Sentences with phrase «take on characters like»

Not exact matches

For example, Krzyzewski likes to take advantage of a popular app known as Bitmoji, which allows users to create their own personal emoji character, for use on social media and text messages.

What I tried to do was come up with common characters we face at work — like the «manterrupter» who interrupts you in a meeting, or the office mom who ends up taking on the mother lode of menial tasks — as well as some of the internal barriers, like the feeling of being an imposter, and then digging through the research to find out how you can push back against these things.

So I would like to take a different tack and remark on Michael's character, in particular his ambition and his bravery.

Out of all the postings on this site today, I found «Derp's «post the most fascinating and informative, as well as deeply revealing.Even after boasting of what seems to be a practically perfect live by any measure, he informs us that he takes pleasure in mocking and ridiculing those of faith who are presumably his opposite; I can only wonder if, given all his supposed accomplishments, he is smart enough to realize how deeply revealing of his true character his remarks are.As a believer, I rarely engage in arguments with my atheist friends, and like to think I wouldn't lower myself to the level of juvenile name - calling and personal attacks against whatever my atheist friends hold dear.Most of the time we simply agree to disagree; when they hold forth with misinformation or ignorance on their assumed «knowledge «of my faith, I try to gently correct them; I certainly don't allow any disagreements we have to devolve into hateful insults and name - calling.

Like Sir Walter Scott's historical novels, it takes place amidst events events that changed the course of human affairs, in this case, World War I, but remains vividly focused on one character's fate.

In the Old Testament, when God looks like He is behaving in ways that do not match the nature and character of God as revealed in Jesus Christ, this is not because God is being deceptive, but because God is taking the sins of His people upon Himself just as Jesus did on the cross.

So I guess you would be fine with a student at a high school graduation getting up to the podium and saying «I would like to take this moment to reflect on how strength of will and character helped all of us to graduate today, and please join with me for a moment of reflection at how amazingly the human race has evolved, to this point of passing on our collective knowledge to each new class, and to hope that we add to it, for if we do not, the future may be very dim.

A more robust character, like Pius XI or John Paul II, not to speak of medieval popes who took on emperors, might have said more in fewer words.

With two of the lead characters both being female, it not only passes the Bechdel test with flying colours, but like 2012's brilliant Brave, it also gives girls an on - screen heroine who is taking control of her own destiny.

One of the key characters in the book is disgraced «faith healer» Holy Wayne (played by British actor Paterson Joseph); a once - average man, bereaved on October 14th, who realises he can take other people's pain upon himself, like a kind of emotional sponge.

This may be the ideal for some, but one can not count on it working out that way, primarily because of the presence of various political ideologies which, as I've described in Political Visions and Illusions, tend to take on an idolatrous character and, like all idols, are unwilling to share power with others.

but, im ok with this vardy transfer... it shows us many things: 1) wenger is changing, something some of us have been demanding for a long time; 2) it shows that wenger is taking risks: think about it, he is buying a men for a not cheap price, knowing he could not getting anything after, with a future sell i mean... this is an act that shows wengers intentions to win something, the buy is not motivated by any financial or economic reason but only for a «get the f epl once again» reason... this is an act that shows us hungry, even if we fail, we could said we try... first ever, we really try; 3) finally but very important... vardy is the kind of player we need... he is a warrior, a fighter... he has character... look at how he celebrate his goals... full of energy... he, like alexis, can motivate the team when the things are not going in our way (something wenger cant do because of his age and because he has never been an active coach on the pitch)... the vardy transfer, if it finish well, is a demostration of a change, and a good one... lets take care of winning things and do nt look the economic side for once... vardy is a bit old, but we can give a chance to welbeck after maybe, or akpom... u are not thinking about the future when we talk about ibra... guys: u complain when wenger do nt spend or because he is always looking for the bargain when u are the guys who has to pay the very expensive tickets... u complain when wenger buy the always for the future guy... like morata... stop to complain for everything and be consequent with yourself... i would love auba, but it is not going to happen... lukaku is awesome but the asking price is stupid... lets try with vardy, give us the throphy..

Also I'd like to say the dog has zero character concerns, but it'll take an in - depth interview with coworkers to determine if the dog has ever pooped on a rug or something.

When he's on commentary, he's like a filtering machine that takes everything that's happening in a match, every move, sell, character work and drama and doubles its effect.

Joining a club of arsenal s stature has its ups and downs.There is a requirement of how our players should perform when on the pitch.The following is a list of players who were wrong to choose arsenal.Aaron ramsey - Even though he is the most favoured of all players at the club now.I cant help but think how it would have gone for Him if he decided to search for other greener pastures.He was a clear talented footballer during his time at cardiff but he hasnt been raised with the discipline at arsenal.You can always see ramseys all round strengths but sadly Its not helping him or the club with his foward moving pleasurr.He is so Over used and its sometimes difficult for him to get used to the rythm of the game.With time you realise he gets low ib confidence and his engine gets wasted.He needed somebody who would have managed him properly and with care and that person is certainpy not wenger.You would have been better off at Manu mate.Calum chambers - Came us a very talented player from southampton with raw talent.He was very good at first but wenger found a way to reduce his level of confidence.His inexperience was left exposed and wenger did nt do anything to resolve that problem and instead He looked for other talented players.Alex oxlade chamberlain - Another very talented player who needed only his skilled sharpened and his character modelled.That and he was ready to become a world beater.But wenger decided to let him run and run like a headless chicken causing him to be often injured and damaging his confidence.Who knows what would have happened to him gad he decided to look for more greener pasture.He is surely a much better player than this.Theo walcott - Another player who was tipped to have a very bright future.He had it in him.But all he needed was an appropriate manager who would nurture him with discipline and help him with his talent.But on Coming to arsenal he was given Much more responsiblities putting more weight on his shoulders on top of that another player who was recklessly managed with his talent and never coming off age because his character wasnt properly shaped.Mesut ozil - Al right i agree he perfoms well just recently.But imagine all the legendary players he was often compared to during his time at real madrid.On coming to arsenal he found no rotation often overused, suffered many injuries and his confidence dwindled.It is pretty clear arsene does not take any responsibility for players.And when at arsenal you have to be your own manager.You need not rely on your manager otherwise you might continue being the same player for the next many years.That is why each and every player are what they are because of their own efforts and wenger had nothing to do with it.Van persie was the same player for over 7 years untill he himself decided to change.Wenger only organises and prepares tge team while the rest is in your court.It is not what so many people make it out to be.Thats why we need to pressure wenger more than our own players.They are their own self managers and wenger needs to take that responsibility

I don't fully blame Pitino, but it looks like there were some significant misses, or at least the willingness to take a big risk, in the background checks on Lynch's character.)

The character shower heads look like bath toys and help parents transition their kids from bathing in the tub to taking showers on their own.

Parents and kids can bond over the love for these classic characters like Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, and The Animal as they take on the stage (sometimes with celebrity guests!)

«Several times we observed prolonged interactions that took on a game - like back - and - forth character, which is reminiscent of how preverbal toddlers interact by way of imitating other's play actions» says Dr. Gabriela - Alina Sauciuc, who conducted the study together with Persson.

This season, which we have to say is an outstanding one for high - heeled ankle boots, is as diverse as the characters we like to take on throughout the week.

The days where the light is so pure that everything it touches takes on a lot more character, almost like comparing standard definition television to 4k.

Taking free dating websites greece scientific approach to love - matches singles based on key dimensions of compatibility proven to be the foundation for a long - term relationship, like character, intellect and values.

They have the ability to meet each other and get a feel for each other's personality and get to know each other a little better before they take it offline.With «webdating,» you get a feel for chemistry and the ability to pinpoint each other's personality and character; you can see them, see how they smile, see how they move and this gives you insight into what that person is really like as opposed to just reading a typed profile or chat with them on IM which is less personal.

Set on an alien world decimated by his people's creations, the Nightsithe, with nobody at your side and time running out to escape, you take the role of the titular character Nelo, a cybernetically enhanced badass who looks like a cross between Spawn and Dead Space «s Isaac Clarke.

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But I believe those same arthouse viewers who liked Robert Altman's California Split will also appreciate this quality character driven road flick for its gentle knowing cautionary take on gamblers and the gambling scene.

Supporting characters feel increasingly like stations we pass through on a long train journey, and by this point the feeling is not one of intrigue at where we are, but growing frustration at how long it is taking us to get us to our destination.

Plemons, who's like Matt Damon channeling Philip Seymour Hoffman on a very dark day, takes a role that's a walking punchline and turns him into someone who resembles an actual character.

Where those previous films felt compelled to lunge for edginess (read: sneering raunch) as chaos dutifully descended on characters they didn't like very much — and weren't particularly interested in getting audiences to like, either — Game Night takes care to locate our sympathies with Bateman, and McAdams, and its cast of charming ringers.

The human characters were hard to take seriously so it never felt like anything truly intense was going on even though there were lots of loud explosions and frenetic action.

I like that they took more time to focus on Stifler in this movie it was like he was the main character after being in the backseat in previous movies.

It's a clear sign of the times that as well as battling a supernatural force, the characters also have «issues» to contend with, sort of like a shallow genre take on 13 Reasons Why.

While it's not as zany, if you love crazy fun ski movies like Hot Dog or Ski Patrol, Force Majeure is a brilliant modern take on that kind of ski movie comedy, but with added depth to the characters.

The role of power hungry Claire Underwood on the hit Netflix series House of Cards has enhanced the respective career of Wright and it begs the question; will her character be as polarizing as her character on the show and will Bautista take on the Replicant in a Roy Batty sort of fashion or will he fall to the waste - side like in Spectre.

Though the directing duo behind the «Crank» films seemed like a natural fit to take on such a bizarre character, «Spirit of Vengeance» is only slightly better than the first movie.

What becomes clear is that although this comedy is full of cartoon - like characters and zany, over-the-top situations, the Coen brothers are giving us their take on reality.

Though Unrelated and Archipelago took place on family holidays and Exhibition is confined to the house, the sense of place feels like an additional character in her stories.

Unfolding like Roman Polanski's take on «The King of Marvin Gardens» while simultaneously serving as a suitable spiritual sequel to the director's debut, «Afterschool,» in which the male desire to connect meaningfully with others is frayed and warped by life experience, «Simon Killer» is Antonio Campos» latest chilly, chilling character study, with Corbet effectively replacing Ezra Miller, who led the previous film, as a neuroscience major who studied how the eyes and the brain relate, but has a seriously loose wire between his own brain and his heart.

Waiting... still remains modestly appealing because we like these sorts of occupational comedies with kooky characters, but the comedy just isn't sharp or clever enough to really get you fully on its side and take you for a ride.

I love the aesthetics and the characters were fun, but it took me awhile to realize that I was Trumping on everyone instead of just talking to them or trying to shake their hands, and the fact that the actual battle sequences were based entirely on guessing where the invisible monsters were going to go and took place on the same piece of graph paper that you did your planning on made it feel like a cheap game of Marco Polo rather than the Japanese high school equivalent of the Ghostbusters...

The Hunger Games drags at times, is not particularly imaginative as much as it's campy, the romance part seems more perfunctory as touchy - feely love than steamy and any complexities in characters or angry revolutionary messages can't be drawn out on film like they were supposedly in the book (I'm not one of its 26 million readers, but I'll take the word of those who stated that was so in the book).

No more than ten minutes later there was a scene lasting five whole minutes (it felt like hours) wherein the walking fat joke of a character (who nevertheless becomes a full - fledged lifeguard because he has «determination») gets his erect penis and testicles stuck in between the panels of a wooden beach chair and a hot female lifeguard and Dwayne Johnson proceed to try and coach him through the situation while a beach worth of spectators look on and take video with their phones.

Rami Malek takes on the role of «Buster», a character of many dimensions, whose life we try to piece together scene by scene like an intricate...

«The challenge that our art team took on this year was as soon as our characters move, we still wanted to keep that immersion where it looks 1:1 like real life.»

Drive plays, in a lot of ways, like a movie that was made specifically for me: a picture that really takes its time with a few characters, and lingers on the sense of what's going on between and around them.

The arrival of Chris Pine's character adds some much - needed conflict to the proceedings, although it takes the story into more predictable territory, while the religious undertones (from the Eden - like valley, to Caleb's snake - like instigator) are laid on a bit thick.

Perez's most spellbinding moment takes place in the middle of a crowded shopping mall, when her character, Carla, spots a mother holding a baby about the same age as her dead son and hovers over the child like a ghost, apparently unseen despite being inches away; the look on Perez's face communicates both intense longing and boundless wonder, as if she's simultaneously working through the reality of death and suddenly comprehending the miracle of life.

This alarming horror film, a brilliant debut for Australian director Jennifer Kent, is as hard to shake as its title character whether you take it as a straightforward monster film, a mental illness or grief allegory, or get hung up on its minefield of taboos (mothers who don't much like their children / over-medication of children / weapons in schools).

It's easy to guess why Burton decided to collaborate with Green again for his film take on Riggs» novel (a literary work inspired by vintage photos of strange people and places that the author had collected), seeing as the Penny Dreadful star reads as a perfect fit for a character whom Burton describes as being a Mary Poppins - like magical caretaker... a stranger Mary Poppins, that is.

«This is an origins story that creates Lara Croft and takes her on a character defining journey like no other.»