Sentences with phrase «many poignant stories»

Poignant stories can humanize you and make your company more likeable, no matter your size, or current success.

Michelle describes funny and poignant stories she experienced while one of the top female media professionals, as well as from her work with influential female executives at companies including Google, Microsoft and Bank of America.

Morin teaches you how to embrace a happier outlook and arms you to emotionally deal with life's inevitable hardships, setbacks, and heartbreaks — sharing for the first time her own poignant story of tragedy, and how she summoned the mental strength to move on.

It is a poignant story of people trying to hold on to their faith and community, but finally coming to terms with changes to which royal power gave the appearance of inevitability.

Reconciliation is best illustrated by the poignant story of the returning Prodigal Son.

Art Estopinan — who has a four - year - old son with a disease similar to Charlie's — has helped inform judgments about the Charlie Gard case by relating the poignant story of physicians telling him to take his boy home because he had two months to live.

One poignant story is about Becky, a white Catholic with two mulatto sons.

Sir: I was deeply touched by Robert H. Boyle's poignant story depicting the life and death of Willie Classen (No Man Was His Keeper, March 24).

Louise Kinross shares her poignant story about being a mother of a special needs child in The Enough House

Footprints contains a collection of personal and poignant stories and poems.

So many thoughtful and poignant stories - I feel I must chime in as one who works in «medicine» and had a home birth.

Each of VIDA «s products is custom - made, on - demand, and has a unique story — from the inspiration behind its design to the personal, poignant stories of their artists and makers.

Whether it's sharing poignant stories or issuing necessary warnings, BuzzFeed can be an important informational source for anyone putting themselves out into the dating scene.

In this often humorous, yet warmly poignant story, love and friendship, jealousy and re-discovery, career, family, and friends (Nathan Lane, Frances Conroy) intertwine as Lester navigates the perplexing realities facing so many of us as we pursue dreams and dignity.

Two actors at the peak of their form make Redeemer a poignant story of freedom, courage and forgiveness.

Summary: Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, MONSIEUR LAZHAR tells the poignant story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the death of their well - liked teacher.

It's at its best when it marries its poignant story to its platforming, and at its weakest when it's about moving boxes, but it rarely goes very long without showing us something worth playing.

It's a simple but poignant story about growing up, even if you're already middle aged.

«Mike White «s bold comedic voice echoes throughout this terrifically funny, and often poignant story about family, friends and the curveballs life throws our way,» Penotti and Hacken said in a statement.

delivers a poignant story about self - confidence, growing up, and what it means to be young today.

There were poignant stories from on set in the Netherlands of teenage girls waiting forlornly in the wind and rain for a glimpse of One Direction's Harry Styles (who appears alongside Tom Hardy).

Based on a true story the film looks lush and powerful and as a fan of Asante's Belle (an underrated gem of 2014) I can't wait to see what she does with such a poignant story.

It maintains and iterates on Awakening's best qualities, while also introducing new systems that have a profound impact alongside a richer and more poignant story.

I am delighted to be collaborating with Frank Cottrell Boyce to tell the remarkable and poignant story of the family behind the creation of Winnie the Pooh.

Although this film's plot may sound depressing, it is truly a very poignant story about the bonds between a mother and child and how it affects the surrounding relationships.

Pedro Almodóvar explores his favorite themes of love, sexuality, guilt, and destiny through the poignant story of Julieta, played to perfection by Emma Suárez (younger) and Adriana Ugarte (middle - aged), over the course of a 30 - year timespan.

This poignant story of friendship holds a secondary (and perhaps unintended) bonus.

It tells a sweet, unusually poignant story while observing the characters in Wilbur's small universe — and showcasing the terrific ensemble playing them, including Shirley Henderson, Adrien Rawlins, Julie Davis and Mads Mikkelsen.

These factors together work so well to create a genuinely poignant story in Tully that can not be missed.

The humor can also be overly silly at times, more befitting a cartoon than a subtle independent comedy with melancholy beats, and the action elements toward the end, including car chases and destruction, feel like they belong in a spoof of 1980s blockbusters more so than in a poignant story about two misunderstood and withdrawn characters finding ways to come together.

Based on Jeannette Walls autobiographical book of the same name, The Glass Castle tells the poignant story of Walls life growing up with her siblings under the care of their parental duo in the form of Naomi Watt's artistic and free spirited Rose Mary and most tellingly Woody Harrelson's intellectually attuned, yet troubled and alcoholic father Rex.

It tells a very unique and poignant story.

A heartbreaking and poignant story about choices, country, commitments, sacrifice, and love, «Brooklyn» is a superb, luminous, and bittersweet portrayal of who we are, where we've come from, where we're going, and the places we call home.

Sarah Brocklehurst: «Animals is a fiercely funny and poignant story about female friendship, and the complex choices that women make as they embark on their 30s.

First time filmmaker Dan Makara lets Irwin tell us directly the often poignant story of his own version of the American Dream.

With her deep ties to Newark, only Dale Russakoff could have told this poignant story.

The team also highlighted poignant stories from students who said they badly wanted to learn but were stuck with incompetent teachers who couldn't even maintain basic discipline in the classroom, much less challenge them academically.

«Debbie Young packs so much into her short and poignant stories.

YA / General Interest: Teens will respond to the poignant story of overcoming adversity.

Best known for his mystery novels, Walter Mosley takes a turn to literary fiction in this poignant story of an old man's final days.

Black - and - white photos backing Mo Willems» animated, color - splashed figures, lively background music, and the Willems» family narration add flair to the poignant story with a surprising conclusion.

When their friendship leads to an act of violence, the poignant story takes a harrowing turn.

It's a very poignant story that adults can appreciate, too.

New England accents for family and friends and pop - cultural references ground this poignant story on Cape Cod in 1972.

She has gifted readers with a poignant story of family, resilience and hope.

The One & Only is a poignant story about growing up and into your own skin, albeit a little later in life.

Our reviewer writes, «Throughout these often raw, poignant stories, Awad adeptly skewers the culture of fitness and dieting, a constant battle of self - denial.»

More than a sci - fi romp, this poignant story of mourning and destructive obsession is a captivating marriage of text, image, and design.

This magnificent dual narration illuminates a poignant story of the isolation, family relationships, and new beginnings of two lost souls on a collision course.

In Joan Bauer's poignant story, Thin, a young woman struggles with an obsession with gaining weight.