Essays Tagged: "Merriam-Webster"
Boxing: Down for the Count
Boxing: Down for the CountThe tenth edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines boxing as 'the art of attack and defense with the fi ... at modern society delivers a knockout punch to bring boxing down for the count.Works Cited'Boxing.' Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. 1996.Farley, James A. 'My Fight in Defense of Boxi ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
The uncommon struggle of all men -The Great Depression
ice and Men, John Steinbeck, 1936, The Viking Press, Inc.Webster's Intermediate Dictionary, 1977 by Merriam-Webster, Inc., Springfield, Massachusetts.THE UNCOMMON STRUGGLE OF ALL MEN--THE GREAT DEPRES ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > The Great Depression
Seminole Wars Help Establish American Counterrevolutionary Strategy. 4.5 page response to a portion of America's Forgotten Wars. Req Reading for a Low Intensity Conflict Course.
that found America engaged with small guerrillas of the Seminole Nation in Florida from 1835-1842. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines revolution as "...the overthrow or renunciation of o ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars
"Romanticism in A Midsummer Night's Dream"
he individual, the subjective, the irrational, the imaginative, the personal, and the spontaneous. (Merriam-Webster) Romanticism can be characterized by it's appreciation for the beauties of nature; a ... s one embarks on the magical journey which has been entertaining audiences for centuries.Works CitedMerriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. 1995. Merriam-WebsterGianakaris, C.J. "A Midsummer Nig ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > A Midsummer Night's Dream
Social Injustice: Female Genital Mutilation.
s "of or relating to human society" and, injustice means "the violation of right or of the rights" (Merriam-Webster). So as one, the word would mean the violation of right or of the rights of or relat ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Romeo and Juliet.
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet
Affirmative Action.
Jessica ScottES 4522/25/03Affirmative Action is EssentialAccording to Merriam-Webster's dictionary, affirmative means "favoring or supporting a proposition or motion." By ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
The ideas of Machiavelli, Locke, Shakespeare, Montaigne, and Achebe.
visory and guide of sorts for Lorenzo the Magnificent di Medici. Machiavellianism, according to the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary is "suggesting the principles of conduct laid down by Machiavelli; spec ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory
How slang words originated.
e of the most offending words used today is gay; the word gay was adopted about fourdecades ago(The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories p.189). The movie star Gene Autry, who was in the movie " ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies
War and its Effect on Society.
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
Technical term definition of a Trojan Horse.
Trojan HorseMerriam-Webster defines a Trojan horse as "a seemingly useful computer program that contains conceal ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking
This essay is about the effects of globization in Korea compared to Haiti.
For Better or WorseThe Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines globalization as "to make worldwide in scope or application." M ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
This is an essay on the culture of Argrntina and what life is like in Argentina.
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
The Renaissance and Reformation.
formationThe Renaissance was truly a time of rebirth, which is a new or second birth or a revival, (Merriam-Webster's Vest Pocket Dictionary, 1989 edition) in many aspects, such as religion, arts and ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
Abortion.
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Hazing:Not Just for Frat Boys Anymore!
or those people who do not know, hazing is defined as "an initiation process involving harassment" (Merriam-Webster). Parents are now realizing how much of a problem hazing really has become.Hazing ha ... igh Schools: A National Survey." Alfred University. August 2000. Alfred University. (Nov. 11, 2003).Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. 11th Edition 2003. .Sims, Amy C. "Hazing Grows Younger and Mo ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Martin Luther King Jr. ---> How did he create Positive Synergy Through Diversity?
Crown thy good with brotherhood.* Brotherhood? What does that mean? "A fellowship; a alliance," Mr. Merriam-Webster said. America is the land of opportunity, America is the land of freedom. Each indiv ... Crown thy good with brotherhood.* Brotherhood? What does that mean? "A fellowship; a alliance," Mr. Merriam-Webster said. America is the land of opportunity; America is the land of freedom; American i ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism
Empowerment - advantages and disadvantages
According to Merriam-Webster's dictionary empower is defined as "to give official authority or legal power to" th ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Death penalty
t define each word in order to get full understanding of the issue being assessed. According to the Merriam-Webster collegiate dictionary, cruel is defined as: "disposed to inflict pain or suffering d ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights