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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Lysne 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
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protected their families while the women held the pleasures of caring for their offspring and partners. As the humankind evolved and developed to civilization‚ these roles not only remained the same‚ but they strengthened. Therefore‚ the role of husband and wife in a traditional marriage have been created and altered over time by society’s perception of how religion‚ gender roles‚ tradition and culture have shaped them. Before the institution of marriage love and commitment‚ marriage was not created
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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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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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Death For everyone they have their own definition of death‚ but for now we will focus on three; biblical‚ philosophical‚ and medical. In many religions each have something to say about death and how for some it isn’t the end. An example of this is in the Christian bible‚ “And these will go away into eternal punishment‚ but the righteous into eternal life.” (Matthew 25:46 ESV) (Robert Driskell). Christians have a deep faith in their religion and for them death is only a separation of their body and
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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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What ruins Love? Everyone knows that love is hard to come by but what they don’t know is how to handle it when it does come by. Many things in life can destroy a happy marriage or the perfect relationship. Relationships are not pitch perfect as they show in movies. To be in relationship it is essential to take a responsibility to stick with it when things go wrong. Dishonesty‚ long distance‚ mistrust‚ misunderstandings‚ difference in priorities‚ circumstances etc. there are endless reasons that
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Everyone has a level of it‚ high or low. Some use it for good‚ and some use it for evil. The “it” I am referring to is power. The definition of power is the ability to influence or direct people and the course of events. People want to acquire power so they can shape their lives and surroundings into their vision. In modern society‚ popularity is considered the source of most power. Therefore‚ the level of popularity and the level of power are always proportional. Power isn’t just something that
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