Sentences with phrase «shattering families in»

Jensen's death was followed by the death of his third cousin Margretha, along with a string of macabre news articles about this undiagnosed genetic condition that had been shattering families in the Faroes for decades.

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The family of Alfie Evans said they have been left «shattered» by his death, as more than 1,000 supporters gathered to release balloons in his memory.

Child sex abuse is a taboo topic for some parents [and churches]-- CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/29/…/sexual-abuse-talking-to-kids-parents/ CNN Apr 30, 2014 — Child sexual abuse is a taboo topic in some families, but experts insist that parents must empower kids to speak up about inappropriate... until a guest speaker stood up to talk, shattering the banality of the.....

I think that's the whole excruciating, soul - destroying, faith - shattering, family - displacing, congregation - numbing, silence - enforcing story in a nutshell!

Children in such families are often willing to take on any role — the perfectionist, the pleaser, the clown, the mascot, the scapegoat — to deflect the family tensions and keep the uneasy peace from shattering.

While none of Garvey's immediate family were «taken» in the mysterious event known mostly as the «Sudden Departure» (or by the date of its occurrence, October 14th), his home has nevertheless been shattered by its aftermath.

Out of the bubble that is American life, we sat with dying men and women, held newly orphaned babies in our arms, and cried with shattered family members.

It will be healed when man discovers that his loves in sex, family, nation, work and art participate in the working of a reality which lends final significance to his broken efforts and which in forgiveness and mercy can restore his shattered spirit.

«It's a corrupt bargain between the governor and casino interests that will rob taxpayers, cost us more jobs, shatter our state's sovereignty and take an innocent man's land away from (Phillips) and his family,» Tenney, R - New Hartford, wrote in June 2013.

This is a bloodstained Old West, as shown in the opening moments when a band of Cherokee outlaws butcher a settler family, leaving only the mother (Pike) as a picture of shattered, keening grief.

As Martin begins insinuating himself into the family's life in ever - more unsettling displays, the full scope of his intent becomes menacingly clear when he confronts Steven with a long - forgotten transgression that will shatter the Murphy family's domestic bliss.

Dolores holds the burdens of a shattered family over huge spans of time and boldly stands in the way of those who want to destroy her to protect those who matter most.

A family's life in small - town Maine is shattered by the evil unleashed from an ancient American Indian burial ground.

In a relentless effort to discover the truth behind her daughter's disappearance, Beth Holloway captured the nation's attention by working tirelessly to solve the mystery that shattered her family's life.

She has relatives in cities near Tacloban, who have been making their way to the shattered area to try to help other family members.

Enrico is clearly a personal filmmaker — he returns obsessively to themes of time and memory, images of families and homes shattered in the most terrible, irreparable ways — but all his films after Au coeur de la vie... and Zita fail of deftness and suggestibility as visual experiences, being all but indistinguishable from the hackwork of other commercial French filmmakers typified at their best by the «Tradition of Quality» boys.

But after the sudden death of Michael's wife, the Banks family is shattered — even enthusiastic aunt Jane (Emily Mortimer), now a fervent union organizer, and long - time housemaid Ellen (Julie Walters) can't help lift spirits — and so in time, the once - blossoming home is on the verge of foreclosure.

Gone is the happy, small - town family in Santa Rosa, California, replaced by a shattered clan in a chilly, upper - class American anywhere.

The film is a shattering experience — for actors and audience — as we are dragged into the abyss of slavery through the documented real life experience of a free black man in upstate NY who was kidnapped from his family in the middle of his life, and enslaved in the south.

In many ways this is more of a drama about shattered trust and the devastation that follows when the foundation of family is destroyed.

In the aftermath of the earth - shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris and Four must go beyond the wall enclosing Chicago and venture into the unknown, leaving the only city and family they have ever known as they fight to survive.

Several decades after the Sexual Revolution swept across the United States (and around the world) during the late 1960s, it's all too easy to gloss over just how earth - shattering a change the movement for greater feminine freedom made in the lives of so many women and their families, and to women's roles in society.

Developed by actor Jamie Bell, Violet is a shy teenager living in the Isle of Wight who dreams of pop stardom as an escape from her small town and shattered family 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.

As Martin begins insinuating himself into the family's life in ever - more unsettling displays, the full scope of his intent becomes menacingly clear when he confronts Steven with a long forgotten transgression that will shatter the Murphy family's domestic bliss.

The Father of All Things is an angry, heartfelt, deeply personal, sometimes darkly funny book that explores the war that shattered Bissell's father and in turn ruptured their family.

She is not far away, part of a new family, one she never chose - and her mind has been shattered... When a bartender leaves the resort late one night, and Bo and Cal discover her battered body in the snow, it's the first sign that danger lurks in the mountains that surround them.

When his seven - year - old sister is abducted in the dark of night, Dazz pledges to do whatever it takes to get her back, embarking on a quest that threatens to rip apart the very fabric that's barely holding his shattered family together.

While Yasodhara is learning a new way of life across the ocean, Saraswathi, a Tamil girl of similar age, remains in Sri Lanka with her family, only to see her dreams shattered and end up fighting a battle she had long tried to avoid.

But, as Wylie falls in love with April and they begin to imagine a life away from the violence that has shattered his family, history threatens to repeat itself and destroy them both.

This phrase could indeed be applied to the mess the family finds itself in at the end of the novel — which is nothing earth - shattering or immediately dangerous, but worrisome nevertheless.

In «Family Christmas,» a young girl takes a holiday trip to her grandparents», where the formal atmosphere is shattered by a mysterious and chaotic event that she knows she's too young to understand but struggles to comprehend.

In the wake of a violent and hateful crime, Jubie is exposed to injustice and intolerance of which she had been blissfully unaware, and hairline cracks in the Watts family shatter open, bringing shameful secrets to light.&raquIn the wake of a violent and hateful crime, Jubie is exposed to injustice and intolerance of which she had been blissfully unaware, and hairline cracks in the Watts family shatter open, bringing shameful secrets to light.&raquin the Watts family shatter open, bringing shameful secrets to light.»

Dance to the Music In the aftermath of shattering death, three sisters confront the secrets which their family has kept under wraps for decades.

Meanwhile, Kate has moved in with state agent John Tomasetti and for the first time in so long, they're both happy; a bliss quickly shattered when one of the men responsible for the murders of Tomasetti's family four years ago is found not guilty, and walks away a free man.

After the shock of her mother's unexpected death, 25 - year - old Strayed is profoundly lost in the world, her family shattered.

Our reviewer raves: «After Her perfectly captures the essence of California in the late 1970s, as a young woman explores her sexuality, her ties to her family and ultimately, how her own innocence was shattered.»

The car crash in the middle of the night was horrific, but in the aftermath, when details of the accident are questioned, family tension mounts, an explosive secret is revealed, and two sisters are placed on a collision course with the past that could shatter their bond forever.

And one person can shatter a community, harming many and in some cases destroying the essence of their very breath, leaving their families and friends gasping.

I still remember her licking my face as we placed her catheter (prior to any pain medication taking effect), I still remember her family crying as they decided to euthanize her after failing to qualify for payments for her anticipated care costs, I still remember the sinking feeling in my stomach as I called my husband to inform him we were now the proud owners of a pup that would require over 2 months of care ranging in costs potentially exceeding $ 2000 (of course with a plan to adopt her out eventually), I still remember the calm of the intern working with me that night as he gently patted my shoulder and told me «you did a good thing», I still remember all of the orthopedic specialists working with me to heal her shattered ankle week after week after week as we replaced her bivalve cast (sometimes twice a week!)

But these artists are working to shatter this cliché, juggling demands of career and family and finding inspiring ways to explore the maternal in their art.

Study of Shattered Red Tiles with Old Bricks and Decaying Wood, 1973 - 74 by Boyle Family will be the fifth in the series of studies of works from the David Roberts Collection.

The problem with an accident is that it usually shatters a life and leaves an otherwise happy family in a lurch.

The Report, Bringing Them Home, reveals the extent of forced removal, which went on for 150 years into the early 1970s and its consequences in terms of broken families, shattered physical and mental health, loss of languages, cultures and connection to traditional land, loss of parenting skills and the enormous distress still being experienced by many of its victims today.

The measures being pushed by the extreme right in Congress would shatter the nation's family planning infrastructure and take away many women's current access to lifesaving cancer screening, annual exams, STD testing, and other basic health services.

They each share their perspective of restoration after a single moment in time seemingly shatters their life, family, and careers.

Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, says young men and women in their 20 ′ s today suffer from the effects of modern hedonistic lifestyles that have shattered traditional family values and replaced them with a relationship wasteland instead.

All good - quality glass screens should be made from toughened safety glass, which won't shatter if broken — essential in a family space.