you. A loyal friend is someone who you can trust completely and know that he or she will never stop being your friend. Being loyal may end up hurting you‚ help you find your true friends‚ or teach you the true meaning of being loyal. First‚ the definition of loyalty means to be faithful to one’s oath‚ commitments‚ or obligations. The word loyal originated from the Latin word Lagalis‚ meaning legal in Latin. The reason I say that being loyal can hurt you is because you don’t really know who will backstab
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meanings of pride. Pride can be the allegiance towards a certain group or club‚ the pride one gives towards its own country‚ or even the pride that someone has internally within themselves could be another way to look at the definition of pride. Pride can be interpreted in more ways than one; it just depends on the way the word is being used. The pride that I have towards a group at church or an extracurricular club at school can have many different interpretations to other people besides what I think
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Family‚ Where Water Can Be Just As Thick As Blood When most people think of the word family‚ mother‚ father‚ children‚ and relatives immediately come to mind. While all this can be true of a family‚ it is not the only correct way that family can be defined. Family is more accurately described as a group of people who might not be related by blood or marriage but who sincerely care and love each other. Family is there every step of the way and provides support that cannot be found anywhere else.
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People often wonder what separates themselves from those who are happy and successful‚ and the answer is Dedication. Webster’s Dictionary defines the word Dedication as “ a feeling of very strong support or loyalty to someone or something”. This definition does not display what dedication truly is. Dedication cannot be described as a feeling for it is an action. Someone can say they are “dedicated” to someone or something‚ but just saying it doesn’t allow people to understand
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Water- Rocket Essay Lauren is stranded on a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean and she believes that her family got stranded on an island close by. Mainly because she can see and the other island like really close. She is very concerned and she wants to send a letter but she does not know how she will manage to write a letter and send it through. Luckily before her airplane crashed‚ they gave her a backpack full of necessities of life. She was the only one to receive it for her family unfortunately
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Torgerson Ms. Kuzmenkov English 101 11-28-00 Wodge: A Definition "I don’t want a great wodge of prose‚ but about double what we have at present." (Ezra Pound‚ 1913) The word wodge‚ whose meaning can be surmised from its heavy‚ lumpish sound‚ is not particularly common in American usage. It is‚ however‚ a wonderful word that ought to be given more recognition. It offers a more vivid description than its synonyms‚ for example‚ blob‚ cluster‚ or clump. A highly descriptive
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there more to it than that? To some family is important or just another word for close friends. I believe family is a person or a group of people you genuinely care about and would do anything for them. The word family originates from the middle english latin word “familia” which means household servants. According to etymology dictionary later on in the 1660’s family means “parents with their children‚ whether they dwell together or not” also “persons closely related by blood‚ including aunts
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otherwise every action will be filled with doubt. The commander says‚ “No nerves‚ just have nerve out there.” The difference between the same word emphasizes the actual meaning of each word‚ creating it to be more heroic than a hero and braver than just the brave. One of the many definitions for nerve is “a person’s steadiness‚ courage‚ and a sense of purpose when facing a demanding situation.” The positive connotation to this word is similar to courage. Being called courageous is something that is pleasant
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Despite‚ world-wide agreement that 9/11 was an act of terrorism‚ there remains much dispute on the specifics of what defines terrorism. The definitions provided in one dictionary differ in another. Lets take into example Merriam-Webster’s definition‚ which states that terrorism is “the systematic use of terror as a means of coercion.”¹ The problem with this definition is its simplicity. It can applied to almost anything and sometimes things that traditionally wouldn’t be considered terrorism. For example
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at merriam-webster.com. There it is also defined as‚ “a feeling or understanding that someone or something is important‚ serious‚ etc‚ and should be treated in an appropriate way.” There are many different definitions of respect that can be found. Not only is respect used in different definitions‚ it is also used in different kinds of sentences. For example‚ “The soldier showed a sign of
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