The box-office success of "2001" could not refute these critics, but it did testify to an epoch-defining enthusiasm, which today puzzles many a viewer.
"The enemy was clearly defined: enthusiasm and certainty.
Two focus groups (a total of 14 children) were held with children who 'engaged fully' (defined by enthusiasm for the study, desire to set and maintain goals) and a further focus group with those who appeared 'indifferent' (reluctant to take part in activities, needed several prompts regarding goals or did not want to set goals) to the study and the messages (n=4).
When a student questions Sun on the word's meaning she defines it with enthusiasm: "Thespian!
Lord Bragg of Wigton's is a sharp but magpie mind, defined by its enthusiasm - which is such an appealing trait that it goes a long way to counterbalance his tendency to pepper his conversation with self-congratulatory anecdotes.
Though that coinage was skeptical, the term as well as the phenomenon have recently been embraced by other critics, as, for instance, by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, who defines V.A. as enthusiasm for a group of directors who work in what he calls "genre filmmaking" (mainly action films, but the Farrelly brothers and Jon M. Chu are there, too).
Integrating these two notions, a new conceptualization of dispositional teacher enthusiasm, defined by teachers' positive affect and positive emotional expressivity, was developed.
High levels of mental energy and willingness to invest in work define vigour, whereas dedication is defined as 'feelings of enthusiasm, pride and inspiration', and absorption implies 'a sense of time passing quickly and low distraction'.
These collections of cited articles are sometimes referred to as 'Citation Classics.' It is argued that citation classics have their limitations and the enthusiasm for defining manuscripts as such is varied [ 2- 5].
She threw herself at it with the energy and enthusiasm that defined her.
While the cultural gatekeepers skirmished, audiences lined up to see for themselves with an enthusiasm that defined what Susan Sontag later called the dawn of "the feverish age of moviegoing".
