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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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Procalcitonin as a Diagnostic Marker for ICU Bacteremia
Before we start the discussion based on the PICO question, we will briefly define some of the key terms that will often be used in this paper. First of all, the term "adult patients" has been used in the question. It can be used in two different contexts. Firstly, it can be used in the sense that the adult patients are most prone to infections since they have a depressed immune system. Secondly, it can be implied in the sense that adult patients are the ones who are mostly admitted to the ICU ward of any hospital with usually a terminal disease or a very serious one.
Essay Doctorate
Clinical Assessment of Learners: Tools, Validity, and Competence
Extensive clinical assessment tools are available for evaluating clinical knowledge and skills (Murray, et al., 2000). What are less available, likely because the difficulty of measurement is greater, are tools that assess professional behaviors and attitudes such as cross-cultural competency, scholarship, multidisciplinary teamwork, integrity, responsibility, honesty, empathy, altruism, confidentiality, ethics, and respect for colleagues and patients. It is important for a mentor with clinical assessment responsibilities to be aware of these deficiencies. Since assessment will drive the learning of students, there will be very little effort put forth to develop these broader competencies and outcomes that are desired by the larger society and the discipline unless assessment tools are developed and used as part of the clinical assessment process.
Paper Doctorate
Corporate Social Responsibility: Ethics, Identity & Risk
The paper Discuses Corporate social responsibilities giving the definition and the observed trend. The causes of the rising trend in corporate social responsibilities are discussed as well as. In the paper measures of assessments while considering corporate social responsibilities are discussed highlighting the reasons for this consideration. Discussions on the likely benefits to accrue to an corporation are also given in the paper.
Paper Doctorate
James vs. Nussbaum: Theories of Emotion in Philosophy of Mind
this is a paper on philosophy and particularly looks at Philosophy of mind: Emotions. Centrally discussed here are the arguments by Martha Nussbaum and those of William James. The main arguments for both philosophers are highlighted then the similarities as well as the differences in their arguments are highlighted too
Paper Masters
Plato and Aristotle on Knowledge, Reality, and Metaphysics
This essay examines how Plato and Aristotle both attempt to define and categorize knowledge within their larger systems of metaphysics. Although metaphysics as a concept is ultimately meaningless, these authors' works help humans understand how we gain and use knowledge. Ultimately, their work is instructive for the way it helps one understand the development of Western thought and culture.
Research Paper Doctorate
Antigone as a Kaleidoscopic Tragic Heroine in Sophocles
Antigone: A Kaleidoscopic Woman of Different Hues
Essay Doctorate
Quilts and Heritage in Alice Walker's Fiction
What makes us who we are? A large part of our current lives are derived from the lives of those who came before us. Our family traditions and heritages are an important part of ourselves. In Alice Walker's The Color Purple and "Everyday Use," cloth, quilts, and the act of sewing are highlighted as a way to bring together the diversity of a family to provide for a strong structural foundation for preserving family traditions, allowing any family to survive and thrive despite any wide number of obstacles.
Research Paper Doctorate
E-Business and Enterprise Systems for Small Business Growth
Discuss your recommendation for e-business systems and Enterprise Business Systems needed to support the business growth?
Paper Doctorate
Hispanic Students in U.S. Schools: ESL Programs and Strategies
¶ … steady increase in the Hispanic population in the United States. As a result of this increase the American school system has had to adapt its curricula to meet the needs of students that speak little or no English.
Paper Doctorate
Crisis Intervention: Models, History, and Social Impact
This paper examines how crisis intervention has developed in the recent past to its present status and use in the modern environment. This discussion is based on one event from the past 30 years that has contributed to the development and changes in crisis intervention in light of various stages in the process. The other part discusses 4 ways that crisis intervention has impacted today’s society.