Sentences with phrase «rich stories make»

As in the best collections, the stories enhance each other, forging connections between recurrent characters and building a world where real locations like Islamabad and Lahore blend with imagined households... Themes of struggle and progress may be familiar, but Mueenuddin's rich stories make them fresh and powerful, marking a debut as auspicious as any so far this year.

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And he has the sort of rags - to - riches story that makes you want to root for him.

Neither is geologist Liz Hajek, but she makes an exception for this book: «I don't generally gravitate toward fiction, but this collection of short stories, set in a variety of compelling places and time periods, is so creative and rich, it's been really fun to read.»

His grandmother saved him and let him stay at her place for a while, making his particular story a modern day rags to riches tale.

A private - school attendee with a father who made partner at a law firm, Gates isn't exactly a rags to riches story.

• The Untold Story of Napoleon Hill, the Greatest Self - Help Scammer of All Time (PaleoFuture) • How the Twinkie Made the Superrich Even Richer (Dealbook) • The Rockefeller Family Fund Takes on ExxonMobil (New York Review of Books) • Uber wants to take over public transit, one small town at a time (The Verge) see also Uber said it protects you from spying.

HAWAI'I Magazine seeks to bring Hawai`i's beauty, places, culture, food, people and stories to life in a way that makes the visitors» experience deeper, richer and more authentic.

Rich with vulnerable stories from Ann's life, this life - changing devotional makes space for you to breathe, sit with Scripture, and reflect in ways that lets you not only freshly see your own soul and your way to the abundant life.

Perhaps he intended the story of the rich ruler and the camel to be understood in the light of his teaching as a whole: It is what is in one's heart, rather than the external trappings of one's life, that makes one clean or unclean.

Learning the meanings of the stories and symbolism in religion and otherwise can make one's life infinitely rich.

Hauerwas and the other essayists are on firmer ground when they write of the importance of holding on to the Christian story, which gives meaning to individual stories and provides «rich resources to make possible friendship between the elderly and, perhaps most important, becoming and remaining friends with ourselves as we age.»

Jeremy thanks for your comments alot of this i never really thought about before until you provoked me to seek the truth in the word it is what we all should be doing finding the truth for ourselves God wants to reveal mysterys if we are open to hear.If we have been christians awhile we just take the word of whoevers preaching or whichever clip we see on god tube its knowledge but not revelation.Because the story sounds plausible we tag that on to our belief for example for many years i believed that the rich young rulers problem was money so the way to deal with that problem is to give it away and be a follower of Jesus sounds plausible.Till you realise every believers situation is different so the message has to be universal.So the reason its not about money because it excludes those that do nt have it and does nt make room for those that do have it but do nt worship it.The rich young ruler was not a bad person he lived by a good moral code but he made money his idol he put that before God.The word says we shall not have any idols thats a sin and a wicked one.In fact there wasnt any room in his heart for Jesus that is a tragedy.So when we see the message is about Idolatry we all have areas that we chose not to submit to God thats universal everyone of us whether we are rich or poor.I believe we are unaware that we have these idols what are some of them that was revealed to me our partners our children our work our church our family i can sense some of you are getting fidgetty.

Once we take into account the capacity of the ancient Jewish mind to create a story as a way of expounding and showing the relevance of a Biblical text (this practice will be described in Chapter 9), it is not at all difficult to see how the story of Joseph of Arimathea could have been partly shaped by Isaiah 53:9, «And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death,» found in the famous chapter on the suffering servant, which was certainly interpreted by the early Christians as a prophecy of the death of Jesus.

Each dish served at Kanaan has a rich story and history that the two make sure to pass down to guests.

«With Kuvée, not only are we able to extend the life of our wines, but we can share so much more than what fits on a standard wine label — we like the long form perhaps overmuch — like the rich story that lives behind each wine we make.

It's the story of a dumb kid collecting pieces of cardboard because they were going to make him rich.

It is the sentimentality of a sound bite, the notion of sleeping on the couch that really grabs people — the type of rags to riches stories that makes Americans want to better themselves.

The club are even appealing against the player's ban which seems a bit rich so the best way for Arsenal to deal with the whole story is to beat them fair and square tonight and to make sure that they do not benefit from cheating.

That there have been ten (plus caretakers) in the twenty eight years since, though, tells another story as the clubs make - do - and - mend muddle through strategy has failed to adapt to the cash rich era of modern football.

«This makes radio a very sophisticated medium for telling rich, layered stories.»

Long story short, she is a Texas made leather company with roots in a rich family history.

Pumpkin Whoopee Pies By Jenna Weber, Author of White Jacket Required: A Culinary Coming - of - Age Story Makes about 18 whoopee pies These cookies are very rich, almost like a cupcake, so I suggest saving this recipe for a special occasion or a rainy afternoon.

The story takes place in New York City and centers around Holly Golightly, a southern girl who makes a living as company to rich men (kind of).

In many ways, having that distinct and varied story makes relationships and dating that much more fulfilling and rich because it helps us to see different perspectives.

This journey and these stories are Finding Prince Charming's sweet spot, which makes this dating show richer and...

These stories are cleverly formulated to make the scammer rich.

Lasse Halstrom has made his most entertaining movie since What's Eating Gilbert Grape with a true story thats immensely intriguing, very funny and rich in characters.

While the milieu of The Strongest Man might be overly familiar to those who watch a lot of indie films (lots of static, symmetrically composed shots, a cast of disaffected, ennui - filled characters), Riches invests enough humanity in the story to make it worth seeking out.

There has been so much lore built into the game it makes the story incredibly rich.

The story gets too ridiculous at this point to even be satirical or reasonably credible, it is just bad film - making; but, it does try in its unclear and scrambled way to blame the media and the rich people who control it, for not being risk takers and offering fresh arguments into the political fray.

In conclusion, there are melodramatic spells, as well as some focal unevenness, spawned from hurrying past certain plot aspects that really aren't all that needed in the first place, being not much more than supplements to the rather repetitious bloating that makes this overambitious effort too overblown for its own good, though not to the point of completely dismissing its engagement value, as there is enough sharpness to the production designs, cinematography and score work to provide striking style, as well as enough story value, brought to life by inspired writing, direction and acting, - particularly by leading lady Halle Berry - to make «Alex Haley's Queen» a rewarding near - epic study on the struggles faced by the mulattoes who struggled to fit into a post-slavery society that was rich with racial tension and plenty of other life challenges.

This game deserves a Medal Of Honor for its compelling, rich story that gives respect to the soldier while making the game one of the most authentic compelling modern fps shooter to date.

Zac Efron, Zendaya and Michelle Williams star alongside Jackman in the rags - to - riches story, that's been seven years in the making and features original songs from «La La Land's» Oscar - winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

What matters more is that Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada is full of rich gameplay and offers a story that will pull you in, making you care for its characters.

You will be able to take control of a wide variety of characters throughout the game's narrative rich story, although these characters don't compare to the number of character in past Warriors games, they are all integrated into the game's story which makes their addition to the game meaningful and not simply canon fodder.

Based on the true story of Dutch criminal Cor Van Hout (Jim Sturgess), Mr. Heineken follows Van Hout and his gang of similarly beefcake - ey friends as they plot a get - rich - quick scheme that involves kidnapping beer magnate Freddy Heineken (Anthony Hopkins), and although Van Hout's life and the Heineken case could have made for an interesting film if director Daniel Alfredson (The Girl Who Played With Fire) had avoided editorializing, it's hard to be really be compelled by a movie that endorses crime, particularly crime committed by people with a certain amount of privilege.

This beautifully made fable from Kyrgyzstan tackles big themes in its story about the encounter between poor villagers and rich big - city businessmen trying to change their way of life.

The history of the world is rich with stories of diverse groups of people coming together in the face of adversity, but one such joining of forces that hasn't been well - covered in film is that of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners campaign, wherein a group of lesbian and gay activists sought to raise money in order to help those making a stand during the UK miners» strike of 1984.

From 1975's Jaws, which started the summer blockbuster phenomenon, to 2017's Academy Award - nominated The Post, Spielberg has moved audiences with his rich, emotional stories, thrilled them with some incredible action sequences; made them think with his political dramas and inspired them to explore a world beyond our own.

Surrogates is a good science fiction idea that is either too shallow and underdeveloped to provide the depth necessary to make a lasting impression, or it's a case of a rich and deep story that had been stripped away of all of its high concepts due to lack of budget, studio meddling, and a director who prefers big action sequences over scenes of talking heads.

The excellent story, unique puzzles, and addictive swordplay help make Redguard an immensely rich and enjoyable adventure.

Audio Commentary by Film Historian Rudy Behlmer / Isolated Music Score / Documentaries: «Glorious Technicolor» (60:00), «Welcome to Sherwood: The Story of The Adventures of Robin Hood» (55:42) / «Warner Night at the Movies» Intro by Leonard Maltin (2:41) / Musical Short: «Freddie Rich & His Orchestra» (10:47) / Cartoons: «Katnip College» (7:26), «Rabbit Hood» (7:58), «Robin Hood Daffy» (6:56) / Shorts: «Cavalcade of Archery» (8:28) with Rudy Behlmer Intro (0:58), «The Cruise of the Zaca» (18:02) with Rudy Behlmer Intro (1:54) / Making - of Featurettes: «Robin Hood Through the Ages» (6:52), «A Journey to Sherwood Forest» (13:15), «From the Cutting Room Floor» Deleted Scenes & Outtakes (7:07) with Rudy Behlmer Intro (1:15), «From the Cutting Room Floor» Blooper Reel Short: «Breakdowns of 1938» (12:43) with Rudy Behlmer / 2 Newsreels (2:46) with -LRB-: 40) Intros / Errol Flynn Trailer Gallery.

The game will have forests, lush fields, snowy mountains, swamps and wetlands in large quantities, which is something addressed in the story — Dutch moved to the gang to non-typical Wild West locations to escape from lawmen while making a quick buck, returning to the west only when the gang is rich.

At a recent roundtable interview, Anderson and production designer Adam Stockhausen talked about how the project first came together, what inspired the story, the influence of Viennese writer Stefan Zweig's work on the multi-layered storytelling approach, their collaboration on the vision for the movie, how they created this rich, lush cinematic world and brought the audience into it, how Anderson cultivated a communal atmosphere on set and made available a large selection of books and films to the cast during production, Stockhausen's favorite day of shooting, and the challenge of using different aspect ratios.

As Romina, Mendes certainly can't escape her own attractiveness but her emotional fragility more than overwhelms and makes her character rich and dramatic, aiding the story of both Luke and Avery.

This is another rags - to - riches, pull - oneself - up - by - one's - bootstraps type of story that conveniently glosses over anything that could make its protagonist anything but a hero.

The Broken Lizard guys go mostly big, obviously, but several of these story strands of wild escalation (Rich's accidental ingestion of a customer's diamond engagement ring, for instance, after gluttonously attacking a dessert momentarily left in the «send - back» area) get left behind, or back - burned in ways that make them a lot less amusing when they return to them.

Jack may be an interesting antagonist in the book, but in the film he's horrendous, making the story seem simply like a two hour look into the lives of the rich.

So it's apples and anvils, and yet there is one movie I could curl up with for a long, long time, in dark sybaritic contentment, and that's Paul Thomas Anderson's «Phantom Thread» — a love story and a power play made with subtle but outrageously generous attention to craft, onscreen and behind the camera, in its performances and in the rich, hermetic world it creates.

With hundreds of hours of content spread out among the various factions, side quests, and main story missions, Skyrim is one of the richest and densest RPGs ever made.