do; beyond the definition are explanations of what makes a person happy. After all‚ happiness is easily recognizable on the surface‚ a smile‚ laughter or reaction to a situation an expression of words‚ show of gratitude in exchange for a sensation‚ happiness; a thank you. Each help defines happiness but not enough; similarly‚ attempting to clarify what it means to be happy as it pertains to life in America‚ is nearly impossible. No doubt‚ others have wrestled with the definition agreeing on
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According to the etymology dictionary (Barnhart)‚ the formal definition of the
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Isaiah Hutchinson Essay 1 (Loyalty) Loyalty is defined as the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations. A story that defines loyalty to me is a well-known statue in Edinburgh of Greyfriars Bobby‚ a Skye terrier who captured the hearts of the British public in the late 19th century when the dog maintained laying over the grave of his master for fourteen years. The dog stayed loyal to his owner for fourteen years even when his owner was not able to reciprocate the
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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 you
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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 to the ear. Having steadiness
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What is motivation? definition and meaning. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08‚ 2016‚ from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/motivation.html The definition of inundated. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08‚ 2016‚ from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/inundated?s=t The definition of spay. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08‚ 2016‚ from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/spay?s=t The definition of neuter. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08‚ 2016‚ from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/neuter?s=t The definition of salient. (n.d
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What is your definition of a hero? What kinds of things do heroes do that ordinary people do not do? Why do you think they do those things? When I think of a hero‚ I think of someone that goes that extra mile to take care of his or her own and others. A hero is someone who is courageous‚ brave‚ and fearless. Someone that is not selfish and will do anything needed even if it means that they could get hurt. Heroes do things like charity and volunteering‚ or they deliver kind acts to strangers without
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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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All of us trust the dictionary to give us the full understanding of a word we do not know. In this aspect‚ it is insufficient when it describes courage. While it defines physical courage‚ it omits inner courage which can be argued to be much more valuable to posses. Webster’s New World Dictionary describes courage as “an attitude of facing and dealing with anything recognized as dangerous‚ difficult or painful‚ instead of withdrawing from it”. Courage is not the ability to be brave or to laugh
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are all questions we ask ourselves‚ yet no one really knows the answer to them. Happiness: the state of being happy. That’s the literal definition anyway‚ but what’s the personal one? Happiness can be described in many different ways. We‚ ourselves‚ loves‚ likes‚ guilty pleasures all define our happiness. It’s definitely not just a “one size fits all” definition. Happiness is a lot of things‚ but it’s also not a lot of things. I could go into the long‚ boring‚ scientific explanation by telling you
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