Dignity
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While the Iraq War certainly deserves its fair share of scrutiny, and history will surely paint a less than stellar picture of the politics behind the war and those leaders, Republican and Democrat, who led the United States into that war, those who served in it deserve at least the smallest measure of
dignity
in their portrayal.
The great British actress Flora Robson plays their mother in a colossal bit of miscasting but since her role is minimal she retains her
dignity
(although some of the lovey-dovey exchanges with her movie son Raft are borderline incestuous).
Most bad movies can eke out some
dignity
by at least looking like ambitious failures.
Nonetheless, the films treats the subject with dignity, does not exploit or sensationalize, and recreates enough of the horror to impart a sense of what it must have been like giving it docudramatic value.
The actors behave far too freely and with hardly any attempt at the formal dignity, stiff social restraint of the time, and no apparent attempt to represent the social mores and customs of the era.
What about respect for autonomy and human
dignity?
She maintains her
dignity
and her natural kindness in spite of the most difficult circumstances.
It's got "sensational" themes, cheap sets, highly stylized and overripe Elizabethan dialog, a plot with severe Attention Deficit Disorder, and "B" to "Z" level actors trying hard to maintain their
dignity
in a thankless situation.
Naomi Watts is perfect as Harris's love interest, and Debbie Reynolds lends charm and
dignity
to the role of Ruth.
Depending on your point of view, this film is either a biting, insightful, timeless illumination of human
dignity
and indignity or a woeful commentary on how painfully slowly we evolve.
Whatever, nowadays we need idealism more than ever, we need to believe in lost causes, we have to appeal to the
dignity
of the individual and to spit in the riches' faces.
The primary problem is the unabashed worship of materialism - this show represents selfish, hateful, greedy and ignorant behaviour in much the same way loyalty, respect,
dignity
and love are represented in mainstream media.
Only the worst kind of human being with a lack of education, common sense or human
dignity
could ever think such a thing in the first place.
But it’s also true that Obama has conducted himself throughout his presidency with confidence, dignity, and a sure wit.
Spanish Leadership for Europe’s RomaNEW YORK – Continued discrimination against Roma in Europe not only violates human dignity, but is a major social problem crippling the development of Eastern European countries with large Roma populations.
What is needed is a process that rebuilds trust and communication so that the give-and-take of negotiation is perceived as serving mutual interests rather than serving up insults to national
dignity
or identity.
Second, he gave to a majority of Venezuelans a sense of identity, pride, and
dignity
long denied them by a corrupt, elitist, light-skinned oligarchy.
Radicalism threatens any society where human
dignity
is lost and human rights mean nothing.
It also means that support must be given by a "superior power" whenever individual freedom and responsibility do not suffice to achieve the ends necessary for human
dignity.
But it is our fate as humans, and it is usually accepted with
dignity
when the hour comes.
In other words, you can have two years of gradual decline with some pain, or three years of nauseating treatments, “chemo brain,” loss of hair, and diminished
dignity.
Above all, guardians of human rights must remain vigilant, viewing ratification of treaties not as the end of the struggle for human dignity, but as the beginning in an evolving campaign.
For dozens of years, the international community has been arguing over how it should reform the United Nations so that it can better secure civic and human
dignity
in the face of conflicts such as those now taking place in Burma or Darfur, Sudan.
It is not the innocent victims of repression who are losing their dignity, but rather the international community, whose failure to act means watching helplessly as the victims are consigned to their fate.
Slum life is depicted with integrity and dignity, and with a joie de vivre that transcends its setting.
What can India’s government do to provide its citizens with the dignity, comfort, and security that they deserve?
Or will they finally realize that a future of independence, sovereignty, and
dignity
is open to them – but only if they grant the Israelis what they rightly claim for themselves?
It provides further guarantees that decisions will be taken by those closest to citizens, and it acknowledges the significance the values on which the Union rests: respect for human rights and dignity, liberty, democracy, equality, and the rule of law.
What millions of Arabs were saying as they stood united in peaceful protest was that their way of achieving Arab and Islamic
dignity
is far less costly in human terms.
More importantly, their way will ultimately achieve the type of
dignity
that people really want, as opposed to the unending wars of terror to rebuild the caliphate that Bin Laden promised.
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