According to the Online Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of violence is "the use of physical force to harm someone, to damage property, etc.... According to the Online Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of censorship is "the system or practice of censoring books, movies, letters, etc.... A second example of censorship in the novel is the Newspeak dictionary. The Newspeak dictionary is a fictional language used in 1984. ... The dishonest government also censors information from the public by using The Ministry of Truth, Newspeak dictionary and memory holes. ...

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The Collins Dictionary describes the judiciary as "the branch of Government concerned with justice and the legal system". ... (ed) 1995, Collins Australian School Dictionary, HarperCollins Publishers, Sydney. ...

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Prescription drugs are defined by Black's Medical Dictionary as "the written direction for drugs for medicinal use, given by the doctor, dentist, and nurse to the patient, for dispensing by a pharmacist."" The BMC goes on to say that "drugs should only be prescribed when essential for treatment, and when any possible risks involved to the patient are outweighed by the potential benefits of giving the drug"(Black's Medical Dictionary, 2010). ... References Black's Medical Dictionary. (2010). Retrieved from Black's Medical Dictionary: www.credoreference.com/entry/blackmed/...

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Things that need to be discussed: a) Philosophical perspectives b) Gender issues and education c) Maori education, d) Pacific education The two stances that each of the above need to be applied to: Education = Commodity; makes it a level playing ground, tradable, no one has more access Education = Public Good; benefit of the whole community, should be freely available. 2a : of, relating to, or affecting all the people or the whole area of a nation or state b : of or relating to a government c : of, relating to, or being in the service of the community or nation 3 a : of or r...

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Well in the dictionary it states many different definitions, but I would just like to focus on a few, which are: a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities; one that shows great courage; and an object of extreme admiration and devotion. ... The three definitions from the dictionary that I have previously spoken of not only describe my true heroes, but also the people I cherish. ... The dictionary explained a hero as being: "a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities" and also "an object of extreme admiration and devotion." ...

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The first dictionary for Italian was edited in 1612 by the Accademia Della Crusca, an Italian society for scholars and Italian linguists established in Florence. ... The dictionary, 'Vocabolario della lingua italiana,' published by the Accademia was the first known Italian dictionary which also served as the model for similar works in French, Spanish, German and English. ...

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FASHION What is fashion? Fashion is defined as "the make or form of something" or "a prevailing custom usage or style" (Miriam Webster Dictionary). What someone wears can either shape an image they want to portray or maybe they feel comfortable with what they wear. Whatever the reason is, fash...

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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language provides many explanations: "a person or thing that leads; a guide; one in charge or in command of others." The dictionary proceeds to offer such additional definitions as "a person who leads others along a way; a guiding or directing head, as of an army or political group; the head of a political party or organization; one who has an influential voice in politics." ... A dictionary definition most often is just as abstract as the term that needs to be defined, offering just the most basic and primary of details. ...

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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." ... While the dictionaries definitions says that it is the use coercion to promote certain ideologies, some of the most cleverly hidden terrorism today is the terrorism used to suppress some ideologies or certain ethnic groups or societies. ... The use of terror is usually a tool to promote ideologies according to the dictionary but what about the use of terror for revenge? ...

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The dictionary definition of weakness is, " the state or condition of being weak."" ... The dictionary definition of abortion states: "The expulsion of a foetus before the proper time."" ... The dictionary definition of euthanasia is: "Putting to death in cases of extreme or terminal suffering."" ...

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Well, in Merriam-Webster's dictionary there is not a word for social diversity as a whole, but broken down to social and diversity. Social in the Merriam-Webster's dictionary means: tending to form cooperative and interdependent relationships with others of ones own kind. Diversity in the Merriam-Webster's dictionary means: the condition of being diverse, variety. ...

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According to Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary, "... a defendant is innocent until proven guilty" (Cornell Law). ... According the Cambridge definition, "information or ideas that are spread by an organized group or government to influence people's opinions, esp. by not giving all the facts" (Cambridge Dictionary), the aforementioned tactics of persuasion by Quindlen and the First Lady consist of propaganda within the feminist community. ...

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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines pain as a noun with two different meanings. ... The dictionary definition of pain tells us pain is an uncomfortable feeling and can have many different causes; however, it doesn't tell us what pain feels like. ...

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Depression is defined as an emotional state of persistent dejection, ranging from relatively mild discouragement and gloominess to feelings of extreme despondency and despair (Encyclopedic Dictionary 246). ... American Psychological Association Online 27 Oct. 2003 The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psychology. ...

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The semantics of these words can be obtained using any dictionary once they have been translated to their modern equivalents. ... Gre (line 1) (Oxford English Dictionary or OED) means year in the modern equivalent and is derived originally from and Anglian dialect of OE. ...

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In the Shakespeare's play Henry IV the word honor is used in various forms thirty two times. If one looks up the definition of honor in a dictionary, there is a concise meaning to be found. The American Heritage Dictionary's definition is thus: 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; est...

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The Neuron A neuron is a cell that is located in the brain or spinal cord. It is the "basic functional unit of the nervous system" (Encarta World English Dictionary, 2001). There are 10 billion neurons that are interconnected in the brain. Neurons communicate with each other by using bioch...

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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. ...

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Only in a dark room does a thin ray of light shine its brightest. In today's day and age, we see such rays in absolute bewilderment as the darkness in our world only seems to get more ill-lighted. To those shining beams the question: "what makes you glow?" is inquired. In response, one luminous stre...

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The first section is on how to use guide words in a dictionary in order to find words quicker, the second section is on studying details in a sentence, and the third section is on drawing conclusions from the information given. ...

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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE REPORT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RAINFOREST DEFORESTATION IN THE AMAZON ASSIGNMENT NO. 2 By LISA FITTLER Date ABSTRACT The reason for this report is to address the ever-increasing problem of rainforest deforestation in the Amazon. "If the Amazonia w...

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Transformation in Fifth Business Transformations are phases that occurs for the better or worse. Transformation can be seen in every aspect of life, place, or anything of matters. In Webster's revised dictionary, transformation is defined as "a change of form or condition" (Webster's Revised...

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Malcom X by simple reading a dictionary opened his mind to the entire new world, helping us understand our place in society, educating us on how to find and become who we want to become. ... He shows that reading a book making yourself educated helps you gain a sense of who you want to become in his case he was in jail a lot of his life and read the dictionary every day. ...

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According to the dictionary, crime is defined as "an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.... " This is according to the dictionary "the standard of evidence required to validate a criminal conviction in most adversarial legal systems. ...

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Euthanasia is defined in Webster's Dictionary as "the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless way for reason of mercy (Webster's Dictionary 401). ...

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