Sentences with phrase «faced by the boy»

My Brother's Keeper refers to President Obama's initiative, launched in 2014, to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color.

Other community school initiatives also have taken up the call of My Brother's Keeper — to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color so all young people can reach their full potential.

This is the struggle faced by the boy in this loving, affirming debut picture book from YA author Lisa Mantchev.

Not exact matches

In 2014, Shelton was tasked with setting up My Brother's Keeper, a corporate - and foundation - backed initiative launched by President Obama to address the «opportunity gaps» and «achievement gaps» faced in particular by boys and young men of color.

Like I mentioned earlier, it's not perfect by any means — the controllers lack headphone jacks, and I've avoided using the Switch in tabletop mode because of its flimsy kickstand and bottom - facing USB port — but I'm guessing Nintendo will release new - and - improved hardware in a couple of years, as the company has done in the past (think: Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS).

A Mat Mom I am from a town very close to all of these kids and when my son had to wrestle a girl it really was no BIG DEAL... By the way I have seen this girl wrestle and trust me she can hold her own and most boys do nt want to have to face her because she really is that good and can truely hold her own Go Cassy

The Boy Next Door — a fifth - rate sleazefest in which an English teacher played by Jennifer Lopez gets «involved» with one of her students — was too dumb to generate much attention when it released last week (its Rotten Tomatoes rating sits at a dismal 14 percent) but it does feature one moment of such straight - faced outlandishness, such eye - popping ludicrousness, that it must be considered worthy of whatever the opposite of an Oscar is.

Only now the victim is a young boy with the face of a sad - eyed angel; only now the darkness is lit by no Easter - dawn, but by the torch of a crematory fire, a fire whose smoke issues an unbroken night; only now God dies, instead of redeeming.

By the looks on their faces the boys are thrilled to be adding a little pink to their lives.

Arsene Wenger came in with a concept and footballing culture that was ahead of his time and not embraced by all, as lets face it, a lot of footballers at that time were party boys and just living the dream with their ridiculously high wages, but though there were legends who disagreed, their time had come to an end, total fitness and diet along with football science was about to take over.

, Lindsay Satmary loved how the Disney Baby Winnie the Pooh bedding made by NoJo matched her nursery and could easily be used by her two boys or adorable little girl (look at that face!).

By Jillian Lauren In some ways, tour is anarchy - the boys are up late dancing to crazy loud rock music, giving each other dinosaur tattoos with face paint, and smuggling forbidden Fruit Loops into their bunks.

Judging by the smile on this little boy's face, this dad is making his kid's day a whole lot better.

«Fourth, Evans faced the media twice; first when he was paraded in the Lagos command HQ by the Force Public Relations Officer and secondly when he took IRT detectives to his detention camps in Lagos for the world to witness him taking the police to his camp that only him and his boys knows.

A young boy carried by two men enthusiastically waved the American flag and chanted the slogans with a grin on his face.

Pro-EU MP invites pro-leave minister to ensure «most important question facing our country is debated by Watford girls, not just Bullingdon boys»

THE LURE OF POLITICALLY CORRECT DIETS For some high - minded teenagers, anti-saturated fat dogma may dovetail rather conveniently with pro-vegetarian arguments, 12 particularly because the search for «meaningful moral standards, values and belief systems» is a critical developmental task during adolescence.13 (It should be noted that moralistic claims in favor of vegetarianism often prevent earnest vegetarian teens from coming face to face with underlying farming realities — including the fact that sustainable farming requires enriching soil with animal products such as bone meal and manure.12) Recognizing the fact that adolescent boys also can be preoccupied with physical concerns about weight or athletic prowess, it is perhaps not terribly surprising that a sizeable proportion of teenage boys appear to be persuaded by advice that vegetarianism is a «healthy» lifestyle.

Use your cooled morning coffee grounds as a full body exfoliator, soak your feet, put a warm washcloth over your face, turn on a relaxing free radio stations like Songza or Pandora, and use your imagination to pretend you're in a luxury resort laying by the poolside as a tan pool boy serves you free (hey, let's go for it) ice - cold drinks.

The Straight Brow aka the «boy brow» is characterized by its minimal arch, fresh - faced look, and soft, natural shape.

Since I have a round face, and in need of a new pair given the last one I had was crushed unmercifully by one of my 3 boys, I figured why not find out the greatest sunglasses for round face.

Can you tell by the smiles on these boys faces how much fun we were all having at The Cheesecake Factory?!

NEW JERSEY LAW JOURNAL - Aug 12 - Grindr is battling a suit brought by a man who alleges the site's lax age restrictions led him to have a liaison with an underage boy, for which he now faces criminal charges.

Alan Morris, a former teacher and church deacon, is jailed for a string of historic assaults on young boys Alexandria Vera, former middle school teacher impregnated by 13 - year - old sentenced to 10 years The Houston - area teacher was facing the possibility of a

Much like for Chips himself, the film shows years as they begin to fly by in a blur, as new boys replace old boys, and new faces look the same as their fathers and grandfathers before them, in particular, little Colley, as played by Terry Kilburn (John Colley, Peter Colley, Peter Colley II, Peter Colley III).

It's a boy's - own - men's - own fantasy and together, these all - American underdog guys take their robot all the way to the robot - boxing final where they take on a slick über - bot invented and managed by Tak Mashido and Ferra Lemkova: a suspect Japanese - type foreigner and an unappealing thin - faced witch.

VIOLENCE / GORE 7 - A man is shot by a boy repeatedly in the chest and stomach (we see bloody patches on his shirt), and he falls to the ground dead; then another man is shot repeatedly (we see blood on his shirt and splattered on his face), he falls to the ground and twitches, turns over on his back and the boy shoots him in the head again, at very close range.

A dead teen girl lies covered on a gurney is accompanied by three teen boys and as one of the boys uncovers her face another boy rushes him and a fistfight ensues.

Now a new A Monster Calls promo has arrived in honor of National Face Your Fears Day today, showing some of the beauty this film promises with the story of a young boy, his imaginary friend, and his dying mother, played by Felicity Jones.

Sterritt ** Faced with serious problems in her life, a woman takes off on a road trip with two teen boys fueled by youthful energy, various intoxicants, and hyperactive sex drives.

Opening with a lingering shot of a snake consuming a fish, followed by some boys playing with a dead bird, Hide Your Smiling Faces wastes no time with setting it's menacing tone.

Although it does offer some insight into the racism experienced by these members of our society, this element is actually rather subtle, with Cedar Boys most content when lingering on Tarek and the difficult choices he faces.

That's the sort of aesthetic family resemblance a lightweight like Fleischer ought to milk for all it's worth, but hear him out: Sean Penn's enterprising mob boss Mickey Cohen, he insists, isn't a cartoon bruiser in the tradition of Al Pacino's Big Boy Caprice, but a real guy whose face only looks a little off because it's been molded by other men's fists.

The film covers his brief rampage across the Midwest states, his romance with Billy Frechette (Michelle Philips), his flamboyant prison break, the supergang that included Pretty Boy Floyd (Steve Kanaly) and the bloodthirsty Baby Face Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss), and his bloody demise outside of a Chicago movie theater in 1934 in the company of «the lady in red» (played by Cloris Leachman).

Set in mid-fifties Liverpool, this film offers snapshots of moments in in the life of Davies» stand - in Bud (Leigh McCormack) over one year, at school (where he is increasingly teased and bullied by bigger boys), at holiday celebrations (with neighbors singing and joking), and at the movies, where the camera lingers on his face, captivated by the screen.

Deeply exasperated at having to find a job for this gawky boy with his calf - like face, Phil nonetheless submits to the Hollywood nepotism law, finds him a «cockamamie» assistant job, and Bobby instantly falls in love with Phil's secretary, the heartstoppingly beautiful and likeable Vonnie, played by Kristen Stewart, who has been miraculously tasked with showing Bobby around.

In stark contrast to his fresh - faced, sunlight - dappled appearance in Call Me by Your Name, Chalamet's cherubic features are twisted into an affected bad - boy grimace, teamed with grown - out greasy hair and a roll - up cigarette hanging from his lips at all times.

The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister & Pete, a kitchen - sink coming - of - age movie about two boys left to fend for themselves in the projects, boasts a supporting cast full of famous faces rendered unrecognizable by makeup.

Even smaller, less remarkable roles are capably handled by familiar faces: William Daniels («Boy Meets World») strikes authority as the punitive commissioner, Rob Corddry («The Daily Show») is Chazz's smarmy children's ice theatre boss, Luke Wilson plays a counselor at the Colorado Sex Addicts Anonymous meeting, longtime Conan O'Brien sidekick Andy Richter shows up late as a Mountie.

Hoult, who played the skeletal war boy Nux in Mad Max: Fury Road, has gotten very good at pretending to drive a car very fast while the camera gets tighter and tighter on his face; here, he expands his range a little by doing it with a cellphone pressed against his cheek.

Directed by Simon West («The Mechanic,» «The Expendables 2»), «Wild Card» ambles episodically from vigilante revenge fantasy to mismatched buddy movie, as Wild comes first to the aid of a woman (Dominik Garcia - Lorido) from his past who's been brutally raped by a pretty - boy gangster (Milo Ventimiglia); and, later, a meek computer whiz (Michael Angarano) who wants Nick to teach him how not to get dirt kicked in his face.

The most impressive new face is that of Tony Revolori, who plays the teenage Lobby Boy in - training... a role that turns vital when he is befriended by Gustave, and is invaluable in the telling of the story.

The enormous tree - like creature (voiced by Liam Neeson) offers the support the young boy needs to face his inner demons.

To jump - start the authorities, Frances points out their ineptitude, both on those billboards and by stalking into the precinct house and facing off with good - ol» - boy cops played by Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell, who don't stand a chance against Frances, because her hard - nosed stare can see into their souls and snort with disappointment.

The young Conan (Leo Howard) learns the ways of the sword under the guidance of his father (Ron Perlman) after the boy proves himself in battle by single - handedly killing off a group of barbarians from an enemy tribe that ambush him in the woods — bringing back their decapitated heads to rub his actions in the faces of those who doubted him.

is how its presentation of a thief as an altar boy flies in the face of Dr. Martin Luther King's appeal that black people be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

Panelists Discuss Pressures Faced by Female Leaders in Education Harvard Crimson, May 6, 2011 «Kathleen McCartney, dean of the Ed School and the panel's moderator, followed up on Smith's story and asked, «Is bossy a word you would use for a boy?»

An eight - year old boy in India, who faces discipline and learning challenges, is sent off to boarding school by his exasperated parents.

By socio - economic level, low - income boys tend to drop out earlier from the educational system and enter into the labor market sooner than their wealthier peers even though they face higher unemployment rates, lower income and worse employment conditions (Amarante, 2011; Bucheli, 2006).

In one room, a boy sat on the floor — his parents awkwardly joining him as he explained how his class had used scientific and engineering principles to solve the problems faced by such fairy tale characters as the Three Little Pigs, the Three Billy Goats Gruff, and Humpty Dumpty.

When we speak of Black boys as a group defined by the fact that they share «categories» (they are Black and they are boys) we necessarily have to speak of the challenges that they face as a result of the way U.S. society renders those