Sentences with phrase «from inflicting pain»

Although the public's appetite for this tacky subgenre seemed to know no limits, I quickly tuned out the endless string of copycat movies and TV shows about Horrible Inhuman Serial Killers, the kind that exist to derive sadistic pleasure from inflicting pain and suffering.

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Only emergency support from the ECB is keeping the banks afloat and saving Greece from a chaotic euro exit that would inflict more pain on its people and gravely damage the currency, the strongest symbol of the EU's drive for an «ever closer union» on a continent once ravaged by two world wars.

When we dissassociate from emotions or act as if what happened is normal and even «necessary» without really getting in touch with the hurt or anger or sadness, we run the risk of inflicting pain on others.

The traditional way of reading Genesis 3:16 has God inflicting pain on Eve and all her daughters because Eve ate fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

«Once «the religious hypothesis» is disengaged from the opportunity to inflict humiliation and pain on people who do not profess the correct creed, it loses interest for many people.»

These people seem to think that pain inflicted on someone is perfectly fine as long as it is done from a perspective of love.

In the ethical version of the argument from cruelty, animal activists argue that humans have no more right to inflict suffering or pain on a sentient being, such as a raccoon, than they would have a right to inflict pain on a mentally retarded child.

[37] In the ethical version of the argument from cruelty, animal activists argue that humans have no more right to inflict suffering or pain on a sentient being, such as a raccoon, than they would have a right to inflict pain on a mentally retarded child.

[38] Animal Welfare Institute, Aims (Animal Welfare Institute, 2007, accessed April 14 2007); available from http://www.awionline.org/aims.htm. Their mission is ``... to reduce the sum total of pain and fear inflicted on animals by humans.»

That said, this has been a painful few weeks, and I think I've felt some (self - inflicted) pressure to speak from that pain rather than listen to it.

As a parent, we want to not only shelter our kids from pain, but also help them avoid inflicting any pain on others.

Primitive efforts of pain alleviation included distraction and suggestion; pain would be inflicted on the birthing mother to detract from her labor pain.

You are right to distance yourself from people who inflict emotional pain and stress on you and your daughter.

On those days, they will be cranky little pains - in - the - butt who will need an earlier bedtime to make up for it, or at least to give you a break from their (self - inflicted) misery.

Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37

McBride is no fool, and when sober is clever and well read, but from his youth, drink and a desire to inflict physical pain and damage on anyone considered an opponent — other sportsmen, fellow drinkers down the pub, journalists, civil servants, politicians — got the better of him.

Democratic Senator Carl Kruger unveiled his own proposal over the weekend, which removed «everything that would inflict pain» from Paterson's plan.

«Nigerians today suffer from pains inflicted on them by this administration and no amount of manipulation of individuals and public institutions can make them change their resolve to vote out the APC in 2019, particularly as the party is stuck with an unpopular candidate.»

«Nigerians today suffer from pains inflicted on them by this administration and no amount of manipulation of individuals and public institutions can make them change their resolve to vote out APC in 2019, particularly as the party is stuck with an unpopular candidate.

To gauge the level of pain inflicted by each species, the researchers offered their own forearms, and scored each bite according to a five - point scale, ranging from «could not pinch skin», to «sharper unpleasant pain and capable of breaking skin if persistent».

The pleasure of inflicting pain: Retaliatory aggression arises from a neural imbalance toward reward.

The family welcomes Gabriel home, but from the first moments of his arrival, he projects a violent, hair - trigger temper; relentless, psychopathic bursts of unchecked anger; and a sadistic obsession with inflicting pain and cruelty on everything and everyone around him — from squelching live mice beneath his heels to strangling the neck of a chicken that he seizes during a cockfight.

Although the haikus are about inflicting pain upon others, as with most things Ricky does, he is always a second away from a smile or doing something nice for someone.

Nothing feels real at all, from the pain inflicted by a gunshot wound, to the emotional connection between the characters.

They emerge not from left field, but out of the characters» own pent up rage, and their increasing desire to inflict pain upon the world that has failed them.

For all the intensity of our collective desire to move on from each of these human - inflicted disasters, Oliver Loving soberly reminds us that there are people left behind for whom the grief and pain will never disappear.»

Perhaps given the pain inflicted on Emerson from the oil decline, shareholders should be happy to receive a raise after all.

Because the fuse on this time bomb is long, politicians flinch from inflicting tax pain, given that problems will only become apparent long after these officials have departed.

«As you read this letter, somewhere — perhaps not far from you — someone is inflicting pain on an innocent and helpless animal.»

The pain inflicted from this disease can be debilitating, and immobility is common.

Also, the owner or custodian of an animal may not inflict unnecessary suffering or pain upon the animal, or fail to provide it with nutritious food in sufficient quantity, necessary veterinary care, proper drink, air, space, shelter or protection from the weather.

And, sadly, some dogs can even suffer life - threatening or fatal injuries from training practices such as choking the dog, shocking the dog, and inflicting other types of pain onto the dog.

3) Magenheimer's video work, Best is Man's Best Quality, a portion of the artist's 2017 solo show at The Kitchen Gallery, I Collect Neglected Venoms, explores abstracted narratives and explicates the dissassociation between body and verbal signifiers from the perspective of an ancient jellyfish as he contemplates his capacity to inflict pain on the human form.

The space, tarred and feathered from top to bottom, becomes a stand - in for the body on which pain and humiliation is inflicted by the vernacular mob tradition.

Alarmists are distracting Americans from the pain the Obama administration's regulations will inflict on our economy while failing to make a significant impact on climate change.

This is no surprise — at least not in Ottawa where the Ontario Court of Appeal found that Ottawa police officers arbitrarily detained an accused, violated his rights to counsel on two separate occasions, illegally searched him and then intentionality and gratuitously inflicted pain by standing on his ankles, violating his «rights to be free from intentional infliction of pain while being in custody.»

Our expert attorneys of premises liability cases will work hard to get you the compensation that you deserve for covering your lost wages, medical expenses, disability expenses, anxiety, pain, or any other type of suffering that was inflicted upon you from this accident.

The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, ratified by the United States and more than 130 other countries since 1984, forbids governments from deliberately inflicting severe physical or mental pain or suffering on those within their custody or control.

In this interview, Ferriter gives us an inside look at what it's like to be a Marine Judge Advocate, from what it takes to make it through Officer Candidate School, where you learn whether or not you've got the right stuff to lead Marines, to why, in exasperation, and in spite of the pain he knows he will inflict, he is ultimately forced to judo - chop me into submission.

So here are five steps that anyone can take to graduate from a throwaway half - conscious «I'm sorry» into a big beautiful textured bouquet of requesting forgiveness, outlining a course of action for change and taking unrelenting ownership for the pain you may have inflicted.

Healing from the pain that has been inflicted by a family member or by family dynamics can be much more difficult.

Second, I must acknowledge the hurt and pain of all who bear scars from the tragedy inflicted on the Stolen Generations.