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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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Research Paper Undergraduate
Clarifying Dawkins' genetic determinism in The Selfish Gene
Dawkins' Selfish Gene and the History of Psychology
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Research Paper Undergraduate
The Wilderness Act of 1964 and Howard Zahniser's legacy
Wilderness Bill or Wilderness Act, developed out of the work of the Wilderness Society, led by Howard Zahniser. The bill came about as a response to the rapid urbanization and sprawl of the nation, which resulted in a…
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Social commentary and experimentation in twentieth-century poetry
For many readers, poetry has an aura of separation form the world, an ethereal quality achieved in sublime language that carries the reader to a higher existence. Much poetry has this sort of metaphysical quality, and…
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Police psychology in criminal hostage-taking situations
One of the first actions that a psychologist must perform is to determine what type of hostage-taker the officers are dealing with. There are three general types of hostage-takers and one of them can be dismissed here:…
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Teen pregnancy rates and socioeconomic factors in the United States
Formally, teen pregnancy is based on a woman who will not reach her 20th birthday by the expected birth of her first child. This definition does not assume marriage, nor if the woman is legally an adult (depending on…
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Paper Undergraduate
United States v. Schaltenbrand: government employee conflict of interest violations
United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Eugene Donald Schaltenbrand, Defendant-Appellant United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 930 F.2d 1554. May 13, 1991
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Research Paper Undergraduate
Preparing pre-service teachers for multicultural classroom diversity
Re-examining diversity issues in childhood education: An introduction" examines our ability to provide suitable multicultural training for pre-service teachers. According to Sleeter (2001), educators do not feel…
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Paper Undergraduate
Federal and state environmental conservation policy implementation
The first definition is whether the policy is 'Federal' or 'State'.
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Research Paper Undergraduate
Zara's outdated IT infrastructure and operational inefficiency challenges
Zara: IT for Fast Fashion is a unique case study in that it powerfully illustrates how a lack of IT integration and process efficiency can over time force an organization into complacency, lowering the standards of…
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The NSA's expanded surveillance powers after September 11th
Intelligence/Surveillance Policies & Procedures
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