Some thinkers were even more assertive in their interpretation of a worthy minister as the ruler's de facto superior, a teacher and not just a friend (Pines 2009: 163 172).
His homage to Georgia O'Keeffe, for example, places her likeness in the center of a cow skull and covers the seat with an interpretation of her assertive flowers.
By contrast, male clinicians are more assertive, give more advice and interpretation, and focus more on technical aspects of the clinical consultation, such as the physical examination [ 2].
Specific aspects identified were: student understanding and undertaking of professional interactions, differences in personal space interpretation, difficulty in being assertive or interacting in groups, CALD discrimination and display of emotions.
If there is a key to Fiennes's interpretation, it lies in an assertive masculinity that displays a ruthless contempt for women.
MG: The consistency in the portrayal of Christ as an attractive homeless person or a hippie you can take home to meet your parents doesn't jibe with my interpretation of the biblical description of an assertive rabbi with carpentry experience.
But as Geertz [ 51] said that "The Field" itself is a "powerful force: assertive, demanding, even coercive" so that the political and research contexts are vital for interpretation.
Conservative in his interpretation of the Confucian Classics, Sima argued for the cause of good government through moral leadership rather than by assertive measures and through the improved functioning of tested institutions rather than by drastic changes.
Women are more assertive.
