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    everything human is not‚ they are also intertwined‚ in that you can not have one without the other. There is also an overwhelming desire to know the monstrous‚ if only temporarily and this calls into question the influence the monstrous has on the human definition. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) describes ‘human’ as being ‘Of‚ belonging to‚ or characteristic of mankind‚ distinguished from animals by superior mental development‚ power of articulate speech‚ and upright posture.’ (OED). The term ‘monstrous’

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    The first definition is of "information technology". Information technology is the technology used to store‚ manipulate‚ distribute or create information. The type of information or data is not important to this definition. The technology is any mechanism capable of processing this data. Kathleen Guinee wrote‚ "By information technology‚ I mean the tools we use to perform calculations‚ to store and manipulate text‚ and to communicate. Some of these twentieth century tools include: the adding machine

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    Aristotle Paper- Distinguishing the Definition “A definition is an account‚ and every account has parts‚ and part of the account stands to part of the thing in just the same way that the whole account stands to the whole thing” (Aristotle 1034b20-22). This quote is how Aristotle defines a definition. So a definition is the statement of the essence of something. Defining something consists of starting with a genus and then breaking it down into species. A genus is a kind of a thing. A species is

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    has grown both in numbers and respect. It is a multibillion-dollar business and it is practiced by 158‚000 professionals. I will be explaining my personal definition of PR as well as three other definitions from different sources. Then I will be contrasting the definitions and explaining why there are so many different definitions of PR. Public Relations is defined in many different ways. To me PR is a communicator or organization having a relationship with the public they are reaching

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    Dimensions of Tourism (27184) Assessment 1 – Individual Essay Intent: The main intent of this essay is to enable students to understand the many complex issues which arise when we use the word tourism. Many definitions of tourism focus on tourism as a leisure based activity but there are grey areas in which travel undertaken for work and study involves a leisure component. The prime intent of the assignment is to work on definitional clarity and logical presentation of an argument using supporting

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    The definitions I got varied from “Being a diva‚ sarcastic‚ responses in conversation in a ironic way.”‚ “When you subtly express someone else’s opinion is wrong. You think you know better”‚ “Annoying‚ typically attributed to Black Woman from the US” ‚ “An adjective used to describe a person who often talks back”. These definitions have one thing in common. Being sassy relates with how you interact with others and the definitions are seem a bit negative‚ neutral at

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    Definition Like other terms borrowed from history‚ "euthanasia" has had different meanings depending on usage. The first apparent usage of the term "euthanasia" belongs to the historian Suetonius who described how the Emperor Augustus‚ "dying quickly and without suffering in the arms of his wife‚ Livia‚ experienced the ’euthanasia’ he had wished for."[5] The word "euthanasia" was first used in a medical context by Francis Bacon in the 17th century‚ to refer to an easy‚ painless‚ happy death‚ during

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    Manufacturing organization produce a tangible product than can be seen‚ touched‚ ad directly measures. Therefore‚ quality definition in manufacturing usually focus on tangible product features. The most common quality definition in manufacturing is conformance‚ which is the degree to which a product characteristic meets present standard of specification. Other common definition of quality in manufacturing includes performance. In contrast to manufacturing‚ service organization produce a product

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    and false. But to think deeper – it’s not nearly as fabricated as it seems. Living and surviving are two entirely separate actions‚ even though living does depend on existence. To explain the difference between living and existence‚ a definition is in order. Living‚ as defined by science‚ is the feat of not being dead‚ while existence is a blanket term that can be applied to everything in the universe. Thoughts and theories exist; same as rocks and soil. In that plane of thought‚ living

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    of pornography it is important that we use Helen Longino ’s definition of pornography. Helen Longino defines pornography as "[the] verbal or pictoral explicit representations of sexual behavior that...have as a distinguishing characteristic ‘the degrading and demeaning portrayal of the role and status of the human female...as a mere sexual object to be exploited and manipulated sexually (p.43)." Helen Longino ’s definition can be used as the basis of numerous arguments dealing with

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