Sentences with phrase «personal stories of people»

Elie and Joe talk to Professor Peter Irons about Justice Scalia's vacancy and the often very personal stories of the people who bring their cases to the United States Supreme Court.

Two elements stand out — the weekly video episodes unravelling the personal stories of people involved in agriculture adaptation activities in two countries, Kenya and the Philippines; and the peer assessment project on adaptation action in agriculture.

Here are three personal stories of people and their pets in the Mannford, Bristow and Thunderbird fires.

Making these «60 second» History lms, will be a memory they will never forget and as a result will hopefully enthuse them to see the personal stories of people from the past, who have lived through a diverse set of historical events and social settings.

Brendan's teacher, Steve Arman quotes: «Making these»60 second» history films, is a memory they will never forget and as a result will hopefully enthuse them to see the personal stories of people from the past, who have lived through a diverse set of historical events and social settings.

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Timothy Hockey says most of the people who have worked alongside Clark have an «Ed story,» a moment when the chief executive took a personal interest in their lives.

We've also asked people to tell us their personal stories of witnessing or being the victim of hate.

This isn't a laundry list of your accomplishments but rather the story of the significant people, places and things that have shaped your personal or business brand.

Dennis Cowhey, author of the book What Does It Mean — The Personal Stories Behind Vanity License Plates, says business people have used all sorts of creative combinations of numerals and letters to let the world know what they do.

That's how many examples are on a «list of the harmed,» people who have offered personal stories of harm from fracking, as tallied by the advocacy group Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and Air.

This is a classic journalism tactic, where «real people» share personal stories of a challenge or problem they have overcome.

With more people blending personal and business relationships online, and more companies reaching out to customers through social networks (see this month's cover story on Zappos's strategy), it feels to me that the definition of what's considered «professional» is changing.

James goes into detail about his book, the amazing stories from his personal interviews with ordinary people with extraordinary achievements, and some ways of acquiring knowledge and applying it to your life and start winning yourself.

Paul enjoys telling his entrepreneurial story in the hopes of convincing other business leaders that collaborative, people focused practices will lead to the greatest business results and the greatest personal fulfillment.

But try telling them stories, too, about people who built businesses while vanquishing their own personal demons, finding mentors, and eventually reaching the summit with a new sense of self.

«Behind every person, behind every company, behind everything, is a story of how it got there — and the most relevant stories connect on a personal level.»

Certainly, investors hear alarming investment nightmare stories about people who held a large proportion of their personal wealth in their employer's stock and lost everything.3 4 While your client may think, «I know this company because I work here,» that thinking can get them into trouble — think WorldCom and Lehman Brothers.

You can deny the existense of God but you can not deny a persons personal story of how he changed their life!

Most people come here and post opinions but instead most of what you post are personal stories.

I served this country, volunteered for war, and now am left to deal with idiots like you who want to see stories like this, read some kind of republicanized twist into everything, blame Israel and Obama for your own personal failures (to include turkey farms - which I abhor unless free range), then go ahead: you're embarrassing yourself, your family, and every good person, Jews included, that you know.

So many people who advocate or speak publicly for political or personal reasons aren't acknowledged as much when it comes to religion when someone is wanting to speak out about there faith a light bulb goes off and says we don't want to hear, or talk, or, air any thing that has to do with the mentioning of God but because of the high profile story and because this is the President of the United States it's ok hats off to them for not being ashamed to speak about there faith I agree with Richard some people just because they profess there faith doesn't mean there trying to push there beliefs on anyone people of faith have a right to free speech also.

I think I'm too simple in my thinking that; if you don't like it, DO N'T WATCH... if you don't agree with it, DO N'T CHOOSE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE THAT WAY... Seems like a very simplistic way of thinking, but I have personal opinions on EVERYTHING, but I don't force others to live their lives according to my moral fiber... i don't judge people for living their lives the way that makes them happy... And i believe that IGNORANCE is the basis for INTOLERANCE... people are famous for HATING things that they don't understand... again, if it MORALLY offends you, don't read stories on things that you don't agree with, don't watch shows that portray choices that you don't agree with... The Brown family seems close knit, almost like extended family living under one roof... the kids work together and get along much better than a lot of «mainstream» households i see...

I don't have any personal stories of trauma to share and I was never hurt by any emergent people, so I'm not really sure what else is left to say then.

The project is personal for Burnett and Downey, coming from a deep spiritual desire for more people to see and experience the stories of their faith.

I completely agree with you in that your statement, «Almost all great stories, novels, myths, and movies have as their core plot the idea of a person who sacrificially gives of himself for others, to rescue and deliver them from some calamity, and in so doing, suffers great personal loss, but ultimately rises into glory,» is no coincidence.

Meticulously well - researched, carefully written, and beautifully delivered, the sermon highlighted why the eunuch's interest in the writings of Isaiah were of particular significance to his own life story, illustrating the inclusive and deeply personal love that God has for all people.

Check out «Diary of Ann Frank» «The Hiding Place», «Weapons of the Spirit» and «Au Revoir Les Infants» All true stories of real people doing the right thing in spite of great personal risk.

Fascinating, that the idea of sharing a meal between people of different faiths, getting to know each other, values, reasons for beliefs, the history, the personal stories of why their faith matters... and seeing the conversation of T.V. (which sounds very interesting to me) should provoke such unattractive comments is sad.

At the same time, the gene story also shows how the virtually infinite number of possible chance combinations of the many factors that constitute a person's biological inheritance explain and support the idea of personal individuality and uniqueness.

In all communities of Northern Ireland, people are only a call or link away from personal help, if needed, or from finding a safe place to tell their stories.

He responded by relating the parable of the Good Samaritan, one of my personal favorites... bear traps are hidden, and often unseen till bear or human are caught in them... the traps are deliberately placed, they don't just suddenly appear... the answer to the question was the man who had compassion on the man taken by robbers... he was a social and spiritual outcast who had compassion on someone who in normal circumstances would have hated his guts... because his doctrine and «lifestyle» were not acceptable to the religious establishment... I have had life experiences that bear this out, experiencing love and compassion from people whom today's religious establishment demonizes and looks down upon... any reading of the Good Samaritan story should be followed up by a reading of 1 Corinthians 13....

As a strong Catholic who is of service to the community on a regular basis, loves the faith, respects other's rights to have their faiths as well, and — yes — has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, I would love to see CNN's belief blog write a story about the positive of the Catholic faith, instead of always reading about the people that have left and the problems people have with the Church.

So while Gladwell himself isn't a character in the narrative, its construction proved to be a remarkable personal journey for him.Aside from the section on David, three chapters of the book deal with the stories of people who drew on the extraordinary reserves of their Christian faith to defeat seemingly insurmountable odds.

One of my favorite stories was her best friend (and friend of her husbands) in the army overseas in the Gulf war... Every time the left the armored personal carrier they would routinely have one person of each religion to a quick (and private) prayer for everyone... and even asked the pagan / wiccian of the unit to «work your magic»

I heard hundreds of personal stories of passion and crucifixion from people who had experienced in the flesh of their own families and communities the terror, torture, rape, and murder that accompanied attacks by U.S. - backed contras.

In the telling of personal stories, one gradually becomes a different person, an individual whose identify depends in subtle ways on the feedback given by other members.

Switzerland remains the great success story of a pluralistic society in which the political boundaries largely correspond with the personal loyalties of its people despite cultural - linguistic diversity.

Naturally he makes special reference to his own personal experience in the communities of L'Arche and the stories of the people who live there.

These range from stories of the saints, to concerns of people today, to a look at his own personal experience as a child and with L'Arche, all the way to broader comment on resistance to the Nazis, the war in Rwanda, and the conflict in present day Israel and Palestine, and he sees in the Gospel many touchstones for our modern lives.

Amazing sharing of a personal story, thanx I have seen that when people make talking about the god and right belief about their god so central (or even mildly important), this sort of ugliness is inevitable.

People outside the Church have seen one too many stories about Christians who ignored the needs of others, of «godly» husbands who cheated on their wives, of Christians who took advantage of other people for personalPeople outside the Church have seen one too many stories about Christians who ignored the needs of others, of «godly» husbands who cheated on their wives, of Christians who took advantage of other people for personalpeople for personal gain.

Accordingly, theological education is a shaping of persons» capacities to hear others» accounts of experiences of personal relationships and of persons» capacities to tell their own stories in such a way as to discern God's presence in those stories.

The personal story of a white male preacher may demonstrate how a person whose beginnings were in a totally different social milieu may arrive at a strong commitment to and theology of social justice.

After a decade of cooking in some of the country's top restaurants (The French Laundry, Benu, Urasawa, Aziza), executing the techniques and flavors of other people's cuisine (French, Japanese, Moroccan), and years of personal travel (including four years in the army, a yearlong tour in Iraq and a stint as a corporate chef in Korea), it's Anh's turn to tell his own story on the plate.

Included are preferences in communicating, frequency of in - person meetings, and how independents spend their time with DSRs.Also in this edition: Pentallect's Barry Friends concludes that personal characteristics such as likeability and interpersonal skills are the most universal attributes of... Full Story

The history of Story Land is less about the singular history of one family or one business, and more about the multitudes of personal histories that live in the memories of thousands of families and tens of thousands of people from all over.

It tells the personal stories of young people struggling to say on the right side of the line between success and failure.

Once that was done, some people might or might not see their ways clear to making it into a stand - alone work, with the blessing of the various authors, of course, and personal stories voluntarily submitted to drive home the reality of the statistics (like what's already on Hurt by Homebirth, etc.).

Adam stressed the importance of finding real people with real stories and issues as the best way to get a reporter's attention — the media are looking for the compelling and personal.

«I can tell a personal story and I can really bring people [together], I'm guessing the majority of people that are going to come and see me at the fringe are not going to be Muslim,» he says.