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    Justice‚ he said‚ is nothing more than the advantage of the strong. Although Thrasymachus claims that this is a definition‚ it is not really intended as a definition of justice as much as it is the delegitimization of justice. He said that it does not pay to be just. behavior only works for the benefit of others‚ not to those who behave fairly. Thrasymachus assuming here that justice is not a reasonable restraint on our natural desire to have more. Justice is a convention imposed on us‚ and it does

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    but to help us discover our inner strengths. We can only know how strong we are when we strive and thrive beyond the challenges we face.” - Kemi Sognule. My definition of success is someone who overcomes personal hardship and shoots for something better. First‚ the definition of success‚ from my point of view‚ is when one overcomes struggles. Being successful after hardship is an incredible accomplishment and is a perfect example of

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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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    The Real Hero Everyone has their own opinion of a hero instead of a whole definition. I have my own opinion of a hero is not a definition‚ but it is one word which is my mother. What heroic characteristics does this person show? This lady‚ which is my mother has three amazing traits that makes her stand out. The character traits that she show are loving‚ understanding‚ and forgiving. These three traits are very important for a hero to have. Being a understanding hero is where you see from everybody

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    how it is perceived. Of course I get bland responses which reiterate Merriam-Webster’s definition of happiness and that is such a nuisance. Something which is so complex and divine deserves efforts from ones’ mind to actually understand the broad spectrum of happiness throughout the world. It is possible that one can lack that emotion‚ but it’s more than that; Happiness is more than just a word‚ or a definition or a feeling.

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    everyone should have their own type of power within themselves. For example‚ a stay-at-home mom is not going to have the same amount of power as the president‚ but they both possess a unique form of power in their own diverse lifestyles. A generic definition of the word power would be the ability to do something or act in a particular way. I believe that the most crucial form of power is the capacity to control people in their sayings or actions in any sort of an environment. There have been countless

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    opinion on what it means to American. The definition of American on Merriam Webster is a native or inhabitant of North America or South America. However‚ most people have a deeper definition that says Americans have to be a certain way and follow a certain pattern. Throughout history America has always been a place for people who didn’t feel like they didn’t belong elsewhere. America is full of many different types of people so trying to create a common definition to define them all is pointless. The

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    poetry to you is a bunch of figurative language. In that case E.E. Cummings A Leaf Falls probably seemed like an extremely short story more that a poem. Today‚ an analysis of a poet’s definition of poetry will be examined. By analyzing the figurative language in Ars Poetica we will capture Archibald MacLeish’s definition of poetry. Archibald MacLeish has won numerous awards for his role in poetry. He was an American poet and the Librarian of Congress‚ he strongly promoted the arts. In‚ Ars Poetica

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