Word: detailism
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Potterites spend time speculating in detail about what events will unfold in books five, six and seven, and struggle over Harry’s family tree to link him to the evil, unshakable Voldemort. (“Maybe Voldemort’s third cousin was Harry’s aunt.”) They are slightly unhinged by Harry, and they know...
Even now, Alan J. Stone, Harvard’s vice president for government, community and public affairs, estimates that he spends 20 to 30 percent of his time working with city officials on the tunnel, although he declines to detail exactly what he’s doing...
...doesn’t reflect these legal updates. Through no fault of your own, Harvard may be your first real brush with blackness. And they say when you’re suddenly surrounded by darkness, it takes a while for your eyes to get well-enough adjusted to distinguish detail...
...college kids on their summer break, a Jew and two Sikhs, who together represent a kind of mini-India. Sen uses the reactions of each character to the violence unfolding around them as a mirror that reflects the clashing attitudes Indians hold toward one another. Her attention to detail is one of her great strengths, and the film skillfully captures the characters' idiosyncrasies. In the end-like India itself-they pull through together, despite their differences. Yet Sen, who is Hindu, remains haunted by the real-world horrors she sees in today's India. "Scenes of communal hatred...
...this allows the quarterback that much more time and vastly better reads. But in order to be run right, Murphy’s offense requires a lot more homework than most offenses even on the highest levels, as well as a surgeon’s dedication and attention to detail...