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What is Definition?

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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Web-based resources and etiology of emotional behavioral disorder

Understanding Emotional Behavioral Disorder (EBD)

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Philosophical definitions of existence: horses, numbers, and impossibilities

This order is a four page paper evaluating the philosophical existence of four items. It includes a clear one-sentence definition and then further explanation of that definition within the introduction. The body of the paper evaluates four objects: A horse, the number 4, a unicorn, and a square circle as to whether each object exists. There are four sources used for the paper which are cited in MLA format.

Balance between imagination and knowledge in "On Habit" and "God, Science, and Imagination"

This paper compares the ideologies propagated in essays from both Berry and de Button. It considers whether or not it is possible to replace an imaginative perspective of life with its opposite, a rigid fundamentalist viewpoint. In conclusion, the essay finds that the ideal would be to achieve a balance between the two points of view.

Research Paper Undergraduate

Brian Haney's sports psychology website and professional resources

Sports Pyschology website developed by Brian Haney as a project for a Senior Seminar in Psychology (PSY400) class taught by Dr. Arvid J. Bloom at West Chester University in Spring 2000 provides an overview of the topic…

Research Paper Undergraduate

The subprime mortgage crisis of 2008

The pervasive practice of making loans at higher interest rates and more aggressive payback terms to those with lower credit

Research Paper Undergraduate

The Holocaust, genocide, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The years leading up to 1948 featured the most dramatic modern act of genocide, which helped prompt the United Nations to issue the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)" and hold the "Convention on the…

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Social networking sites distort the meaning of real friendship

Now that we are in the information age, lots of people are getting hooked up with many networking sites in the Web. They believe that they have real friends there -- but the truth is that these sites distort, if not…

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Class exclusion and amateurism in nineteenth-century British rugby

Amateurism vs. professionalism: 19th century Britain

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The Taliban's motives for extreme repression of Afghan women

The Taliban's mistreatment and outright abuse -- even torture -- of women is not really a matter of debate: the cases of both officially and socially sanctioned abuse are far too numerous and egregious to be denied.

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Huber v. Walmart: reasonable accommodation and qualified disabled employees

In the case of Huber v. Wal-Mart, Pam Huber worked for Wal-Mart as a dry grocery order filler. She was not disabled when she was put in this position, but permanently injured her right arm as a result of a workplace injury. As a reasonable accommodation, Huber requested to be assigned to a router position, which both parties agreed was a vacant position and equivalent.

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