Boas's philosophy became known as particularism, for it defined each culture as the product of unique, historically particular events.
Over time, whiteness became a powerful, flexible means of uniting these otherwise disparate men and women, for it defined them against Native Americans, African slaves and, finally, against the group that was to become America's domesticated Other: African-Americans.
"For me, it defines my character, because I refused to bend or bow -- no matter the pressures.
In the latter case, the grid shifts smoothly across our simulated cortex, following the locus of the soma for which it defines a connectivity rule.
While it may have been a mordant joke for New Yorker readers, for Ms. Semel it defines, in a fundamental way, the parameters of her life.
Work is what helps shape our lives; it's where we spend most of our time; for many people it defines who they are.
Mr. Tufakji said he had become cynical about the way Israel builds for the future it defines, no matter what it promises Washington.
It also has an official dress code for staff, which it defines as "modern professional".
