Sentences with phrase «tragic story of lives»
This book tells a tragic story of lives destroyed by the mental illness of the author's father.
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The oft - iterated theme of Cheever's stories is that human life is caught in a contradiction which may be comic on the surface but is tragic deep down.
Denying an inner energy in life, the tragic and ironic stories told about my cancer spoke instead of decline into the dissolution of death.
But despite the fact that his popular success stories brought him wealth and fame, his own life was little short of tragic.
Add to these, the tragic events in our daily personal lives — stories of accidents, disease, abuse, abandonment, homelessness, and the various causes of loss.
This tragic story of mismanagement, which has already cost so many lives, is due to letting decisions be influenced, not by the facts of nature, but by political propaganda.
It might be hard to see God at work in the small picture of that awful story, yet the big picture is astonishing; thousands of children have lived because of him, and in part, because of his tragic upbringing.
In this SI 60 story, William Nack retraces the sad life and tragic death of one - time heavyweight champion Sonny Liston.
What I would like people to take away from Lisa Gibson's tragic story is to understand that behind the cute Facebook pictures and lovely comments is likely an exhausted person bewildered by the sudden life changes and intensity of feelings.
The grim story of youth unemployment has been a tragic part of our lives for far too long.
«Because of the courage of her family to step forward and tell her tragic story we were able to get it signed into law by the Governor and I'm absolutely certain we will save lives in our community and across the state.»
The rationale for the programme, the president explained, was to end the grim story of youth unemployment that has been a tragic part of the lives of Ghanaians for far too long.
Stories of Darwin's rich — and in some cases, tragic — family life are woven throughout Costa's account.
This slice of quirky life story about a classy, unattainable suit in a store window, is one classy movie as well, ennobling its host of eccentric and tragic, yet determined and struggling, vividly realized characters.
Critic Consensus: Led by strong work from Margot Robbie and Alison Janney, I, Tonya finds the humor in its real - life story without losing sight of its more tragic — and emotionally resonant — elements.
In the role of Linda McCartney in this made - for - TV movie, Mitchell portrayed the woman with whom Paul McCartney (portrayed by Bakewell) would fall in love, and the tragic story of her battle with breast cancer, based on real - life events.
Documentarian Brian Knappenberger chronologizes the tragic story of Aaron Swartz, one of the Internet's most important figures, who spent his life fighting to make information publicly accessible.
Meanwhile, as his / her story unfolds in linear fashion at first, the film starts looping back to reveal a complicated patter of a life lived in overlapping eras, crossing paths in ways that send our tragic figure down that path as if fated.
What we get is much weirder, the story of an agent (Ethan Hawke) for the Bureau of Time Travel on the trail of a deadly bomber and a sad young man who calls himself «The Unwed Mother» and offers a life story of tragic, soul - crushing loss, betrayal, and loneliness.
This tragic melodrama directed by Seijirô Kôyama is based on the real - life story of a faithful Akita named Hachik?
The tragic case of a Florida news anchor who shot and killed herself live on television in 1974 was relegated to a morbid subsection of popular culture until Robert Greene's Kate Plays Christine and now Antonio Campos» Christine brought her story to life on the big screen.
In a story spanning 18 years, Cruz and co-star Emile Hirsch bring the characters of a bestselling, European love story during the tragic Balkan Wars to life.
Matt Craven — «X-Men: First Class,» «A Few Good Men» Terry Crews — «The Expendables» series, «Draft Day» Warwick Davis — «Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,» «Harry Potter» series Colman Domingo — «The Birth of a Nation,» «Selma» Adam Driver — «Silence,» «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» Joel Edgerton — «It Comes at Night,» «Loving» Chris Evans — «Captain America» series, «Snowpiercer» Luke Evans — «Beauty and the Beast,» «The Girl on the Train» Fan Bingbing — «I Am Not Madame Bovary,» «Cell Phone» Elle Fanning — «The Beguiled,» «20th Century Women» Golshifteh Farahani — «Paterson,» «AboutElly» Anna Faris — «Scary Movie» series, «Brokeback Mountain» Tom Felton — «A United Kingdom,» «Harry Potter» series Rebecca Ferguson — «The Girl on the Train,» «Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation» Lou Ferrigno — «The Incredible Hulk,» «Hercules» Gal Gadot — «Wonder Woman,» «Fast & Furious» series Charlotte Gainsbourg — «Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer,» «Melancholia» Jeff Garlin — «Safety Not Guaranteed,» «WALL - E» Spencer Garrett — «Public Enemies,» «Thank You for Smoking» Domhnall Gleeson — «Star Wars: The Force Awakens,» «Ex Machina» Sharon Gless — «The Star Chamber,» «Airport 1975» Donald Glover — «The Martian,» «Magic Mike XXL» Judy Greer — «Jurassic World,» «13 Going on 30» Rupert Grint — «Moonwalkers,» «Harry Potter» series Noel Gugliemi — «Lowriders,» «The Fast and the Furious» Jon Hamm — «Baby Driver,» «The Town» Armie Hammer — «The Birth of a Nation,» «The Social Network» Naomie Harris — «Moonlight,» «Skyfall» Leila Hatami — «A Separation,» «Leila» Anne Heche — «Rampart,» «DonnieBrasco» Lucas Hedges — «Manchester by the Sea,» «Moonrise Kingdom» Chris Hemsworth — «Thor» series, «Rush» Ciarán Hinds — «Silence,» «Munich» Aldis Hodge — «Hidden Figures,» «Straight Outta Compton» Bryce Dallas Howard — «Jurassic World,» «The Help» Bonnie Hunt — «The Green Mile,» «Jerry Maguire» Jiang Wen — «Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,» «Let the Bullets Fly» Dwayne Johnson — «Moana,» «Central Intelligence» Leslie Jones — «Ghostbusters,» «Masterminds» Keegan - Michael Key — «Don't Think Twice,» «Keanu» Aamir Khan — «3 Idiots,» «Lagaan» Irrfan Khan — «Life of Pi,» «Slumdog Millionaire» Salman Khan — «Sultan,» «Bajrangi Bhaijaan» Rinko Kikuchi — «Pacific Rim,» «Babel» Zoë Kravitz — «Divergent» series, «Mad Max: Fury Road» Sanaa Lathan — «Out of Time,» «Love and Basketball» Carina Lau — «Infernal Affairs 2,» «Days of Being Wild» Tony Leung — «The Grandmaster,» «Lust, Caution» Rami Malek — «Short Term 12,» «The Master» Leslie Mann — «Funny People,» «Knocked Up» Kate McKinnon — «Ghostbusters,» «Office Christmas Party» Sienna Miller — «The Lost City of Z,» «American Sniper» Janelle Monáe — «Hidden Figures,» «Moonlight» Michelle Monaghan — «Patriots Day,» «Gone Baby Gone» Viggo Mortensen — «Captain Fantastic,» «The Lord of the Rings» series Ruth Negga — «Loving,» «Warcraft» Franco Nero — «The Lost City of Z,» «Django» Elizabeth Olsen — «Avengers: Age of Ultron,» «Martha Marcy May Marlene» Deepika Padukone — «xXx: Return of Xander Cage,» «Piku» Sarah Paulson — «Blue Jay,» «12 Years a Slave» Robert Picardo — «Hail, Caesar!
In the months following the tragic death of Steve Jobs in 2011, there was news of several books dedicated to retelling the story of the iconic figure's life.
The Armenian Genocide is one of the most tragic stories of the 20th century as the Turks massacred an estimated 1 million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire.
After reading the script, I was blown away by the possibilities of this film: its honesty and humor, and how tragic these real life characters were — it felt like an important story to tell.
More impressive, though, is the trio of supporting performances from the women in Raymond's life: Anna Friel as the citric - sharp Jean, who puts up with too much for too long; Tamsin Egerton as leggily stunning and intelligent model - cum - columnist Fiona Richmond, who puts up with even more for not so long; and Imogen Poots, hiding in the shadow of her own fringe as Debbie, who, the film asserts, was spoiled by her father in the truest way possible — thus finding, amid all the daft interior design and humorous erotica, the story's tragic heart.
21 Grams tells the story of three strangers whose lives are brought together by one tragic event.
At the heart of it, the single - player campaign tells a tragic story of one man's life torn apart by the death of his girlfriend and his fight against the darkness inside of him (quite literally!).
The life of Mary is one of those endlessly re-examined stories: the tragic / hapless Scottish queen lived a life marred by death, high drama and international intrigue.
«Disengaged» follows the story of two police officers in the city of Los Angeles who are forced together in a fight for their lives and their careers after a tragic event drastically changes the lives of both men.
Writer Mark Boal has made a career of working primarily on true - life stories, and he's back with another one, co-writing a drama based on the tragic events in a small town in Texas in 1993.
Writer / Director Bill Clark weaves the tragic real life story of Tom Ray and his family in one of the most affecting British films of the year; Starfish.
I'm reasonably certain that there actually is genuinely moving and authentically tragic drama to be found in the story of the wedding night of two virgins that goes so catastrophically wrong that it ruins their marriage and haunts them for the rest of their lives.
The stakes are high, and one text can change a life, as we have seen in the stories of Rebecca Ann Sedwick, the 12 - year - old Florida girl who jumped to her death, and the recent Rolling Stone article, «Sexting, Shame, and Suicide,» documenting the tragic death of teenager Audrie Pott.
This lesson looks at the tragic story of the colonisation of Australia and the destruction of the Aboriginal way of life.
Its tragic back story — it was published eleven years after the author committed suicide — reinforces the lesson hidden in its pages: Within the awkward body of an overweight slacker with lousy hygiene and a dysfunctional home life may beat the heart of a brilliant artist in need of a teacher's faith.
As an author and television journalist, Cheryl Wills ventured into the nation's largest public school system after years of reporting on thousands of tragic news stories surrounding the killings of minority children whose lives were cut short before graduating from High School in New York City.
As Easy as Falling off the Face of the Earth by Lynne Rae Perkins A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson Chicken Big by Keith Graves Exley by Brocke Clark Five Days Apart by Chris Binchy Freedom by Jonathan Franzen Gold Boy, Emerald Girl by Yiyun Li Lift by Kelly Corrigan Lives Like Loaded Guns by Lyndall Gordon Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett Thomas Running the Books by Avi Steinberg Skippy Dies by Paul Murray Street Shadows by Jerald Walker Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman The Book of Fires by Jane Borodale The Passage by Justin Cronin The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant What to Cook & How to Cook It by Jane Hornby You Had Me at Woof by Julie Klam
- Booklist «Perry Baird was a pioneer in attempting to understand the workings of manic depression... In bringing her father's harrowing, tragic, and moving story to life, Mimi Baird celebrates him and gives voice to the terrible suffering the mentally ill once endured, and still do today, and challenges the prejudices and misperceptions the public continues to have about the disease.»
Even though I knew beforehand the tragic outcome of the kidnapping of the Lindberghs» first child, I found that Melanie Benjamin managed to relate this part of the story with suspense and emotion, with a particular slant on the reaction of Charles at the time and throughout the rest of his life.
The Perfect Girl by Gilly Macmillan (Morrow, September 6) From the author of the bestselling What She Knew comes the story of Zoe, a 17 - year - old music prodigy who is living in the aftermath of a tragic accident that left three of her classmates dead.
The story begins with a baby's birth in the final years of the 1700s and follows her through a turbulent and often tragic life as a slave.
It shows what can happen when a disturbed member of society repeatedly falls through the cracks, and in the tradition of The Other Wes Moore and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, is an indelible, human - level story, brilliantly told, with the potential to inspire social change.
HIDEOUS LOVEis the story of the mastermind behind one of the most iconic figures in all of literature, a monster constructed out of dead bodies and brought to life by the tragic Dr. Frankenstein.
The story is told from the perspective of a seemingly cute, peppy girl named Konno, but even before the tragic incident that fuels the plot, one is given a feeling of the fierce hierarchy these girls live in.
It's a tragic story of deceit, fraud and purposefully targeting vulnerable seniors to deprive them of their property, retirement, dignity, and quality of life.
Lily's story is truly tragic, but she inspired Strader to fight on behalf of all dogs like her... and in that sense, her legacy lives on for the many desperate, ill, and heartbroken dogs who have been saved by NMDR over the years.
«Halo: Reach» tells the tragic and heroic story of Noble Team, a group of Spartans, who through great sacrifice and courage saved countless lives in the face of impossible odds.
Set on New Year's Eve, Cold, Cold Heart sheds light on the tragic origin story of Mr. Freeze and players will discover how he earned his place as one of Gotham City's greatest villains.Cold, Cold Heart is available today for purchase on the PlayStation ® Network, Xbox Live Games Store and STEAM for $ 9.99 and also for players who have purchased the Batman: Arkham Origins Season Pass and are connected to the Internet.