Sentences with phrase «parallel stories moving»

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The introduction to the ancestral narratives observes a number of parallels between the stories of Abraham, Jacob, Joseph and their families: all leave their homeland, quarrel with their brothers, move south to or toward Egypt, receive God's blessing and are buried in the cave of Machpelah.

Given the nature of its story, there's an obvious parallel to be made to the current United States administration and its strenuous relationship with the media, which is why Spielberg and his team felt it was so necessary to move swiftly and get it to the big screen while the material is still timely.

Jackie makes her move from Cleveland Coliseum secretary to ballsy wheeler - dealer by way of rough - around - the - edges but gifted fighter Luther Shaw (Omar Epps), thus setting up two parallel underdog stories: the traditional genre one of a gutsy young athlete moving his way up the ranks, and one in the Erin Brockovich mold, with a skanky dresser with a brash attitude to match making waves with her moxie.

A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson (Bloomsbury) is a historical novel with two parallel stories about women struggling to define themselves, which moves between 1920s Turkestan and present - day England.

The other parallel is that as their story moves on in both cases the two begin to be very fond of each other and begin to rely on each other for support.

In Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick, the closer the story moves to a violent ending, the stronger a parallel thread about future possibilities becomes.