Sentence examples for uplifting narrative from inspiring English sources

His story fits an uplifting narrative of Flushing as a birthplace of early American freedom.

But the uplifting narrative is not shared by many of those who live here, particularly African-Americans.

The report could puncture a hole in the uplifting narrative of "Three Cups of Tea," which has fed a charity run by Mr. Mortenson, the Central Asia Institute.

Even though they have no plans for any more shows or records, Faith No More do come dangerously close to endorsing the uplifting narrative they find so boring.

But the reports resist the temptation to mold the Katrina disaster into an uplifting narrative arc from burst levees to the Saints 2010 Super Bowl victory — there are too many caveats and codas.

Then, Jon Krakauer, America's premier high-altitude fact-checker (and a major source for the "60 Minutes" segment), piled on with "Three Cups of Deceit," a 75-page e-book exposé poking further holes in the uplifting narrative of "Tea" while also accusing Mortenson of treating the Central Asia Institute like "his personal A.T.M.," as a former board treasurer put it to Krakauer.

We're far enough beyond that history for films like "The Help" and "The Butler" to be billed as uplifting narratives about a cartoonish past.

As a literary archetype, everything about Gunnar feels off, from his beach-bum persona to the way his family runs counter to traditional uplifting narratives of the American Dream: his father works as a sketch artist for the racist L.A.P.D.; his mother moves the family from their affluent, white suburb back to "the ghetto".

And this is the uplifting liberation narrative that carries Barack Obama's blessing, reinforcing the American message sent during the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt – namely, that in the final analysis, the United States will always stand with those who seek freedom from oppression.

Moussa and Mataba provide the episode with an uplifting through-narrative – but even their story is tinged with sadness.

A powerfully unsettling but uplifting tale.