Word: embellishments
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...favorite Gospel (John) and appeared to regard the rest as less essential. And starting with the 1835 critique The Life of Jesus by David Friedrich Strauss, apostles of the new scientific method raised additional questions with increasing urgency: Might faith have caused the writers of all four Gospels to embellish on actual fact? Did the politics of the early church cause them to edit or add to Jesus' story? Which parts of the New Testament were likely to be straight reportage rather than pious mythmaking...
...used to in Little Rock. If he didn't get more help, he said, he was afraid he'd "let the President and Hillary down." Predictably, he brought up the travel-office affair, adding that he didn't trust presidential aide David Watkins, whom he feared might fabricate or embellish the facts to cover himself, possibly at the expense of the First Lady...
...interrupt the flow of the film and Angel's odd appearances only hinder the storytelling instead of enhancing it. Angel sneakily walks on and off the screen, but the revelation of who he is does not justify these constant interruptions. Furthermore, and most importantly, what he says does not embellish, inform or further the progress of the story. He is useless...
...Vietnamese soldiers taking drugs, gambling and deserting -- depictions that provoked an unusual silence from the government and harsh criticism from some peers in Vietnam. Yet the censors were evidently moved by the book's unflinching sincerity and Ninh's literary gifts. "My book is a reaction against attempts to embellish war," he says, "and to forget the human side...
Designer Nicholas Georgiadis' lavish costumes and elaborate, larger-than life scenery embellish the ballet's sensual Spanish flair. The glowing hues of land, sea and sky in the Barcelona port scene and muted whites and silvers of the mystical forest fantasyland in the dream sequence echo the vibrance of the dancing itself. The fervid tangos and airy waltzes of Ludwig Minkus' original 19th century score capture the colorful folk mood of Old World Spain. Assistant Director Anna-Marie Holmes' staging is for the most part fast-paced and engaging, but sometimes lacks the vigor necessary to maintain the intensity...