The Devil's Dictionary

bitter Bierce and how it all went into his writings. The first paragraph will explain how his life made him bitter and the second paragraph will talk about how his work being showing bitterness. Bierce left home when he was 15 to be a printers apprentice at the northern Indianan newspaper. Bierce also attended the Kentucky military institute. At the age of 18 Bierce enlisted in the Union army. He was in the ninth Indiana infantry. After the Civil War, Ambrose Bierce received his nick name “Bitter Bierce” by many because his act upon “The Devils Dictionary” which was published in (1909) and because he was such a pessimist. Along with his tales of terror, Bierce 's most acclaimed work is The Devil 's Dictionary (1906), a lexicon of its author 's wit and animosity. His definition for "ghost"—"the outward and visible sign of an inward fear"—clarifies his fundamentally psychological approach to the supernatural. In The Devil 's Dictionary Bierce vented much of his contempt for politics, religion, society, and conventional human values. A committed opponent of hypocrisy, prejudice, and corruption, Bierce acquired the public persona of an admired but often hated genius, a man of contradiction and mystery (Ambrose Bierce poetry foundation). Throughout his life, he faced many hardships that added to his bitterness. For instance, he abandoned his wife Mollie in (1888) because he suspected she was cheating, two of his sons died prematurely in (1889) and (1901). After living longer than…

Felicia layfulde The Strive For Beauty The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines beauty as, “the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit” (Merriam-Webster). While the Oxford English Dictionary defines the word “beautiful” as “Excelling in the grace of form, charm of coloring, and other qualities, which delight the eye and call forth admiration”(What is beauty and How do we Know It?). However, this definition…

The sociology of sport Part I hero noun 1. a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. Sports culture in a modern sense has developed significantly from the era of Aztec ball games and Roman blood sports to an almost unhealthy extent. Our contemporary view of sporting persons is somewhat misconstrued, allowing the term “hero” to be thrown around in conversation quite loosely. Adultery, substance abuse and irresponsible behaviour occur…

Webster’s dictionary defines hero as “any person admired for courage, nobility, or exploits especially in war...any person admired for qualities or achievements and regarded as wan ideal or model. While Hemingway defines it as a man who lives correctly, following ideals of honor, courage and perseverance through painful and chaotic times. Which could be considered as brave or courageous. In my opinion both of these definitions represent a hero. But I believe they are leaving out some aspects of…

In other words, what have I learned through my education? Have I been trained in one special area or have I gained an education not only in one area, but also in learning about myself and who I am? According to Webster’s dictionary, education is defined by the development and training of one’s mind, character, and skills, as by instruction, study, or example and the knowledge and skill resulting from such instruction and training. By this definition, one might argue that being educated means…

The definition that many people would give for the word would probably be that gay meant a homosexual male or female. If you look the word up on the Urban Dictionary website it comes up as a homosexual male or female or, “often used to describe something stupid or unfortunate, originating from homophobia, quite preferable among many teenage males in order to buff up their masculinity"(Gay). In recent years many people were using the word gay as a derogatory term to make someone feel like they…

The topic of greed is as old as the devil himself and continuous cases of financial scandals in the corporate world only lends to the suggestion that no amount of books will be enough to cover every facet of this topic. Nevertheless, it is always an interesting discussion. Opinions on greed differ from culture to culture, from society to society and from generation to generation. Furthermore, the complication with greed is that what constitutes greed is defined on the individual level, which is…

Fore! THWACK! A golf swing can be heard from hundreds of feet away. This man just used 17 different muscle groups in his arms, legs, and abdomen--but is he playing a sport? Golf: sport, or just a hobby? Of course, many people would say either one. And, truly, there is only one answer. Golf is as much of a sport as basketball and baseball are. A sport, by definition on Dictionary.com, is “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.”…

Have you ever thought about what a hero is? You might think a hero is Superman, but in fact, a hero has nothing to do with being Batman or Superman. There are many definitions for what a hero means. Just recently on the news they have explained that a hero has nothing to do with having a cape or a superpower at all. Heroes are everyday people, that go on with their day not realizing or trying to be a hero. Here is the definition of a hero of the internet “a person who is admired or…

Professionalism means something different to different people. It is unique to our personalities because we all hold ourselves to different standards. I understand professionalism to mean different things in the workplace compared to the classroom. Throughout this essay I will discuss different interpretations of professionalism. In my own words, professionalism is the degree to which one aims to conduct ones self in a setting where they aim to act mature, to gain a higher respect or to…