Merriam-Webster

He mocks Simon as a “curmudgeon” and “the Prince of Prescriptivists” (307). A “curmudgeon” is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as someone who is easily angered and who often complains. If he points out that Simon complains a lot or is easily angered, it is easy to convince an audience why Simon’s view on dialects is wrong. It may not work on the intended audience…

First off, by killing Duncan, Macbeth was committing treason. According to Merriam-Webster, treason is defined as “the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family” (Merriam-Webster Online). Treason is a heinous sin. Committing it shows disloyalty to your country and the God-ordained leader in charge of it…

have sex in the first place. Whereas some are convinced that sex is up to the individual, others maintain the belief to never have sex. What it is intercourse? According to Merriam Webster, the definition of intercourse is: “physical sexual contact between individuals that involves the genitalia of at least one person” (Webster). In layman terms, intercourse, traditionally, is when a male puts his penis inside a female’s vagina, but this doesn’t answer the question…

A Friend Before A Hero “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” ~ Christopher Reeve The Merriam-Webster dictionary characterizes the word friend and the word hero a bit too similar to be two separate words. Friend; a person who helps or supports someone. Hero; a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities. I was auspicious enough to have both, in one, from the day I was born. She is my grandma; my…

ballpark a team was playing at. Even today, thousands of fans show up to a ballpark on a nightly basis to find some joy out of watching a team come together and try to win a game. A ballpark, is “a park in which ball games (as baseball) are played” (Merriam-Webster). In almost every game played, there is bound to be at least one exciting moment. It’s effect on people’s happiness though…

Supervision as defined by Merriam-Webster is “the action or process of watching and directing what someone does or how something is done.” This definition differs greatly, in my opinion, to what supervision should be in the public education system. The dictionary definition is what supervision has become in a lot of school systems around the country, but we have forgotten the sole purpose of public education, which is to make sure every student is prepared and successful in life. Supervision…

Merriam-Webster defines behavior as the “manner of conducting oneself” and defines barriers as a “natural formation or structure” that impedes progression. The HBM was created to recognize the reasons why individuals failed to take part in health prevention strategies (LaMorte, 2016). Now, the HBM is used to analyze and foresee whether compliance to health recommendations will be achieved (Janz and Becker, 1984). In general, perceived barriers are the individual’s assessment of obstacles and…

Merriam Webster defines Parkinson’s disease as a chronic progressive neurological disease that occurs predominantly in later life. Parkinson’s disease occurs when the neurons in the brain begin to die; therefore, they cannot communicate with other neurons. The movement disorder is linked to a deficiency in dopamine production and is marked especially by tremor of resting muscles, rigidity, slowness of movement, impaired balance, and a shuffling gait. People may refer to Parkinson’s Disease as…

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau during the 18-century, the idea of putting aside differences to achieve a common good is emphasized. Such influence can be done with civil disobedience to allow a free society to continue being free as it currently is. Merriam-Webster defines civil disobedience as "The refusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government." As said by a man who highly influenced the English…

Merriam Webster dictionary defines sexism as behaviors conditions or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social rules based on sex. In today’s society sexism is the most commonly behavior applied especially against women and girls, and men and boys. In today’s society is actually seems as though men make more money than women and they also excel faster especially in the work place. Sexism in my opinion is basically the different views society has on men and women. The two most commonly places…