In his eyes the diary was conscious testimony to Jewish faith and suffering; and it was this, and this nearly alone, that defined for him its psychological, historical, and metaphysical genuineness, and its significance for the world.
"The whole set of assumptions about modern art was that it was incumbent on an artist to define for him or herself a particular signature style, something that was indisputably their own," Benezra explains.
That was the startling accomplishment of Mark Haddon's best-selling 2003 novel, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," whose 15-year-old narrator displays many signs of autism without ever mentioning the word: he is extremely intelligent and facile with numbers, yet so emotionally blank he needs to have love defined for him, so literal-minded he must have jokes explained.
They hypothesized: (1) the feeling of freedom in dress is a state of mind which each person defines for him or herself, (2) there are three phases involved with feeling freedom in dress that include planning, execution of the plan, and enjoyment of the results, and (3) people will feel they are dressed freely when they are rewarded with praise and acceptance (Lowe and Anspach 1973).
"No campaign likes headlines like these," said Dan Schnur, a Republican campaign adviser who is not working with Mr. Simon, "but what you have now is an imperative for Simon to define his background as a businessman without someone defining it for him".
One way or another it could be a defining time for him.
"I think this is one of those defining moments for him".
This a defining tournament for him and he will be champing at the bit to get out in the next game and score". .
Defining it for him, she says, "It's a German term for 'shameful joy', taking pleasure in the suffering of others".
And yet, it's a defining issue for him, and one that was built upon years of anti-LGBT attacks by Pence as a radio host and commentator and as a member of Congress, where he even proposed cutting funding for AIDS and diverting the money to "ex-gay" therapy programs.
