Word: sheerness
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...remember going to see the first Star Wars film when I was 14. I was blown away by the sheer scope of the film and the number of people who stood in long lines to see it. As a little person who stands just over 4 ft. (1.2 m) tall, I've found strength in the depiction of Yoda. Before Star Wars, I had never seen anyone of such small stature portrayed as a hero possessing tremendous strength and dignity. Lucas brought Yoda to life, all 2 ft. (0.6 m) of him, and created one of the greatest screen characters...
...Without a word, the six troopers - some lugging packs that weighed over 50 kg - settled to a slow hike up the sheer hillsides, across shifting shale and over jagged outcrops, scanning the terrain ahead through night-vision goggles that showed the world in shades of green...
...fighter on FX, he was a cop on ABC. The 19 episodes of The Job fall further on the "-edy" side of dramedy than those of Rescue Me, but their gallows humor is much the same. As Mike McNeil, a boozing, cough-syrup-guzzling, philandering detective, Leary charms through sheer insolence...
...Linda Fairstein admiringly. Scottoline quibbles with the popular name for her craft. "I don't think I'm writing legal thrillers at all, and honestly, I hate the term," she says. "I'm writing stories about strong, funny, resourceful women who get themselves in and out of trouble by sheer dint of will and excessive amounts of heart, and these women just happen to be lawyers. I write about murder and law because they encompass the great themes of fiction--love and hate, justice and injustice, good and evil. If you can write about such dramatic stuff, why would...
...vacation. The piece was a refreshing respite from articles about politics and elected officials and the negativity that seemingly surrounds us today. Gerald J. Luongo Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. I remember going to see the first Star Wars film when I was 14. I was blown away by the sheer scope of the film and the number of people who stood in long lines to see it. As a little person who stands just over 4 ft. (1.2 m) tall, I've found strength in the depiction of Yoda. Before Star Wars, I had never seen anyone of such small...