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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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How institutional versus collecting missions shape archival practice
Archives serve as historical repositories for organizations. They offer organization and security for information - including documents, files, photos, manuscripts and other reference material - that may have significance for future use or the operations of the institution. This paper examines how archivists can structure practices in ways that relate to the over-arching mission. Paper length is 5 pages.
Paper Doctorate
Universal and contextual emotions in human facial expressions
It is a paper regarding facial expressions and emotions. The paper defines what they each are and how they are connected. There is an historical overview of the research in this area. There is also the integration of more modern theories regarding the two topics. The paper provides examples of and differences between individual differences of facial expressions of emotion.
Paper Undergraduate
Love and divine unity in Donne and Marvell's metaphysical poetry
This paper compares how love is addressed in the Metaphysical poet John Donne's "The Flea" and "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" and Andrew Marvell's "The Definition of Love." Although these works may seem superficially like love poems to modern readers, ultimately the poets use their personal lives to make generalized statements about God, religion, and man's place in the universe, rather than use poetry to explore their personal psychology.
Paper Doctorate
Iowa's revised inmate custody classification system and population redistribution
The Iowa Department of Corrections recently revised the inmate classification process, using an empirical approach to better determine which risk factors are the best predictors of inmate institutional misconduct. These risk factors range from offense type to gang affiliation. The classification scores are important to inmates because they determine eligibility for rehabilitation programs and outdoor work assignments. In addition, the state of Iowa would prefer to have more inmates housed in less restrictive settings because this would reduce costs. This essay reviews the current Iowa inmate classification system.
Essay Doctorate
Resource definition and allocation methods in project scheduling
The essay is on resource scheduling. Resource scheduling involves implementing and planning a way of scheduling one's resources. It involves ascertaining that the necessary resources for perpetrating the task are there; that the right resource/s are used; that timing or resource is correct and that there is optimum use of this resource; and that the aggregation of resources is appropriate. Resource scheduling is important in order to prevent project constraint (problems with competing project).
Thesis Doctorate
Communication and delegation in nurse leadership and management
This paper addresses a set of questions about nursing and management and leadership by nurse-leaders. Leadership is much like communications in regards to the complexity inherent in these concepts. There are many different perspectives that are used to examine these issues and researchers study leadership and management from such disciplines includes Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology, Business, and Sociology.
Paper Undergraduate
Adult learning strategies in nursing continuing education
This document represents a review of eight studies concerned with increasing the efficacy of nursing continuing education classes and programs. In general, the design and implementation of needs assessments, formulation of competency objectives and outcomes, and the selection of a teaching method are informed in great detail by these articles.
Paper Undergraduate
James Collins' "Good to Great" and organizational success principles
This is a seven page book review of Good to Great. The author's credentials: What about Jim Collins makes him qualified to write this book? Why should we listen to him? - Rationale: Why did Collins write the book? Is/Are his reasons legitimate? - Face validity: Does this resonate with you? Are you inclined to accept or reject what you've read based on your experience and readings? Does the author push you to think differently? - Integration of existing knowledge: Does Collins base his writing and findings solely on his own work/knowledge/experience or does he draw from the work of others and build on it in this book? Is credit given to those who came before or influenced the work beyond the author? - Internal validity: To what extent does Collins present evidence that supports his perspectives? What is that evidence? - External validity: Is what you see here helpful to you? Is the wisdom offered applicable to your unique situation? Can you use what you've read here at all? Are the ideas transferable to the workplace?
Paper Undergraduate
My development of critical thinking skills through writing at Drexel University
This is a reflective essay based upon a series of writings provided by the customer. The writing is analyzed and examples are given of this improvement. The notion of critical thinking is given emphasis in this essay as a learning point on which the development of the writing is focused towards. The essay concludes with a personal statement of satisfaction.
Essay Doctorate
Business impact assessment for organizational disaster recovery planning
Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a critical component of organizational functionality. Organizations must not ask themselves if something will go wrong: they must assume that disasters of various kinds will arise and know how to cope with the fallout. This paper outlines various types of contingency and continuity planning.