(In some ways, "Angel" feels like part of the endless recycling of the few existing visual and audio records of Hendrix, but he's such a compelling figure that he justifies the practice).
Then he went on to quickly sap the Zinger, a gravity-defying top that was said to have the ability — in correct conditions — to spin eternally, and his old favorite, Mad Hamlet, a strangely compelling action figure that went into suicidal fits when you pushed a button that was hidden on its back.
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Both Woodward and Martin find Greenspan so compelling a figure that they have emphasized the great man at the expense of exploring the institution.
What makes Jack Bauer such a compelling figure isn't that he's brave, canine loyal, makes lightening-quick decisions, is a natural leader, doesn't need sustenance, and is so awesomely resourceful he could probably make a cell phone out of a rock and a coat hanger.
In the nearly 27 years since 15-year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned to death outside her family's home in Greenwich, her mother, Dorthy, has emerged as the single most compelling figure in a case that has generated international attention amid an unseemly swirl of mystery, wealth and celebrity.
It was also the moment that forged the reputations of two of biology's most compelling figures and united their names, no doubt in perpetuity.
Despite those compelling figures, Americans typically pay scant attention to the No. 2, whether when voting for a president or, for that matter, a governor.
But none of them are compelling figures, or galvanizing forces.
Behind that compelling figure, though, is the sheer economic complexity of feeding 3.6 billion people.
