Sentences with phrase «of short stories as»

Writer — Duties & Responsibilities Published novelist, screenwriter, poet, and nationally recognized political blogger Fluent in Greek, conversant in Spanish, and proficient in Latin Authored Kennedy's Children an analysis of JFK's legacy and its impact on the grooming of Democratic leaders Authored Apocalypse a work of historical fiction set in Washington, D.C. during the Reagan administration Authored Endymion a literary story integrating three Shakespearean plays and mythology into a modern setting Created and wrote Republicus a political blog with a conservative point of view Authored a book of short stories as well as a book of poems Adapted Iliad and The Odyssey into screenplays Served in a variety of administrative support functions in academic settings Oversaw data entry, phones, shipping / receiving, customer services, and other administrative tasks as needed Manage multiple real estate properties ensuring profitable operations Responsible for renovations, accounting, tenant recruitment, and contract negotiation Performed all duties with positivity, integrity, and professionalism

But early last year, intrigued by success stories with Amazon's Kindle store, he decided to release a collection of his short stories as an ebook without the aid of a publisher.

Now the author of three books of poetry and a book of short stories as well as a novel, he lives in St. John's, Newfoundland.

I was supposed to be doing a thesis on the development of the short story as a genre, but my heart wasn't in it.

Expressing a desire to «conceive of the short story as a studio space in which she crafts work,» Williams radically reinvents the criteria for what can be considered an object of contemporary art.

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And judging from the consumers who have shared their stories with Consumer Reports, that certainty is in short supply as the fate of the ACA is decided.

Google is up for an Oscar for Best Animated Short for its virtual reality film Pearl, which released this spring on its YouTube channel as part of its Spotlight Stories program.

A story might be something as short as an explanation of how you arrived at a particular statistic or an entire five -» «minute -» «long business anecdote.

Kris Carr isn't as recognizable as some of the other entrepreneurs on this list, but her story is nothing short of inspirational.

One year earlier, in 1961, Clarke also published Dial F for Frankenstein, a short story of an interconnected telephone network that spontaneously acts like a newborn baby and leads to global chaos as it takes over financial, transportation, and military systems.

And in even more dire news, the season is likely to be shorter as the Thrones producers begin to wrap up the multiple story threads as well as while fans of the original book series wait for Martin publish the sixth book in the series, The Winds of Winter.

Instead of a case of a craven fame - seeker seducing a great man, or a short - sighted narcissist seeking a mirror for his own self - perceived glory, this story, as Loeb tells it, seems to be a case of two people who should have been good falling far from even their own standards.

During a panel discussion as part of the South by Southwest Festival's interactive program, Denton admitted that the Hogan story — which was about a sex tape that the wrestler made with a friend's ex-wife, and included a short clip from the tape — didn't have an obvious point to it, apart from embarrassing Hogan.

In his discussion of his experiences with the legendary Soros, Druck related the story of how he identified the British pound as a near - lock short back in 1992 and told Soros he was making a huge bet ($ 5.5 billion) on it.

Long story short, with 2009 under my belt as a bounded tentpole of a worse case real world experiment, I envisage a 1 - year bonded income equivalent tranche of emergency funds backed by a 2 - yr income equivalent tranche dividend fund (Vanguard's low - cost dividend growth, for ex.).

The story stopped short of outright alleging the two had an affair, quoting Daniels's ex-husband Mike Moz as saying he was «not under the impression» that Daniels and Trump had had an affair.

A short and colourless story was provided by the Canadian Press, without a single word of fulminating commentary from the opposition, as when the same thing happened to NDP governments.

Known as Snip, this innovative news site delivers short, to - the - point summaries < br / > of the day's most important stories and events.

long story short we have tons of facts as to why gods are real, namely they aren't here.

Wright begins with a painfully short analysis of the early church and the assembling of the canon, noting that the emergence of Gnosticism and other heresies led to an emphasis among early Christians on the historical nature of the church as rooted in the Jewish story, stressing «the continuity from Jesus» day to their own, and indeed on the continuity of the people of Abraham, transformed through Jesus the Messiah but still obedient to the same world - transforming call.»

In my mind, I can follow her jeweled hands as they help her tell her stories, comb through her short silver hair, adjust the large cross around her neck, tap the crook of her curved nose, brush a canvas.

everything in the universe evolves, not only life forms but also memes, Religion is a meme so it also change in conformity to its era or time of its conception as faith.Because in pre scientific times thousands of years ago, the scientific method of approach or philosophy has not existed yet, myth or merely story telling is considered facts, The first religion called animism more than 10,000 years ago believed that spirits or god exists in trees, rivers, mountains, boulders or in any places people at that time considered holy.hundreds of them, then when the Greeks and Romans came, it was reduced to 12, they called it polytheism, when the Jews arrived, it was further reduced to 1, monotheism.its derivatives, Christianity And Islam and later hundreds of denominations that includes Mormonism and Protestants flourished up to today.So in short this religions evolved in accordance to the scientific knowledge of the age or era they existed.If you graph the growth of knowledge, it shows a sharp increase in the last 500 years, forcing the dominant religions at that time to reinterprete their dogmas, today this traditional religions are becoming obsolete and has to evolve to survive.But first they have to unify against atheism.in the dialectical process of change, Theism in one hand and the opposing force atheism in the other, will resolve into a result or synthesis.The process shall be highlighted in the internet in the near future.

His first novel, Morte D'Urban (1962), won the National Book Award, as did a third short - story collection, Look How the Fish Live (1973) Although more uneven than the first two collections, this book still contained the requisite number of outstanding pieces.

Presented as a novel, the book is really a collection of short stories revolving around Margaret Sargent, a lightly fictionalized version of McCarthy.

Hebrews, though — I'd particularly like to see what else you've written on this, because what I'm seeing above is on point as far as it goes, but woefully short of the whole story.

To make a long story short, the «Hitler's Pope» campaign was highly successful, with the result that the calumny against Pius is now almost universally accepted by the opinion - making elites and by plenty of average citizens as well.

In only a few short paragraphs, Alison provides a compelling account of analogy as God's way of subverting the human story of violence from within» analogy depends on God's refusal to be rejected by his creation.

These days, the Waukegan, Ill., native is even busier than he has been for a long time — as one of the editors overseeing the recent rebirth of one of America's great magazines, The Saturday Evening Post, writing regular short stories for them and for another revived literary mag, The Strand.

A shelf full of books — eight novels, seven collections of short stories, three memoirs, and 11 works for children, to be exact — explore the same theme as his recent novel Shosha: the theme of cosmic exile, wherein God has forgotten his graciousness.

If I would have turned in those same items as part of a short story in English class, I would have not gotten higher than a «C» because of all the ridiculous contradictions.

The Bible has gripping short stories, such as the beautiful account of Ruth's fidelity and the dramatic story of Queen Esther.

If you ever attempt (and a few have) to use any of the stories mention in the bible as a test of scientific theory and then use them in court for defense, by invoking the angel Satan made me do it, or God said so, then who are you to say «He's lying», in short mold the fantasy into your reality.

So, in short, this «evidence» that proves Christianity isn't so much scientific evidence as it is idealistic / philosophical / rhetorical resonance that may or may not occur when an individual encounters the Christian idea of Jesus and the death / resurrection story.

To one accustomed to thinking of the Bible as historical throughout, it may be a surprise to discover that it contains also short stories — some of the finest fiction ever written.

This collection of short stories describes the random acts of kindness that Thompson has experienced at the hands of people she describes as «angels»...

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

Long story short, this dressing is truly delicious, unusually full of umami for something so light, and quite easy to prepare so long as you can find kombu (try Whole Foods).

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Long story short, there's a reason Progenex has been slapped with a bunch of lawsuits: their products do not work as - advertised.

Anyhow, the base for this salad is a BLT, but as you can see I made a delicious twist and I think the addition of other ingredients makes this salad absolutely amazing, To cut the story short, I hope you all going to enjoy a bowl full of this delicious salad.

I've stopped short of covering it as a product launch story on just - drinks, but take a look at this.

HUMVN, Machine?He made a funny comment in one of the justarsenal stories earlier.He said Arsenal don't need a new CB.Can someone slap me.I was even shocked at the thumbs up he got.I feel so sorry for Arsenal and fans as well.We are really suffering.Till today how people rate Mertesacker is beyond me.The guy is not even a leader by example.I wonder why Hayden was sold as I think he could have surely done better and if Isaac Hayden solves his injury problems we gonna regret selling him.Even aliens know arsenal needs a CB.Aren't you guys tired of always starting the season short of players in positions where needed.It's like some of you want failure but you don't know you want.Arsenal should complete the squad this season.It's a must.

we are playing with great assurance its as if spurs know its a matter of time before the arsenal offensive reaps dividends — long story short... we're playing well...

Long story short, if you believe Sanders can shock the world and pull off the upset, you should place your bet on him now, as his numbers are sure to improve with a series of wins down the stretch.

wenegr is in the twilight years of his arsenal career now he might or might not see out the full term of his contract, i would image he wont give up but if he do nt get a big prize this season or next his desire might dwindle even more the board have seen what a shambles man united have gone through and the expense of failure, if they do nt get the next appointment right the board is trying to give themselves as much time to identify a replacement and in the correct time unless wenger leaves at short notice, i think if he had won the c / l all thought years ago we would be looking at a different story i think he would have left at the end if that contract as he would be at the peak of his powers and could of gone anywhere he like across europe, but he didn't win and here we are now, i respect the man for what he has done for us and english football a modern day herbert chapmen he is but even old chappy had his end of and era and wenger will have his end its just how will it play out hopefully a winner

Alas, the euphoria was short - lived, as Woods, needing another bird on 18 to reach Casey, came up short with his approach shot and a birdie putt from 39 feet, which was pretty much the story of his day.

can't see us wining the title city are clear favorites already welbeck / wilshere / rosciky are out injured + if coq gets injured it will be arteta / flamini in cdm giroud / sanchez form is also a big concern as always wenger has the squad short & at the end of the season it will be the same old story the cycle will keep repeating unless klopp / guardiola / ancelotti comes in

Long story short: we've done it before (as have most of the top Premiership clubs) so AW does have a shot with Paulista.

Many of our favorite comedians are parents as well, and the stories they share are nothing short of amazing.

The three short pieces feature «SouthSide Sailor Scouts» (think: Beyonce - meets - Selena - meets song, dance and stories), Peter Carpenter's «Rituals of Abundance for Lean Times # 7: Divisions of Labor» (one part humorous and two parts conversation starter) and The Hypocrites» «Midsummer Dream» (a retelling of Shakespeare's most popular comedy as told by four actors, who also double as production designers).