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Ironically, the definition of the term “definition essay” is not very specific.  Definition essays are short pieces of writing on a particular topic.  However, not every essay on a topic can be properly labeled a definition essay.  Instead, a definition essay is an attempt to describe the topic thoroughly enough for the reader to understand it very well and might be compared to an encyclopedia entry for the topic.  Any of our example essays could provide a good start on a definition essay about the topic.  However, we have collected a sample of our best definition essays and included them below to help you explore the genre.  

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Paper Undergraduate
Military units and symphonies as open living systems
Roelofs (n.d.) defines an open system as "any distinct entity that takes in resources from its environment, processes them in some way, and produces output." By this definition, both a symphony and a military unit are…
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Essay Doctorate
Cross-cultural misunderstanding and the Vietnam War's Cold War origins
Many of the diplomatic and cultural issues surrounding the Vietnam Conflict were a result of a Cold War mentality. The Cold War, not really a war, but more a preparation for conflict, was the tensions between the USSR and Allies (Warsaw Pact) and the US and Allies (NATO). One side held that America was economically and militarily aggressive after World War II.
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Research Paper Undergraduate
Boot's argument about American small wars and imperial power
¶ … Boot's book, the Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power, adopts the topic of a handful of recent works focusing upon the oftentimes overlooked conflicts in American history.
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Should managers be licensed as professionals like doctors and attorneys
Every business, large or small, has a manager. In small businesses, these persons often perform more than one job. In larger corporations, managers are often restricted to a limited number of tasks within the workday.
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Paper Undergraduate
Multidimensional family therapy for adolescent substance abuse treatment
By any measure, substance abuse represents a serious problem in the United States today among adolescents and adults alike, but younger people in particular can experience some life-altering changes as a result of such…
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Paper Undergraduate
The founding elements of Judaism and Jewish identity
Judaism is one of the oldest and most complex of the world's monotheistic religions. It spawned the birth of both Islam and Christianity. The long development of the Jewish belief system and traditions has formulated…
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Paper Undergraduate
Consumer behavior toward e-banking in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Banking services are characterized by high information intensive operations and this is especially true due to the effects of information and communication technology on the banking industry.
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Essay Doctorate
Therapeutic recreation and specialized therapies for children with autism spectrum disorder
Therapeutic Recreation relies on the principles that people, mainly children can learn better through recreational environments and activities. In the therapeutic setting therapeutic recreation relates to the use of a…
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Research Paper Undergraduate
Donna Haraway's cyborg manifesto and post-organic society
Haraway defines a cyborg as a hybrid between a living organism and a machine. Although these creatures are a product of science fiction, Haraway claims they are indeed real within us in today's society.
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Paper Undergraduate
Britain and France's imperial competition for control of Egypt
Britain and France locked horns over Egypt at the dawn of the New Imperialism. Both nations had significant interest in Egypt for reasons of money, pride and power; both nations staked claims to the area before the turn…
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