Webster's Dictionary

The video by Frontline, “From Jesus to Christ, Part 1: The First Christians” is about the beginning of Christianity. It talks about the story of Jesus and his followers. According to Meriam-Webster’s dictionary the term Christianity is defined: “the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies.” Christianity today is the biggest religion in the World. According to infoplease.com the religion is…

Which as Webster’s Dictionary defines it: “a social system in which a government is responsible for the economic and social welfare of its citizens and has policies to provide free health care, money for people without jobs, etc.; also: a country that has such a system…

One of the themes of this novel is the role and definition of family. Explain how Keyes develops this theme. How do you define family? (Not Webster’s or any other dictionary). Daniel Keyes develops the idea of family throughout “Flowers for Algernon” by constantly reminding the reader of Charlie’s life at home with his family. The information is given to the reader through flashbacks and memories of Charlie, telling different events that take place in his strange day to day life. The role of…

Literary Analysis of “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid In the story, “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid, the premise and tone reflect that of a mother, who by her own past experiences and repression of being a woman in her time and tradition, administers guide to her own daughter in a changed world, to chasten her daughters modern ways and current views on society and their culture. In the story, Author Jamaica Kincaid uses symbolism, theme, and theme to convey the life of a girl battling to regain control of…

the chance to meet her before she had passed away. My grandmother suffered from depression and died of dementia. Webster’s dictionary defines dementia as, “A mental illness that causes someone to be unable to think clearly or to understand what is real and what is not real.” (Webster, p. 1). Others might also use the words madness and insanity when describing dementia. Webster’s dictionary defines the medical term for depression as, “A serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad,…

Otherness in today’s society is more apparent today than ever. Otherness is, according to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, “the quality or state of being other or different” (Merriam-Webster, 2011). In reviewing the poem, “White House,” by Claude McKay, otherness is represented by his personal view of otherness and his struggle with being a small part of a large institution. In the following analysis you will see many representations of McKay’s belief in otherness. He believed that the…

The standard definition found was from Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defining natural law as “a body of law or a specific principle held to be derived from nature and binding upon human society in the absence of or in addition to positive law.” Two other sites, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy a “Peer-Reviewed…

his mother. Many things can go wrong. Could it have been stopped? The reality is, that while in the womb, some babies are exposed to fetal abuse. A fetus is “a human being….in the later stages of development before it is born.” (Meriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary) Fetal abuse is abusing a baby that is still in the womb. This type of abuse has been identified with abortion for a long time, but now it goes beyond the scope of simply terminating a pregnancy. Unfortunately, babies today are more…

The “Divergent” trilogy is a series of movies that display classic components of cultural Marxism. There are many aspects of “Divergent” that have comparisons to Western Civilization, and just as many instances of Cultural Marxism at play. On the surface, “Divergent” presents itself as a series in which its heroes defy expectation and go against the “norms” by breaking tradition, but underneath therein lie the seeds of Cultural Marxism, planted by the creators of the series. However, in order…

“More than 3.5 million people live with an autism spectrum disorder (“Facts and Statistics”, 2015).” Autism is a disorder that affects so many people and is common to see everyday. In the movie What’s Eating Gilbert Grape there is an autistic boy. His name is Arnie and his family has to take care of him and he likes to find trouble anywhere. The movie portrays autism well because it shows how he reacts differently to situations than other people would and how the disorder affects people around…