Sentences with phrase «shattering events of that day»

The world - shattering events of that day were the most dramatic demonstration so far of the danger which fundamentalism poses for the future of humankind.

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If events soon shattered their plans, and if latter - day celebrators of belligerence, tribalism and hard - headedness disdain some of their goals, this does not mean they have nothing to teach us.
As subtle here as his character in Scorsese's «Gangs of New Year» (set in NYC not long before the events of this film take place) was larger - than - life, the eternally mesmerizing Daniel Day - Lewis is quietly shattering as Newland Archer, a man contemplating a forbidden affair with a married woman, Ellen (Michelle Pfeiffer), whose eyes carry a refreshing spark of life.
Undertaking to make World Trade Center just five years after the shattering events of 11th September 2001, Oliver Stone has angered many who feel it is too early to dramatise that time, and yet he has succeeded in making an effective film that, instead of focussing on the big picture, details the impact of that day on two young families.
You see, ever since the first day of kindergarten, I had been hoping and waiting for some mind - blowingly fantastic, world - altering event to finally shatter the endless monotony of my public education.
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