Sentences with phrase «over adversity in»

As they endure hard times today, Greeks are turning to theater that shows triumphs over adversity in the previous century.

So yeah, we all know that Black Panther, a.k.a. Prince T'Challa, is going to triumph over adversity in his bid to bring harmony to the kingdom of Wakanda, that there will be the obligatory action sequences where actual danger is a distant possibility for both hero and bystander, and that the plot will pivot on a mysterious object of unknown origin («Vibranium,» in this case — don't worry if it sounds unfamiliar; the film's characters will mention it at least three - dozen times over the course of the movie).

Lili went through hell during her procedures, both physically and mentally, yet the film glosses over these adversities in favor of a tightly wrapped narrative.

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The message from every page in this magazine is simple: Go do something great, go be fearless in the face of adversity, because in so doing, we win the war over fear.

Puppies bounding through a field, a jubilant wedding, a new round of beheadings in the Middle East, homemade tacos al pastor, an Olympics triumph over adversity.

In general, however, the Jews, carrying over their traditional association of goodness with prosperity and of badness with adversity, regarded as inadequate any solution that did not finally apportion endless reward to the righteous and endless retribution to sinners.

«I believe in the power of mind over matter and always staying positive in the face of adversity and I am proud to join forces with Devotion in supporting a cause that is very close to my heart,» said Bloom.

Known for his determination and his ability to battle back after adversity — such as the knee problem in 2014 which kept him out of action for over a year — Grabarz is also targeting the Commonwealth Games in Australia and the Berlin European Championships next year and it's his winning mentality which helps him through the tough winter months.

Grit entails working strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, and plateaus in progress.

The populace is reeling from economic adversity, the greed of the thoroughly corrupt political class, prevalent insecurity and dismay over hiccups in the assault on corruption.

This article appeared in print under the headline «Brain zap gives you desire to triumph over adversity»

A recent analysis of over 450 studies found a strong correlation between improved coping with adversity and greater spirituality in people dealing with a variety of stressful situations, including illness.

A personal practice is something you can return to over and over again to get your day off on the right foot, help you wind down at night, or give you the tools to cope in times of adversity.

This is a great time to reflect on your accomplishments, what you've overcome, how you've triumphed over adversity, and the changes you've made in the past year.

It was worth commenting on, but Blunt implied — as did so many others over the last few days, as the shoegate outrage kept building — that women in film put up with so much adversity, the shoes are the least of the problems.

In the end, the film's rather predictable triumph over adversity is moving.

Jeff Bauman's life story is a devastating and inspiring tale of loss and triumph over adversity: His legs were amputated above the knee after he was wounded in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, but with the aid of prosthetics, he learned to walk again.

Over the last few years, director Peter Berg has carved out a nice little niche for himself making unapologetically patriotic films about real - life heroism in the face of adversity.

The script is minimal with no words un-necessary and the action scenes are utterly absorbing; be prepared to flinch and feel your stomach turn over as though you were beside the actors in their moments of deepest adversity.

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 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).

For over 40 years, Nate has shared his testimony with people of all ages, inspiring thousands to become upstanders with firsthand accounts of courage and survival in the face of horrific adversity.

Mealer spent the 2010 football season with the Red Raiders of Belle Glade, Florida, and the team's head coach, NFL veteran Jessie Hester, in this Friday Night Lights — like story of triumph over adversity.

With this in mind, as the economy (hopefully) transitions from recession to recovery over the next year, pet specialty retailers would be wise to take a close look at not only how their businesses fared during a tough 2009, but also how their neighbors have survived or failed in the face of adversity.

You have a ridiculously short amount of time to complete each mission, so even with your finger on the chrono - trigger, you're still going to have to be in hyper - caffeinated mode to work through the waves of adversity that will repeatedly wash over you.

Now most of the time when a game does this, it's simply a plot device to keep the player from getting to a certain area or some kind of adversity for the character to get over in cut - scenes only.

Also a prominent feature in London's Paralympic Games» closing ceremony, the work celebrates the triumph of life force over adversity and suggests «a new model for female heroism» in which love, maternity and vitality take on an unexpected form and reach new heights.

Since then she's helped people all over the world facing amazing levels of adversity find jobs, lending a hand in every capacity possible.

But for each of those stories of triumph over adversity, there has been one common thread in them: there has been someone who has acted as a mentor / support / advocate for the person.

Rutter & Quinton (1977) found that factors existing in children's social environment were linked to health - risk behaviors later in life, and were the first researchers to describe neglect, abuse, and other forms of maltreatment (what would later be considered adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs) in terms of their cumulative effect, range of adversity, and wide - reaching impact on both mental and physical health over the course of an individual's lifetime.

Over the past ten years, at least 27 studies in humans, and many in other animals, have identified one candidate gene in particular, known as NR3C1, which appears to be linked to methylation - induced changes in response to early life adversity and parental stress.

The contribution of adversity variables over the life - course in mediating excess risks of common mental disorders and poorer self - rated health at midlife was assessed.31 To assess mediation, three criteria needed to be fulfilled.31 First, the association of parental migration history with putative mediator was assessed using multivariable logistic regression.31 Second, the association of the putative mediator with the outcome variable (poorer self - rated health and common mental disorders at midlife) was assessed using multivariable logistic regression.31 Finally, the association of parental migration history with outcome --(either midlife common mental disorders or poorer self - rated health at midlife) was assessed in the presence of the putative mediator.31 If the coefficient for the association between parental migration history and outcome was reduced in the presence of the putative mediator, then it was presumed that the data were consistent with mediation.31

Over the last 20 years significant progress has been made in what we know about the impact of trauma, adversity and toxic stress on early childhood development.

The present study aimed to examine the relationship between the type and frequency of childhood adversity exposure and suicidal behaviour over the life trajectory of South Africans, given that there are no published nationally representative data that may be useful in informing clinical practice and policy.

Grit is perseverance and passion for long - term goals; working strenuously toward challenges; and maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, and plateaus in progress.

Parents in families with higher adversity scores were less likely to have a warm relationship with their child, to share joint activities, to have low conflict and avoid smacking and to exercise control over their child's behaviour.

With over 18 years experience as a therapist working to help individuals of all ages to overcome obstacles and deal with grief, loss, adversity, mental illness and trauma, Theresa is an expert at helping people to integrate the experiences that they encounter and reach a new level in their lives.

Now that HIV can be considered a chronic illness, the impact of maternal HIV is going to be seen in the persistence of ongoing maternal stress, difficulties in adherence to medical regimens, adversity in coping with daily hassles of symptoms over time, and higher rates of a broad range of diseases (e.g., cancer).

In over a decade at the helm of Omaha - based Ambassador Real Estate, Leisey turned that adversity into achievement, leading his company to both financial and charitable prosperity.