Sentences with phrase «on earnestness»

How does farming simulation role playing game Stardew Valley's emphasis on earnestness, community, and peacefulness promote a culture of kindness that can push back against animal exploitation?

Impressed by the combination of «physical scale and human emotion,» The Guardian gives the film four out of five stars, but Indiewire is a little less enamored, claiming the film «stumbles on its earnestness» even though it «never ceases to be a visual marvel.»

Laura Bozzone's Celia is a little heavy handed on the earnestness early in the play, but her portrayal mellows alongside her character into a spirited warmth and charm as the story progresses.

Not exact matches

So he decided to take a chance on a sprite - like 15 - year - old whose songs delighted him with their intensity and earnestness.

In fact, all of the evidence (the genuine earnestness of the couples, the tears, the presence of Madonna, the fact it took place on stage at the Grammys) indicated that this was not satire.

The reviewer can tell the reader that in Three Discourses on Imagined Occasions he is to think along with the author about what it means to seek God, how the «resolution of duty» that ought to be present in marriage transforms romantic love into love that conquers everything, and how the awareness of one's mortality, of the certainty of death, of «death's decision» enhances earnestness in life.

She's physically more like how Anne is described in the books, that's for sure — almost other - worldly, alien in her earnestness and her scrawniness and her big eyes that are too much for every adult to look into, always prompting comments on her appearance by the look of her.

With its general increase in earnestness — Roger was on a crusade last week, and is on another this week; here comes Mona with her wise maternal zingers; and above all, listen to Freddy Rumsen's Tips For Changing Your Life — the series seems to be committing to the idea that selfish and / or self - destructive people can indeed become selfless and / or get their acts together.

(Isaiah 5:16) Then, in contrast with this view, having described the loose and cynical ways in which popular thought referred to «the Holy One of Israel,» (Isaiah 5:18 - 19) he went on to announce with vehement earnestness the real meanings of holiness in terms of personal morals and social righteousness.

On the contrary, he looks upon this easiness as a temptation and a snare and he learns earnestness in order as an individual to be concerned about his eternal responsibility.

I am happy to add that such blatant tendentiousness is relatively rare in the ICEL translation, perhaps because the translators, whatever the earnestness of their political ideals, respect the poetry of Psalms too much, lavishing imaginative energy, despite the lapses, on conveying its vividness in English verse.

One man observing Moody in action at this time remarked, «I never saw such high pressure; he made me think of those breathing steamboats on the Mississippi that must go fast or bust: a keen, dark - eyed man with a shrill voice, and a thorough earnestness.»

Being a Reformed (Calvinist) theologian of considerable earnestness, McGrath's essay understandably dwells at length on the formula «justification by faith alone,» and related questions about, for instance, the connection between justification and sanctification.

On the other hand, others have been prayed for with equal earnestness and faith, and they have died.

one may be sure that this will create a tremendous sensation, and give occasion for the writing of folios; for this counterfeit earnestness, which asks whether so - and - so is trustworthy instead of whether the inquirer himself has faith, is an excellent mask for spiritual indolence, and for town gossip on a European scale — if the credibility of such a witness is to have any significance it must be with respect to the historical fact.

Let us consider the Good, where all is on a more perfect plane, where earnestness and truth are the innocent fancy of beautiful thought.

A mix of Texas - size bravado and I'm - here - to - serve earnestness, Jones, 39, represents the heaviest new hitter on the Chicago entertainment promotion landscape.

On camera, she was funny and game, a posture that wouldn't have been entirely predictable given her inclination toward earnestness, a characteristic often essential to the practice of policy but almost always anathema to the practice of political presentation.

First, as part of «earnestness,» Walden recommends that students study the form of each pose in B.K.S. Iyengar's book Light on Yoga and then compare it with similar poses.

Built on enthusiasm, flair and genuine earnestness, Dream Singles was born.

From Mark Wahlberg's controlled verbal outbursts to Martin Sheen's earnestness to Alec Baldwin's schizoid vulgarities to Leonardo Di Caprio's compassionate toughness to Ray Winstone's quasi immobile fierceness to Jack Nicholson's beautifully pure excess, The Departed is indeed an performance - driven, fast - paced comedy of expertly timed thrills (or comedic thriller, depending on your point of view) peppered with several instances of acrobatic verbal witticisms, and topped with enough generic clichés and predictable screw - turns to make it palatable for all audiences (yes, even those who paid money to see Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner's The Guardian).

The Final Year may feel like a fly - on - the - wall production, but there's an element of careful curation in the personalities and events shown that undercuts some of their earnestness.

On cable, Vera Farmiga's unhinged Norma Bates may be the draw to «Bates Motel,» but it's the nicely cast actors around her (Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell) who provide a context that straddles the line between earnestness and seediness, one in which her behavior almost approaches normality.

Debuting director Michael Gracey and screenwriters Jenny Bicks (2014's «Rio 2») and Bill Condon (2006's «Dreamgirls») unapologetically burst with heart - on - sleeve earnestness and sentimentality in a passion project about leading with your heart, making dreams a reality with pennies to your name, and proving 19th - century society wrong and pleading for acceptance in the most glorious of ways.

On the plus side, Swingers has the energy and earnestness that marks dependable up - and - coming talent.

Bring It On does show some of the fiercer competitive aspects of cheerleading (enough to rival any sport) but all the actors display a genuine earnestness which comes across in their performances.

Cavill does a decent job of capturing the Christlike earnestness of Superman, but his chiseled, Justin - Kirk - on - HGH look doesn't have the kind of humor necessary to make the character all that watchable for me; for the most part, I found him more of a bore than I wanted.

With trademark Wilson earnestness, Francis declares the trip a «spiritual» journey on which the brothers can reconnect.

Richard Linklater, one of my favorite living directors, though focused on the lives of high schoolers in the 70's, still has the same vision he does today for perceptive realism and dialogue driven earnestness.

The film, of course, treads on sensitive ground in respect to its treatment of the concentration camp experience, but its earnestness and focus on the resilience of the human spirit carry it through.

Coco is all blustery earnestness, and Tom Amandes, as Lincoln, doesn't fully capture the in - his - bones weariness Lincoln feels from the weight of the war, instead relying on actorly mannerisms and tricks.

As Jerry on NBC's «Parks & Recreation,» Jim O'Heir was the butt of every joke, a lumpen Midwesterner who absorbed ridicule with a genial earnestness that only invited more of it.

Gleeson plays a Galway policeman who really doesn't give a crap about his job, and spends most of his time on the first case we see ridiculing his young new partner, both for his earnestness and because he's from Dublin.

There's no reason Chris Pratt shouldn't be a movie star, and I'm happy to see his charm and earnestness on full display as Star - Lord.

Kumail and Emily banter adorably: He's got a cutely rehearsed earnestness, which makes his zingers all the funnier; she's dryly distant early on, carefully guarding her heart, until she suddenly looks at him like he's her first sunrise, saying, «I am overwhelmed by you.»

The character's introduction in Captain America: Civil War (more on that later) is built upon here as the film does a fantastic job of showing audiences Peter's teenage earnestness that it makes it feel more like a coming - of - age film than a superhero blockbuster.

This is not to say that Douglas (Cape Fear), in her first leading role, is unable to hold the screen on her own; she is an appealing, likable presence with a refreshing, sometimes self - deprecating sense of humor balanced with the right amount of earnestness needed to pull off the heavier dramatic scenes.

However, director Stephen Frears and co-writers Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope take this simple logline (based on a true story) and run with it in complete earnestness, crafting a sweet, thoughtful, and endearing story of guilt, redemption, and friendship that is buoyed by a remarkable performance from Judi Dench and excellent chemistry between the actress and her co-star, Steve Coogan.

Once the movie gets through explaining the rules of improv with a borderline - embarrassing wide - eyed earnestness, it settles into an exploration of what happens when one person from a tightly knit six - member comedy group gets close to a plum spot on Saturday Night Live (it's called Weekend Live, presumably for permission to speak freely, but the differences pretty much end with the name).

Ultimately, this movie sets itself apart from other recent Apatow releases because of the strong script and central performance from Jason Segel, whose budding career rests on the twin foundations of earnestness and self - humiliation.

Besides the sex, the book abounds with discussions of enlightenment, spiritual philosophy and ponderings on the nature of life and karma — much is tongue - in - cheek, making fun of «touchy - feely» interpersonal self - discovery groups, people who follow gurus, and those seeking a brand of convenient enlightenment, but there is an element of earnestness as well, including philosophical discussions on the topic of love and forgiveness.

It can be counted on to provide an unceasing stream of trivial earnestness, a gentle showerbath for the soul.

When my first student loan was certified 24 years ago, I signed off on all the disclosures - «this is a debt that MUST be repaid» - with as much earnestness and wisdom possible for an 18 year old first - generation baccalaureate student.

Would an American developer like Vicious Cycle pile on the cheese a little too knowingly and damage the B movie earnestness of the original games?

If the recent retrospective at MoMA helped us realise that de Kooning was in on the joke of painting all along (he was neither «abstract» nor «expressionist», and mindful of earnestness as the enemy of painting), then Pensato's survey should be seen as a successful presentation of why that joke still matters.

Deploying the earnestness of a believer, an avant - garde sense of typography, and a collagist's wit, Sister Corita (1918 - 86) mashed together words and slogans from advertising, the Bible, philosophy, poetry, and lyrics, producing hundreds of confrontational, inspirational prints on themes of individual empowerment and social justice.

Kierkegaard said «Earnestness is acquired originality» and I hold on to that in making and looking at work that I respect.

In it you maintain that the earth moves; that the sun occupies the lowest, and thus the central, place in the universe... Therefore with the utmost earnestness I entreat you, most learned sir, unless I inconvenience you, to communicate this discovery of yours to scholars, and at the earliest possible moment to send me your writings on the sphere of the universe together with the tables and whatever else you have that is relevant to this subject...»

I am always leery of using SLAW to mention the services or product of a particular company, but I have been impressed with the earnestness at which XMLaw focuses on delivering practical solutions for law firms in delivering Intranet solutions to their users using the SharePoint platform (I am currently attending a conference they are sponsoring in Boston for their [primarily) law firm customers; my positive comments on their company have nothing to do with the boat tour of Boston Harbour and the open bar they just sponsored...).