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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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Roy Wagner's invention of the anthropological concept of culture
In "The Idea of Culture," Roy Wagner suggests that the study of anthropology invented the notion of culture itself. Anthropology is essentially the study of the "phenomenon of man" (2).
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's theme of the unpardonable sin and human heart violation
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote fiction, and the theme of much of it had to do with unpardonable sin. According to Hawthorne, this 'unpardonable' sin was the violation of the sanctity of the human heart, and this has often…
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Object Linking and Embedding technologies in compound documents
The ability to integrate one application's files into another, often combining two or more files to create a more illustrative, informational document for readers is the user need that originally drove the development…
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Noam Chomsky's 911: American terrorism and military aggression
Noam Chomsky's Book 911 and his view of Past, Present, and Future Impacts of American and other Terrorism
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Spain's international competitiveness and economic development strategy
This report will describe Spain's international competitiveness level according to different criterions which will be presented above. First of all, Spain is a member country of the European Union - one of the promoters…
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Resource scheduling and flexibility tradeoffs in Apple's iPhone development
How does resource scheduling reduce flexibility in managing projects?
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Mary Collier and working-class voices in romantic poetry
The term romanticism related to a period of European history associated with the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century. Romantic poetry is an expression of the period, the emphasis of such…
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Polymorphic malware detection and mitigation in enterprise systems
The threat presented to business through viruses and other forms of malware is a serious one, with losses in the U.S. estimated at billions of dollars (Sulaiman et al., 2005). It has been estimated that one in three…
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Law enforcement's role in emergency management coordination
Without question, emergency management situations -- such as the September 11th terrorist attacks, the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, or more typical emergencies like building fires -- will require law…
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Plato and Suzuki on truth, obstacles, and philosophical practice
What is the problem of truth? What are two of the main types of obstacles to the pursuit of truth? How does Zen practice help to overcome one type of obstacle? How does Socrates work help to overcome another type of…
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