Webster's Dictionary

Acceptance and Denial of Labels Society has naturalized the practice of designating and enforcing stereotypical ideals and behaviors upon groups of all ages. It transpires to limit and regulate gender fluctuation through the use of harassment or humility. With these stereotypical ideals comes a barrier in which participants in today’s society can no longer express themselves as they see fit. Those who go above and beyond the social guidelines are left in ridicule as people mock, label, and bully…

“Who Am I?”: Forging an Ethical Path The Oxford Dictionary offers a definition of ethics as, “The codes of conduct or moral principles recognized in a particular profession, sphere of activity, relationship, or other context or aspect of human life” (Ethics, 2015). The Merriam-Webster dictionary’s offering is more succinct but also sheds light on where problems can arise in the interpretation and actualization of ethics on a practical level: “rules (sic) of behavior based on ideas about what is…

transmutations in our climate, people are finally opening their eyes. The elevating temperatures and extreme weather patterns, pose the question, how could this have transpired? Well, let me tell you. Global warming is defined in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary as: the elevation in the earth’s atmospheric and marine temperatures generally expected to occur during a surge in the greenhouse effect, resulting exclusively from pollution (Global warming, n.d.). There is said to be many causes of…

In Webster’s dictionary the definition of Environmental Science states that, it is “the branch of science concerned with the physical, chemical, and biological conditions of the environment and their effect of organisms”. In the experiment Environmental Science deals with how the human body will be affected in the environment with or without using electrolytes during an exercise. While conducting the experiment Aleckzar used his brother Alekczar to see if there would be a significant difference…

they ensure the safety of civilians, are not used to kill, and they decrease the rate of crime. Non-lethal weapons are the perfect compromise - weapons that have significant purpose an effect, but do not kill anybody. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, morality is the “rightness or wrongness, as of an action” (420). The intent of non-lethal weapons is for the enforcement of law and order, which abides by good morality. Such weapons are used primarily by police forces, but by…

The Civil War was a monumental and tragic time in American history. A professor at the University of Illinois wrote, “At least 600,000 men died in the Civil War....Mass death numbs the mind and heart as it numbers its vast toll.(Phillip Shaw Paludan, Victims: A True Story Of The Civil War) ” The horrors and bloodshed of this war were translated into every artistic medium imaginable, in an attempt to honor and come to terms with the mass destruction caused.. One author in particular used his…

and coding of printed or written information for future reference”. This simple definition fits all the varied roles that documentation, or the process of documenting and demonstrating delivery of patient care, assumes in health care. (Webster’s New World Dictionary) Nursing documentation represents the quality of care that we provided. Through complete documentation, the nurse can claim credit for meeting responsibilities inherent in the profession. Documentation is also a vital adjunct to…

Over the years, a lot things have changed in our lives. According to Webster’s Dictionary, changed is defined as, “to undergo transformation, transition, or substitution” (“Changed”) Most of us experience different changes in our life, but they 're few people whose life’s aren’t changed because they don’t want it to. One way to explain changed, is my life. I had always been known as the “quiet girl” in high school. For that reason, being is because I always hid myself. I have always been afraid…

party wanting to be involved in one (c) sharing of photos with people outside of the relationship. Sexting is a popular phenomenon with teens and young adults today, and has become such a prominent sexual behaviour the word became recognized by Webster’s dictionary in 2012. The history of the word sexting dates back to 2004 when it was first used in the ‘Globe and Mail’ newspaper, using the phrase ‘sext messaging’ (Knoblaunch, 2013). Although, describing…

The Role of Duty in “The Things They Carried” and “Guests of the Nation” Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines duty as “obligatory tasks, conduct, service, or functions that arise from one's position” (Webster). If this meaning is interpreted to be the correct meaning for the given situation, one’s personal beliefs and morals must not be considered when performing one’s duty, but this is not always the case. The duty of a soldier is traditionally to follow orders. A soldier must not only follow…