Sentences with phrase «life of a real person»

These letters are based on the lives of real people that Sam knows.

This work of fiction charts the devastating consequences on the lives of real people of the decoupling of society from orthodox faith and morals.

Only by recognizing the power that faith exercises in the lives of real people and working within and through it, Walzer concludes, will the left advance the cause of emancipation.

They somehow confirm the idea that the mysteries we are trying to understand more deeply are played out in the lives of real people, in this case real monks, in a vibrant and thriving community.

It requires coming down out of the ivory tower, leaving the quiet study, closing the dusty books, and entering into the real lives of real people who have real problems.

Following the announcement two years ago, he wrote, «I know I am blessed to be able to travel all around the world and perform, but I have too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist.»

But the exile, the massacre, the uncertainty, they remind us that what we mark so gleefully and easily, what we express in lounging, food and song, had the effect of an earthquake in the lives of real people.

«I know I am blessed to be able to travel all around the world and perform, but I have too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist,» he said at the time.

I'm afraid it's just another example of elitism on the part of the Labour party, an utter disconnect from the real lives of real people, an inability to contemplate the notion that the opinions of people outside think tank land might actually matter.

Much of an MP's work has become parochial and it is very often in the Westminster Hall adjournment debates that issues which may not grip the commentariat but are of genuine interest and importance to the real lives of real people are raised.

«There have always been short and long - term issues to consider, and it was wrong for some to pit the promise of something new against incredibly important repairs that exist every day in the lives of real people and real taxpayers,» he said.

All too often, Cameron, Clegg and Miliband are guilty of talking in the abstract and failing to relate their messages back to the real lives of real people.

Drawn from the lives of real people who portray themselves, Chloé Zhao's «The Rider» achieves what cinema is capable of at its best: It reproduces a world with such acuteness, fidelity, and empathy that it transcends the mundane and touches on the universal.

With his first film Home for Life (1966) Gordon established the direction he would take for the next five decades, making cinéma vérité films that investigate and critique society via the unfolding lives of real people.

It's a bold move for Cheadle to make, brazenly fictionalizing part of this telling of the life of a real person in a genre that is often criticized for not telling the whole truth, but ironically it's the made up stuff that works the best here.

Bilge's lucid summary of the twisty - turny documentary Kate Plays Christine — in which director Robert Greene follows around a real - life actress while she rehearses for a fictional movie about the life of a real person — got me thinking: Aren't we starting to need more words for the bounteously proliferating forms of nonfiction filmmaking besides just documentary?

In sum, the book is a treasure trove of research and of stories of how the opportunity gap plays out in the lives of real people.

Trotsky in Mexico Kingsolver's fictional protagonist, Harrison Shepherd, spends much of his life brushing up against the lives of real people, including the Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera who played host to Leon Trotsky in the 1930s.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Senior Vice President of Climate, Environmental Justice & Community Revitalization for the Hip Hop Caucus said, «For too long decision - makers have put the profit of polluters over the lives of real people.

It reminds us that, at the end of the day, we as lawyers can and do make a positive difference in the lives of real people.

CLE has turned into another crass business, with half the bar teaching basic skills to lawyers who were supposed to learn them before trying their hand at ruining the lives of real people.

The tech businesses of Silicon Valley are hiding behind Big Data and as a result, have become disconnected from the lives of real people, says Gareth Kay.

So what are the real - world implications of Bitcoin, and how is the cryptocurrency and the blockchain that backs it up changing things in the everyday lives of real people?

Our samples reflect the lives of real people who have asked us for help.

Karen's writing style is engaging and welcoming — she invites you into the lives of real people with real struggles finding real resolutions with both guidance and the great healer, time.

Think about what the fair housing law means, not in terms of rules and regulations written more than 30 years ago in Washington, D.C., but in terms of its effect on the lives of real people in your community.

So in this month that celebrates homeownership (April also hosts American Home Week, April 22 - 28), I encourage you to think about what the fair housing law means, not in terms of rules and regulations written more than 30 years ago in Washington, D.C., but in terms of its effect on the lives of real people in your community.

Factual drama is a powerful form of story - telling largely based on the lives of real people and real events.

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If all that isn't enough to keep your kid busy and quiet — and out of your hair — no worries, the robot also enables them to live - chat with their real - life buddies, swap videos and peruse social media, all without in - person parental supervision.

Plus, research and anecdotal evidence suggests that spending too much time gazing at perfectly curated profiles on Facebook, profiles that often eliminate all the warts and stresses of a person's real life, can knock your self - esteem.

To understand how quickly a person's financial situation can spiral out of control, even while staying in the mortgage lender's good books, put yourself in this real - life situation of one of our clients.

Science (and real - life poor people) have long known that facing daily adversity demands a lot of energy and attention.

Forrec says the theme will imbue St. Elizabeth with a sense of history, strengthen community ties and emphasize that the site is a real town — not merely a collection of homes for people living out their final years.

When we really focus and listen to what coworkers, clients, and our bosses are telling us in real life, we have a better chance of executing correctly the first time and encouraging all of these people around us to trust us.

Some games were made up of random groups of people, while others involved small groups of people who were connected to one another, similar to how humans tend to congregate in real - life scenarios.

«I'm a real morning person but life is lighter here, and because we have lots of English clients we gain an hour,» she said.

Everyone has an office nemesis, though in real life, this fantastically annoying person rarely does anything as laugh - worthy as suspending your stapler inside a block of Jell - O.

Any project like this has the risk of making people uneasy — and we live in a world where some people find offense in everything you do — but there was a real, sensitive discussion and no one was offended.

The real reason we do all of this is to make a difference in people's lives and it's easy to lose sight of that when you operate from behind a monitor all day.

I put this fantastic course on Neuromarketing under the Analytics and Data section because it really gets into the nuts and bolts of why people make the decisions that they do online and in real life.

It's one of those rare moments where you're being shown the future and all its potential in real time, live and in person.

«We started with the idea of connecting people around content, and it became something much more meaningful — getting people to connect in real life,» Boukadakis says.

Fine, except you've probably emailed plenty of people you've never met in real life, or had to communicate with only once or twice.

There was a lot of dissatisfaction with the intimate apparel industry and people feeling like products weren't being created for real life.

«People who saw him on TV or during one of his crusades might think there's no way he could be that good and straightforward in real life,» Graham told USA Today in the report.

«Expanding the focus of law enforcement beyond people who are real threats would make all Americans less safe by diverting resources, while millions of undocumented folks who don't pose a threat will live in fear of deportation.»

As Shawn Callahan, author of Putting Stories to Work, explains these «small stories» are the anecdotes concerning real - life experiences that people tell every day in conversations.

A decorated Harvard economics instructor, a former White House policy adviser, and the author of bestsellers like Market Shock and New Ideas from Dead Economists, Buchholz found himself surrounded by people he deemed to be seeking tawdry material gain at the expense of real quality of life.

«We wanted to ensure that readers could identify with a real - life person who exemplifies the personality of each of the X Range vehicle family,» Kris Davis, senior vice-president of Media Experts, BMW's media agency which helped develop the campaign, told Marketing's Rebecca Harris.

And this research insight appears to be bore out by the real - life experiences of young entrepreneur Thursday Bram, who recently pondered the question, «Are people misjudging you simply because you appear young?»