Sentences with phrase «of a broken family»

But thanks to Ellis, the film is not at all cynical about love, while remaining truthful about today's rural South as a world of broken families and kids left more than they should be to their own devices.

The result was the alienation of the majority population and the descent of American inner cities into a miasma of broken families, illegitimacy, crime, substance abuse, and poverty.

Children are resilient and can recover from being part of a broken family, according to these findings.

To this extent Pope Francis is right: The Church has to reconfigure its mission to a world of broken families and all forms of unfortunate personal detachment.

It is an environment of broken families, with a succession of stepfathers, and the early sexualisation of children.

I could have ended up a casualty of a broken family, like so many of the kids around me in inner city Baltimore.

There is a shroud of gloom that spreads on all areas of the life of the world today, the gloom that is spread over the children of broken families, over single parents, over the unemployed, over minority communities.

With gorgeous cinematography and an exceptional cast, including a breakout performance from Josh Wiggins, Hellion allows its audience to travel the downward spiral of a broken family and is absolutely gripping thanks to its authentic feel.

Battling to be heard above the metal - on - metal clangour is a heartwarming (read: terribly soppy) story of a broken family.

Right off the bat, Megan is flimsily depicted as a familiar byproduct of a broken family, living a dead - end life in a small upstate New York town.

This portrait of a broken family that lives in southeast Texas, surrounded by refinery flames, explores what happens when a delinquent 13 - year - old starts coming to terms with his mistakes.

Barrett says about his second feature, «I come from a close family and I have never known anything else, but the reality is that there are plenty of broken families in Ireland and I wanted to explore that.»

Of course, the dog escapes from Barsinister's dark underground laboratory and enters the home of a broken family, specifically that of ex-cop security guard Dan Unger (Jim Belushi) and his emotionally distant junior high age son Jack (Alex Neuberger).

It's a tight, little affair, nothing on the Gothic level of Scorsese's swampy psychothriller, a movie that doubles down on the toxic relationships of a broken family under siege.

The story begins with the convergence of a broken family — two brothers and their father.

Like the original, though it deals with the harsh realities of a broken family, it is by all accounts a happy, feel - good movie.

The original stands out among Disney's live action works as being genuinely and very funny; the subject matter of a broken family (which has only grown more prevalent in the decades since) allows the proceedings to be relevant and even a bit edgy while regularly delivering hearty laughs.

That is explained over the course of a day (December 23) in the life of a broken family living in an apartment on the outskirts of Paris.

Largely because of broken families, he wrote, 56 percent of nonwhite children received means - tested public assistance at some time in their lives under the nation's Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, which mainly assisted female - headed families.

- The Washington Post, Art Taylor «Hart spins an impressively layered tale of broken families and secrets that can kill.»

The sounds of unexpected tragedies — a roll of thunder, the crash of metal on metal — leave Miranda in shock amid the ruins of her broken family.

Also underlying the decision in Scipione is that some of the greatest casualties of a broken family law system is retention of competent representation in the field, despite the presence of compensation.

Linda was a single mom who learned firsthand the emotional and support needs of broken families, and she developed a passion to help hurting families.In 2004, Linda created and developed the DivorceCare for Kids program, a biblically based, Christ - centered ministry tool.

Many feel bombarded by images and experiences of broken families.

The Report, Bringing Them Home, reveals the extent of forced removal, which went on for 150 years into the early 1970s and its consequences in terms of broken families, shattered physical and mental health, loss of languages, cultures and connection to traditional land, loss of parenting skills and the enormous distress still being experienced by many of its victims today.

Out of the 25,788 divorces, annulments, and legal separations in the state of Washington in 2012, Spokane contributed 1,755 such cases.2 The collective cost of broken families to the community is enormous, especially when you consider the emotional stress that the children of the house undergo.

In an era where custody battles and parental alienation are mediocrities of a broken family life, the fact can't be denied that children are often used as bargaining chips or powerful weapons to hurt the other parent.

But in a world suffused with turmoil and uncertainties, children sometimes face the tragic realities of a broken family such as in cases of divorce and separation.

As the world embraces the veracities of broken families, the increasing cases of parental alienation can't also be denied.

In the nasty reality of broken families or in an acrimonious custody battle, children are often placed in traumatizing situations where they see their parents in conflict.

One of the tragic realities of a broken family or an acrimonious and winner - take - all custody battle is parental alienation.

Each instance of divorce and children perpetuates the cycle of broken families.

I was clearing out the attic of our broken family home, getting it ready for sale.

Not exact matches

Not cries out of pity but out of joy, pride and sadness at the lost lives, broken families and a broken system but also at the hope, ambition and remorse that I witnessed.

He described the families of people with such difficult diseases as «so close to breaking,» and said that «science is going to catch up... But a big piece of that is... changing the paradigm of [medicine], dealing with costs, and dealing with availability.»

Getting out of the cycle of flying more leading to less time with family leading to flying more leading to less time with family is like breaking an addiction.

Kirsch's goals for the program are lofty, not only ending the cycle of poverty for the families involved, but also giving dignity and self - respect back to people who have never before caught a break or been told that they have what it takes to succeed.

You know the value of a real break (and if not, ask your annoyed family or the many, many experts begging you to switch off), so how can you get over your understandable fear that you're going to miss something important?

Prior seasons to some of the major hit shows, like Modern Family or Two Broke Girls, also do extraordinarily well.

Throughout the remainder of the year this oceanfront resort attracts equal parts families and students, but during spring break it is all about college - aged kids looking for a good time.

Futhermore, in the sad event that you pass away prematurely, be sure to have good life insurance, so your family will not need to bear the sadness of your passing alongside the realization that they are broke.

The medical - expense deduction isn't the only significant break for families of special needs kids.

Serena Williams may be taking a break from the court to focus on family, but by no means is she slowing down when it comes to expanding her brand beyond the realm of tennis.

Shomi will have exclusive rights to past seasons of hit shows such as Modern Family, Sons of Anarchy, Sleepy Hollow, Shameless, 2 Broke Girls, Vikings, New Girl, 24: Live Another Day, Chicago Fire, The Strain, and American Horror Story.

Shareholder returns at family - controlled corporations significantly outperform those of widely held public companies, even though family - controlled boards tend to break governance rules, such as having a certain number of independent directors.

Yet for some families, biding your time may boost aid dollars, said Kalman Chany, president of Campus Consultants Inc. and author of The Princeton Review's «Paying for College Without Going Broke.»

«The tools they gain and the opportunities they earn permanently break the cycles of drug - use, incarceration, and poverty for them and their families, for life,» O'Donnell said in a statement to Business Insider, pointing us to some research outlined on The Doe Fund's website:

Healthcare and education are just two examples — but they illustrate a point: if the current system prevents a growing number of people from being able to care for themselves when they are sick, or get the training they need to get a job that supports themselves and their families, they will break the system.

One of the biggest surprises in «Avengers: Age of Ultron» occurs about halfway through the film when our heroes break away from the action for a more light - hearted family - centric scene on a farm.

We tend to associate first - born siblings with leadership and success and «the baby of the family» with rule - breaking and humor.