Sentences with phrase «story turns the tables»

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And so the tale of a Green Knight with his chopped - off head still holding a knight of the Round Table to promises made is no less true than the tale of a man crammed with secrets who spontaneously combusts and leaves behind only a black, tallowy mark on the floorboards, and his story in turn is no less true than the tale of a Texas sharecropper's wife who has had a miscarriage only ten days before but just this morning was walking behind the mule and guiding the jerking plow.

George Thomas in his book Christian Indians and Indian Nationalism, gives the story of how K.T.Paul and S.K.Datta of the Indian YMCA who represented Protestants at the Round Table Conference in London, took a determined stand against turning Indian Christians into a communal political entity by Britain imposing on them communal representation, communal electorate and other communal safeguards.

Indeed (to turn to the second question) it has been proposed that the story of Ruth came into existence chiefly as a genealogical narrative — to preserve or comment upon the ancestry of King David: Ruth is David's great - grandmother (4:17; it is the fuller genealogical table of 4:18 - 22 that appears alien and secondary to the original story).

Swedish Chocolate & Mocha Biscuits by Green Kitchen Stories Molly made amazing Halva Rugelachs, healthy Hemp Coconut Macaroons and Gingerbread houses that I'm sure are great even without turning them into a farm Chewy Walnut Biscuits, an adaptation of the classic Brutti ma Buoni cookies, by From my Dining Table Stephanie Le of I Am a Food Blog has a giftables roundup on her blog too, and it involves sweets with cat faces... and the very classic Panettone by Emiko Davies!!

When his opponent got a rare turn, Fats told stories to the crowd, his back to the table.

In the hands of Holmer, who dabbles with on - the - table issues — «the fits» refers to an epileptic epidemic plaguing the dancers, theorized as a symptom of the rec center's water — and magical realism to turn a simple story into an electrifying metaphor for growing up female.

Through various story - lines and complex machinations, the Vision turned the tables and became an Avengers member himself, and married (or whatever it is androids do) Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen will play her).

American Hustle is the story of a con artist (Bale) and his partner in crime (Adams), who were forced to work with a federal agent to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians — namely, the volatile mayor of impoverished Camden, New Jersey.

Penned by Eric Singer, the film will tell the true story of a famed financial con artist (Bale) and his mistress / partner in crime (Adams) who were forced to work with an out of control federal agent (Cooper) to turn the tables on other con artists, mobsters and politicians.

There were other creators in the audience that also began talking about contributing to digital comics (the panel became a round table discussion for a couple of minutes), Sean talked about a job he had to turn down, Stuart talked about a small Pirates of the Caribbean story that he did in a completely different style and how it lead to the work he did on Nextwave.

B & Me By J.C. Hallman Simon & Schuster • $ 16 • ISBN 9781451682014 Almost 25 years after Nicholson Baker chronicled his obsession with John Updike in U and I: A True Story, Hallman turns the tables with this intense and irreverent account of his fascination with — who else?

That story began with strong US leadership, which brought China to the table, which in turn cleared the way for Paris.

That story began with strong U.S. leadership, which brought China to the table, which in turn cleared the way for Paris.