“abattoir.” Webster’s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus. 2nd Edition. 2002. Print. Bohince, Paula. “Edge of Bayonet Woods.” Sarabandebooks.org. 2008. Sarabande Books. 6 September 2009. “chamois.” Webster’s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus. 2nd Edition. 2002. Print. ”loathe.” Webster’s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus. 2nd Edition. 2002. Print. “phantom.” Webster’s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus. 2nd Edition. 2002. Print. “profane.” Webster’s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus
How Do You Define a Citizen? Dictionary Library. Ottenheimer Publishers, Inc., 1966 ed. Citizen - An inhabitant of a city; a member of a state; having the rights and duties of a citizen. Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language, College Edition. The World Publishing Company, 1962 ed. Citizen - An inhabitant of a city or (often) of a town; esp. one possessing civic rights and privileges, to burgess or freeman of a city. 1. formerly, a native or inhabitant, especially
The current dictionary definitions of courage are inadequate because they only include references to physical courage and omit instances of inner strength. Three contemporary dictionaries agree closely on the definition although they differ in the order of importance. Webster's New World Dictionary describes courage as "an attitude of facing and dealing with anything recognized as dangerous, difficult or painful, instead of withdrawing from it," and The American Heritage Dictionary gives a similar
Bartleby the Scrivener A Strange Relationship The Webster's New World Dictionary defines "folie a deux" as "A condition in which symptoms of a mental disorder, such as delusive beliefs or ideas, occur simultaneously in two individuals who share a close relationship or association." (231) In Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener" this concept of coinciding peculiarity, or obsession is demonstrated quite vividly throughout three different stages. The first, Bartleby's unwavering preoccupation with
According to Webster’s New World Dictionary (Agnes, 2003, p. 662), one definition of teamwork is “joint action by a group of people.” I believe this is accurate, especially since every member of a marching band has some higher goal to work for. If the band works well together, the final performance might have fewer mistakes. The dictionary (Agnes, 2003, p. 88) also says that one definition of bureaucracy is “the concentration of authority in administrative bureaus.” Starting in my freshman year
character development of Nora is represented by animal imagery. From the beginning of the play, we notice Ibsen's use of animals to describe Nora. In the opening lines, Torvald says, "Is that my little lark twittering out there?" (Wilke 1139). Webster's defines "lark" as a songbird and to play or frolic (Guralnik 340). The reader automatically gets an image of Nora as a carefree, happy person. In the following paragraphs, I will show how animal names are used to paint a portrait of the character
“…caregiving must be a way of life. This does not mean that caregiving is all of life.” Alice shows the opposite of good family time to hint at the reader of what is really going on behind the scenes. The author “pulls the reader directly into the world of caregiving by dramatizing the meaning of reciprocal human relationships. It also highlights some of the central themes of this book- that there is a difference between caring as sentiment and caring as practice, that caring is crucial to the human
myself or anyone else. One example would be our volleyball game against New York Mills. The score determined that we had lost the game, but everyone, even the girls from New York Mills, knew deep down that we had won. They went home that night upset with how they had played, and to me that’s not winning. On the other hand, we went home feeling better than ever. I couldn’t have been more proud of the Pillager volleyball team. New York Mills definitely wasn’t expecting a fight like the one that we put
of the Romulan capitol as a symbol of our victory. It will inspire our armies for generations to come. And serve as a warning to any other traitor who would create ripples of disloyalty." (Tong) Jarok's actions perfectly correspond with sixth dictionary entry of betray. Even though it is assumed that the documents were a trap to catch the faltering loyalty of Jarok, a faithful Romulan would have kept them secret, even if it jeopardized their own family. Jarok did not know the documents were false
closely consider the diction and connotations that Synder uses, we can speculate that the meaning of the poem depicts a deeper and darker theme. The title itself gives us an idea from the beginning. The word Mongoloid, as identified in Websters New World Dictionary (675), is an early term for Down's Syndrome, a state of mental retardation. Therefore I believe that the poem represents the child as an outcast from the norm of society. There are several words in the text that refer to the child that we usually
Johnson's Dictionary was significant because it sat the standard for lexicon in both Britain and the United States, besides it was the major work of codification, and the first acknowledge variation in meaning and usage. As there was no recognized academy in Britain, Dr. Johnson had done his huge work in two large volumes over eight years. His dictionary which wrote with personal efforts contains more than 40000 words, and about 114000
Women Have the Right to Abortion Webster's New World Dictionary defines the word abortion as, "any spontaneous expulsion of an embryo or a fetus before it is sufficiently developed to survive" (Webster's 1988; Pps. 3- 4). Assuming the reader of this essay agrees with the above definition, I will explore the following thesis, and support my answer with appropriate, adequate documentation, from "Conversations": "Should abortion be legal? At what point in time, and under what criteria should
they really exist? One must first try to define what good and evil are before attempting to question their existence. What is good? Is it the selfless act of a volunteer at a homeless shelter or an honest and truthful taxpaying citizen? Webster's dictionary defines good as being of favorable character, wholesome, and virtuous. (Merriam-Webster) "A good will is not good because of what it effects or accomplishes--because of its fitness for attaining some proposed end: it is good through its willing
the field were either killed or forced to abandon the area in search of a new home. Soon to come on this land: a subdivision consisting of huge, two- or three-story houses with pristine front lawns and the occasional small, decorative tree placed by the main door. The scene painted above is becoming more and more common today; people want more space, more houses, more roads, more big buildings, more cities all over the world. However, what the population does not consider is that construction destroys
be masculine, a woman must be feminine and that that is the clear-cut end of it. This idea is backed up by Oxford, and Merriam Webster’s dictionary which defines “masculinity” as qualities in relation to characteristics of men (Oxford Dictionaries; Merriam-Webster's) and “femininity” as qualities in relation to characteristics of women(Oxford Dictionaries; Merriam-Webster's). There is a certain list that is affixed with the terms “femininity” and “masculinity”.The list for masculinity includes words
is “Respect that is given to someone who is admired” according to webster's dictionary. Being honored is more than just being admired, honor is acquired by a person who shows admiration, esteem, and intuition. In the world of “The Giver” Jonas gets a very honorable job of being the new receiver.Or could it be a punishment? A punishment is “To make (someone) suffer for a crime or for bad behavior” according to webster's dictionary. In the case of the giver Jonas is told that the job of being receiver
reach a conclusion on whether scientific knowledge really is a higher form of knowledge. Firstly, before attempting to discuss the topic at hand, it is important to define the terms “knowledge”, “science” and “supreme”. According to Webster’s Encyclopaedic Dictionary “knowledge” is defined as “the acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles gained by sight, experience, or investigation”1. “Science” is a branch of knowledge that has purpose to “describe, explain, understand, investigate, predict
but the invention of new technology is not necessarily a threat to the environment. Modern agriculture has made a significant impact on environmental enhancement. The demand for food has been increasing throughout the world in direct correlation to the population increasing. Technological advances in food production have been abundant all over the world to minimize this matter. Different methods of farming have strayed from the traditional system of soil based farming. New techniques of farming
afraid of anyone. Her strength kept her pushing on to keep going until she arrived to her destination. The woman also talks about becoming a mother and being one. Women are responsible for carrying children and bringing them into this world. Without them the world could not go on. This woman says “the tears from my birth pains / created the Nile (13-5).” That’s a lot of tears for anyone to cry to... ... middle of paper ... ... just because and they do serve a purpose in life. If only women could
need to know exactly what they are. The definition of gender is “the state of being male or female” (The New International Webster’s Dictionary). The definitions of role are 1. The character played by an actor, 2. A part that someone or something has in a particular activity or situation, and 3. The part that someone has in a family, society, or other group (The New International Webster’s Dictionary). The particular definition of role that really fits in with the definition of gender role is “the part