Sentences with phrase «tumultuous periods»

My term has coincided with one of the most tumultuous periods in Indigenous affairs in recent years.

As I mentioned above, I had been told that the diploma had the potential to shake up relationships outside the course and irreversibly shift one's perspective, and I can certainly see how some of the learning involved could be difficult to tackle during tumultuous periods of a person's life.

The nation was gearing up for what would prove to be one of the most tumultuous periods of its young life, a moment of widespread cultural, political, and artistic upheaval in the U.S. and abroad that saw both the rise of the civil rights movement and the start of the Vietnam War.

The «Assassin's Creed» series has never been one to shy away from tumultuous periods in history, and «Assassin's Creed: Unity» will explore one of Europe's most gruesome chapters.

Some of the paintings have heavier themes as they were created around the civil war and the tumultuous periods prior.

Our reviewer writes, «Through unfussy language and well - formed characters, Howard takes readers of all races, ages and classes into the world of pre-civil rights era black people, offering insight on and understanding of one of our country's most tumultuous periods.»

Dillon writes, rather breathlessly, «Children are returning to classrooms across the nation during one of the most tumultuous periods in American education...»

The last five years have seen the one of the most tumultuous periods for any industrial segment — bankruptcy, public relations disaster after public relations disaster, government takeovers, and recalls are just some of the issues the industry faced.

He was NPR Justice Correspondent for five years during the George W. Bush Administration, covering one of the most tumultuous periods in the Department's history.

But June 8, 2009 will go down as the start of one of the most tumultuous periods in modern state political history: the day two Democratic senators — Pedro Espada Jr. and Hiram Monserrate — defected to the GOP and threw state government into a month of chaos when no bills were considered and nobody really knew who was in charge.

«The determination of the PSD - led government to charge ahead with the contentious criminal justice reform in disregard of widespread public discontent and political opposition sets a scene for tumultuous period ahead, highlighting a risk of further deteriorating operating environment,» Andrius Tursa, advisor on central and eastern European issues at Teneo Intelligence said in a note last week.

The news comes after a tumultuous period at Nest, during which the cofounder and CEO, Tony Fadell, resigned amid criticism of his management style and a lack of new products.

Billionaire James Packer has resigned as a director of Crown Resorts, due to mental health problems, capping off a tumultuous period for the casino mogul.

This followed a tumultuous period from 1966 - 1982 in the economy / housing / equity markets / Oil and geopolitics and was the start of a resumption of the long term uptrend.

The new device also comes during what is perhaps the most tumultuous period in BlackBerry's existence.

Amazon Editorial reviewsProduct Description A real - life thriller about the most tumultuous period in America's financial history by an acclaimed New York Times Reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind - the - scenes, moment - by - moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since...

How did they cope in different market environments such as the tumultuous period of 2007 - 09?

During the tumultuous period of mission discussion in the 1950s, Johannes Hoekendijk sought to define the missio dei as larger than the church.

It would have saved me many tears and feelings of inadequacy during a hormonally tumultuous period.

Herbert, writer and producer of the documentary Against All Odds, discusses 1968 as a pivotal year in the Civil Rights Movement, addresses where the quest for equality stands today, and reflects on his personal experiences during this tumultuous period.

This is a tumultuous period of massive political and economic change.

Portman gives a nuanced performance as a woman navigating a tumultuous period of her life, showing all the ways in which she has changed («change» and mutation being key themes).

The most iconic, yet elusive, project from that tumultuous period is Sonic Xtreme for the Sega Saturn.

I absolutely loved the extreme amount of tension built into each and every scene and the acting by the talented cast gives you an idea of what it must have been like to deal in booze during that tumultuous period.

As a film about breaking down taboos and exploring the life and experience of a young woman growing up in the early 1960s, the film is invaluable, a snapshot of life at a tumultuous period of transition.

Loosely based on a graphic novel, the film spans a brief but tumultuous period in Adèle's life, from her last years of high school till some time later, when she is a twentysomething adult pursuing a career as a teacher.

Life - changing events for this protagonist (her father losing his job, acceptance into college, the loss of her virginity) bump up against funnier, more inconsequential ones; it's one of the most authentic depictions of that tumultuous period on the cusp of adulthood I've ever seen in a film.

Ramping the excitement back up was exactly what Ubisoft managed to do when it announced Assassin's Creed III; an all new Assassin's Creed adventure set during the tumultuous period of the American Revolutionary War.

Then again, the district has nowhere to go but up, after a tumultuous period that saw residents shouting at one another at board meetings.

He presided over the most tumultuous period in United States history, blazed a path for freedom and human dignity, and shaped a new vision for a still - young union.

Adolescence can be a tumultuous period of increased risk taking and addiction.

The lawsuit, filed in May and set for a September hearing, caps a tumultuous period at the school characterized by increasing bitterness between the Palmer and Trinity camps.

School district leaders planned to transform Westinghouse with single - sex classes and longer class periods, but the plan was so poorly executed that the school scrapped it just weeks after the 2011 - 2012 year began, kicking off a tumultuous period of declining enrollment and frequent principal and teacher turnover.

Restorative justice has gotten a lot of attention on the international stage — with bodies like South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission playing a large role in trying to foster a sense of national unity after a tumultuous period.

Photographs and memorabilia enhance an understanding of the tumultuous period.

- Kirkus «Taylor expands on such previous books as Giles MacDonogh's After the Reich and Perry Biddiscombe's The Denazification of Germany and provides a smoothly written and well - researched history of this tumultuous period in the middle of the 20th - century.»

In hindsight, this tumultuous period — of hedonism and racial tensions, excess and fear, progress and resistance — hastened the death throes of a country on the brink of financial disaster and of a world on the brink of war.

For example, using the same set up and calculator, here is the performance of these same two portfolios over the somewhat tumultuous period of time I have been actively investing (2000 to 2015).

That growth rate seems more than fair as it's in line with WFC's growth of EPS during a particularly tumultuous period, which would seem to model in a margin of safety.

The demise of the organization after more than 50 years followed a tumultuous period with rapid turnover of executive directors, infighting on the board of directors and inability to finish the $ 3.5 million shelter, which became the object of a lawsuit alleging construction and design deficiencies.

The game is set during the tumultuous period of 18th Century Paris and places the player in the shoes of master assassin, Arno.

Each artist defines an artistic language and vocabulary that also recalls the role of Madam DeFarge in Dickens» Tale of Two Cities as her encoded knitted subversive stitchery defined a tumultuous period of history through the use of a fiber medium.

Where We Are explores six decades that represented a tumultuous period in the history and culture of the United States.

Kobena Mercer has appropriately referred to this generation of «cinematic activists» as being engaged with the cultural struggle that takes place within the «domain of image - making» through self conscious cinematic strategies.6 In each instance, the individual filmmakers and voices that make up the collectives, workshops, and groups that formed in this tumultuous period in Britain's cultural history give shape to an image of race otherwise mediated by outside entities.

ArtInfo August 4, 2010 Top Ten Shows to See in New York «Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913 - 1917» at the Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, through January 24, moma.org During this tumultuous period, when the artist's friends — including André Derain and the poet Apollinaire — were fighting on the front lines of the first World War, Matisse was working in the south of France on what would become the hardened core of his later oeuvre.

He lived in Alabama in the tumultuous period of the early 1960s, and then moved with his family to South Central Los Angeles, caught in the riots of 1965.

Although the gallery has undergone a financially tumultuous period lately, it is not economic troubles that are responsible for the closing of its Beverly Hills location (their other location will remain open), but the impending arrival of the Wilshire / Rodeo metro station.

This tumultuous period is the topic that Susan E. Cahan, associate dean for the arts at Yale College, bravely grapples with in her new book Mounting Frustration: The Art Museum in the Age of Black Power.

The exhibition focuses upon a tumultuous period in the history of the United States when life in the country changed drastically due to war, economic collapse, and demands for civil rights.

This exhibition attempted to make sense of what happened to the visual arts in the United States during this tumultuous period.