Sporting plenty of live chops and soulful harmonies, Aquemini's fresh, original feel defies rap's coastal clichés".
Small wonder, then, that the class rebels feel compelled to defy her -- they can barely find their feet in this world, and for all her authority, the nun, like the other, far less attentive adults in "Dangerous Lives," can't help them.
It's part of rape culture, and it can feel difficult to defy the influence of these social norms when you are delving into your first real experiences of adulthood, especially when it comes to sex.
Eichmann even felt he could defy Heinrich Himmler, the SS leader, Mr. Breitbart said.
We now know that Saddam Hussein felt free to defy the international community because he thought that casualty-averse Americans would never actually invade his country.
Skeeter, a white woman from a wealthy family, has every material thing she could want, yet feels compelled to defy societal expectations and seek a writing career.
You may even feel the need to defy the expectations just so you can feel free to be whoever you are in the moment.
It was a rite of passage that helped me feel empowered enough to defy other people's expectations and follow my own instincts.
The confirmation that the right-wing media's loudest voice was using the killing of a young, unarmed black teenager to suggest America's first black president was trying to fuel racial tension so white Americans could "get a taste" of what the crushing pain and humiliation of slavery felt like, really does defy common sense and civility, ever for a confused hate merchant like Limbaugh.
They both also have popular mandates, and so feel justified in defying each other.
