Being vexed at this interest in her personal life, Madonna fought back by creating the persona of a renegade, something so outrageous as to defy explanation, something found objectionable by most people.
When those learning opportunities are missed, children can develop a deep anxiety that defies logic, something that Dr. Manikam compares to a fear of flying.
Although she calls for all women to cherish their bodies regardless of their choice to modify it through surgical intervention, she also aims to bring awareness to the beauty obsession: "Why would we defy or fight something that's the natural evolution of being a human being?" she asked.
As millions of 20-somethings defy the age-old tradition of young marriage for another decade of baby-less romance, one study suggests that the Internet is responsible for boosting holy matrimony 14% among 21-30-year-olds.
But there is something in the air that defies historical parallels: something new to do with technology, behaviour and popular culture.
Mr. Torricelli's record will also defy neat political labeling, something that will no doubt serve him well among New Jersey's famously moderate electorate.
Their message is that all art, basically, is an attempt to explain, fend off or accept death; to commemorate, or communicate with, the dead or deities; or to defy death by making something that lives on.
The heaving, muddy chaos spawned variety, eccentricity, sheer colour and richness of experience, and in retrospect something to defy in a productive direction, so that hard work became a habit and I could take nothing for granted.
A behemoth structure towering above the winding stream and trail beneath it, the curved rock not only appears to defy gravity (how does something that massive stay suspended?!); it also provides much-needed shade from the glaring Utah sun.
He did this from his college dorm, along the way bested a couple of wanna-be Wall Street tycoons/jocks who tried to rip off his innovations, and then went on to defy skeptics to create something amazing.
