Definition Essay Examples

The way I define success depends on what kind of success someone is talking about. To define carrer success, I would say it would be having a job you are actually interested in and making enough money to provide for yourself. But if I were to define educational success, I would define it as having high grades, understanding what you're learning, and being able to put aside time for studying or homework. I believe the word success has a different meaning for everyone, and that it all depends on…

What is regret? Regret is defined in the dictionary as a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done, especially a lost or missed opportunity. Regret can turn any smile into a frown, any rainbow into rain, and any laugh into tears. Regret can be avoided when one feels they did anything to their fullest potential. Otherwise, it has the ability to completely alter a person’s frame of mind and outlook on life. Regret is a crippling feeling of…

The definition of successful means to have attained wealth, position, honors, or the like but it is much more than that. In order to be considered truly successful all of those things must be attained through hard work, doing it the honest way, and ultimately being happy. There are two characters in the book, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, that are great examples of being successful. Herbert Pocket, and Joe Gargery are both successful because they have attained a good life doing all of…

has an amount of what our culture defines of beautiful can be ugly, and an individual that does not fit the box of outward beauty is actually beautiful. It is obvious then that true beauty is defined by the heart. As a society we need to drop the definition of fake beauty, and embrace this true meaning. Perhaps then we would spend more time on our heart, then our…

is a leader. A leader by definition is “a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group.” (Merriam Webster Dictionary) this defines a leader but a leader is so much more. A leader is a person who can inspire others to do things they never thought they could. A leader is able to engage with others to provide purpose, motivation, and direction. My personal belief is that this is what makes a leader effective at leading other people. This definition and ability to provide…

A philosophically good definition can be very hard to come by for most concepts, ideas, and even simple words. The reason for this is because in order to be considered a good definition in the philosophy world it must follow three basic rules. The three rules, in short, are that it must not be just a bunch of examples, it must contain the essence of what is being defined, and lastly the definition and its concepts must be clearer than the word being defined. It may sound simple at first however,…

Determination in the dictionary is defined as a quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult. To me the definition of determined is pushing through the adversity in life that I face each day. I choose the word determination not only for the denotation of the word, but also the connotation the word has. I feel that determination has a very strong meaning behind it of grit and the will to persevere through any roadblocks, which led me to choose this word.…

Have you ever wondered how the noun and verb form of the word camp could differ? How is it possible to have a noun and verb for of the same word? Although that may seem outrageous there are plenty of words that have a noun and verb form that are closely related to each other. For example; record, escort, insult, crash, phone, shop, etc all have a noun and verb form and this list could go on-and-on. Today we will focus on analyzing the word 'camp'. To begin our analyzation on the word 'camp' we…

Four definitions were found to be contenders in this research paper’s definition of “violence”. The first definition is from Gerbner which he first defined in his cultivation theory in 1976. He defined violence as such, “the overt expression of physical forces against others or self, or the compelling of action against one’s will on pain of being hurt or killed”. The second definition is from Bandura (1983) where he defines aggression as a “behavior that results in personal injury and physical…

Socrates introduces the Guardian, Auxiliary, and Systemic class in addition to Justice. In this Socrates finally offers his own definition of justice. He discusses justice in two forms: justice in the city and justice in the individual. Justice in the city is whatever is best for the city in the form of class harmony (Plato 119-121). Earlier in Republic Socrates introduces the idea…