Word: prowesses
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...Ever since James Van Der Beek demonstrated his dramatic prowess as a hunky high-school quarterback in Varsity Blues, the rest of the God-fearing world has been anxiously awaiting his next big-screen performance. Substituting football pants for equally tight leather chaps, this time Van Der Beek serves under one legendary cowboy, Leander McNelly (Dylan McDermott) and must woo Joey Potter and simultaneously battle an army of renegade outlaws, namely John King Fisher (Alfred Molina) and Pacey Witter. The hype is good for this gun toting, rough riding drama set in Texas, 1875, the one setback being it threatens...
...much like its revered progenitors, Gladiator works on such an impressive scale that it is able to overcome its dearth of originality. Ridley Scott has always enjoyed a somewhat undeserved reputation as a visual virtuoso (White Squall? GI Jane?), but this is one project in which his supposed visual prowess is on display full-force. Taking a page from the James Cameron playbook, Scott meticulously recreates the world of ancient Rome, capturing the most minute details from the bustling streets to the massive Coliseum. And the numerous gladiator battles are quite spectacular, capturing the split-second barbarity through a combination...
...answer is simple. The playing field is definitely not level. In fact it is decidedly lopsided. The wide chasms in athletic prowess rival the persistent academic gaps between the Ivy League and everyone else. A major reason for this is the Ivy's more stringent recruiting guidelines...
Unfortunately for Nyweide, his Crimson teammates were unable to put up runs to back his pitching prowess...
...celebrated the first Earth Day 30 years ago, our focus understandably was our own backyard. Our rivers were catching on fire, and our skylines were disappearing behind a veil of smog. America's remarkable environmental progress in the years since is powerful testament to our national will, our technological prowess and our faith in a better future. Protecting the environment is today a bedrock American value, as important to us as safe neighborhoods and good schools. What's more, three decades of experience have proved the naysayers wrong. Tending to the environment has not weakened our economy. In fact...