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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 High School
The four functions of management and managerial traits in high-tech industries
Managerial Traits and Skills and the Four Functions of Management
Paper High School
Computer networking types and peer-to-peer file sharing methods
¶ … sharing methods, or networking, from four separate understandings of four separate professionals. 1) What is (Wireless / Computer) Networking? (Mitchell), 2) P2P, Peer-to-Peer (Mitchell), 3) Share and Stream Media…
Research Paper Undergraduate
Marketing targeting and positioning strategy: the Apple iPod case
¶ … role of marketing targeting and positioning in an organization's marketing strategy.
Paper Undergraduate
Jackie Robinson's role in breaking baseball's color barrier and advancing civil rights
The discourse of American politics is focused on individual rights, action and identity. This trait was developed as a result of the social movements that took place during the 1950s and 1960s that highly contributed to…
Paper Doctorate
The history and development of hospice care in America
History of hospice: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPC)
Paper Doctorate
Nursing ethics and the parental professional-client relationship
Development and Analysis of a Nursing Professional-Client Relationship: A Hypothetical Case Study
Essay Doctorate
The distinction between myth and religion in cultural understanding
Most people think of the word myth as being meant to relate to an idea that is generally accepted but is not supported by solid evidence. The contemporary society also relates to tales of gods or ancient heroes that once had a religious basis as being myth. Many cultures have gathered numerous stories involving myths and they can be related to as being mythologies. It is only safe to relate to myths as being an abstract reality, relatively similar to religion (taking into account that even with the fact that many individuals are actively involved in promoting religious ideas there is no solid proof to back these ideas).
Paper Doctorate
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: transmission, drug resistance, and prevention
Tuberculosis is an airborne infectious disease caused by tubercule bacilli, spread from person to person (CDC 2011). It affects the lungs and other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys and the spine.
Paper High School
Domestic abuse as a manifestation of patriarchal gender inequality
Domestic abuse is one of the most prevalent social and criminological problems worldwide, affecting between 15% and 71% of all females (World Health Organization 2009). In fact, most violence committed against women…
Paper Undergraduate
Sexual assault and victim support in the U.S. military
A Study of the Anatomy of Rape in Military and Legal Recourses Available To Victims