Sentences with word «uprising»

An uprising refers to a sudden and organized act of rebellion or protest by a group of people against some form of authority or injustice. Full definition
Founded in 1995 in memory of spirits of civil uprising of the 1980 repression of the Gwangju Democratization Movement, the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea is Asia's oldest biennial of contemporary art.
The wave of revolutionary protests known as the Arab Spring occurred relatively early in the history of social media, less than five years after Twitter — a key factor in popular uprisings in countries like Egypt and Tunisia — was launched in summer 2006.
It follows Beck (voiced by Elijah Wood), the leader of uprising against The Grid.
The article considers the connections that have been made in Egypt between the July 1952 Revolution, launched by the Free Officers movement, and the January 2011 Revolution, launched by this year's popular uprising in Egypt.
I've read the communist manifesto... I can say for certain that the Pope is not preaching Marxist ideas... He is not calling for uprising... He is not calling for class war - fare... He is saying that greed has it's dangers... The same lesson Jesus tried to teach when he kicked the money lenders out of the temple...
Rauf threatens the US with uprising from the Muslims if the mosque is moved to apease the Americans, but Islam expects the American to give up his rights to apease the Muslims.
The typical V of a cool Pacific decadal phase can be seen in the Pacific with uprising of cold and nutrient rich water in both the north and south east.
The actor — who left Hollywood to be a rock star and hadn't been on screen for five years — thanked his mother and brother before mentioning «the dreamers» caught in political uprisings in Venezuela and the Ukraine.
The video, which involves some sort of dance uprising at a steam factory where workers» primary job is to pull heavy chains while wearing overalls, has nothing to do with the song lyrics which make it all the more gloriously weird.
Written as an oral history of a robot uprising against humans, the book was heavily promoted at BEA in 2011 and landed on the NYT best seller list at # 13 for one week.
The researchers estimated the effects of food insecurity and state vulnerability on the occurrence of violent uprisings in Africa for the years 1991 to 2011.
«In its first season, the show will follow desperate Mexicans fleeing north, Middle Eastern men struggling to find their place, and, in one explosive sequence, a slave uprising on the way to America,» she writes.
A Revolution in 4 Seasons tells the story of two politically opposed young women fighting to shape their lives alongside the turbulent politics of Tunisia, the sole country to emerge from the Arab Spring uprisings as a functional democracy.
However, the recent civil uprising in Egypt would not be reason to receive compensation.
As the survivors of the robot uprising begin to regroup, a greater threat assembles and looms on the horizon.
Best conditions can be found during uprising mid tide.
In 1955, Howard Hawks made a very good epic spectacle called Land ofthe Pharaohs that depicted a slave uprising against an evil pharaoh.William Faulkner wrote the screenplay, but later expressed hisdisappointment about the project because he «didn't know how ancientEgyptians talked.»
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick found a clever twist on zombie uprisings with Zombieland, and now they're giving us a look at the aftermath of a failed robot revolution, with their new movie Epsilon.
In addition to the writer drama, he's trying to give history lessons about uprisings and revolts, tell a tender love story with the not - so - virgin queen, show the political power struggle behind Elizabeth's throne and present William Shakespeare as such a blithering idiot that it's a wonder he manages to drop his trousers before relieving himself.
«El Doctor» Jose Mireles (speaking) leads the Autodefensas citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar drug cartel.
LILCO's ambition to rise to the lucrative status of a national broker of nuclear power fell apart due in great measure to a popular uprising among the regular folks of the Town of Riverhead, wherein the Northville — which the state and LILCO referred to as Jamesport — plant was to be built.
And politicians around the globe are dealing with populist uprisings fueled by outside actors agitating through Facebook — in other words, they have an ax to grind.
These paintings, engendered equally by the 1992 LA uprisings as well as the AIDS epidemic, constitute a visceral visual experience that seems at once highly personal but also universally relevant.
Chukwu alleged that during preliminary investigation, it was discovered Yakwa was among some youths «being sponsored by certain individuals of Taraba State to cause uprisings in the area.»
One of the most important and prominent agendas of 2017 has been the solidarity of women standing together to defend themselves, especially during the recent uprising against sexual misconduct.
Years later, all these players meet again, amid the tumult of a student uprising led by the hot - blooded Enjolras (Aaron Tveit).
She was shocked to see the reports on the country two weeks later following uprisings after the 2009 elections.
Therefore, if the price of bread goes up five cents, they might be annoyed, but probably not ready to organize a political uprising over it.
A defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, leads an armed uprising of small farmers and local slaves that causes a county in Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy and create a free state in this epic action - drama set during the Civil War.
«If there is a grassroots uprising about the issue of who owns user data, we can get it passed,» Wyden said, citing other pieces of bipartisan legislation that once seemed like a long - shot.
Ancient Egyptian uprisings triggered by volcanic eruptions Chemistry World - November 8, 2017 New evidence that changes in atmospheric chemistry caused Multi-disciplinary scientific research reports, prepared during last three - four decades by making use of such scientific tools and techniques, were used
Or the Occupy Movement, where a call to «occupy everywhere» transformed a protest camp in Zuccotti Park into a global uprising for economic justice.
The US is in a still tense relationship with Russia, and China is going through a power struggle culminating in a crisis and military uprising led by one Admiral Chang, who is the antagonist this time around.
He finally returned to Paris in May 1968 to witness the student uprisings there, events that shaped his career.
The model was successfully used to simulate the multiple factors — including the great Russian drought of 2010 — that made the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings more likely.
The Mandate — As the leader of a starship crew, you must traverse the galaxy to quell rebel uprisings against the Tsars and their Mandate.
After gang - fueled uprisings occur within the walls of Blackgate Prison, Batman is called in to restore order and put an end to the rebellion before the chaos implodes.
More than 10,000 teachers from more than 20 districts scattered across Colorado are demonstrating as part of a burgeoning teacher uprising from the East to the interior West that is demanding more tax dollars be spent in public schools.
In March, India issued an unprecedented ban on Tibetans holding a rally with the Dalai Lama in New Delhi to mark the 60th anniversary of the start of the failed uprising against Chinese rule.
We, the undersigned, are writing in support of a new uprising for racial justice that is being organized by educators around the country who have declared February 5 - 9, 2018, «Black Lives Matter at School Week.»
The Marian Goodman Gallery in New York and White Cube in London both showcase her large - scale abstract paintings inspired by the Arab Spring and other political uprisings around the world.
All is well, if a little surreal, for a short while but before long a riot / party / social uprising begins and all hell breaks loose.
Soviet propaganda that the Federal Republic was a neo-Nazi, revanchist state simply did not make sense when set beside the photograph of Brandt kneeling in December 1970 at the memorial to the victims of the Warsaw ghetto uprising of 1942.
In May and August of 1968 two very different uprisings took place on the streets of two European cities, photographed by two very different photographers.
History also shows that your formula produces bloody uprising, revolutions in the end and then a new era of political imbalance, which hurts everyone again.
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