Sentences with phrase «of violent confrontation»

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Holly could make for a funny third - wheel Nancy Drew, ostensibly becoming the parent in the absence of her mother and the incompetence of her alcoholic father, but seeing the young girl in persistent danger of physical or mortal danger leaves a bad aftertaste to much of the action moments, and even when not in the middle of a violent confrontation, her idealized character feels unnatural and scripted.

In his most recent exhibition Queens of the Undead at the Institute of International Visual Arts — Iniva, in London, Donkor presented four of these highly regarded heroic women: «Queen Njinga Mbandi who led her armies against the Portuguese empire in Angola; Harriet Tubman, the underground - railroad leader who freed 70 people from US slavery in the 1850s; Queen Nanny who led the Maroon guerillas in Jamaica that fought the British in the 1700s; and lastly in what is now Ghana, the 20th - century anti-colonial commander - in - chief, Yaa Asantewaa».1 In the second part of the show, three large - scale earlier paintings were on display in which his primary source of artistic creation were contemporary facts of violent confrontations.

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This habit is shared, not only by revolutionaries, but also by constitutionally - minded socialists, and even by many who would describe themselves as liberals, and who locate the instrument of social transformation not in violent confrontation, but in law.

There has been a tendency that the peace question has been reduced merely to the question of the reduction or elimination of violent military confrontations among nation states and political groups; but now it is the question of securing for the common life of all living things on earth.

The life will not be secure in this global market; and it is vulnerable to the violent conflicts and confrontations in the midst of limitless competitions of the globalized market.

Consultation may well become the most effective avenue through which the gatekeepers of the community can help to reverse the procedures of confrontation and violent dissent.

There has been a tendency for the peace question to be reduced merely to the question of the reduction or elimination of violent military confrontations among nation states and political groups; but now it is the question of securing the common life of all living things on earth.

He was to become recognized as a perceptive observer of the racial developments of the 1960s, a time when Martin Luther King's patient march toward equality began to give way to more violent methods of direct confrontation.

Officials of that government, locked in a sometimes violent confrontation with Russia, needed and still require all the friends they can get — or, apparently, buy — in the international community.

The violent end of the rally followed reports of confrontations between supporters and protesters earlier in the evening.

«However, at about 0930 hrs of date, some irate youths in Daudu Community had launched a violent confrontation on Policemen securing Daudu IDP Camp.

Just months later a similar confrontation at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, had an even more violent outcome, with the deaths of 76 people.

Soon their lives collide with a gang of dangerous criminals led by an enigmatic crime lord — and with every violent confrontation, his memory brings him closer to a dark truth as the lethal personality awakening within him starts to reveal who he really is.

«Ray has a lot on his plate, including the bribing of a city official and a violent confrontation with Romero.»

They are blah or worse, and they are headed for some violent confrontations that seem pointless because they are so unworthy of our attention in the first place.

The confrontations turned violent, resulting in the deaths of 39 people and leaving hundreds wounded as the riots lasted for five days.

Once we know this, we know there will be a series of angry and desperate confrontations among the three, interlaced with violent face - downs with criminals, cops being slammed up against walls in the basement of their headquarters, and Senior drinking even more because he is horribly confused about whether he values truth above family loyalty, and either one above loyalty to the department.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Cast: Ryan Gosling, Kristen Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansingarm, Rhatha Phongam Plot: A violent cop (Pansingarm) murders Julian's brother, which leads to a confrontation between the two of them, Julian (Gosling) being manipulated by his domineering mother (Scott Thomas).

Every confrontation leads to an inexcusably violent, outward display of racism.

However, Calvary also boasts more than its fair share of human truths and beauty and is considerably elevated by the director's cine - literacy - there's the Hitchcockian premise, a western-esque sense of impending violent confrontation and McDonagh admits to being influenced by Luis Buñuel and Robert Bresson, alongside the artist Andrew Wyeth and the essayist Jean Améry.

A personal misunderstanding builds to a violent confrontation, and just as quickly as some bags of money have been exchanged for a few crates of firearms, everyone go to war, with Justine serving as a sort of neutral party.

While the featurette and junket interviews do give Singleton his due say, his lack of involvement in the production of the DVD is especially disappointing considering there are a number of deleted scenes (such as, reportedly, a violent confrontation between Samuel L. Jackson's Shaft and bad guy Christian Bale) that fans would certainly be interested in seeing.

Following the pattern of the previous movies, violent confrontations are the greatest concern when considering the appropriateness of this franchise for teen viewers.

It's a likeable yarn, and outside of some occasionally violent confrontations, this is a decent film for those looking for something to entertain the whole family.

When the first trailer for Red Sparrow arrived, Marvel fans cried out that it looked like a long wished - for Black Widow movie: Russian spies, violent confrontations, and splashes of ballet.

Influenced by previous «lovers on the lam» films such as, «Bonnie & Clyde» and «Badlands» but most notably like «Wild at Heart» with it's numerous violent confrontations and it's array of colourful characters.

His violent behavior still seems to be condonable though, as evidenced in the dozens of on - screen and off - screen shootings, hard - hitting hand - to - hand confrontations and car chases — all of which place no value on the lives of innocent background civilians who become collateral casualties amidst the mayhem.

Parents should expect violent confrontations, with brief blood effects, similar to what was presented in Star Wars Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.

This is enough to keep them out of public schools, but not out of the hearts of the millions of young people who love Harry Potter and despise the small - minded Dursleys, who ride with Harry on the train to Hogwarts, cheer for him as he leads his quidditch team to victory, stand alongside him as he challenges the forces of evil, and pray that he survives the violent confrontation with Lord Voldemort that inevitably lies ahead.

As per an article available here, «a massive strike organized by a radical wing of the country's largest teachers union [the National Coordinator of Education Workers (or CNTE)-RSB- turned into a violent confrontation with police» starting last weekend.

Told in the alternating voices of the three teens, the tension builds to an inevitable, violent confrontation.

What follows is the heartrending account of October's efforts to reclaim her dignity, her profession, and her son, efforts that lead her into a bitter struggle with her sister and a confrontation with her parents» violent past.

As the British pushed into the interior of the country, there were numerous violent confrontations with the Maya (see Mayan Emigration and Conflict, ch.

Story - Driven Action: Violent confrontation is a means to an end and trust is a devalued currency in Rengkok as you navigate a senseless world and dismantle the corporate titans of virtuality dealers at HEAVEN.

As you take control of the protagonist Talion and fight your way through Sauron's army, each Orc will react to your actions, usually resulting in a violent confrontation which either party can initiate at any time.

All this leads the victims of the hydroelectric project to actions of civil disobedience and resistance, which make the confrontation more serious and produce a violent reaction on part of the State.

One of his best - known is The Battle of Orgreave, in which he orchestrated a re-enactment of the violent 1984 confrontation between miners and police.

«After so many years of the confrontations and the war and a really charged and violent social and political atmosphere,» he said, «it felt like for once the whole country was working together, was speaking the same language, was fighting for a common cause.»

While Acre has been able to make many initiatives toward sustainable development, across the border in much poorer Madre de Dios (Mother of God) it's an often violent confrontation over illegal logging of mahogany and / or «informal mining» in an out - of - control race to grab valuable resources that I covered in my post focusing on the gold rush in Peru.

The restaurant's liability was invoked because the 20 - year - old who wound - up in the violent argument with the decedent had been served and consumed vast quantities of alcohol in the run - up to the confrontation.