Definition of violence Initially‚ I classified “violence” into two categories: physical violence and mental violence. My definition for physical violence was‚ actions that cause damages or harms to things or people physically; my definition for mental violence was‚ mental destruction or harm. I defined violence this way because I believe that no matter by what means‚ mental or physical‚ if something or someone has been harmed‚ then it is regarded as violence. Such as destructing public properties
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complicated as it is deep‚ I found myself asking how we define “statehood”. It’s all good and well to say that the state is a contested organisation‚ but when the idea of what exactly a state is comes into it‚ that statement becomes all the less clear. By definition a nation state is a state/country that possesses clear borders and land‚ and contains mostly the same type of people by either race or cultural background. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/467746/political-system/36702/National-political-systems
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"1: the quality or state of being proud: as a: inordinate self-esteem: 2: a reasonable or justifiable self-respect 3: delight or elation arising from some act‚ possession‚ or relationship 4: a source of pride: the best in a group or class." (Pride-Definition). Pride is a lot of things at the same time. Pride is family. I view family as a similar replication of the person ’s lifestyle‚ or a significant portion that lead to the development of who that person is today. A family that leads to the person
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Definitions American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language‚ Fourth Edition 1. n. A plane curve‚ especially: 2. n. A conic section whose plane is not parallel to the axis‚ base‚ or generatrix of the intersected cone. 3. n. The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal. 4. n. Ellipsis. Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia 1. n. In geometry‚ a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed
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A Basic Definition of Nonprofits In the United States‚ a nonprofit organization refer to “a group organized for purposes other than generating profit and in which no part of the organization’s income is distributed to its members‚ directors‚ or officers.” Nonprofits are must be designated as such upon creation and can include churches‚ schools‚ charities‚ political organizations‚ arts organizations‚ professional organizations‚ and more. For federal tax purposes‚ “an organization is exempt from
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Definitions of Communication 1- “The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking‚ writing‚ or using some other medium” Ref; http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/communication Accessed on: June 13‚ 2013 at 13:10 2- “Communication is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ visuals‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behavior. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or a group of persons” Ref;
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Definitions Term Definition ActionScript Adds interactivity and/or playback efficiency to a movie via coding. Similar to JavaScript‚ ActionScript is an object-oriented programming language. Alpha effect Adjusts the transparency of an instance. Bitmaps Images using colored dots‚ called pixels‚ arranged within a grid. Typical of most web graphics. Breaking apart Converts symbols into basic shapes so that shape tweening can be used. Button symbol Used to create interactive buttons
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an everyday term such as ratchet become so twisted to the point where it’s new meaning no longer resembles it’s old one? As it once was mainly known as a mechanical tool used to repair clocks and roller coasters‚ it now has a entirely different definition. Although words may have an established meaning‚ as time goes by‚ that meaning may change‚ perhaps into something that is completely irrelevant. The Rise of the Ratchet As originally defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a ‘hunting dog’
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CORPORATE STRATEGY Definition CORPORATE STRATEGY is the direction an organization takes with the objective of achieving business success in the long term. Recent approaches have focused on the need for companies to adapt to and anticipate changes in the business environment‚ i.e. a flexible strategy. The development of a corporate strategy involves establishing the purpose and scope of the organization’s activities and the nature of the business it is in‚ taking the environment in which it operates
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Definition of a Hero To me‚ a hero can be many things‚ but there are a few qualities that all heroes should have. All heroes should be courageous‚ and act even when they are afraid; they also need to be decisive‚ so they can act when needed. They obviously have to be helpful and selfless‚ so that they put mostly put others before themselves. Lastly‚ they need to be determined to do what is right‚ they can’t just let something go past them and not do something about it‚ if it’s in their power
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