Lexical definition

I feel a rush of adrenaline. My pulse races out of excitement and ecstasy, not nervousness. I am not myself, and I love it. I love auditioning. I love rehearsing, costuming, memorizing lines, blocking, stepping out on the stage opening night, bowing for curtain call, meeting the audience. I love acting. I live to do it, and it defines me. In college, I hope to pursue theatre as a major and develop my skills, eventually making it into a career. And I will approach all the challenges of college as…

What is Piety? Introduction Throughout Plato’s chapter Euthyphro, the main focus is around the definition of piety. This chapter consists of a dialog between Socrates and Euthyphro in which they are concerned with what piety is. They both go back and forth discussing the question while Socrates tries to get a full and worthy answer from Euthyphro. The definition of piety is of special interest to Socrates, as he had just been charged with impiety. He was charged for corrupting the youth of the…

Behind the Curtain As said best by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This empowering quote basically says that you hold the power to decide for yourself what you think beauty is. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of beauty is the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses of pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit. Beauty is not the only thing people value in them. It is not defined by the way you look, clothes…

The word success to me means that there’s an accomplishment of an aim or purpose. Success is things you achieve that you want. In order for me to do that, I do all my assignments and study for tests and achieve my goals. When I do that action, it has now been considered successful. When people enjoy their work, and if it gives them an opportunity to spend time with their family and have a balanced life, they’d consider themselves successful because it happens and it works. Success is when you…

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…

The dictionary defines the word courage as, “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, etc., without fear; bravery”. Winston Churchill defines courage as being “what it takes to stand up and speak, and also what it takes to sit down and listen’. One could ask a million different people to define courage, and they would be given a million different answers. The argument could even be made that courage is basic human instinct. No matter one’s personal beliefs…

success. The Oxford English Dictionary defines success as ‘The attainment of popularity or profit.’ Personally, I feel this definition is too narrow and a bit distorted. I feel that true success should be defined as setting short and long-term goals and also successfully achieving them. Also, success can just mean excelling at something. Everyone has their own definition of success. Today’s current media have successfully changed the term “success” in modern society. We use the term “success” a…

or membership means that some people or group of people need to be excluded. That is why Gee argues that we should no longer be call classrooms communities but instead call them spaces. A space is just an area or place to be used and does not by definition exclude anyone. To be even more specific, it should be a semiotic social space where students and their teacher work together to create meaning for the complex ideas and concepts addressed in a classroom. The way that meaning should be created…

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…

Success for Sophia Success is something that is very important to me. While considering the idea of success and being successful, a few meanings come to mind. Success to me, means not having to worry, having a career I am passionate about, and working hard to achieve something great. Today there are a lot of responsibilities working adults must worry about- bills, homes, cars, education, children, and much much more. When I achieve success I expect to not have to worry about these things. I…