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    in America know what the real definition of an athlete is. Some people say it is a person who plays sports. Other people say that all athletes are dumb or unintelligent. In the webster dictionary the definition of an athlete says “that it is a person who is trained or good at sports‚ games‚ or exercises that require physical skill and strength.” That statement is true‚ but I believe that athletes are also smart‚ hardworking‚ and some are student athletes. No athletes in today’s sports are by any

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    6/24/12 Definition Argument Topic Thesis: College athletes who are facing an injury during their season should be assisted by a consoler or a sport psychologist for the overall welfare of players (because they are at risk of a psychological breakdown.) A conflicting argument could be that athletes are always receiving special treatment and should be treated the same as any other college student. My main audience that I would be speaking to would be sport organizations‚ coaches‚ student athletes‚ and

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    Powell explains the problems that African American athletes face when they attend a university. Most of these athletes are recruited strictly based off of their performance on the court or the field. While this produces a winning record for the University this does not produce high performing grades in the classroom. When a coach is recruiting a player who is not a good performer in the classroom he or she runs the risk of bringing an athlete into their program who will not succeed at the university

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    DEFINITION ESSAY Definition Essay Definition: The aim in this essay is to define‚ explain‚ and exemplify something. Generally‚ in definition essays‚ we try to make the terms that we use understandable for the reader. Our understanding of a term may be different from the general concept‚ or we may be focusing on a specific aspect. Giving an exact definition would enable the reader to follow the ideas and arguments in your essay. Organization: Definition of a term is generally given in the introduction

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    Phongvilai English 011 Mr. Russell 11/22/14 Ambition Ambition; a strong desire to do or to achieve something‚ typically requiring determination and hard work. Many people have different ambitions in life so the word ambition would have different definitions‚ depending on whom you ask. To me ambition is a burning urge and desire to achieve your goals or succeed. Ambition applies to dedication‚ motivation and time. I have many ambitions to achieve in a set period of time. For example my education‚ I

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    Whorter DEFINTION ESSAY 03/26/12 LOYALTY Loyalty can be defined by anyone but there’s only one definition of loyalty. Google’s definition of loyalty is the quality of being loyal to someone or something. The second definition for loyalty is a strong feeling of support or allegiance; fights with in-laws cause divided loyalties. My definition of loyalty relates to the first definition; however‚ it consists

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    Definition of Terrorism – Essay Example Terrorism (from Lat. – terror) is a socially dangerous activity; a conscious‚ deliberate use of violence by hostage-taking‚ arson‚ murder‚ torture‚ intimidation or any other attacks on life or health of innocent people. The definition of “terrorism” is a knotty question‚ because nowadays there are over 100 definitions of this phenomenon. However‚ none of them is widely recognized and supported by the international community. Various dictionaries define

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    Essay II Definition Essay The definition of basketball as defined by the Webster dictionary is as follows: Basketball - noun. Bas-ket-ball: A usually indoor court game between two teams of five usually five players each who score by tossing an inflated ball through a raised goal; also: the used in this game. The game of basketball was invented in December 1891 by the Canadian-American educator by the name of James Naismith‚ which at the time was an instructor at what is now Springfield

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    Definition Essay Below is the definition essay assignment due on Tuesday‚ January 15. If you would like a word document that you can save as a separate file‚ the link can be found here: Definition Essay. Every word in our language has a meaning; however‚ not all words or concepts have concretely defined meanings. These are typically what we would refer to as abstract words or concepts. Such abstract words or concepts are often specifically defined in the context of the person using the word

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    An essay is generally a short piece of writing written from an author ’s personal point of view‚ but the definition is vague‚ overlapping with those of an article and a short story. Essays can consist of a number of elements‚ including: literary criticism‚ political manifestos‚ learned arguments‚ observations of daily life‚ recollections‚ and reflections of the author. Almost all modern essays are written in prose‚ but works in verse have been dubbed essays (e.g. Alexander Pope ’s An Essay on Criticism

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