle for her rights in a textile mill, The Last Ballad is a moving tale of courage in the face of oppression.

But the game stories we've been discussing in this episode do not center or focus on women's struggles, women's perseverance or women's survival in the face of oppression.

The shock is magical yet emotionally unsettling, reminding you of people's courage in the face of oppression, history's erasures, and the way the past recedes into darkness.

The Carmichael speech, which advocates the right to dignity and self - determination in the face of oppression, functions as the libretto (or lyrical text) for the opera, which was originally written in both French and Spanish.

Thinking about the long - term in the face of oppression is, of course, a privilege, and as minority groups are increasingly targeted in our current political climate, I am sympathetic to both strategies.

They had him locked up for eight years trying to change his mind or at least get him to shut up in public, but since he was the bravely defiant sort, invincibly sticking to his principles and beliefs in the face of oppression, they finally gave up and killed his a $ $.