Sentences with phrase «tragedy into»

Susan Gruen Helsinger turned a personal tragedy into a lifesaving venture by creating a foundation that funds cardiac screenings for children.
He was bitter at first, but he turned this tragedy into a commitment to change this country.
Arceneaux's drawings, in tracing these movements of migration, capture the tenuous and segregated realities of the American Dream, thus contextualizing Vereen's personal tragedy into a larger narrative of societal rifts.
He did not deserve to be killed but does deserve to be heard and that is how we can honor Tyson, by letting him be heard and turning his tragedy into something positive, and giving Tyson's dream to other Pit Bull type dogs in need.
Of course, Lewis turned that tragedy into inspiration.
The Queens of Innis Lear turns Shakespeare's tragedy into a sweeping fantasy that pulls back the curtain on a family soaked in bloody conflict.
Narrative drive is hardly her strong point - what she achieves in this episodic study of a dirt - poor Glaswegian upbringing is tenderness, lyricism and unpatronising humour, which successfully lifts a story inspired by tragedy into something universally appealing.
The Promise simply turns this historical tragedy into mere background noise for a flimsy romantic triangle.
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Bosworth and Jane are believable and moving as parents trying to turn a tragedy into something positive.
«I, Tonya» turns her tragedy into triumph.
Looking to turn tragedy into profit, Ed blackmails Big Dave for money but becomes caught in a web of suicide, murder and misplaced guilt.
In his feature debut, Aster presents a nightmare vision of domestic breakdown, transforming a familial tragedy into something ominous and disquieting.
People are opportunist assholes, horny animals, and driven to turn every personal tragedy into politics and profit — so how is Buscemi different?
They Turned a Tragedy Into a Triumph.
It's never easy turning national tragedy into tasteful TV.
From a widower in his late 30s to a father in his early 50s, Dino has gone through many ups and downs in his life, but with an unconquerable spirit, he finds a way to turn even tragedy into something positive.
To make things even MORE amazing, Melissa has turned her heartbreak and tragedy into triumph and a portion of every sale from Grace and Lace goes toward building orphanages in India!
«As soon as I got up and out of my wheelchair, I knew I wanted to help other women with chronic illness turn their tragedy into triumph.
Somehow, although I know it may be a long time, I trust that there will come a time when I can rise strong and alchemize this tragedy into fuel for soul growth.
Study finds increased access to antidote may allow relatives to turn tragedy into a second chance
Understanding how these microbes interact could help scientists design synthetic communities for use in biotechnology, turning tragedy into progress.
In a joint statement, state education department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa said, «These young people, united in peaceful protest to demand action by our Congress on gun violence, are turning tragedy into a teachable moment for our federal lawmakers.»
The annual Queens event is an example of how the LGBT community turned tragedy into an opportunity for action.
«Unfortunately, we continue to see elected officials and police leadership twist this tragedy into an opportunity for them to silence the cries for justice from families who have lost their loved ones to police violence,» said the statement from Ferguson Action, which was signed by several other groups.
I had the pleasure of recognizing a well deserving resident, Annette Adamczak, who turned a tragedy into the driving force behind educating thousands of people about CPR and AED machines, and I am sure she is solely responsible for saving many lives.
«The Krohn family are true heroes in helping to get this bill passed as they have turned their terrible tragedy into something positive to help others.
In a twist that turned tragedy into farce, the second run - off ordered by the Constitutional Court, scheduled for October had to be postponed: the glue on thousands of absentee ballots had come unstuck, rendering them invalid.
«I decided to donate Bryson's milk and turn my tragedy into a blessing,» states Amy Anderson, from Caribou, Maine.
Another truly wonderful TTTS story and loved how Megan turned tragedy into such a positive and amazing gift for other NICU babies.
No, immediately he dispelled sorrow with joy and transformed tragedy into triumph.
In history there are few instances of the transmutation of tragedy into gain so impressive as the achievement of the later prophets, using the disaster of Zion's ruin and the temple's destruction to spiritualize and universalize the idea of God.
This concept has infused tragedy into the histories of Christianity and Mohammedanism.
It is this concept, says Whitehead, that has infused tragedy into the histories of both Christianity and Islam (Whitehead 1978, 342).
He defended the reputation of his Father in Heaven as well (claiming that God is unable to stop any of us from using our free agency, no matter the cost) and finally sought to turn his family's tragedy into an opportunity for service, saying:
In all things, however, God was gracious — turning our personal tragedy into something redemptive and healing.
typical of atheists to try and transform a national tragedy into something about yourselves.
The combination of the two into the doctrine of an aboriginal, eminently real, transcendent creator, at whose fiat the world came into being, and whose imposed will it obeys, is the fallacy which has infused tragedy into the histories of Christianity and of Mahomedanism.
«Ferguson was an awakening for all of us to really take a hard look in the mirror, and try to turn what was a tragedy into a triumph,» said Michael McMillan, President and CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, one of Starbucks key community partners in the initiative.
Seay has no interest in turning this tragedy into a vehicle for media attention for Evergram — and I believe him.
And by offering it, Ritz - Carlton transformed what could have been a family tragedy into an opportunity to deliver happiness and a lot of smiles.
To be emotionally fit turn tragedy into wisdom.
One of the ugliest characteristics of the fake news trend is the tendency for conspiracy theorists to turn actual tragedies into click - bait fiction.
Taking your personal tragedies into consideration and still having the courage to shine will lead to the deepest, multidimensional joy possible.
It may not be too far - fetched to guess that Carrey has channeled some of his recent experiences and tragedies into the role.
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His early experience with the painful death of his girlfriend from cystic fibrosis led him on a journey to transform his love and relationship with Greek tragedies into a mission to free people from the pain of their survival from war, the misery of incarceration and witnessing terminal illness and death.
Seated Warrior, punctured by a single gunshot, expands the series beyond the recognition and remembrance of these tragedies into an exploration of the human condition and the desire for transcendence.

Not exact matches

The last few days have been undeniably cinematic as Boston's bombing tragedy has turned into a horror siege.
At a rare press conference following Bo Xilai's dismissal, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao warned that without further reform China risked plunging into another «tragedy» like the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, when an aged Chairman Mao Zedong rallied peasants, workers and students to upend the social order as a way to vanquish his opponents.
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