Sentences with phrase «poignancy on»

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But, your posts claim you are a graffiti artist on the wall of religion and I would think such a statement would strongly imply reformative poignancy rather than simple jocularity.

But grace can be the experience of a second wind, when even though what you want is clarity and resolution, what you get is stamina and poignancy and the strength to hang on.

«Each time that I have listened to the president reflect on his Christian faith, I'm struck by the quiet poignancy of his words as he speaks from the heart,» said Stephen Schneck, a professor from Catholic University who has advised the administration in the past.

I was reminded of this with particular poignancy a few days ago, when I read that the Japan Science and Technology Agency had awarded a grant of $ 3.4 million to a group of Japanese and American researchers in «evolutionary science and technology» for a project to be conducted at Monash University, the ultimate aim of which is to determine — based on models provided by Integrated Information Theory (IIT)-- whether it is possible to create «artificial consciousness.»

, betrays at once the poignancy of the writer's feelings: «The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the air, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are delivered.»

For example, the problem of evil takes on peculiar poignancy when the evil in view is the century - long oppression of Blacks.

Considering Liverpool looks set to lose midfielder Emre Can on a free transfer, come the end of the season, there would be some poignancy to curing their woes in central defence in a similar way.

If the 2 - 1 win over Manchester United to complete a rare unbeaten home record in Tottenham's final season at the iconic old ground wasn't an historic milestone in itself, once the pitch had been cleared by stewards and uniformed police after several pleading announcements, the afternoon was given unforgettable poignancy with the parade of 48 former Tottenham legends plus a cinematic trip down memory «Lane» narrated on giant screens by renowned Spurs fan, actor Kenneth Branagh, chronicling the illustrious history of the club and rendering many fans misty - eyed.

England won a subdued match 2 - 0 courtesy of goals from Dele Alli and captain Wayne Rooney, but the outcome of the contest was a mere anecdote on a night thick with poignancy.

«Workers Memorial Day will now take on a new poignancy.

A gathering of top police officials for a viewing of a play about diversity took on added poignancy last night as NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton acknowledged the murder of police officer Randolph Holder on Tuesday night.

One would examine the effect that emotion and poignancy — as in, say, a video about a waiting transplant candidate or an impoverished person hoping to raise cash by selling a kidney — might have on those who find the sales objectionable.

42 Up is filled with truth and poignancy as these people reflect on their first half of their lives, their goals, ambitions, and how they, for the most part, succeeded in reinventing them.

There's greater poignancy still to scenes with Donna's daughter (Annalise Basso) and husband (James LeGros) touching on memories vanished in a digital - download world.

It's the mesmerizing moment - by - moment sensory power of this funny yet piercingly sad movie that resonates on the deepest level, the long unfolding takes — Doc and Wilson's Coy Harlingen on the fogbound pier at San Pedro, the shattering reunion with Waterston's Shasta — that soak up light, atmosphere, and behavioral beauty and accumulate a tremendous poignancy as they go.

The poignancy and tension that run through artist Cannon's art speak to a larger discussion going on today as the United States grapples with thorny questions of ethnic identity, land rights, and cultural heritage.

On this occasion plot revelations and twists in carry historical poignancy in a manner that far outweighs the spooky context.

Bookended by war scenes that dramatize the fine line between civilized society and the brutality of war, it all comes together... bringing more power and poignancy to the two best scenes: as previously mentioned, Letts and Lerman go mano y mano in arguing the brilliance of Bertrand Russell, and their word battle highlights the age - old idealist vs. real world struggles; a mother - son scene towards the end is as heart - breaking as any we're likely to see on screen this year.

Though familiar in subject matter, despite its uniquely confident female perspective, Gerwig never hits a false note, oscillating between wisdom and poignancy without falling into the trap of the nostalgia from a period so clearly influencing this sweetly tuned homage to misguided angst, ignorant yearnings, and the desire to break out on one's own.

What's left in terms of a rooting interest purely lies in the film's ability to deliver on laughter and poignancy, but in this regard, The Oh in Ohio is a hit - and - miss affair.

However, in the hands of David Lowery («Ain't Them Bodies Saints,» «Pete's Dragon») it becomes something powerful and poetic, a cinematic tone poem on love, loss, and letting go told with a simplicity and poignancy bordering on genius.

In keeping the emphasis on Doris's kooky nature and an ever - present feel good vibe, the moments of budding poignancy about aging and emotional trauma seem misplaced and seriously undercut.

When Wark proclaims that he's «always had trouble drawing nigger faces,» and so paints white men's faces on the bodies of black slaves, the poignancy of that movement, independent of its inherent poignancy, identifies Junebug as something like an allegory for the ways that we deny the things we can't escape.

Chris Weitz's heartfelt drama aims for the poignancy of The Bicycle Thieves, but only Demian Bichir's tender performance stops it from feeling like a lecture on immigration issues.

On Olive Kitteridge, Godwin and his team guided director Lisa Cholodenko through her first experience with visual effects, helping to ensure they were congruent with the tone of poignancy that Cholodenko was after.

But Helen eventually will lay out the exact circumstances of their births, on the same day, in a scene that tries for poignancy and whiffs.

Writer / director Lorene Scafaria's valentine to her own mother, on whom Sarandon's character Marnie is based, is not just full of laughs and not a little poignancy, but it positively radiates with the heat and light thrown up by its star.

Maybe not, but there's a surprising poignancy to Saulnier's meditation on the way violence creeps into the hearts of the bereaved, spreading across the branches of a family tree like a poison.

And the dialogue itself — the thing Crowe made his name on in his great, early films «Say Anything...,» «Jerry Maguire» and «Almost Famous» — so frequently strains for his signature poignancy that it feels like a parody of a Crowe script.

(Even though it's been long enough now since release that if you've remained unspoiled, you're kind of amazing and you should definitely go into this film knowing as little as possible — not because it depends on not knowing what's going on, but because it just gives it that much more oomph and poignancy if you learn gradually along with the film.)

So, too, does Stallone gain more poignancy in those two films, not necessarily by doing things differently (in the worst of circumstances, he's pretty charming as Rocky) but by allowing his advanced age to sink in on screen.

On par with films such as RUSHMORE and ELECTiON, it's chock full of progressive poignancy, 8 - bit nostalgia, really - relatable side characters (with Kieran Culkin giving one of the greatest performances ever!)

Weaving together moments of humor with poignancy by way of personal anecdotes — as well as reflections on newsworthy events of the past 12 months — Ryan told graduates to take pride in their work and accomplishments, while asking themselves what more might they do to help others.

In previous works like The Siege and The Club Dumas, the poignancy and emotional devastation was a by - product of the tightly knit story, while in this book the emotional revelations feel like an adjunct to the plot, tacked on to give the derring - do of the almost 500 pages an emotional heft.

She recalls childhood events (picture the Rice family donning Mickey Mouse ears to watch her favorite show) with poignancy and has a firm grasp on significant civil rights legislation and advances.

Daisy Goodwin, chair of judges, commented on the prize selection: «We chose The Lacuna because it is a book of breathtaking scale and shattering moments of poignancy.»

Infused with emotional depth and poignancy, Golden State takes readers on a journey over the course of a single, unforgettable day — through an extraordinary landscape of love, loss, and hope.

Typed on flimsy forms or handwritten on scrap paper in archaic script, the file existed on that peculiarly Russian border between banal bureaucracy and painful poignancy.

A gripping chapter dedicated to plotting out the ship's collision and sinking is where such attention to detail pays off — having come to know and care about the people on board in a new way makes the poignancy of losing them fresh again.

If you like laugh out loud, dark comedy and poignancy in equal measures then you'll love Kevin Kelly's incredibly funny and intimate take on a mid-life man's misadventures as he makes his way through life.

Both titles feel like works of art as well as games and, while their stories are very simple, leave a lasting effect on the player, with a subtlety of tone and a poignancy rarely found in this medium.

There were also some smart moments where the game had you performing a task multiple times, but each time you input your command, the game lingers on it and uses the camera motions in a way that greatly emphasizes the tension and poignancy of what's going on.

Luckily, if you're not quite up to speed on the epic storyline, Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 provides enough flashbacks to provide context - which is imperative given the poignancy of the narrative's finale.

Visually commenting on displacement of a certain representation tradition, Rana succeeds in conveying the sense of poignancy at the passing of an era when images were easily readable.

The work's poignancy lies in the implicit absurdity of attempting to quantify emotional experience, and yet today newspapers and the Internet are filled with charts purporting to identify the happiest cities on earth or the best places to live.

Katherine's images for this show are poetic close ups of familiar flowers, printed on fine art paper, suggesting the fragility and poignancy of all living things.

The lighting is natural, the composition often classic, and there's a lot of poignancy and humanity on display as these young people spiral away.

This approach has taken on an increased poignancy as the facilities that produce and process her preferred 16 mm film stock have begun to disappear themselves.

Whether through painting, drawing, sculpture, video, or other media, contemporary artists have drawn on the centuries - old tradition to create works of conceptual vivacity, beauty, and emotional poignancy in the present time.Structured according to the classical categories of the still - life tradition — Flora, Food, House and Home, Fauna, and Death, each chapter in Michael Petry's book explores how the timeless symbolic resonance of the memento mori, has been rediscovered for a new millennium.

Blame it on the lack of a follow - up setting that could match the timely poignancy of taking over a bank building that was built but never used, and then slotted for demolition — all in the context of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.