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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
Intelligence Analysis According to Heuer,
According to Heuer, cognitive biases can be defined as "mental errors caused by our simplified information processing strategies." The bias comes not from a perception of the exterior environment or from cultural…
Research Paper Undergraduate
Language diversity and critical thinking in nursing care communication
Metaphorical Observations in the Hospital:
Research Paper Undergraduate
Boeing's lean supply chain transformation and supplier collaboration strategies
¶ … Boeing Journey to Excellence: Lean Production Transformation in the Internal and External Supply Chains at Boeing (Blake, Eash, 2003) defines the progression of the aerospace manufacturer and services provider,…
Paper Undergraduate
Contemporary abstract artists compared with Kandinsky's spiritual foundations
¶ … abstract artists and show how the aims in their work differ from those of earlier generations of abstract painters.
Paper Undergraduate
Keys to understanding Bill McKibben's Deep Economy
¶ … keys to understanding Bill McKibben's Deep Economy
Paper Doctorate
Grade 10 mathematics standards for polynomial and logarithmic functions
Students at the end of this grade level must be able to investigate and solve step and piecewise functions. This means that they must be able to write absolute value functions as piecewise functions.
Essay Doctorate
Managing three critical risks in cloud computing security
Despite the many economic advantages of cloud computing, there are just as many risks, both at the information technologies (IT) and strategic level for any enterprise looking to integrate them into their operations. The intent of this analysis is to evaluate three of the top risks of cloud computing and provide prescriptive analysis and insight into how best to manage each. Despite widespread skepticism of cloud computing with many Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and senior executives, its value continues to re-define the enterprise software industry with projections of between 17% to 22% growth through 2015, becoming a $15B segment of the software industry (Blumenthal, 2011). The three top risks of cloud computing include data security and access, data segregation, and regulatory auditing and compliance (Blumenthal, 2011). As many cloud computing platforms are on open source-based operating systems including Linux, security is exacerbated by the reliance on low-cost, often highly egalitarian-designed platforms (Aslam, Ullah, Ansari, 2010).
Research Paper Doctorate
Feminist redefinition of rape and the debate over consent
On October 17, 2005, the Associated Press reported that according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, murders across the United States fell for the first time in five years during the year 2004, however rapes…
Research Paper Doctorate
Congressional representation and demographic disconnect from constituents
Members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate must have many qualifications in order to appeal to the voting majority and financial backers, and there are a number of reasons why each of those qualifications…
Research Paper Doctorate
Development and limitations of expert systems and neural networks
The human experience demands a constant series of decisions to survive in a hostile environment. The question of "fight or flight" and similar decisions has been translated into computer-based models by using the…