Tracing the historical story of underground Christians in Japan in the mid-17th century, Endo offers a stark look at the realities of following Christ under persecution, and the intense
psychological struggle of a particular priest to know whether it would be better for him to be martyred for his faith or to recant.
Not exact matches
S&P said in March a rupiah exchange rate
of 15,000 a dollar is «the
psychological level» at which companies with weak balance - sheets could
struggle with repayments and those with good cashflow might start to proactively restructure their debt.
Or the thousands
of folks who
struggle to support themselves because
of the
psychological damages caused by child molesters within the church?
The political needs
of men
struggling for survival or status, the economic needs
of hungry and competitive men, the
psychological needs
of anxious and guilty interpersonal beings, these and other highly important wants seemed to require the ministrations
of the Church.
While there are plenty
of mental health help movements out there, recent
psychological studies show that seeing a character
struggle on the page creates new pathways
of empathy in the brain.
If we take such a life with its freight
of personal
psychological struggle and try to make it our example
of what the love
of God means, we only do violence to that life and make ourselves ridiculous in trying to imitate it.
We were men
of the twentieth century, carried along (unless we
struggled heroically) by very powerful
psychological currents: We tended, therefore, to follow the contingent trend
of the moment as though it were an absolute; we over-dramatized the apparent novelty
of our condition; we indulged a kind
of collective Oedipus complex, resenting and rejecting whatever smacked
of the past.
The worst
of the terror was exorcised, and Luther was pointed towards solutions, but the fundamental
psychological tensions and the spiritual
struggle were not brought to an end, nor the theological problems solved.
With profound insight and wonderful
psychological understanding the great temptation is recognized and described here — the temptation which will at one time face everyone who is enlightened (Wissenden): to remain silent, to lock within his innermost being that which he has attained through tedious
struggle and to remain in the joy
of enlightenment.
Besides her role as a therapist and group facilitator working with patients
struggling with infertility related issues, she lectures on various topics surrounding the
psychological and ethical issues
of contemporary family building.
Dr. Ruth Lawrence, a professor
of pediatrics and expert on breastfeeding at the University
of Rochester explains the
psychological struggle some women face when breastfeeding:
Instead
of offering these people
psychological and emotional help in dealing with life's
struggles, they are simply thrown in prison, where they end up learning from other criminals how to be a better criminal.
«So we were surprised to find that in UK schoolchildren there was no evidence
of psychological conflict in the low acceptors — it was simply that they were unlikely to accept evolution if they were
struggling to understand the concepts.
«Religious and spiritual
struggles — conflicts with God or religious people, tough questions about faith, morality, and the meaning
of life — these are often taboo topics, and the temptation to push them away is strong,» said Julie Exline, professor
of psychological sciences at Case Western Reserve and co-author
of the research.
I encouraged all
of my friends who were
struggling to address the issues head - on by finding their individualized ways to deal with stress and retain some level
of happiness, and seeking
psychological services if necessary.
He and his colleagues argue that today's better understanding
of the pace
of evolution, human adaptability and the way the mind works all suggest that, contrary to cartoon stereotypes, modern humans are not just primitive savages
struggling to make
psychological sense
of an alien contemporary world.
I couldn't own that love because I didn't yet have a hands - on, literal experience
of it — and I
struggled to bridge that
psychological gap.
After reading the information and listening to the interviews on the Inner Fire website, we parents immediately knew that Inner Fire's philosophy and understanding
of mental emotional suffering,
struggles and illness is much more in alignment with our own understanding and thinking, than the conventional psychiatric /
psychological paradigm and treatment approach.
In addition, her Master's Degree in psychology makes her intimately conscious
of the many
psychological challenges many people
struggle with when it comes to their body image, habits, health, and motivation.
Due to engaging in unhealthy practices and eating habits, a lot
of people
struggle with weight gain that has a lot
of undesirable effect on their physical,
psychological and emotional wellbeing.
Real life has a lot
of variables and
psychological struggles to overcome.
The Stanford prison experiment (SPE) was an attempt to investigate the
psychological effects
of perceived power, focusing on the
struggle between prisoners Prison guard Faron Selvage, 21, is alleged to have enjoyed a lesbian fling with inmate Sydnee Offord, 29, who claims she was «groped and kissed» by the
This isn't simply about one man's
struggle with society but an astute,
psychological character study that ambiguously treads a fine line between redemption and damnation while leaving us to question our interpretation
of events.
It should be a more emotionally engaging picture, but «One More Time» only reaches periodic clarity,
struggling to find the borders
of its vast
psychological examination.
Here's the official synopsis: In this remarkable true story set in the height
of the Cold War, chess legend Bobby Fischer is locked in a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he
struggles against his own
psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcome.
She blames herself for the loss
of her parents, a bit
of torment that provides Woodley with a chance to add
psychological depth to a character who also
struggles to contain her most violent impulses.
Released: September 29 Cast: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Henry Thomas, Carel Struycken Director: Mike Flanagan (Hush) Why it's great: Like 128 Hours for BDSM amateurs, this adaptation
of Stephen King's
psychological novella gifts Gugino — long overlooked by Hollywood and underappreciated by her directors — the role
of a lifetime, as Jessie, a woman handcuffed to a bed by her recently deceased husband who
struggles to break free before starvation, dehydration or something worse sets in.
After learning
of his tragic accident, and the
psychological impact on Brady's life, Zhao chose to make her next film about his heart - rending
struggles as he comes to terms with his new reality.
The film
struggles to create a context in which the climactic murder seems inevitable, but the facts don't support a
psychological case study — all indications are that du Pont more or less lost his mind in the weeks leading up to the murder, whereas most
of Foxcatcher takes place almost a decade earlier — and screenwriters Dan Futterman (who also wrote Capote) and E. Max Frye (Something Wild — this is not) never manage to build a series
of petty rivalries and resentments into tragedy.
In this remarkable true story set in the height
of the Cold War, chess legend Bobby Fischer is locked in a gripping championship clash with the Soviets as he
struggles against his own
psychological demons while the whole world anxiously awaits the outcome.
We do get to hear Petit talk about his
psychological struggles and first - hand experiences
of the amazing event, but each time we go to Gordon - Levitt on Lady Liberty it feels awkward, leaning towards corny (or maybe that he's going to try to sell us auto insurance).
Known for her extraordinary dignity and poise, here we see a
psychological portrait
of the First Lady as she
struggles to maintain her husband's legacy and the world
of «Camelot» that they created and loved so well.
She's
struggling with her own burgeoning sexuality, the
psychological enigma that is her mother, potrayed by Eva Green, and the complexities
of relationships.
I saw films with stories about finding happiness even with cancer (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), the
struggles of addiction (I Smile Back), transgender women in Los Angeles (Tangerine), post-apocalyptic love triangles (Z for Zachariah), a teenage girl's sexual awakening (The Diary
of a Teenage Girl), relationships between interviewer and interviewee (End
of the Tour, True Story), washed up Olympians (The Bronze), two kids who go for a joy ride (Cop Car),
psychological studies (The Stanford Prison Experiment), lesbian lovers coming -
of - age (The Summer
of Sangaile), being a single parent (People, Places, Things), and geeky kids learning how to grow up (Dope).
- Library Journal «A harrowingly honest memoir
of profound
psychological struggle.»
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New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and bodies, using her own emotional and
psychological struggles as a means
of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health.
The more you push and
struggle by over-analyzing market variables the more your trading account is going to suffer, this is one
of the biggest
psychological paradoxes and hurdles that traders need to overcome before they can realize their full potential as market technicians.
A 2010 study from the University
of Iowa identified emotional / mental health as the top reason for withdrawal from college.2 Recognizing that many students
struggle with conditions such as anxiety and depression, all three Allianz Global Assistance's tuition insurance plans also consider a student's
psychological condition to be a covered reason for withdrawal.
Meanwhile, players on each side in this bitter
struggle have pointedly suggested that the other is in urgent need
of psychological counseling.
In Iraq and Afghanistan, our US troops, are drawn to nearby animals as a means
of loving companionship and a vital way to cope with the emotional
struggle and
psychological hardships
of every day life in a havoc - filled war zone.
Every aspect
of the game reveals more about the
psychological state
of the main character, Adam, and ties back to the idea
of creating the feelings I've
struggled with as someone with mental illness.
Moons
of Madness is a first person,
psychological horror game that explores the internal
struggles of astronaut Shane Newehart and the supernatural events that occur on research station Trailblazer Alpha, the first scientific outpost on the planet Mars.
But if we examine the game as Wake's
struggle through writers block, it presents gamers with a narrative and experience that is unique to the genre
of psychological horror and mystery.
Drawing upon recent contemporary fiction, curators Tom Eccles and Amy Zion (both Bard College, New York) have invited writers, poets, and artists to investigate the
psychological, linguistic, physical and social conditions that underpin the daily
struggles of individual lives.
Referencing the myth
of Icarus, it narrates the longing
struggle of a mad servant, who has made his master a hostage to his private
psychological delirium.
Audience members are left questioning the definition
of female labor, in addition to considering the work as an intimate portrait
of struggles to overcome, be they emotional,
psychological, or physical.
Drawing inspiration from classical portrait painting
of the 17th - century Dutch Golden Age to explore the relationship between her subjects and their environment, Dumas often presents her subjects as heroic, engaged in a
struggle of sorts against their marginalization or confinement, and against the spatial and
psychological encroachment
of people.
The figures populating David's work convey the
struggle of adaptation, both physical and
psychological,
of the self and
of the image.
She has lived voluntarily in a psychiatric institution since 1977 traveling often to her studio in Tokyo, and much
of her work has been marked with obsessiveness and the
struggle with her
psychological trauma.