Webster's Dictionary

classes and activities at school. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act the definition of disabilities is a person with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity. According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, special needs are the individual requirement (as for education) of a person with a disadvantaged background or a mental, emotional, or physical disability or a high risk of developing one. According to the Australian Human Rights…

you a dictionary definition of each, I’d rather show you how different these two states of being are. So, use your imagination and picture this: There’s a small, dark room, where the walls press in on your shrunken form curled in the corner. Your thoughts and the crushing darkness paralyze you. No windows, no…

Webster’s Dictionary defines empathy as, “the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions”. Empathy allows leaders to place themselves in the positions of their soldiers and understand their efforts. Leaders that display empathy…

Euthanasia is a hot topic in today’s controversy world. Many people see it as taking a life, showing pity, or taking away an unbearable pain. How come it be all of those? Yes, it is taking a life, but it’s not doing a crime that is unwanted by the doer. Euthanasia is looked to be brave, because you are making a final choice that impacts everyone around you, but also making it easier to cope knowing you left them peacefully. Major key points in euthanasia are, the person who is willing to take…

1.Definition of Ambiguity Ambiguity, as is defines in the Webster’s Third International Dictionary, is”the condition of admitting of two or more meanings, of being understood in more than one way, or of referring to two of more things at the same time.” In ordinary books on linguistics, the term is generally defined roughly as a linguistic phenomenon that a word, phrase or clause can have more than one possible interpretation. It is thus an attribute of any idea or statement whose intended…

INTRODUCTION What Is Sociology? According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary definition, Sociology is the scientific analysis of a social institution as a functioning whole and as it relates to the rest of society (Sociologist). This means it is the study of social problems, society, and how individuals work together in macro and micro levels. Sociology is a stimulating and enlightening field of study that questions and explains important matters in personal lives, societies, and the world.…

According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, the word dilemma is defined as “a situation involving an undesirable or unpleasant choice” (p. 350). I’m sure all of us have had to make, what seemed like at the time, difficult choices, but most of us haven’t truly faced any serious dilemmas in our lifetimes. Mercy Otis Warren certainly faced one long ongoing dilemma in her life, making her an exception to this general way of thinking. Mercy was a woman living in a man’s world. She was a political…

Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State, mentions on NBC. The controversial debate of the United States Federal Government paying reparations to African Americans has been going on for countless years. Reparations, according to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, is the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money or otherwise helping those who have been wronged. Many claim that the difficulties faced by blacks today are deeply rooted within our nation’s history as well as society’s…

Cultural Awareness Today’s world is very diverse, and there are many cultures in it. According to Webster’s dictionary the definition of culture is; “the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time” (Merriam). It all depends on where you live that determines which one you are a part of. Culture is something you are not born with; it is something you learn growing up from your family. It passes on from generation to generation. The way you act, talk, eat…

to lose privileges. You most likely felt hurt and felt a sense of injustice. Rare cases that show abuse of welfare should not let millions of other people remain in poverty and struggle based on a small percentage of criminals. According to Webster’s dictionary, welfare means “Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness.” Often when one hears about someone on welfare they are quick…