Sentences with phrase «rich story at»

Here was Fenno's large, rich story at the center, told directly to the reader, with Paul and Fern portrayed in intimate detail to left and right but seen from the side and that's what third person is: a kind of narrative profile view.

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Here are some of the most inspiring stories of Rich 100 — ranked entrepreneurs who started at the bottom

In a recent talk at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum, he explained that while IQ is certainly helpful, and EQ is also beneficial for getting ahead, his rags to riches story was possible only because he possessed another extremely valuable quality — LQ.

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.

Then stories broke about his earlier decisions not to properly shield himself — a rich former Bay Street executive trying his hand at politics — from conflicts of interest.

The story of the Rich Young Man tells us that we must be prepared at any moment to share what we have, even to the last penny, with others who are in need.

At this point Nathan, the trusted prophet, appears on the scene and tells David a story about two men, one a poor man who loves a special ewe — it ate with the man's children and was «unto him as a daughter» — and the other a rich man with many flocks and herds.

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.

If we take this story of the Rich Young Man as our paradigm, it yields this: We must be prepared at any moment to share what we have, even to the last penny, with others who are in need.

Since I am not a scientist, I am not always sure what I am looking at, nor do I have the theoretical background to discern all the implications of a particular phenomenon, but as a preacher — that is, someone who lives on stories — I find the stories rolling in from the frontiers of the new science as rich in meaning as any stories I know.

Jeremy, Herb Montgomery over at http://www.renewedheartministries.com has the perspective about the Lazarus and the Rich Man story that it is actually a common story from Egypt, Cannan, all over the area, each with its own distinct flavor, but a common tale known by people of the day, which is why Jesus used it as an illustration, but not to expound on some kind of theological truth about hell or the afterlife.

The story is ever so much richer and more varied than that, as luminously demonstrated by Thomas Kidd, a historian at Baylor University.

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

The Cabrach distillery will celebrate this rich birth right, telling the as - yet untold story of the early days of farm distilling and the smuggling which was rife in the area, while the historical distillery will reflect production methods that were used in the Cabrach at the dawn of the modern distilling era in the early 1800's.

There are at least five great parts to his story in that one sentence, and I'm rooting for Ohka harder than I've rooted for a pitcher since... Rich Hill.

Probably the most memorable story leading up to the draft came from Rick Bonnell at the Charlotte Observer, talking about Rich Cho and the six - figure scouting service he built from scratch:

Pete Rich, director of The Wright School in Durham, declines to discuss individual success stories at his school.

A jaw - dropping story of how a girl from the suburbs ends up in a prince's harem, and emerges from the secret Xanadu both richer and wiser At eighteen, Jillian Lauren was an NYU theater school dropout with a tip about an upcoming audition.

«Fossils have richer stories to tell — about the lub - dub of dinosaur life — than we have been willing to listen to,» says Robert T. Bakker, curator of paleontology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Captivated by stories of unimaginable riches told at Spanish court by Hernán Cortés, they had come to South America with the blessings of King Charles V and Queen Isabella to discover and conquer Peru.

His flowing narrative is rich in stories of his fieldwork round the world (he is an evolutionary biologist at the University of York, UK).

Long story short, if you must drink bulletproof coffee, at the very least, wait until after a protein rich breakfast to do it!

The color story at the Golden Globes was all about rich tones like greens and reds, while bright pinks and oranges were splashed all over the Screen Actor's Guild Awards red carpet on Sunday.

The result is a rich experience for any audience: a story of family and culture, death and transcendence, all set to vibrant Latin music — including a new song by Oscar winners Kristen Anderson - Lopez and Robert Lopez («Frozen»)-- and awash in the brilliant colors and dazzling designs the imaginative talents at Disney and Pixar are known for.

On top of which «Coco» has one of the most emotionally rich stories of any Pixar movie, and one that touches the heart and speaks to a universal audience, even though the story is Mexican at heart.

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.

While we here at The Mary Sue have declared ourselves pretty much Done With Origin Stories, at least this one doesn't concern a self - centered rich white man attaining salvation through superpowers?

Equal parts family history, dynastic saga and examination of the corrosive power of money, Trust is a story that attempts to unlock the mystery at the heart of every family, rich or poor.

If not appreciated for the presentation of its story which can be tedious and difficult to follow at times, it should be recognized for its rich filmmaking that is truly something to behold.

Its basic plot, of a conspiracy to produce something worthless so as to profit further down the line, is a paraphrase of The Producers, but there are elements of any number of other movies or types of movie: the Horatio Alger rags - to - riches story, the hard - boiled newspaper melodrama (at one point, the editor's face is so close to the employee at whom he's shouting that their noses touch).

The modern - day updates of these old myths are minor and not particularly imaginative — Coogan plays Hades as a strutting Alice Cooper type, while Percy uses the reflective surface of an iPhone as a mirror to avoid looking Medusa in the eye — but at least Riordan's books have a rich background to serve as source material for the story's chases and swordfights.

Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger said, «Kyril created a rich, immersive world with fresh characters, and we are thrilled to bring his beloved story to life with our friends and partners at OddLot.

Find reason there for the caricatured white trash pastiches serving as Maggie's family (and additional pathos in Maggie's need for a father figure), the boxing - trainer archetype, the old fighter Scrap (blind in one eye and living in a tiny room at the gym), the evil Drago Eastern Bloc nemesis, and the rags - to - riches sports story into noble - cripple tropes that worked in 1962 with Requiem for a Heavyweight.

By the time the film arrives at «the incident», and swerves into territory that plays like Goodfellas populated by Coen brothers characters, the rags - to - riches story alone has already been one hell of a ride.

There's a rich story behind The Baron and several other objects in the store, stories that facilitate Shizuku's self - search for talent at the encouragement of Mr. Nishi and his grandson, a boy who captures both Shizuku's fancy and her ire.

On this week's Little Gold Men podcast, Katey Rich, Richard Lawson, Mike Hogan, and Joanna Robinson take a look at the films that are working to stay in the race, from the aforementioned Get Out to smaller efforts like The Lost City of Z or even the summer indie success story The Big Sick.

It tells the idiosyncratic love story of a rich, eccentric young man named Colin (Romain Duris) who loses his fortune after marrying Chloe (Audrey Tautou), a woman suffering from a strange and expensive illness that requires her to be surrounded by bouquets of fresh flowers at all times.

The film (like the book, I presume) obliges us to consider the ethics of a reporter who, after being fired from the Times for fudging the truth in a major story, sees a chance at redemption — and riches — in landing a true - crime scoop.

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.

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.

Uncover secrets of past lives in this story - rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse.

Despite its slow pacing at times, the film is rich with mythos that takes aspects from many celebrated horror stories and convincingly adds them together.

At a two - hour running time, the «Them» version of «The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby» is a testament to the power of a simple, rich story well told.

A modern day King Midas story, Raymond became one of the richest men in Britain at the cost of losing those closest to him.

Foxcatcher Of Bennett Miller's true - crime story about the downward spiral of weirdo rich - boy John du Pont (Steve Carell) and American wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum), Edelstein writes: «The movie's take at times is fascinating.

We talk about the film's various strengths, the rich themes woven into the story, the meteoric rise of director Ryan Coogler, the incredible villain, how it compares to other Marvel movies (there are more than a few insults lobbed at Doctor Strange), how Marvel movies changed after the dissolution of the story group, what Black Panther means for the future of the MCU and for blockbusters in general, and more.

Craig Gillespie's rollicking retelling of infamous figure skater Tonya Harding's rise and fall might take several dramatic liberties (peep the new trailer for a bloody - faced Margot Robbie mugging for the camera in one shot while brandishing a shotgun in pursuit of Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, in another), but, at its core, I, Tonya is a film rooted in the rich, real - life story of a deeply troubled athlete fighting for her place in the world.

Though the operatic dissonant relationship between Jean Valjean and Russell Crowe's Javert does prove to be compelling opera as it weaves throughout the rest of the story, the film's second act focus on the story of rich pretty boy Marius (Eddie Redmayne, whose singing voice is 45 percent Kermit the Frog) falling for Cosette (Amanda Seyfried) at first sight doesn't register nearly the same amount of urgency, feeling like a silly problem that doesn't fit into the story's near - apocalyptic presentation of revolutionary France.