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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
Validity and Reliability Types of Validity According
According to Trochim (2007), there are six different types of construct validity. Construct validity pertains to the accurate reflection of the operationalization's construct within the conclusion.
Paper High School
Postmodernism Is a Philosophy and an Aesthetic
Postmodernism is a philosophy and an aesthetic that has become increasingly popular in both mass culture and academia alike. It is characterized in its style by pastiche, self-referential humor, and often parodies the…
Paper Masters
Jose Y Gasset, One of the Most
Jose y Gasset, one of the most famous Spanish and existentialist philosophers, wrote realms of books about the importance of stepping from 'out' and turning 'within'. The greatest warriors, he noted, were those who took…
Research Paper Undergraduate
Pidgin and creole languages: characteristics and development
¶ … English as Creole: "Still trying not to refer to you lot as 'bloody colonials'" Brandy Ryan evaluates the claim that Middle English is a creole. Ryan presents arguments that Middle English is a creole with Old…
Paper Undergraduate
Terrorism and counterterrorism strategies
This essay is divided into three distinct and separate parts. The first deals with the semantic challenges associated with the war on terror. The second part identifies corporate power as a fuel for terror and names certain corporations as complicit. The third section is a proposal for an essay on the benefactors of 9-11.
Paper Undergraduate
Parenting That Works by Dr. Edward Christophersen
This paper is a book review of Dr. Christophersen, and Dr. Mortweet's book Parenting that works: Building skills that last a lifetime. It examines the book from the perspective of parent-child psychology. It observes that the book focuses on modeling behavior and providing children with sufficient opportunities to model desired behaviors.
Essay Doctorate
Legal Brief the Author Preparing This Brief
Obscenity laws may seem like common-sense and well-intentioned and they often are. However, what one person finds offensive, informative or with a good point to make will vary quite a bit from person to person and it can be when speaking of something as basic as the statute David or the latest episode of Law & Order SVU. What is educational and what is just depraved differs a lot from person to person.
Research Paper Doctorate
Psychoanalysis on Lyndon B. Johnson
Psychoanalysis can be a very useful tool for uncovering driving patterns in an individual's character. With proper care some people are able to identify why they act the way they do, and more importantly, alter their…
Research Paper Doctorate
Environmental Effects on Species Habitat in Southern California Mountains
Southern California is not for everybody. "Some people view the climate and laid-back lifestyle with longing. Others perceive the area, and its inhabitants, as a little too far over the edge" (Hutchings 2001:4D-Z).
Research Paper Doctorate
Definition of Ethics and the Foundation of Moral Development
¶ … Ethics and Moral Development in the Business Environment