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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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Banking law and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
Banking Law - Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)
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Gender, Race, and Constitutional Change
GENDER, RACE, and CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE in the PROGRESSIVE ERA & NEW DEAL ERA: THE FEMINIST LABOR MOVEMENT & INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURAL BARRIERS
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Project Management: Science, Art, or Both?
¶ … project management has received a great deal of attention. Some argue that project management is a science while others view it as an art form. The purpose of this discussion is to examine whether project management…
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Comparative analysis of child poverty in Nordic countries and Canada
Comparison of the Canadian and Nordic Social Models:
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Museums, Community Identity, and the Ethics of Collections
The objective of this work is to examine what part that museums play in the life of a community and what new roles and responsibilities are the museums in communities adopting and what are the possibilities.
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Abraham Lincoln\'s Presidency Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is considered to be one of the most important American presidents of its history. He has been portrayed as a symbol of liberty, national unity, and political transformation.
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The subprime mortgage crisis and financial market collapse
Why Did Mortgage Lenders Lend to Subprime Customers?
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Writing concepts and applications
One of the fundamental philosophical conundrums is how to define reality. If reality is that which remains constant in the human mind, then LSD trips and schizophrenic delusions are just as real as the 9-5 workday.
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Geographic Information Systems
If the latest GIS systems can convert vector data into raster form and vice versa, is it now irrelevant to maintain a distinction between vector and raster GIS?
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Training of the Metropolitan Police
Brief History of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Area Police/