In the Webster's Dictionary it states the definition of honor as someone with high regard or respect; personal integrity; reputation and privilege. What Webster's Dictionary does not tell are the people who would qualify as being honorable under these traits. ... In my own dictionary, looking up Emmitt Smith would easy as cutting a hot knife through butter. ... There is no clear definition of what honor means and the Webster's Dictionary, has only set a base from which other people can go off from. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Dedication is defined in many English dictionaries, and is known by many people across the world. ... Dedication is defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary as "a devoting or setting aside for a particular purpose." ... The Oxford-English dictionary has a similar definition for "dedication". ... (Murphy, Dean) That testimony defines dedication better than any dictionary. ...

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The first moral issue in the novel is patriotism in the dictionary patriotism is defined as love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it. ... The second moral issue is terrorism in the dictionary terrorism is the unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons. ...

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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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Maverick A bunch of unbranded cattle, a rancher who was really a lawyer, and a bad debt, these ideas are combined in the word maverick.The basic meaning of the word maverick is an unbranded range animal. The word maverick comes from the nineteenth century, and a pioneer named Samuel Augu...

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Friendship and what it means to me There are several definitions of friendship. A friend is a person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. A friend is one who supports and sympathizes with, a person whom one knows. I however, have a different definition of friendship than the dictionary. A friend...

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According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), "eloquence " means "the action, practice, or art of expressing thought with fluency, force, and appropriateness, so as to appeal to the reason or move the feelings " . ...

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Abstract: The traditional way of teaching reading affects the students' reading ability. This paper analyses its disadvantages and gives some suggestions and measures from different aspects. They are vocabulary, reading habits, reading skills, outside reading and also the psychology of the current students Key words: vocabulary, reading habits, reading skills, outside reading and also the psychology of the current Èz ∘ÎÃšÄ ¶Ã ½ÌÑ ÖÐÌá ¸ßÑ É µÄÄ ¶ÃÄÜÁ ÁéÑÅ ÖÐÎ...

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Denotation and Connotation Denotations are the literal meaning of a word and Connotations are what people associate with the word. The two following poems "The Good-Morrow" by John Donne and "Barbie Doll" by Karen Dunn will be used as example and the denotations and connotations of each title are g...

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In the dictionary it says that honesty is truthfulness in character and behavior; a quality of a persons personality necessary for trust, respect, and honor; a foundation value and fundamental requirement for successful leadership. ...

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Health The term's health and physical activity have similar definitions with relation to how our society uses them. The word health is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as, "Physical and mental well-being, freedom from disease, pain or defect". Some people would interpret this defi...

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Fate and its predisposition on life Many people have different opinions over the truth regarding fate. Is fate predetermined? It is not possible to determine whether this question is true nor can one determine whether this question is false. Because the validity of this question can not be determ...

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Webster's dictionary defines the word mother as a "female parent". Webster defines the word parent as "one who brings up and cares for another." It's interesting to see that someone who could be such an influence, who could mold a person into what they will be for the rest of their life could ...

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The term artist refers to a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria. Artists such as Stephen Dedalus from James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," and Lily Briscoe from Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse," are both effected by how ...

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Well, this is it, the day all of us have been waiting for has finally arrived. It seems like only yesterday we were picking our noses and flicking them at innocent bystanders or yelling childish phrases like, "Liar, liar, pants on fire!" or, wait, that was yesterday. Never mind. Anyways. What I'm ...

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Many people thrive on technological advancements "it's how we as humans evolve. Because of the technology that we have access to today, we are able to develop more and more things (better things) as time progresses. Our advancements are what make us the highly developed beings that we like to think...

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In Despair about Nothing Man is often plagued by the question of his own existence. Existentialism is a subjective philosophy that is centered upon the examination of man's existence, emphasizing the liberation, responsibility, and usually the solitude of the individual. It focuses on individuals finding a reason for living within themselves. The philosophy forces man to make choices for himself, on the premise that nothing is preordained, there is no fate. Men must find a truth in themselves, a truth that they must be able to live for. ...

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Man, powered by his imagination and inquisitive character, has wondered he mechanisms of Nature since time infinite. This quest for the truth, the ways in which his surrounding works, has led to many a scientific discoveries and innovations. Since the art of making fire and creating handcrafted tool...

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