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Showing is the shadow and light, the subtle tones that build up an image of an object as it really is, that provide realism to a story.
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A 2007 PC Magazine Top 100 Undiscovered Web site, First Showing is offers a complete list of movie release dates, movie news from various sources, and an archive of reviews written by the FirstShowing. net staff.
FS.net Makes PC Mag's Best Web Sites for Movie Fans! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Showing is perfect if you have enough room (available scenes) to show off a character doing something that epitomizes their personality or demeanor.
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DK: Showing is almost always better than telling, if only because it engages your readers’ imaginations and so gets them involved in the story.
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Movie Columnist and Critic For a while there, Lou Taylor Pucci was calling Showing: Most recent articles "Jennifer's Body": Fox & Diablo Cody = a hit?
WN.com - Articles related to Continental Airlines announces more flights to Hawaii 2009
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Someone else said something about Opera doing it first, but either way, I'm curious why is Chrome usually the one listed as the one, "Showing" everyone that it's possible, when it wasn't anywhere near the first to do so.
Five Features We Want To See In Firefox | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Quick note to add: "Showing" is preferred to "telling" outside of storytelling as well.
Read This Greg Tannahill 2008
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Earlier attempts to find a shorter name, such as Showing Atomism To Answer Nothing, also failed to produce an acceptable acronym.
Archive 2007-09-01 James F. McGrath 2007
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"Showing," she deduced quickly and firmly, "that your philosophy is all wrong."
The Visioning Susan Glaspell 1915
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"Showing," thought St. George, "that a valet and a gentleman is a very poor newspaper man."
Romance Island Zona Gale 1906
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