Andrea Barnes ENGL 111: 8AM Definition Essay February 23‚ 2015 In recent events‚ the word feminism has come up and a new debate has begun to circle around what it means‚ and how it should be applied to our society today. From statements made by celebrities‚ as a theme in a popular Beyonce song‚ and exposed emails from within the film industry‚ feminism is enjoying somewhat of a renaissance in the form of exposure to a new generation. While most people would agree that any discussion about feminism
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A renowned playwright who went by the name William Shakespeare once said “God hath given you one face‚ and you make yourself another.” In short‚ people will deceive. Many people prefer to call this behavior; “phony.” In high school‚ everybody’s a phony in some way or another. How everybody chooses to express it is what stands out. Some people might do it to take advantage of others while some might just be doing it to save face. Anybody who shows some sort of deceit‚ which is everybody‚ fits into
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03/01/2012 Dreams Hilda Doolittle said‚ "You don’t even know what a dream is; how did it come? It didn’t come‚ it was there" (1886-1961‚ “Dreams“.) Any sequence of images‚ thoughts or feelings going through the mind while sleeping‚ is called a dream‚ however; dreams do not only occur during sleep. Some of the best dreams will occur in the middle of the day‚ while you’re wide awake. A simple thought that crosses your mind‚ or in conversations with others you may find a future dream. According
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Fear: it is constantly around us and apart of each of our lives. Everyone at some point has had that feeling of butterflies in your stomach. Irrational fears are everywhere are known as phobias. Phobias have the potential to greatly affect the way we live our lives. However‚ there are different ways to overcome a phobia. It is never easy to get over something that constantly haunts you or makes you nervous‚ but nothing is ever as impossible as you may think. The word Phobia is from Latin and directly
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Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil‚ often accompanied by nervous behavior‚ such as pacing back and forth‚ somatic complaints and rumination. It is the subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over anticipated events‚ such as the feeling of imminent death. Anxiety is not the same as fear‚ which is a response to a real or perceived immediate threat; whereas anxiety is the expectation of future threat. It is often accompanied by muscular tension‚ There are various
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Is heroism a matter of timing? Is it a person’s ability of being brave or fearless? Or is it a person being in the right place at the right time? I think this is an interesting question because‚ in most literature there is a person‚ who overcomes all odds and becomes a hero. Just because someone once did something great to depict them as a hero‚ does that really make them a hero? Some people would argue that if someone competes a heroic task then they are a hero. However‚ what if that one-act of
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“Kindness” and “hope” are two simple words. One could look them up in a dictionary‚ define them‚ write them‚ and do what they wish with them. However‚ to know and to act are two different things. Kindness can be define as “the quality of being friendly‚ generous‚ and considerate.” Kindness is doing your best to make sure that the people around you are happy. It is not being afraid to help others even when there is no way of them paying you back. Kindness is not just doing the right thing‚ but going
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Defining willpower is very difficult. Willpower has many different names‚ such as determination‚ self-control‚ or resisting temptations. The use of willpower helps individuals choose not to do something that would be detrimental to their future life goals and short goals. It can also be looked at as the act of establishing good reasons for an individual to either do something or not to and then react upon them. It is a conscious effort to regulate one’s self by choosing to do so. For example
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Culture. You often hear this word at home‚ in the news‚ or at school. Culture is something that defines you. Something that can describe you. It is what makes you similar to some people‚ and what can make you drastically different from others. What is culture? Culture is something you and a group of people share that are similar to one another. A culture is a way of life for a group of people and their behaviors‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and symbols that they accept‚ generally without thinking about them
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Family When you think of the word family most people think of their mom and dad or in general people they are genetically related to. Family is generally categorized by the people you live with but isn’t 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
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