With these traits accompanying a word, it is difficult to place a simple definition upon a word. Dedication is defined in many English dictionaries, and is known by many people across the world. ... "( Roselli, Lou) Lou is a perfect example of what dedication is. ... The Oxford-English dictionary has a similar definition for "dedication". ... (Murphy, Dean) That testimony defines dedication better than any dictionary. ...

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This morning I got onto the Merriam-Webster website and used the online dictionary to look up the definition of the word love. The search came up with twenty-one different listings for the word love. ... The second kind of love is the love that we share with our families. ... For example, one of my best friends is a female. ... Any dictionary definition is horribly unsatisfactory.? ...

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According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, "grotesque" is defined as "very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural; extremely different from what is expected or usual.... Each character also has an unhealthy need and desire to connect with someone or something. George Willard, a reporter for the Winesburg Eagle, which allows him to connected with a vast range of individuals. ... Wing Biddlebaum's had a weird problem with his hands. ... Biddlebaum's reaction to being accused of molestation is a good example of an individual acting grotesque because of t...

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Family is defined in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary as "a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head." ... A relative is defined as "a person connected with another by blood." ... For example, the family of the dog stretches back and has roots to the wolf. ... I do not have close contact with my other relatives. ...

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Not to be confused with prejudice, which Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines as: "a preconceived judgment or opinion,"" stereotypes would not exist if there were not a need for them. ... From the French stéréotype, from stéré- stere- + type, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines stereotypes as: "1: a plate cast from a printing surface 2: something conforming to a fixed or general pattern; especially: a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced att...

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Oedipus ran away from Corinth with a purpose of fleeing from the will of the gods to prove to that he had control of his life, but this merely caused the prophecy to come true. "If a man walks with haughtiness of hand shafts of the God?" ... Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines fate as, "a power of thought to control all events and impossible to resist a persons destiny." ... In my everyday life, I am confronted with many obstacles, but ultimately I end up overcoming these obstacles and determining my own fate. One such example was over this past summer when I was looking for computer r...

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As the Merriam-Webster dictionary states it an eating disorder is "any of several psychological disorders characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior." ... There are many, many factors that come into play with these horrific diseases. ... When a girl turns on her T.V. she is likely to find a show with a pretty, skinny blonde, with bones all sticking out, as the main character. A great example of this is Calista Flockhardt in the T.V. show Ally McBeal. ... An example of this is a song called "Ana's Song" by Silverchair. ...

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