Essay Topic Hub

Definition
Essays

8,333+ paper examples, study guides & outlines

8,333 papers
1 subject area
UG & Grad levels
Free to browse
About This Topic

 

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.  

8,333 papers
Sort by:
Paper Doctorate
Application of criminological theory
Adults -- and especially adult educators -- have long been concerned with the miscreant behavior of youth. This concern may stem from the fact that our nation's future rests on the development of its younger individuals…
~1 min read
View paper →
Paper Undergraduate
Accounting as Power and Control: Achieving Accountability
The term "accountability" can best be defined by Roberts and Scapens (1985) in the following manner: "Accountability in its broadest sense simply refers to the giving and demanding of reasons for conduct" (Roberts,…
~1 min read
View paper →
Essay Doctorate
Domestic and international terrorism: definitions, distinctions, and historical approaches
Domestic terrorism is legally defined as activities that are "dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State," and which are intended to "intimidate or coerce a…
~1 min read
View paper →
Explore Related Topics
📚Argumentative Essays Examples 1,000 📚English 1,000 📚Language Arts 1,000 📚Cause And Effect Essays (Examples) 1,000 📚Compare and Contrast Essays (Examples) 1,000 📚English Literature 1,000
Paper Undergraduate
Police Use of Force --
The police in the United States have a very important social and criminal justice function. They serve as the barrier between the law-abiding public and the criminal element. While this is their primary function, the…
~1 min read
View paper →
Paper Undergraduate
Systems Administration v. Network Administration
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION v. NETWORK ADMINISTRATION
~1 min read
View paper →
Paper Undergraduate
Reduction of the High School
The value of a high school education over the course of an individual's lifetime has been well documented, but many high school students continue to drop out of school prior to graduation for various reasons.
~1 min read
View paper →
Paper Undergraduate
Developmental history of positive psychology
The History and Development of Positive Psychology: An Overview of Perspectives and Theories
~1 min read
View paper →
Paper Doctorate
Number Our Days by Barbara Myerhoff
ummary of teh 8 chapters in "Number our Days" (Meyerhoff)
~1 min read
View paper →
Paper Doctorate
Ronald Reagan the Younger Years
Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in the small town of Tampico, Illinois. His parents were John Jack Reagan and Nelle Wilson Reagan. Like a lot of other kids growing up in the Midwest after the turn of the…
~1 min read
View paper →
Paper Undergraduate
Breast Ironing in Cameroon Sexual
Sexual mutilations have a long and controversial history. Sexual mutilations include a diverse variety of practices, including male circumcision, breast removal, clitorectomy, female genital mutilations, castration,…
~1 min read
View paper →