Throughout her life, Eva's ability to confront hardship and challenges with curiosity, energy and humor were admirable.
Nine original letters, handwritten by Louis Bovet, Louis Auguste Jeanneret and Alphonse Bovet between 1837 and 1855, narrated the lives of the watchmakers as they explored the Chinese market, confronting hardships brought on by the first Opium War and the flooding of the watch market from 1844 onward, following the unequal trade treaty imposed by Britain on China at the end of the war.
The Greeks had a "tragic wisdom" that enabled them to confront the hardships of life and the inevitability of death.
In occupied Paris during the Second World War, where Léon struggles against the abhorrent tasks imposed upon him by the SS, and the wilds of Africa, where Louise confronts the hardships of her primitive environment, they battle the vicissitudes of history and the passage of time for the survival of their love.
Perhaps that America is still uncomfortable with race and that many Americans are incapable of confronting the hardships of their very different fellow citizens.
"We have been many times confronted with hardships and security risks," he said.
Interpreting lower education as a proxy of lower socioeconomic status, one explanation for this finding may be that survivors with a lower socioeconomic status may routinely be confronted with hardships in their lives and, thus, may be more experienced in finding something positive from negative events (Tomich and Helgeson, 2004; Rinaldis et al, 2010).
Upon arrival, these families confronted immediate hardship, including intense discrimination, a lack of affordable housing, limited access to health care, unequal schooling and an increasingly stratified job market.
Mr. Champion normally would have interpreted for the lead character Chuck Baxter Sean Hayess), but he has been easing back his workload — he was signing for some of the supporting characters, while two others signed for the main characters — as he confronts personal hardship.
Seven participants did not complete the first post-intervention interview because they were (too) ill (N = 3), died (N = 1), or were confronted with hardship in the family (N = 1).
The hardships that confront Li-yan in her life are as compelling as the fog-shrouded secret groves where she and her mother cultivate a special healing tea.
