Repeated clashes with America, not least in Iraq, have shaped the views of many.
That experience shaped the views he brought to the job of fire commissioner when he was appointed in 1995.
But while VHS tapes were not built to last, they changed the economics of the film industry and shaped the viewing patterns that we take for granted today.
Re "A Philosophy With Roots in Conservative Texas Soil" (front page, May 21): The environment that produced George W. Bush, the self-proclaimed "most anti-abortion governor in the country," also shaped the views of the president of Planned Parenthood.
Mr. Romney shot back with the dramatic story of a relative's illegal abortion, saying her death had shaped the views of his mother, Lenore, who ran for the Senate in 1970.
"Looking at the Republican Party as a whole, the center of gravity is much closer to where Rubio is," said Robert Kagan, a foreign policy scholar whose thinking has shaped the views of many prominent Republicans, including Mitt Romney and Mr. Rubio.
His defenses of utilitarianism and of liberty shaped the views of his own generation, and they continue to this day to inspire and to guide.
Anna Schwartz, an economist and coauthor with Milton Friedman of a book on monetary policy that shaped the views of central bankers including Federal Reserve ChairmanBen S. Bernanke, has died.
Social norms and values, particularly those relating to sexual debut and behaviour, shaped the views and actions of healthcare professionals, parents and young women in relation to the HPV vaccine.
That control is seen as crucial in shaping the view of the public and its tolerance for what could become a protracted legal battle over control of the White House.
