What are the different kinds of definitions? ... What do the writers do in these essays to define their terms? ... In writing a definition you should, "make your essay personal, amusing, vigorous, stimulating, memorable, and choose a generic topic rather than a specific topic" quoted by LEO. ... (good parenting, love, a healthy family). ... In the essay of "What is Poverty," by Jo Goodwin Parker the author tells us her definition of poverty. ...

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" On the surface, different people can have their own meaning about what a good friend is. ... They also tend to make you understand when some things are wrong. ... For example, if you steal something, they will not judge you, but what they will do is to make you understand that it is wrong by giving you advises. ... To summarize, good friends are people who are always there to help you in good and difficult times, and they always encourage you even if you are in a confusing situation, In addition, these people tend to give you advises all the time, and they suggest you to do what is bes...

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Being loved and having acceptance from people whom we respect the most is what we all want. ... To understand what Cisneros meant when she said "mistranslation". ... Her father only wanted her to go to college to find a good husband. In one part of the essay, Cisneros illustrates how much her father's opinion truly impacted her. ... I feel sorry for Cisneros and her numerous efforts to make her father pleased for her. ...

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On the day of his funeral this is what happened, "By 5:00 P.M. the afternoon of the funeral, the company president had begun, discreetly of course, with care and taste, to make inquiries about his replacement. ... He thought he was doing a good deed. ... Therefore, the end results of the essay usually aren't very satisfactory. ... In an essay called "No-Vacation Nation", Thompson makes a valid point, "The science of productivity is pretty clear that anything from a coffee break to a two-week vacation can make us better workers by replenishing our energy and attention a...

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This is an academic summary of an essay by Richard Rodriguez, "Achievement of Desire". We are to summarize Rodriguez's essay and then expand on it using a recent personal experience. I am looking for help with proofreading and any ideas you may have on how to expand this essay further. ... He has parents who are barely scraping by and know he is in a place where he can ensure his future by getting a good education. ... It makes the boy seem smart at first, but that is only on the surface, beyond that he barely understands the meaning. ...

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In this essay I'm going to analyze "The Baddest Dog in Harlem," and give my take on what the author, Walter Dean Myers, message was with the story. ... Then we have Tommy, Pedro and Willie all guys who participate in a boxing discussion in the beginning of the essay. ... So, what's the meaning behind this? As I said earlier the language in the essay is very "simplistic" and even though the language may sound good in some people ears, in my ears and I would guess also the author ears the language gives an expression of people who are not a part of "formal"...

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" (Scranton 3) So how do we make meaningful choices in the shadow of our inevitable end? ... He states, "What does it mean to live?... What does human existence mean when it comes to 100,000 years of climate change? ... "How do we make meaningful choices in the shadow of our inevitable end?... One thing Scranton does not include in his essay is a counterargument. ...

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At the very outset of my essay, I will you to get to know Willy Loman. ... Although he has a good wife, but the relationship with his oldest son, Biff, is problematic because of Biff's continual failures. ... He is certain that Biff can make something of himself with twenty thousand dollars. What Willy wanted in life was to make a lot of money by being well liked. ...

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Hume's positioning on suicide is reflective of Epicurean and Platonic philosophies, because of its emphasis on living a good life, rather than a long, unpleasant one. ... The essay was published in 1782, a time when philosophers were traditionally strongly against suicide, thus making Hume's work at the time very controversial. ... Socrates understands that we live under God's jurisdiction, and we must do what is right, to properly serve our duty to God. ... Many philosophers argue that it is the posthumous penalties towards the community that makes suicide an undesirable exper...

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This is the main focus of my essay and I will examine the views on both, for and against. Firstly, the term "Euthanasia" come from the ancient Greek word meaning "Good Death", which is used to refer to voluntary rather than compulsory euthanasia. ... At present euthanasia is illegal therefore this makes a patient's choice of suicide more difficult and may affect them emotionally but they may feel they have no other option as the pain is unbearable. ... In conclusion to what has previously been mentioned, I can say that euthanasia, in my personal opinion, is regarded as both good and b...

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Because she developed good listening skills, learned how to become independent, and make wise choices, I've learned how to listen better, be more independent, and make wise decisions throughout life, which is why I am who I am today. ... Once he passed away, she would say things like "It's all my fault" and "If only I would have been able to make him see what he was doing was wrong, he would still be here." ... Instead of being forced to be independent, I choose to be independent because I knew from my mother all the good that can come out of it. ... She had to decide on where we...

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In Annie Dillard's essay: "Living Like Weasels", she starts reading about weasels because she had encountered a live weasel while in the woods. ... We humans have good instincts but tend to not always use them right away. ... Dillard's statement points out how humans have to make decisions while the weasel just does what is necessary to live. ... Good health has always been an important priority in the journey for an enjoyable life. ... This is what is necessary so therefore that is what he does. ...

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In this essay, rhetoric and education will each be explained in details. What is rhetoric and what does it mean to be a rhetorician? ... He adds, however, that rhetoric is used to persuade good and what is just, mostly, for it is in human nature to favor good and just; and that good and just have a tendency to eventually prevail. ... What is education and knowledge, and its importance? ... For Fredrick Douglass, education meant freedom, what freedom is, and what the true bitter taste of slavery is. ...

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He makes clear that if a reason does not exist, then, school will end pretty soon; if it has not yet ended. ... Postman talks about a reason that everybody needs to learn and to make school have a point. ... What are schools for??... Postman says that the twentieth century has not been a good century for gods". ... We can pose this question by combining these two essays of Postman and putting them together. ...

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For most people happiness is something someone does that makes them content or something they enjoy doing. ... Even in a bad situation you can usually find something to be happy about and that's what makes it a difficult subject. Happiness is defined as the quality or state of being happy when someone has good fortune or is feeling a sense of joy and contentment. ... Though something might seem bad there's almost always a good side to every situation. ... This kind of happiness is what really matters, it's when you have a smile on your face and you aren't worried about anyt...

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Religion, of course, provides every follower with a reason for existence, mainly to be good to others and live a happy life. ... Ethics is the question of what should be versus what is. It is the study of what is good and bad and what determines these. ... He believes that his life has been nothing but instrumental in that he has helped other people, yet he has nothing to truly make his life meaningful to himself. ... "What, then, is faith? ...

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