Sentences with phrase «on younger characters»

Seth Rogen co-wrote and takes a funny supporting role in Greg Mottola's Superbad, though the movie is focused on younger characters, a trio of high school boys and their efforts to find their place in the world.

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No, just over 40 % are young earth creationists, based on their infantile beliefs in the Easter Bunny, or some other fictional character.

Groups of young friends who go to see some of the more death - focused horror films in vogue of late will routinely take bets on which stock character will face a grisly end soonest, as when viewing the Final Destination series» a film series that is, essentially, the apex of the set - piece disaster horror movie as orchestrated by MacGyver.

They have tapped into that childlike adventure and wonder and along with fun characters take young people on a journey to discover the story of redemption through Jesus.

Something about the young Lakita character reminded me so much of a little girl I met named Bharathi, who is pictured above on the left.

In The Philosopher's Pupil (1983) a man's life is changed by his vision of a flying saucer; a key episode in The Good Apprentice turns on what appears to be the effects of a love potion; a young girl in The Green Knight exerts an involuntary telekinesis over the stones that she has collected in her room; in the same novel the goodness of a man named Peter Mir (Mir meaning, in Russian, both «world» and «peace,» as several characters note) seems to be contagious, bringing sweet dreams and love to those with whom he comes in contact.

Comedian Tripp Crosby got into his character of «Pastor Mark» — basically a take on the stereotypical young, cool evangelical pastor — to «interview» Rob Bell.

We then have a major section on Ayesha, who is later impersonated by one of the prostitutes, the whores of «The Curtain,» and from that impersonation the reader is given full details of Ayesha's strong - willed character, and the scandal involving her and an apparently innocent young man, Safwan, who rescues her on a desert trail only for idle tongues to wag about their alleged secret conduct.

Most of us can recognize and even identify with the characters — the younger son who strikes out on his own and makes costly mistakes, the responsible elder son who always does what is expected of...

In the little - seen Gamer, a young man shares responsibility for the actions of his video - game alter - ego» an avatar (played by Gerard Butler) who is employed to act out the youth's viral simulacrum in real - world situations where hedonistic consumers take on the identities and vices of video - game characters.

For an unmarried woman could easily be led into a disastrous marriage based on her poor reading of a young man's character ¯ which itself would mean a ruined life for her, although rarely for him.

«What young people really need is not more talk about the mechanics of sex and contraception, but encouragement to develop the character qualities of stability, faithfulness and commitment - the qualities they will need to build a strong and lasting marriage based on something that runs deeper than feelings and physical attraction.»

It's ingenious on their part to «get - em - while they're young» and encourage them to love their servitude to an imaginary character and his psychotic messenger.

Incidentally, the quality of mind and character of this journal's senior editor, Reinhold Niebuhr, that makes the deepest imprint on younger followers is the contempt he shares with John Milton for «a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat.»

The stories in Rock Springs touch on the shocks that a young man receives when he's 16; on characters who, like those in The Ultimate Good Luck, hang out at dog tracks, or who have had scrapes with the law, steal cars and push dope; and on the fleeting presence of strange men and women whom we recognize, without being told, as home - wreckers.

The survey suggests that a substantial number of young people believe in God, yet morally stand on their own or see little connection between faith and character.

Our goal is to develop young men of character who graduate and make a positive impact on society.

Aside from Steph's health, and him being one of my favorite players, getting tested by a full strength Warrior's team would be best for developing more character on a young Blazer team, which they will need in the playoffs.

What would be high on my list — Is top squad building capabilities, bringing through young players, competitive nature, bad loser, finds a good balance with attacking and defending, an eye for a bargain if needs be, good character judgement, either has winning mentality or looks eager to gain one, respects the hell out of The Arsenal, and respects loyalty.

Manager Martinez identified Howard's «incredible character» and «influence on young players» as defining features of his decade at Goodison.

Jack is a football man who loves the game, but on the other hand, he is a very strong character as well and he has learnt to deal with adversity at a very young age.

As I told you on Twitter (well, as best I could in 140 characters lol), my youngest is 19 months old and she's NEVER been driven anywhere by anyone other than my husband or I.

During the development of Julia's character, the team at Sesame Workshop consulted with autism organizations, educators, and families on how to not only accurately portray a child with autism, but also how to explain the condition to young children.

Happy children grow into happy adults, which makes starting young on this character trait very important.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Dr. Robyn Silverman, AKA Dr. Robyn, is a leading Child and Adolescent Development Specialist with a focus on character education and body / self esteem development during childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood.

By studying campers» experiences and camp's impact on the lives of young people, ACA provides parents with the knowledge to make good decisions, to thoughtfully guide their children, and to offer opportunities for powerful lessons in community, character building, skill development, and healthy living.

Investigating successful kids and programs at low - income schools and high - achieving prep schools, as well as interviewing psychologists and neuroscientists, Tough challenges some conventional wisdom on causes of failure (poverty, teacher quality) and contends that nurturing character in children and young adults is the key to success.

This was at a time when Little Britain's Vicky Pollard and Catherine Tate's Lauren Cooper were on our screens - characters that, in 2006, a survey found that 70 % of TV industry professionals believed were an accurate reflection of white working class young people.

«4 - H helps shape the mind and character of children and young adults through meaningful hands - on education.

Labour certainly pulled out the stops with their manifesto launch, which featured manifestos on memory sticks, a glamorous young blogger and a family of cartoon characters.

Fitzroy, who swore by physiognomy (judging character based on outward appearance), had also known it all along: Darwin's nose pointed to a deficiency in energy and resoluteness; his knowledge of people indicated that this young gentleman was never going to make it till the end of the journey.

To come up with characters soldiers can relate to, Rizzo and his team showed them renderings of around 20 potential candidates before settling on the three most popular ones: Female Aviator, a young woman wearing a green aviator suit (pictured above); Battle Buddy, an African - American soldier with a shaved head; and Retired Sergeant Major, a plainspoken civilian with close - cropped silver hair and a blue sweater who sits on a porch that looks out on rolling farmlands.

Fabrizio Baldassarre and Raffaele Campo of the University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy, explain how investigated how young children perceived different food items — savoury and sweet snacks and fresh fruit — based on whether or not the food had a sticker showing their favourite cartoon characters.

Whether a child is given responsibilities from young ages in the home, is expected to tell the truth, to be polite, show patience, or exhibit good character in any way — they will be a part of the solution at school, on the bus, on teams, and at after - school activities, and eventually online.

I remember winter boots when I was younger were always some sort of vinyl type material with cartoon characters on them.

The collection itself continued the kind of character - driven narrative that Westwood is built on, but front row whispers suggested unsolicited borrowings from much younger London designers too.

The young men on Toy Boy are eager to date older women with knowledge, confidence, strength of character and yes, skill in the bedroom.

Starting with the character of forty - something Samantha and her young boyfriend on Sex and The City, the media has helped in recent years to open up a whole new role model: «the cougar,» an older woman who dates or marries a younger guy.

Emilia developed an interest in acting at a young age after seeing the Latest news on Emilia Clarke including updates on her movies, TV shows and character Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones, plus stories on her Instagram.

The hookup site matches you based on 29 unique character traits, making it much like a toned - down version of eHarmony for a younger generation.

We watched all three of these young actors literally grow up on screen, but more importantly become comfortable in their own skin and really inhabit the characters that will most likely define them for the rest of their lives — or at the very least another 10 or 15 years.

Fiennes had a splashy introduction to the screen: He was Heathcliff to Juliette Binoche's Cathy in a TV version of Wuthering Heights; he was the German officer in Schindler's List, fully committed to the pathology and vanity of the man; he was a bright young hope with a serious deficiency of character in Robert Redford's Quiz Show; and he was Almasy, a desert poet, a reckless lover, and on his death - bed much of the time in The English Patient.

The young Sean Penn character sneaks into the neighbor girl's house and apparently gets something nasty on her nightie because he tries to hide it and then throws it in the river.

This is because it showed how lifeforms started and the young Sean Penn character kept on saying «God - where were you?»

Here, he's almost the opposite of that character, a bright and seemingly optimistic young man who at first shrugs off things like his discomfort at being forced to strip in front of the «guards» to put on his prison outfit, but is trying to rally his fellow inmates to break out just 24 hours later.

Some things that probably factor into the industry's disagreement: Peter Jackson adapted books fifty years old and respected as great literature, the Potter books were being written alongside the first movies; Lord of the Rings centered on adult characters and played to a wider audience with PG - 13 ratings, the first Potter movies were PG, skewed younger, and starred kids (though anyone can see the films matured and so did the fans, many already wrote the series off); finally, where Jackson provided one distinct vision and a cast of respected performers, Potter had a rotating director roster (all of them secondary to Rowling) and limited opportunities for its accomplished actors, giving the brunt of the work to the three kids and spectacle.

Review I have seen this movie twice, probably the third romantic movie that compelled me to do that, and the reasons are quite simple: It's probably impossible that anyone can't relate to young Josh Hutcherson's character, an 11 year old with a normal middle class life and problems (parents initiating divorce); that its surprise by the rediscovery of a young classmate (Charley Ray) initially as an unexpected friend and later as something else... The well crafted work of director Mark Levin is based on the mutual discovery of all these feelings (mostly new and uncontrolled) that evolved in Josh's character and in another particular viewer: you.

A dozen or more excellent character actors keep things fairly interesting, and the cast includes everyone from the Young Actor of the Moment, Timothee Chalamet (as a marginal member of Blocker's gang), to Rory Cochrane as Blocker's longtime friend, a ruined man with too much blood on his hands.

Also in 2004, Maestro appeared in a recurring role on the popular television spy drama Alias, playing the newly discovered younger sister of main character Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner).