Sentences with phrase «good story of survival»

The miracle of relief is not that federal aid rushes in (because it doesn't) or national news highlights a feel - good story of survival to round out the broadcast (because the cameras leave soon after).

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If someone believes in the creation story to the extent that they reject scientific inquiry, they're not well - equipped to conduct the research and do the work needed in the future to benefit and improve the condition of and ensure the survival of the earth and its human and animal populations.

Anyway this story just goes to show that Darwinism, per survival of the fittest is working well and doing its job - eliminating the less fit among members of a species.

On Wednesday, Sister Margaret A. Farley's «Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics,» was the # 16 best - selling book on Amazon overall, just ahead of Laura Hillenbrand's «Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,» which has been on Amazon's bestseller list for well over a year.

Robert Weintraub is the author of three books, including the just - released «NO BETTER FRIEND: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII», and is a regular contributor to Slate, the New York Times, Grantland, and many others.

This is an extraordinary success story, but we should not be complacent — some regions of China have not performed as well as others, and the next step is to use lessons from the most successful regions to intensify efforts to improve child survival in the regions with the poorest child survival.»

A well - acted, inspiring story of female empowerment, the captivating «Roxanne Roxanne» is as much about survival and the bonds of family as it is about busting rhymes.

The wonderful story, the blood - freezing atmosphere, the big variety of horrific monsters and the great progress systems make The Evil Within 2 one of the best survival - horror games of the last few years.

The story never collapses into a simple morality tale; there's heroism and cowardice on both sides, and the survival of all of them depends on luck as well as on daring.

Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 is not the best game in this series of fighters, graphically it's good for a Wii game, the sound is good, the voice acting is great, the controls are ok, there is a large number of characters to play as which is great and even some game exclusive characters, multiplayer is ok, the story mode introduces an new and unique story with some interesting characters but kind of falls short, and the difficulty can be down right frustrating at times, there is some good versus modes and a fun survival mode, all in all i would only recommend this to Naruto fans, and people who love fighting games.

I liked the story and thought the survival aspect worked well as I am not a fan of this device and still enjoyed playing this game.

A solid piece of storytelling that doesn't pander, skips the usual POW stereotypes and allows the film to work reasonably well as an epic of war, a survival story, a prison thriller, a murder mystery and a courtroom drama.

Needless to say, there are some excellent moments in the game and players would do well to pay attention to some of the nuances and story as nearly everything serves a purpose to school the player in survival.

It's those narrative conveniences that make «In Darkness» feel slick and worked over - the sense that an immensely powerful story of survival has been cut to fit the cloth of a by now well - established genre.

Coppola's version of the story lived up to expectations and delivered a powerful depiction of survival in the time of war as well as subtle messages littered throughout.

The film, based on the nonfiction book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand, showcases the parts of Zamperini's life that took place both immediately before and during WWII — with a bit of childhood flashbacks thrown in for story purposes as Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand, showcases the parts of Zamperini's life that took place both immediately before and during WWII — with a bit of childhood flashbacks thrown in for story purposes as story purposes as well.

Great story of survival, great acting and I think good effects for a film made in 1972.

While a decent story isn't a particularly pressing prerequisite for a good survival based horror game on iOS, I still enjoyed the narrative techniques used by Foursaken in setting the tone for the rest of the game.

Though the story of Marcus Luttrell's incredible survival is tailor - made for the big screen, and Berg does a good job of highlighting the soldiers» brotherhood and courage under fire, it's hard to find any pleasure or entertainment value from watching the characters (real - life men whose family and friends are still living with that loss) get brutally slaughtered.

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption, which is, if not the best, one of my favorite books.

ROSEWATER is based on the New York Times best - selling book Then They Came for Me: A Family's Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival written by Bahari.

The Theory of Everything Eddie Redmayne's uncanny performance as Stephen Hawking highlights this well - directed biopic, which juggles the stories of Hawking's discoveries, his illness, his amazing survival and his loving but turbulent marriage.

The main story is actually quite simple, dealing with well - worn themes like love, survival and time, which is why it's strange that Nolan wastes so much of the latter (169 minutes, to be exact) trying to make his point.

12 Years a Slave, based on an incredible true story of a free black man's fight for survival and freedom after he was abducted and sold into slavery, was named Best Film of 2013 by The Nevada Film Critics Society.

With her well - meaning desire to create an inspirational story of survival and redemption (and, to be fair, she has succeeded), Holmes has kept the entire film extremely low - stakes.

Rosewater is an adaptation of Bahari's New York Times best - selling memoir Then They Came for Me: A Family's Story of Love, Captivity and Survival.

Well - intentioned but outraged in only a general sort of way, The Whistleblower tells the story of how the United Nations, the United States State Department, and a private military company (The name of the real - life counterpart has been changed in this telling) worked in tandem with different motivations (survival, to avoid blowback, and to maintain a profitable contract) in an attempt to hush up a sex trafficking scandal in Bosnia - Herzegovina in the years after the Bosnian War.

But the most amazing stories are onscreen, as the committee co-chairs, Paul Mangwana and David Mwonzora, jockey for their points of view and learn to work together in spite of their fundamental disagreement on not just what's good for the country, but what's good for their own day - to - day survival.

The way the story evolves, as Calvin changes shape and finds ever more creative ways to destroy the humans, is a masterclass in narrative escalation, and the way celebration and the noble pursuit of discovery quickly turns to revulsion and survival is really well handled.

It's a strange dichotomy considering just how bleak the material can be at times, measuring the weight of moral sin versus one's survival, but while it veers dangerously close to melodrama in the final act, it's a fascinating story that finally makes good on the potential that Gray showcased so many years ago with «The Yards.»

In «The Good Lie,» Philippe Falardeau, (writer and director of the Oscar ® - nominated Foreign Language film «Monsieur Lazhar») brings the story of their survival and triumph to life.

The writing is languorous and hypnotic, which works better for the intimate getting - to - know - each - other situation than the physical survival aspect of the story.

I'm fascinated with books about dysfunctional families when there is survival and redemption and Ruta's story is one of the best.

Strong characterization, well - researched but accessible technical detail, and a deft blend of suspense and humor will please science enthusiasts and fans of survival stories on any planet.

It's both well - written and compelling, and highly recommended to anyone who wishes to know more about the Armenian genocide or who has an interest in stories about survival in the face of near - certain death.

An existential story of survival and a brutally honest look at the depths of human nature, The Lifeboat is sure to be among the best books of 2012, period.Early on, it becomes...

This thrilling story of survival and rebuilding society has a classic good vs. evil dynamic.

She's now the face of hope and resilience in abuse survivors, named «Best Survival Story of 2015» by People Magazine.

The calendar is full of beautiful pictures of rescued Keeshonden, as well as their stories of survival and triumph in their new lives.

I finished Analogue: A Hate Story and Randy decided he'd had enough of The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct and is having a better time with Mindjack.

The Banner Saga is an epic Viking RPG game where your choice in travel, conversation, and combat determines the outcome of your own personal story as well as the survival of an entire civilization.

Dead Effect 2's replayability stems from numerous story missions accompanied by side missions as well as biohazard mode and survival mode in addition to upgradeable weapons and special abilities, although the lack of multiplayer functionality within home console ports in comparison to a strong multiplayer portion found in the PC version; does genuinely lower the replay value from what it should have been for the PS4 release.

Apart from the story mode, the game also features several other unlockable game modes including a Free Mode, which allows you to go through missions with the playable character of your choice, as well as an Eclipse mode which acts as the typical survival mode where you battle endless waves of enemies.

There are also many supplemental items for gamers to purchase, as well: a Brady Strategy Guide, an art book entitled Tomb Raider: The Art of Survival, a Dark Horse comic written by Ms. Pratchett called Tomb Raider: The Beginning (which may be a prequel to this origin story, so it's like a pre-prequel * brain explodes *), an official soundtrack, an online store full of goodies, and some fascinating behind the scenes stuff called The Final Hours of Tomb Raider, available on iTunes and Amazon.

There is more than just story mode to this game as well, Survival mode throws you in an arena with an unlimited amount of enemies with the only end goal being when you die, a challenge mode which sees you have to defeat a certain amount of enemies under a time limit.

The Banner Saga is a single player driven Viking saga, where a player's choice in travel, conversation and combat determines the outcome of their own personal story as well as the survival of an entire civilization.

The story of the Pact's fight for survival after the devastation of their airships is well told, with some genuine shocks and fantastic moments throughout (Taimi being a personal highlight.)

This mode is a story - driven survival mode, and it's possible for a team of players that work well together to reach the end.

For those of you who haven't seen the game, you're looking at a single player Viking saga, where your choice of travel, combat and conversation determines the outcome of your own personal story as well as the survival of an entire civilisation.

The Banner Saga is a single player - driven Viking saga, where a players choice in travel, conversation and combat determines the outcome of their own personal story as well as the survival of an entire civilisation.