Webster's Dictionary

According to the book Inside Out and Outside In: Psychodynamic Clinical theory and Psychopathology in Contemporary Multicultural Context, “psychodynamic is defined by Webster’s Third International Dictionary (p. 1833) as relating to “the science of dealing with the laws of mental action” and “motivational forces, especially unconscious motives, and relating to or concerned with mental or emotional forces or processes developing especially…

Disobedience is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as, “not doing what someone or something that authority tells you to do: refusing or failing to obey rules, laws, etc.” In the Old Testament there seems to be countless stories of kings, God’s people, and specific characters that practice the art of disobedience- when they are called to obey. Their disobedient nature causes pain, agony, and loss. It’s safe to say that the act of being disobedient has been around since the creation of man. If we…

The Chicago Times and the Chicago Turbine were two principal newspapers in the late 1890’s. Both of the newspapers had coverage of the Pullman Strike available to their readers. The Pullman Strike is an event in Illinois history where workers chose to walk out of their occupations due to the environment. The depression made the worker’s wages get cut by twenty-five percent. This cut was the cause of workers to have an enormous amount of stress, eventually leading to a strike against the…

if she expressed a penchant for show-tunes mid-firefight. Though perhaps well chosen and a sign of Miéville’s depth of knowledge, the diction can lead to a battle between choosing to continue reading and putting the book down to rummage through a dictionary. The saving grace of the latter is that the sentences allow for extrapolation through context. Avice’s vocabulary, however, stretches credibility. Miéville’s skill as a writer shines through and disbelief stills stand a chance of being…

Nudging is an attempt to influence behavior based on subtle suggestion. The actual definition of nudge is, according to Webster’s dictionary, is to touch or push something or someone gently (http://www.merriam-webster.com). The government uses nudging in order to gently influence the behavior of its citizens. This is a more subtle way of attempting to get citizens to conform,…

Ever since Adam and Eve, deception has been used throughout human history as a means for personal gain and to intentionally harm others. Webster’s dictionary definition defines deception as, “an act or statement intended to make people believe something that is not true.” However, in the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the author, Mark Haddon, uses deception in a noble sense. A character in this novel that exemplifies deception more than anybody else is Christopher’s…

Stephen Decatur High School/Ninth Grade/General English Class/15 students/90-minute lesson This lesson is part of a larger unit that focuses on Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. This lesson would come after the students had read the entire book. During the time of the reading we would have determined major themes, plot points, etc. I would have assisted students with confusing language and started a conversation about interpreting Shakespeare’s works by explaining his play on words and the…

culture and how to fix it. This read will do exactly that. It is my intention to define and explain culture, explain part of what is wrong with culture in The United States, and how it might be able to be fixed. What is culture? Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines culture as “the beliefs, customs,…

Ibogaine is a very controversial drug used for several purposes. Ibogaine should be legalized because it is used for religious purposes, helps overcome addictions, therapeutic use, adults’ rights to recreational use, the history of drug addiction cures, and its minimal effect on other members of society. Ibogaine, roots of tabernanthe iboga, a shrub originating in the West African country Gabon, where indigenous people use it as a stimulant while hunting and in large doses during religious…

Webster's dictionary defines clueless as “providing no clue, completely or hopelessly bewildered, unaware, ignorant, or foolish.” This mother, whom we call, Mary Jane, fit this definition perfectly. She had been in and out of the legal system more than seven years. These Guardians were shocked by the size of her file, which consisted of numerous volumes that covered a complete ten-foot shelf. Her case would close, and then reopen again, again, and again. It was a perfect pattern of a “revolving…