Sentences with phrase «story about genocide»

In the presentation, I mentioned that upon reading the story of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho for myself, I realized it was a story about genocide, with God commanding Joshua to kill every man, woman, and child in the city for the sole purpose of acquiring land.

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Arthur Schlesinger Jr. tells a story about Philip Gourevich, who has written about genocide in Rwanda.

I know of Christians who care deeply about genocide and human trafficking and refugees and hunger... but who speak with disdain about the very reporters who so often bring these stories to light.

Thanos» story is changed and simplified, but we still must learn about him and his insane dream of peace through genocide.

It is different from many other documentaries about the issue in that it establishes the fact that there is nothing positive about genocide (meaning stories of heroism and compassion), before addressing issues of reconciliation.

Written by Anderson from a story by Roman Coppola («Moonrise Kingdom»), Jason Schwartzman («The Darjeeling Limited») and Kunichi Nomura, Isle of Dogs is a stop - motion animated adventure about a boy and his faithful pet out to prevent the genocide of the dog population of Megasaki City in Japan.

It raises compelling moral issues about aggression, genocide and mercy in the context of what appears, at first, to be just another humans - vs - aliens story.

You can read more inspiring real life stories about religion behind the headlines at tonyblairfaithfoundation.org Genocide, Rwanda, Christian, Africa

It is crucial to give students the opportunity to think quietly, write in a journal, and process together the emotional and painful stories they learn about when studying genocide.

Friday, October 12, 3 - 4 PM I'll be talking to Bellwether Prize - winner Naomi Benaron about Running the Rift, a gorgeously written and heartbreaking coming - of - age story about an aspiring Olympic runner, set during the Rwandan Genocide.

Based on a true story, this powerful historical novel tells about the Turkish genocide of the Armenians.

It's both well - written and compelling, and highly recommended to anyone who wishes to know more about the Armenian genocide or who has an interest in stories about survival in the face of near - certain death.

Survival Pictures was established to tell this story of perseverance and human endurance, and it has begun a campaign to teach the public about the genocides and mass atrocities of the 20th and 21st centuries.