Merriam-Webster Essays

important to define interfaith marriage, also known as intermarriage, most people use these two words interchangeably as is the practice in this paper. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, an interfaith marriage consists of a marriage between people who are from different social groups, races or religions, or who are from the same family (Webster, 2008). Additionally, interfaith marriage, traditionally called mixed marriage, is marriage between partners professing different religions. For the purpose

from a catastrophic ending. Although I am quite sure that this fictional man has a tremendous amount of courage—risking his life for the sake of humanity and all—the term courage can be expanded into a far more in depth definition. According to Merriam Webster dictionary the word courage can simply be defined as the “mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.” This definition can show that courage is something that is in one's head and heart. Sadly, today’s

An archetype is an image, a descriptive detail, a plot pattern, or a type of character that occurs multiple times in myth, literature, religion, or folk lore. Archetypes often provoke emotion in the reader as they awaken an image, calling illogical responses into play. Many novels, legends, and myth are made up of archetypes which causes similarities in the plots of many novels. For example, the Helper God, the golden place, seasons and metamorphosis are archetypes that make up modern literature

A hero does not fight for fame and glory but for the greater good. A hero is someone who goes through adversity to help others in desperate times. A hero fights evil, and defends people. Beowulf should be considered a hero because he is a strong, brave warrior who defended his people and slayed evil monsters. Beowulf proves himself to be a strong, brave warrior by killing Grendel the monster. This proves that he is strong and brave because no one else could kill Grendel let alone face him. Beowulf

Loneliness and isolation is an ongoing theme throughout the novel Of Mice and Men, experienced by several characters to different degrees. Some characters are more isolated and lonely than others, yet every character in the story goes through this theme during one point in the story. There are various reasons why each character is lonely or isolated. In general, all the ranch workers feel some sort of loneliness because they move alone from ranch to ranch and do not have real connections with others

bills, family, obligations, maintenance of property, one’s health, and life’s list of responsibilities goes on and on. Leisure is sometimes used as a generic term, but the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines leisure as, “freedom provided by the cessation of activities; especially: time free from work or duties” (Merriam-Webster). Leisure allows for recuperation and individual growth, a necessity throughout history and yet the old maxim, all things in moderation, still holds true. Cultures across

The merriam-webster dictionary defines a hero as a mythological or legendary figure often of descent endowed with great strength or ability. This isn’t always the case. Everyone has their own hero and their own definition of a hero. For some, it’s a celebrity like Johnny Depp or Sandra Bullock. For others, it’s a political figure like Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. And for many, it’s a parent or guardian figure. The theme of heroes and their survival is very common in works of literature. Works

Franz Schubert, in my opinion, is considered as one of the last Classical Era composers and one of the pioneers of the Romantic Era composers. Schubert’s is an artist who devotes himself entirely to the arts, rather than chasing money and worldly gains. He has set a movement where many other composers would follow. In his 31 years of life he had written many works. He had more that 600 works on Lieder, 7 masses, 9 symphonies, including the Unfinished (No. 8,1822) and more. His famous piece, “Erlkönig”

Imagine yourself on a Friday and your just sitting in your desk, staring at the clock waiting for the bell to ring, well Cris lived it. Cris has plans for the weekend today he's going to a friend's house and tomorrow he is going to the mall and as an early Christmas present his parents gave him two hundred dollars to spend at the mall, he just can't talk for the weekend and then he heard this “The homework for the week will be a 5-10 thousand word essay on how The Happy Birthday song was made and

Memory is an event that happens in your life, even once. What is your favorite memory or the memory you can’t forget? I am Joyce Lee, the girl who studies in Kang Chiao International School (KCIS) Later, I am going to share you some of my family members’ memory. They include my mom’s memory, my grandma’s memory, and my cousin’s memory. These memories for them are memorable, and those memories stick in their mind forever. I would like to pass these memories on to my future family. This time, I

Shakespeare's Othello is set during the Renaissance period and therefore the roles of the women in Othello are supposedly bounded by the period when women are considered to be of low intellect. In Othello, most male characters assume that women are inherently promiscuous, which explains why all three women characters in the play are accused of sexual infidelity. Yet Shakespeare develops the women to speak the most sense throughout the play and able to trust other characters in the play. To the men

A common conflict within a familial unit is the parent-child relationship. There are countless works of literature that discuss and analyze the topic thoroughly. I Stand Here Ironing is a short story, by Tillie Olsen, that beautifully displays the perspective of the working single mother in the mid-nineteen hundreds. Olsen’s strategic use of several literary elements highlight the personal struggles of single mothers who have conflicting feelings about motherly duties and “bread-winning” obligations

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is about two men, Lennie Small and George Milton, who travel place to place, job to job to pay for their dream. They end up on a ranch where they meet many people, including Curley's Wife, the only woman on the ranch. Steinbeck utilizes Curley’s Wife to prove that women didn’t have any chance of acquiring the American Dream because of the sexist society in the 1930’s. Being the only woman on a ranch full of men seems like a nightmare, even now. Can you imagine doing

In W. W. Jacobs’ short story, “The Monkey’s Paw,” the White family’s innocent want for a better life is challenged when a magical talisman plagues their family through its wishes. When faced with death, humans have different ways of dealing with the rollercoaster of feelings that accompanies it. The family has to overcome grief, disappointment, and anger as they live their lives without their son. Through these emotions, the characters are being taught not to act foolishly, but they never learn.

Teachers and parents influences on a child’s academic development. Most of us wonder what or who exactly influences a child’s academic development, researchers believe that both sides play an equal role in a child’s academic development. According to Allen (2011, p.2), while it is recognized that parents and teachers play important roles in children’s lives and that teachers play a leading role in relation to children’s acquisition of academic skills and knowledge, the level of influence these

‘God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.’(Nietzsche) Explain what Nietzsche means by this claim and what implications he draws from it. Friedrich Nietzsche was born in Rocken bei Lotzen which is a small town in the Prussian Region of Saxony, on October 15, 1844. Surprisingly, the rationalist who rejected religion and established the phrase ‘God is dead’ was brought up from a line of clergy men. Nietzsche father died when he was just four years of age, which left him in the hands of

The Right to Love Merriam Webster defines marriage as “the state of being united as spouses in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law” though this definition is accurate in some ways, those ways being that it is a state of uniting people as spouses, it does not capture all of the things that make marriage what it is today. Such things being how love is, and should remain, involved in marriage. Rather than just some sort of transaction between two people, marriage is much more

Two days ago I was writing this essay on the negative impact liv golf had on golf. Then suddenly, LIV, had the audacity to merge with the PGA tour. Should I continue this topic? Should I change topic? Thinking for a while I decided to continue and talk about how liv would have had a terrible influence on golf and how it would have had a negative impact on the game. On June 6th 2023, controversial golf tour LIV Golf agreed on a merge with the PGA tour creating one of the biggest shocks in golf.

Matte lip creams are all the craze right now. there are many options and opinions out there on which ones are the best, and what first drew me to lip creams was the effortless matte finish, and the good thing about them being on trend now is that we're getting a variety of choices of them. when it comes down to it everyone has their own unique experience with them, and today I want to share my own with you:) from left to right: Sephora Cream Lip Stain (13), Sleek Matte Me ( Fandango Purple), Sleek

Persistence is the unwavering commitment to overcoming the challenges that you are faced with. Obstacles can be both big or small, it does not matter the size, to persist you must only continue to show up, to try, and to never give up. Persistence helps humans stive to be their best, enabling them to make the impossible possible. Persistence is defined as the “firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.” (??????) By the oxford dictionary but as I have