In example, the online dictionary resource views feminism as a belief as opposed to a theory. The Cambridge Dictionary of the American Language only has "The belief that women should have the same economic, social, and political rights as men" (The Cambridge Dictionary of the American Language 67). Basically, the past three dictionary sources have the same ideas behind the definition. However, the Political Dictionary has a more in-depth perception on what feminism is. ... It seems as if the regular dictionaries are too vague with their definitions, whereas the Social Science references exp...

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Terrorism in the Webster's New American Dictionary is defined as "the systematic use of intense fear as a means of intimidation." ... The use of terror is usually a tool to promote ideologies according to the dictionary but what about the use of terror for revenge? ... The hostage crisis at the American embassy in Teheran twenty years ago was another example of terrorism based on revenge. ... There are other examples of terrorism that fit under revenge but those are a combination of revenge and political or social coercion. ... This example of terrorism is different, however, than the oth...

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There are three types of definitions: formal, operational, and definition by example. Formal definitions are commonly found in the dictionary. ... Definition by example defines a class by listing its individual members. ... For polygamous households with multiple women, it creates a demeaning aspect for all women in society. ... After examining operational definition, formal definition, and definition by example, one is able to make their own assessment of a valid marriage....

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Such a body created for purposes of government, also called body corporate, a group of people combined into or acting as one body,"" (American Heritage Dictionary 2000). ... In this essay that discusses corporatism the USA is the example. ... These corporations can control the system to attain results which are incompatible with the free market, for example Microsoft and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which prevents its customers from switching easily from Windows to another operating system. ... Corporatism often fails to respect or offer honest and legitimate aid to countries with...

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In Webster dictionary, it is defined as a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations. ... The dictionary meaning and the historic subsequent form of secularism, consists of certain scales of laicist elements and resembles very much to laicism. ... Before indicating the major examples of such a discrimination, some other concepts as "tolerance" and "atheism" also needs to be explained. ... The Webster dictionary defines the word as "the disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being". ... The history of Ottoman Empire mainly carried numerous positi...

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Now, high technology laborites filled with computers and electronics can be found next door to storerooms full of human mummies or snakes coiled in jars of alcohol. ... The museum to me is like the dictionary of life that includes many active things like the human who visits it and the appreciated scientists who work in it and the interactive things that trigger the whole theme of life, which is education. ... For example this museum tells a whole deal about the way its information displayed through art, advanced technology, the most up to date tools that can be used to take care of the human ...

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The Macquarie Dictionary defines "change" as revolutionizing, substituting, altering, and modification. ... Parenthood is commonly the next step in one's life, this comes with its own set of emotional anxieties. Middle age is often differentiated by the loss of children, retirement, and change in relationship with ones parents, as they too grow older and become less self-reliant and more reliant on others. ... "Perspective" is defined in the Macquarie dictionary as analysis; conspicuous relationship; way in which people, ideas or things are perceived. For example to we see an exam or asse...

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The word prostitute' is defined in most dictionaries as a person, usually a woman, who has sex with someone, usually a man, for money' (Cambridge). In order to understand how they are socially constructed, one must look deeper into the definition of it than the dictionary provides. ... As a modern example, Aoi, in the film of Good woman in Bangkok by O'Rourke (Manderson, 1993) was left with no choice but to get herself into prostitution' to earn a living for her family, to pay back for the debt, for her mother's medical fees and to support her child. ... For example...

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In the dictionary definition, democracy "is government by the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. ... Another example of the people's responsibility is the right to vote. ... In conclusion, democracy is a government to serve the people's true interests and concerns by providing them with certain freedoms such as, freedom of speech and expression, freedom of religion and conscience, freedom of assembly, and the right to equal protection before the law. ...

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For example, even in countries that share the English language, the meaning of "yes" varies from "maybe, I"ll consider it" to "definitely so," with many shades in between. ... For example, in Asian cultures the word "no" is rarely used so that "yea" can mean "no" or "perhaps". ... Furthermore, individuals who are not comfortable with a certain language may not be taken seriously. ... These dialects, all of which are legitimate, are associated with educational, economic, social and historical conditions. Hence, even if an individual scrupulously studies all the possible dictionaries of a random...

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When Aristotle says substance in the truest and primary and most definite of the word, is that "which is neither predicable of a subject nor presents in a subject", he is saying that physical things are a substance and there would always be something to describe them in other words a predicate from a subject but substances themselves cannot be predicates with other substances. Primary substances can have predicable and present things for example an apple can have a predicate "apple" and something is present in it, the colors. ... In other words if we go back to the example of the apple, taking...

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With these dialects I could communicate with everyone in china, but I did not took these dialects as a big deal until when I went to Mexico with the age 11. ... Also my dad will compare other children with me, how others are good with their Spanish and helping their family, and instead i am not helping the family at all. ... So I began study very hard by translating the textbook with a dictionary, at that time I did not have a smartphone to help me to pronounce the word or translate the word, so I carried the dictionary with me to school and during the weekend I would go to ask help for my hom...

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It is her choice to deny his parenthood with an abortion or economically enslave him with custody battles that often lead to years of child support payments. ... According to Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary, "... a defendant is innocent until proven guilty" (Cornell Law). ... I will complain, like Quindlen, Obama does not justify her claim with any supporting evidence. ... For example, women make up only nineteen percent of congress and four percent of Fortune 500 CEOs (Center for American Progress). ... The one-sided approach to domestic violence is one of the most prevalen...

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In Macmillan's dictionary, Illusion is defined as a "general impression that does not correspond to actual fact; or a false or misleading idea." ... She would weep for day after she visited with Madame Forestier, a schoolmate, who appeared to have the wealth Madame Loisel dreamed of on a daily basis. Therefore, Matilda feels she is impoverished because she is unable to adorn herself with all the jewels and lavishness of a luxurious life. For example, Matilda believes buying a new dress for the ball will make her more attractive. ... Some politicians are a prime example of giving the illu...

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Rather, each unit acquires meaning simply by combining and contrasting with other units. ... The signified concept indicated by the signifier, "box," in this example is universally understood to represent a container or case, usually rectangular in shape. The association of the signifier with the signified is what makes up the sign. ... For example, the word, "fish," in English and, "poisson," in French both refer to a type of aquatic animal. ... One example is the English word, "zombie " The Oxford English Dictionary states that the word originates from West Africa, co...

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Implementation of Uniforms in Schools The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the concept of uniform as; dress of the same style, materials and colour worn by a group. ... However, with uniforms, no one is able to comment on the others clothes, because not only one person is wearing it, but also everyone is. ... This can easily be avoided with uniforms that provide the students with the same apparel day-after-day. ... Many intruders will be overwhelmed with the chance of them being caught and may trash the idea of travelling to rival schools. ... For example, when on an excursion, if s...

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'Cyber warfare' is a recent term: the Oxford English Dictionary gives its first use as 1994. ... For example North Korea denying hacking into computer systems at Sony pictures in retaliation for a film depicting the country's leader. ... For example the very complex stuxnet computer worm that infects computers and connected industrial. ... Any computer is a potential cyber weapon and anyone with advanced knowledge of information systems is a potential attacker. ... This situation is getting worse with the rapid proliferation of information technology and knowhow. ...

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(Bernstein 2002) The Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary defines OCD as follows; OCD is a disorder characterized by recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are severe enough to be time consuming or cause marked distress or significant impairment. ... (Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 2001) These medications generally help decrease symptoms, but each individual person is different. ... Some may begin with medication to gain control over their symptoms and then continue with behavior therapy. ... For example, a person with OCD that compulsively washes their hands may be e...

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The tropical climate, the sun and the natural beauties, they do an only place today of the country and with enormous tourist potential. ... African languages, especially from Nigeria and Angola, have survived in religious rituals, cooking and some general words, the most well-known example being samba. ... If thinking of buying a dictionary or phrasebook, it's important to make sure it is for Brazilian Portuguese. ... There are so many differences between the Iberian languages, that a pocket dictionary will be your best investment. ... The cities are dotted with favelas, shanty towns ...

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The webster's dictionary last accessed on January 2nd, 2016 defines torture in two separate yet equally as simple ways. ... The second and less well-known definition of torture given to us by Webster's Dictionary is something that causes great mental suffering or stress. ... An example of this is the use of euphemistically-called enhanced interrogation techniques including waterboarding, known to have been used by the United States after the September 11 attacks. ... Today the United States along with the entire United Nations has vowed to fight against torture throughout the world....

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Jack Kevorkian since the media placed him in the public eye for his actions involved with euthanasia. ... The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines euthanasia as "the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy." ... Physician assisted suicide is when a doctor supplies the patient with the proper information, procedure, and or tools that allow the patient, themselves, to terminate their own lives with ease. ... Two examples of passive euthanasia are not disconnecting...

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For example, marijuana use has become the hot seat of much debates, concerning whether it should be legal. ... It can be argued that the user base for marijuana might increase significantly if marijuana is legalized, but with seventy million people already having tried marijuana and another twenty million people having smoked it in the last year alone; one has to wonder, what kind of change would legalization bring? ... Well on a dictionary outlook it means " A habit-forming substance whose use may lead to the abuse of drugs that are more addictive or more dangerous"; or more simply put a sub...

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With mandatory volunteerism in place these reluctant students will find the experience of volunteerism rewarding beyond their expectations. ... Along with with making you feel good about yourself and teaching you valuable life lessons these benefits from volunteering, volunteer work also develops useful skills. ... Counterclaim and Rebuttal Paragraphs: The most controversial problem that people have with mandatory volunteerism is that it is mandatory. ... The definition of a volunteer is, "a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task" (DICTIONARY F...

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A casual observation of the human life, which involves day-to day interactions with others, asks the question, "Why do people help one another?" ... Take for example and egotistic scenario. ... This is a prime example of what Psychologists refer to as the bystander effect. ... The definition from the Collins Canadian Dictionary states altruism is "acting for the good of others and not for benefiting oneself". ... So by what is stated from the above definition is that these are not examples of altruistic behaviour whatsoever. ...

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It is then easier to deal with an anxiety that arises from these internal impulses and threats. ... An example of this is a manager attributing future success to an interview applicant due to his or her resume indicating particular attention to spelling, presentation and neatness. ... Another example of projection in organizational behavior is the manager who assumes that the needs of subordinates are the same as his or her own. ... In this example the subordinates may be perfectly happy and satisfied doing jobs that the manager sees as dull and routine. ... The term is described in Chaplin...

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