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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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Howard Roark's individualism and success in Ayn Rand's Fountainhead
Howard Roark, the hero of Ayn Rand's novel the Fountainhead, won't stop short of genius or success. As an architect, he helps erect the solid yet symbolic structures of his personal ambition.
Research Paper Doctorate
Genetic factors in the development of celiac disease
Celiac disease is "an inflammatory condition of the small intestine precipitated by the ingestion of wheat in individuals with certain genetic makeups"
Research Paper Doctorate
Herodotus's account of ancient Egypt: reliability and cultural bias
Herodotus in Egypt -- Question 1: Read Herodotus' account of Egypt in the Xerox reader. Consider the problems faced by a Greek visitor trying to make sense of Egyptian history and culture.
Paper Undergraduate
Christian nursing practice and holistic patient care
Health care in the West and worldwide has undergone very extreme changes over the past decades. However, the basic principles of nursing like caring for the sick and elderly have remained consistent.
Paper Doctorate
Product design and development strategy at Charles Schwab
How product design is applied in decision-making of that organization?
Paper Masters
Generation X consumer behavior and marketing expectations
"the term Generation X . . . from a book written in 1991. . . By the same name.
Paper High School
Science and faith: tensions driving Protestant fundamentalism in America
This paper is about the early fundamentalism in America in the twentieth century. During this period, the Christian religion in America faced a multitude of overwhelmingly conflicting ideas due to the rise of liberalism and social changes. This caused uproar in the church; hence inter denominational war within the church. This was the rise of the protestant churches under the wake of fundamentalism in the United States.
Essay Doctorate
The American Heart Association's evolution as a national organization
American Heart Association has evolved into a nation-wide program since its birth in the 1915. According to American Heart Association (2010) a group of social workers and doctors in New York formed the Association for…
Essay Doctorate
My personal experience with dependent personality disorder
This is an "I am" paper on dependent personality disorder that is written as though the writer is suffering from the disease. It is written in first person and it explores the symptoms of the disease, the pros and cons of each of the available treatment options, and effect on the quality of life of the patient.
Research Paper Doctorate
Taxonomy, habitat, and life history of the Great Basin Spadefoot
The common named Great Basin Spadefoot is a ranked species in the animalia kingdom, and is known as Scaphiopus hammondi intermontanus and Scaphiopus intermontanus, Cope 1883 (Spea pp).