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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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Cocaine and crack as sustenance and recreation drugs
Cocaine and crack cocaine are generally discussed as two of the greatest scourges facing western civilization. Especially crack cocaine, which along with crystal meth, is a drug of choice for America's poor and…
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Quality control, efficiency, and productivity in manufacturing
The definition of quality when used in the workplace scenario determines how good the product is made or manufactured. Many times quality is determined by the manufacturer according to standards set by the industry or…
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Personality and attitude in business leadership: comparing Nardelli, McNerney, and Immelt
Recently, the power of positive thinking has been all the rage. People are beginning to believe that if you believe good things will happen to you, they will. While the mysticism behind this belief is up to personal…
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Learning disabilities in adults: definitions, manifestations, and literacy services
It has been estimated (Adult with Learning Disabilities) 1 that 50-80% of the students in Adult Basic Education and literacy programs are affected by learning disabilities (LD). Unfortunately, there has been little…
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Research Paper Doctorate
Comparing Buddhism and Jainism with Hinduism and Taoism
Based on Michael Molloy's three patterns for comparing and contrasting religions, there seems to be a great deal of similarity between Buddhism and Jainism and marked differences between Hinduism and Taoism…
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Why legalizing Latin American drug trafficking in the United States is inadvisable
Drug trafficking in Latin America is linked to many violent crimes including murder. Many people believe that were drugs that arrive from Latin America be legalized that the situation would be much easier to cope with…
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Essay Doctorate
Special education assistant roles and opportunities in British Columbia's school system
A special education assistant is classified as a teaching assistant in the British Columbia educational system. The definition of a teaching assistant, according to the Make a Future: Careers in BC Education Web site,…
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Milton Friedman and John Mackey on corporate social responsibility
Many people hold that Milton Friedman's view that social responsibility is too hard and too abstract to define and enforce and that at the end of the day, profits are what matters. Whole Foods CEO Mackey disagrees with that but he perhaps missed the point that Friedman was making. Social responsibility is important but its elusive specific definition makes mandating it a bad idea on so many levels.
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Octavian's rise to power and the creation of the Roman Empire
After the death of Julius Caesar, Rome and its Republic were in chaos, but out of this chaos emerged an unlikely candidate for succession, a young nephew of Caesar named Octavian. Julius Caesar had already set the…
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California's Academic Performance Index and school measurement system
The API is the method used within the California school system to measure academic performance relative to peer schools. The API is a scale that ranges from a high 1000 to a low of 200. Placement between these two metrics indicates the overall performance of the school relative to peers. Within the state of California, the target API score is 800. The API is based on an improvement model. The API from one year is compared to the API from the prior year to measure improvement.
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