Sentences with phrase «spoke of her long history»

Meredith, who shared his personal story and spoke of the long history of black Americans fighting to receive education, emphasized the importance of leadership, and of choosing the «right leaders as key.»

Surrounded by 25 Elder justice AmeriCorps Fellows, the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge spoke of her long history with Equal Justice Works and surprised attendees with a powerful a capella rendition of «The Impossible Dream.»

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One caveat: A history of public speaking doesn't automatically make you a true influencer, just like the absence of a long track record of speaking at events doesn't mean you aren't an influencer.

Other English - speaking countries with a long - term history of high inflation — such as Canada, the UK and New Zealand — also have long - term real interest rates higher than the average.

The Bible is the inspired, preserved record of God's revelation to His people in history, climaxing in the work of His Son, Jesus: «Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son» (Hebrews 1:1 - 2).

Nor, again, do I object to your speaking of a unique and final revelation of God in history, so long as the context puts the meaning beyond all doubt.

His major concern is the ongoing life and work of the Christian community as it settles down to face, so to speak, the long haul of history.

Sister Mary Corita chose to answer these questions with the words of William Sloane Coffin: «Because we love the world, we pray now, O [God], for grace to quarrel with it, O Thou whose lover's quarrel with the world is the history of the world... Lord, grant us grace to quarrel with the worship of success and power... to quarrel with all that profanes and trivializes [people] and separates them... number us, we beseech Thee, in the ranks of those who went forth from this place longing only for those things for which Thou dost make us long, [those] for whom the complexity of the issues only served to renew their zeal to deal with them, [those] who alleviated pain by sharing it; and [those] who were always willing to risk something big for something good... O God, take our minds and think through them, take our lips and speak through them.

In Germany, Rudolf Bultmann has said that modem man can no longer speak of a God who acts in nature and history and has proposed a «demythologized» version of the gospel.

During the course of the last two or three generations the theological curriculum has been «enriched» — like vitamin - impregnated bread — by the addition of a long series of short courses in sociology and social problems, rural and urban sociology, the theory of religious education, educational psychology, methods of religious education, psychology of religion, psychology of personality, psychology of counseling, methods of pastoral counseling, theory of missions, history of missions, methods of evangelism, theory and practice of worship, public speaking, church administration, et cetera, et cetera.

When the Anglican patristic scholar and Church historian Trevor Jalland concluded his Bampton Lectures at Oxford in 1942 (published in 1944 as The Church and the Papacy: A Historical Study), he spoke of the Roman Church as having «in its long and remarkable history a supernatural grandeur which no mere secular institution has ever attained in equal measure,» and went on to refer to «its strange, almost mystical, faithfulness to type, its marked degree of changelessness, its steadfast clinging to tradition and to precedent.»

The author speaks at great length about the nutritional value of chia and its long history as a revered, sacred food in Mexico.

John Terry has a long history with the FA, so it's safe to assume there may have been a trace of bitterness in his words as he spoke to the media after Chelsea's unfriendly 2 - 2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Monday night.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

In this final segment, he speaks about his desire to win the Champions League, being one of the longest serving managers in history, an Alcohol free lifestyle, and his Arsenal love - story.

Speaking of tension, there's a long history of it between Spitzer and Cuomo dating back to the former's first go - round as NYS AG and the latter's stint as HUD secretary.

It has a long history of occupying and / or annexing territories where Slavs (especially Russian - speakers) live — and using the «Slavic - speaking» and «Russian - speaking» populations as an argument for the occupation and / or annexation.

Gillibrand's supporters have defended her long history of speaking out on behalf of women against sexual assault, noting how she clashed with former Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin (D., Mich.) back in 2013 over the issue of prosecuting sexual assaults in the military.

Unfortunately, any credibility that Twigg may have in his brief will be undermined by the class war, anti-rich sentiments of his deputy, Kevin Brennan (pictured above), who last night spoke in favour of abolishing private schools - a proposal last seen in Labour's 1983 manifesto, aka the «longest suicide note in history».

Speaking at UNESCO's International Programme for Development of Communication talks in France, President Mahama said «unfortunately it will go down in history as the legislation that has stayed the longest in Parliament.»

We spoke with US historian and acclaimed author Vincent Cannato who says that while «America was multicultural long before «multiculturalism» was fashionable,» the history of Ellis Island «represents America's attempt to regulate who could and could not come through this country.»

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Catholic schools have a long history of putting up with a lot of red tape around the country and around the world, so their choice to pass on the Louisiana Scholarship Program speaks volumes about the program.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak and let me start by thanking the NAACP for its long history of advocating on behalf of people of color.

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And now, when he was sixty - five years of age, the very political class he'd so attacked and hounded and scorned from his redoubt, mocked without consideration or respect for the ties of family or friendship (and he'd lost quite a few friends as a result; even a few relatives no longer spoke to him), that very same political class had decided to put the gigantic Colombian machinery of sycophancy into action to create a public homage that, for the first time in history, and perhaps the last, would celebrate a cartoonist.

Since RWA has a long history of being associated with traditionally published authors, inviting Coker to speak was a bit like inviting a lion to lunch.

That's how long Robert Siegel, co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, spoke with Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy about their new book, Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus.

Belize is a democratic English - speaking nation that has a long history as part of the British Commonwealth.

Our English - speaking naturalist guides will enlighten participants on all of the fascinating local wildlife as well as the long and storied cultural history of this fascinating region.

Making these portraits, I was using an idea of history painting, so to speak, to remind people about desire, and to will them to look longer.

Inviting the viewer to enter a space charged with symbolic elements, from the more obvious to the more covert, that configure the multiple realities and readings which give life to the artist's personal universe, «Something old, something new, something borrowed» essentially speaks of personal records and comforts, of the past and the present, of what was and what is — a series of reflections that convey a repertoire of emotions, interests, and stories particularly important to the author: distant family recollections, but also recent intimate memories; pleasant re-connections with domesticity after long periods of travel in the real world, but also disconnections and ironic provocations with the virtual world of social media; a long relationship with the universe of animation and video games, but also another with themes of classical representation from the history of art.

14 March, 2012 - The Power Plant begins the year - long celebration of its 25th anniversary with two exhibitions that delve into the concept of memory: the Canadian premiere of new work by Kerry Tribe and an exhibition that activates the gallery's rich history The Spring season at The Power Plant presents two exhibitions that approach the structures and representations of memory: Kerry Tribe: Speak, Memory and Dissenting Histories: 25 Years of The Power Plant.

I speak as someone who has indulged a life - long fascination with «natural history», to the point of entering a doctoral program in Ecology and Evolution before finding an easier way to make a living.

neither do those uncertainties allow scientific closure — as long as models of the climate system's behavior decay into chaos on shorter time scales than human history, climate modeling will remain prey to misrepresentation by those well enough paid, or ideologically bloody minded enough to do so: the trouble with the climate wars is that neither political side, activist or obscurantist, really gives a damn about the science, and those presuming to speak for it invite damnation by both.

They also spoke about the work done by the SCC and Sweden's long history of arbitration.

He notes it has been an «exhausting campaign as it was one of the longest in recent history» but says his campaign tried its best to speak to voters.