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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Yeah, it doesn’t immediately sound like a compelling narrative for a feature film, but Philip Railsback’s screenplay brings the story home, resulting in a fascinating family drama.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Through her compelling personal narrative as a wife, mother of five, mayor, governor and a’ Faith Mom’ herself, Sarah Palin has electrified these women all across the country.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
For this is the age of the postmodern narrative, and people with diversity chips implanted in their skulls by government and media propaganda find Mr. Obama’s narrative irresistibly compelling.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
First, the show’s narrative through – line was about as compelling as the back of a cereal box.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Taking an obvious stylistic cue from docu – master Errol Morris, Marsh lets these intimate and engagingly spun first person recollections drive the compelling narrative for his artfully rendered m? (C) lange of archival footage and faux – cinema verite reenactments.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Palin’s narrative is compelling.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And there’s a reason that narrative is so compelling: This narrative renders the past in ways that purport to reveal the future.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
While it does take some time and patience to ease into and can often be excruciatingly difficult, Yggdra Union is one of the best strategy – RPGs to grace any platform in quite some time, one that brings together uniquely riveting gameplay, compelling narrative, and production values that may not be taxing the PSP in any big way but are impressive nonetheless.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And it’s a nice perk that the reminder comes in the form of a compelling narrative.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Even though these characters are now separated in physical space, the narrative created on the Web page of the timeline is equally compelling and effective.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Like Clara of 24 years ago, Carville says it’s time for Obama to show the people where the beef is: Quite simply, he needs to create a more compelling narrative on change, use history as a context for the economy, and get mad about something.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But it also has a compelling narrative, a supernatural horror aspect that made me shudder, and is an all – around amazing piece of art.?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Quite simply, he needs to create a more compelling narrative on change, use history as a context for the economy, and get mad about something.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
For this is the age of the postmodern narrative, and people with diversity chips implanted in their skulls by government and media propaganda find Mr. Obama’s narrative irresistibly compelling.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
None of these questions is answered by a compelling narrative.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The narrative is so compelling that it drives itself, and the POVs serve to make this book not so much about the kidnapping, after all, but about a troubled family, how its members define themselves in reference to each other, and how they grow in the face of a tragedy.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It is a compelling narrative that unveils the truth behind the family’s fame and fortune.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I can see the appeal of Kaine – the parallel narrative is compelling.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Asher writes a good book: the premise is ingenious, the characters are realistic, and the narrative is compelling and skillful (if sometimes confusing).
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