Emily's pursuit of an absurd, culturally reinforced fantasy — that of the stereotypical hot guy who presents himself as daring but caring, protective as well as adventuresome — nearly costs her and her mother their lives.
This belief allows investors to pay sky-high prices for a hot stock, making for a self-reinforcing fantasy.
The council had its own historical experts, who objected that the show portrayed only the lascivious aspects of the harem, reinforcing Orientalist fantasies; in fact, "the harem was a serious educational institution whose secret has not yet been unravelled".
They respond to him much the way Mr. Gandolfini, the actor who plays Tony, must find his fans responding nowadays, with a credulity that reinforces the fantasy Dr. Melfi is working so hard to penetrate.
The name works because it meets the two criteria parents need in the name: to avoid knowing the precise number of pounds parenthood adds and to reinforce the fantasy that maybe it's only a pound.
This result is interesting because it relates quality of life in migraine sufferers to the possibility of expressing emotion and fantasy, reinforcing the importance of developing spaces to express sickness and treatment representations.
There is no insulting someone who lives in a self-reinforcing fantasy world.
There is something profoundly nostalgic about this strategy: Odd Future sometimes seems intent on resurrecting the bad old days, when hip-hop was scary, even if that means concocting sadistic fantasies or reinforcing old prejudices.
They would reinforce the Republicans' fantasy that the deficit is solely the result of spending.
Of course this is all an Obama fantasy, reinforced by Obama's deep disdain for our allies in the region, Israel and the Saudis, who are also the ones most worried by Russia's escalating influence.
According to the BBFC's Guidelines, films that may "desensitise the effects of violence, degrade a sense of empathy or reinforce an unhealthy fantasy" may need to be altered before being considered eligible for screening.
