Webster's Dictionary

their lifetime on social media alone (Asano). Social media is defined as “forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other such content” by the Merriam Webster Dictionary. There are lots of platforms out there such as Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, etc. Our society chooses not to see the side effects of the mass amounts of time spent on social media instead of socializing with the people face-to-face. Through

Should college students be required to do Community service in order to graduate? Community service refers to "service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local community" and is done without pay, according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Performing community service is not the same as volunteering since it is not always done voluntarily. It may be done for a variety of reasons: Some students are required to complete community service as part of a class requirement, or in order

Should college students be required to do Community service in order to graduate? Community service refers to "service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local community" and is done without pay, according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Performing community service is not the same as volunteering since it is not always done voluntarily. It may be done for a variety of reasons: Certain schools require students to complete community service as part of a class requirement, or in

Literature is defined as, “writings in prose or verse; especially : writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest” (Merriam Webster). In both African and Middle Eastern literature, there is an overlap in theme, motif, and ideas. There is an awareness of community over oneself present in both forms of literature. The role of women in both societies is viewed as one of a lesser importance than the male presence. A discrepancy in the similarity

Alexis Timm Mrs. Mirosh 1st hour English 11 21 February 2017 To Read or Not To Read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel published by Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name as Mark Twain, in 1884. The story is more than just a story however as many adults, parents, and educators believe that this book is unfit for a classroom setting. What they are unable or (unwilling) to see are the benefits of reading and analyzing this story. It allows students to understand history

fifth word in the poem. The word “learn’d”, especially with the spelling he chose, conveys much more than it’s literal definition. According to the Oxford Reference Online database, it means “Having great learning in the law.” The Merriam Webster Dictionary expands that definition slightly, by stating its definition as “having or showing a lot of learning, education, or knowledge — used to describe something that people get or have because of learning or experience.” He uses the abbreviated term “learn’d”

We’ve all been there, get home and start that night’s homework right away. I work for two hours and it’s time for dinner so I take a 30 minute break and then resume homework. Finally the homework is finished and it’s nine o’clock before I have even showered, get ready for the next day, or just relax. This is all assuming that there are no sports that day or that you have a social life. With all the schools looking to push start times back an hour or two we go to sleep later that much later and still

The Benefit of Rewarding College Athletes A typical college Coach makes a seven figure salary, and what do the college athletes get (LoTemplio)? College athletes are unpaid because of a rule called amateurism. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, amateurism is when somebody does an activity or hobby without being paid, such as a college athlete. Many college athletes struggle financially during their years attending college. Some believe that if they would have had a much easier time if they

The Villainous Brutus ¨A villain is one blamed for a particular evil or difficulty,¨ according to Merriam Webster Dictionary. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus can be clearly identified as the one to blame for Caesar's tragic death and for majorly affecting the plot of the story in doing so. Brutus was not villainous for his intentions towards the people of Rome but instead became villainous when he chose to end Caesar's life without a reputable conflict to go off of. This goes to

Casey Harral English 1101-23 Sylvia Johnson November 2, 2015 Sportsmanship "One who plays a sport fairly and loses gracefully" is how The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines sportsmanship, but what is true Sportsmanship considered to you? Is it an attitude, or simply an act? Sportsmanship can be handled in several different ways. It’s how one team handles another on and off the field. Simply it could also be said as just the way you handle the game in general after a tough loss, or after an easy