Life According to the definition at Google.com‚ the American dream is defined as “the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did.”(WordNet) This term is often heard or uttered everyday whether you realize it or not. You typically don’t hear “American dream” everyday but you hear about people’s goals and achievements in life. The American dream has many perspectives. For example‚ the web definition is going to be completely different from a definition of an individual person
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Manipulating fear By definition‚ fear is “an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous‚ likely to cause pain‚ or a threat”. However it should be perceived as a motivation to accomplish new challenges. In fact‚ students should be encouraged to let fear of failure become an opportunity to succeed. Such is the success experience of Thomas Edison‚ whose most memorable invention was the light bulb‚ accomplishing his final goal after 1‚000 tries. “How did it feel to
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All definitions of globalization have key components that are responsible for the globalization that we observe today. These certain factors that are necessary to adequately define the term cannot be summed up with a one word or simple phrase definition. Globalization is elaborate and has evolved tremendously over the past century. In order to break this term down to the core and give it a simplistic definition we must focus on what main events have occurred throughout this past century to make globalization
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What Is Power? Power is a complex word to define because the word itself takes on multiple definitions. In general‚ power encompasses the complete control over someone or something‚ according to Webster’s Dictionary. While power is a complex concept to understand‚ it’s easier to know what an example of power is. The word power exemplifies itself through the characteristics of strength‚ victory and control. A person knows what power is when they are in control of the situation. In this case‚ this
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Marriage is classified as a formal union between a man and a woman. In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice‚ this formal union is a prevalent factor in the relationships between many characters‚ whether the marriage is for love‚ or for financial security. There are developing relationships‚ relationships that begin at first sight‚ and relationships based solely on desperation. While all the women depicted in this novel improve their social situations through marriage‚ it is not always intentional‚ and
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Argumentative Definition “No matter how old you are‚ where you are from or what you do for a living‚ we all share something in common—a desire to be successful” by Kara Heisman. Most people consider synonymous success with wealth‚ fame and power; however‚ some think that success associated love and faithfulness in marriage or the cares and responsible parent. Therefore‚ the success life with each person has different meanings is due to the way of their understanding and definition of the success
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Extended Definition of “Brave” In today’s society most people all have a similar understanding of words‚ by all knowing one definition of each and what context to associate that word with. However‚ the way we perceive certain words today has not always been the same or used in the same context. Many words have transformed into a completely different word and many have also come from one word which may have had a completely different meaning then what is has today. What now is looked at as a positive
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look beautiful‚ to look pretty. By definition‚ something beautiful is something that pleases the senses aesthetically. By society‚ beautiful is defined by white‚ porcelain skin‚ and a tall‚ slender figure. Sure‚ that is what people think is beautiful. But some of us just don’t care. Everyone is beautiful‚ right? Wrong. You knowyou are supposed to think that you are pretty in your own way‚ but you also know that you are not what people nowadays think is the definition of beautiful‚ so what do you do
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are considered insanity. In modern usage insanity is most commonly encountered as an informal unscientific term denoting mental instability‚ or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense. In the derivation of the word insanity lies its definition. In English‚ the word sane derives from the Latin adjective sanus meaning healthy. The word insanity was first used in the 1550s. Naturally the word insane means unhealthy. From Latin insanus meaning mad‚ insane‚ then comes the root of in meaning
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the face of her new King. The law Kreon sets in place is understood by Antigone as “Polyneikes’ sorry body can’t be touched. The city is forbidden to mourn him or bury him—no tomb‚ no tears.” (Sophocles 748) Kreon enacts this law based upon his own pride‚ and his need to rule the city with an iron thumb. Kreon states that “it
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