Sentences with phrase «over adversity by»

A true romance reader will argue that every romance heroine is empowered — she always triumphs over adversity by getting what she wants, on her terms, by the end of the story.

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The life of the Christian is distinguished by an inner peace, joy, serenity, sense of direction, and triumph over adversity that transforms the individual's personality.
It's period piece, check, recounting the indescribable trials faced by an underdog, check, triumph of the human spirit over adversity and injustice, check, directed by queen of the A-list, Hollywood darling AND penned by the Coen Brothers!
We care about Jean - Do, but his wry voice - over (taken mostly from the book written by the real - life inspiration for the story) and the caring but never maudlin camera allows a dark humor that keeps the film from becoming yet another heroism - in - the - face - of - adversity stories.
by Melissa Wellham «Attack the Block is a genre film of the highest order, combining «sci fi,» «thriller,» «coming - of - age,» and «teen film where plucky youngsters triumph over adversity.
By emphasizing the importance of «working strenuously toward challenges, and maintaining effort and interest over years, despite failure, adversity, and plateaus in progress,» educators can help to encourage the habits of sustained effort and focus that increase the likelihood of achieving goals (Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, & Kelly, 2007).
Resilience has been described as the ability of students to bounce back from adversity or a quality exhibited by those who thrive despite coming from at - risk environments (Perkins - Gough, 2013), while grit has been explained as sticking with a goal over the long term despite obstacles (Edutopia, 2014).
(Lisbon, Portugal) Museu de Lisboa presents «Potência e Adversidade» [Potency and Adversity], group show featuring over 80 artworks by Latin American artists.
The presence of adversities (STORMS) sometimes come to us by surprise or develops over a significant time.
Examples of chronic adversities rated as low threat (1) by panel experts included a family's long - term stay with a relative, and parent conflict over the child's behaviour.
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