Sentences with phrase «observed story moves»

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The introduction to the ancestral narratives observes a number of parallels between the stories of Abraham, Jacob, Joseph and their families: all leave their homeland, quarrel with their brothers, move south to or toward Egypt, receive God's blessing and are buried in the cave of Machpelah.

In a research study that observed families in the evening, a bedtime routine usually started when a parent announced that «bedtime was at hand, then progressed through a series of bedtime readiness tasks (e.g., toileting routines, bedtime story) before moving onto final nighttime farewells».6

The story's eventual move into brutality is all the more devastating because of the well - observed intimacy that precedes it.

While you don't quite witness full penetration in Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water, there is no shortage of observed sexual activity in this odd and oddly moving love story about a deaf janitor who falls for an aquatic government experiment.

Robyn Scott's story of moving at the age of seven to Botswana with her adventure - seeking parents is described by Alexander McCall Smith as «beautifully written» and «acutely observed.»

McDonnell shows how childhood dreams can shape an adult life in this subtle, moving story of a young Jane Goodall, who loves to explore and observe the outdoors with her favorite toy, a stuffed chimpanzee.