Before discussing the experience of colonization of French in Algeria, it is necessary to give a definition of the term "Colonialism- as used in the following context. According to the Dictionary of Social Sciences, the term represents "the system of political and economic administration whereby a dominant country controls and exploits the resources of dominated peoples, who are often of a different ... culture."" Likewise, in the Dictionary of Critical Social Sciences, a colony is defined as "a poor or weak country that is occupied by the military and/or police forces of a more powerful coun...

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The dictionary definition of colour describes the phenomena as a sensation produced on the eye by rays of light when resolved into different wavelengths, as by a prism, selective reflection, etc.1 ; inferring that the ... of colour as being an integral primary attribute to these objects, ie a blue sky, a red bus and green grass. This view is obviously contrary to the definitions given from the dictionary but highlights the philosophical paradox about the nature of colour. What sort of a property is colour? Is it a quantitative, factual, physical property of the object or is it a qualitative,...

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... creation of an environment in which others are able to self-actualize in the process of completing the job" (Volpe 1). Another definition of leadership can be found in the Cambridge Dictionary, the word leadership is defined as the set of characteristics that make a good leader. There are many definitions of the word leadership, but many leaders would agree that the word ... leadership is defined through the qualities of a person. In the Cambridge Dictionary, the word qualities is defined as an inherent or distinguishing characteristic. Keith L. Smith, author of What Makes a Leader, sta...

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... A Reverie for the Opening of the New Hayden Planetarium."" The essay brought to my attention the fact that "evolution- had a different definition before Darwin's theory became mainstream. The Oxford English Dictionary defines "evolution- as "the sequential exposure of the prepackaged potential- (Gould 324). My high school textbooks always taught the common definition of "evolution- as the name of Darwin's theory. ... one species evolves into another, it involves random genetic mutations, some are more likely to spread and stay in a gene pool than others. The fourth principal included the ...

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... access to health care. Firstly, the author will define the terms discrimination, racism and ethnicity, as they are vital to the discussion of equal access to health care. According to dictionary.com, discrimination refers to making a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing based on the group, class or category that a person or thing belongs to rather than on ... , age, race or ethnicity. In addition, when a person is unfairly treated due to their skin color or race, they are considered to be victims of racism. Ethnicity, as stated by dictionary.com, is a group of people shar...

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... ; a breach or violation of some public right or duty due to a whole community, considered as a community (http:// www.thelawdictionary.org/crime). This definition of crime is from the American law dictionary which differs slightly from the Australian definition under the bureau of statistics,- (CRIME) 'An offence punishable by the State on behalf of the general public whose standards do not permit ... criminal oppression. Colonialism is defined as 'exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger countr...

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... on, more SNS (Social Networking Service) were introduced, such as Twitter, YouTube and Instagram to compete in different strategies. So how do dictionaries define social networking? According to the Oxford Dictionary, social networking is defined as, "The use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to one's own." Yes ... animals in our planet. If we say that that person has no social life, it means that that person is boring, unfriendly and sometimes has bad personalities. According to Cambridge dictionary, social mea...

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... , following the terrorist event at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, in which eleven Israelites were captured and later killed by Palestinian terrorists on September 5 1972. According to the Oxford Dictionary, the definition of a documentary is "Using pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual report on a particular subject". (Oxford ... Dictionary, 2015) There are generally six type of documentary. (Alex Burton, 2009) Poetic documentaries, which focus on editing, style and patterns, rather than on a subject matter or people. Expository Documentaries,...

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... smaller businesses still establishing themselves. File sharing and online piracy of copyrighted material is exactly the same as stealing anonymously, which is very unethical and down right wrong. According to dictionary.com, a copyright is; "the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc" ... ...

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... in America are governed by a system of laws, when a person is accused of a crime he or she has the same rights as the accuser. According to Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary, "... a defendant is innocent until proven guilty" (Cornell Law). Prior to a completed trial, the verdict behind any allegation is considered an opinion. Since this is the case, voters of ... ? According the Cambridge definition, "information or ideas that are spread by an organized group or government to influence people's opinions, esp. by not giving all the facts" (Cambridge Dictionary), the aforementioned tacti...

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Euthanasia or "Physician Assisted-Suicide" is "Suicide accomplished with the aid of another person, especially a physician." (American Heritage Medical Dictionary). The debate of the legalization of Euthanasia hangs heavily on the ethics of the passing of life. America is a country that is known to the rest of the world as a & ... of euthanasia are those that are diagnosed with "terminal" illnesses. The definition of terminal is "(of a disease) predicted to lead to death, especially slowly; incurable." (Oxford Dictionary) An incurable and slow spreading, but deadly, illness leads to a prolong...

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... there being common rules for spoken and written grammar. This was also pushed along the development cycle by Dr Johnson as he wrote 'A Dictionary of the English Language' (Johnson, 1775) and also by 'The Oxford English Dictionary' (Trench et al, 1888). This represented not only the connections between the Spoken and Written discourses, but also the differences in which the ... ...

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... exist such as a lexical definition or stipulative definition. These do not function as adequate definitions but can still play an important role for words. A lexical definition can be found in a dictionary (lexicon) as it is simply a report of how the word is used in standard discourse. It does not provide a univocal definition because it shows the many ways the word is ... used and is ambiguous. When searching life in the dictionary, it shows the ways in which the word is used but does not provide any of the necessary or sufficient conditions and is not extensionally adequate or episte...

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... , who are forced to clean the mess, think it is vandalism. There are three types of graffiti - political graffiti, gang graffiti and graffiti art (Phillips). According to the  American Heritage Dictionary (Second College Edition),  gang graffiti  is considered to be vandalism, "The willful or malicious destruction of public or private property," while political graffiti and graffiti art are a form of art ... arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty; specifically, the production of the beautiful in a graphic or p...

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... oceans. The country is comprised of 10 provinces and 3 territories and has a population of approximately 31,499,560 (Statistics Canada). Secondly the word Independent' must be defined, Webster's 10th Collegiate Dictionary defines it as: Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing. This definition must be expanded to say that independent includes a free will of the government to conduct foreign affairs as ... they feel is in the best interests of the people who reside in the country. Finally and most importantly Foreign policy must be defined. Webster's 10th Collegiate Dictionary def...

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Terrorism in the Webster's New American Dictionary is defined as "the systematic use of intense fear as a means of coercion." In this day and age, the term terrorism is more than just the use of intense fear ... taking hostages. By defining terrorism thoroughly, we can begin to look at what terrorism is really about. The use of terror is usually a tool to promote ideologies according to the dictionary but what about the use of terror for revenge? After the Serb withdrawal from Kosovo this past month, there was a rash of terrorist acts committed by Albanians against Serbs. The ... ...

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... cities and tourist centres. Spanish is generally understood but a knowledge of Spanish does not always enable you to understand spoken Portuguese, except perhaps in the South. If thinking of buying a dictionary or phrasebook, it's important to make sure it is for Brazilian Portuguese. Your Spanish will not get you far in this corner of South America. There are so many differences ... between the Iberian languages, that a pocket dictionary will be your best investment. Even the days of the week have nothing in common. The main Brazilian cities today are Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Ho...

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Terrorism in the Webster's New American Dictionary is defined as "the systematic use of intense fear as a means of intimidation." In this day and age, the term terrorism is more than just the use of intense fear ... taking hostages. By defining terrorism thoroughly, we can begin to look at what terrorism is really about. The use of terror is usually a tool to promote ideologies according to the dictionary but what about the use of terror for revenge? After the Serb withdrawal from Kosovo this past month, there was a rash of terrorist acts committed by Albanians against Serbs. The ... ...

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... ones eye for another's, or, in many of today's societies, the taking of ones life in return for taking someone else's. The Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus defines capital punishment as "The punishment of death for a crime" (Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus 1998, pg. 144), and while this form of punishment is not present in Australia, there is much debate and controversy over whether ... ...

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... occasion for philosophic reflections, for which the public seems today to have more taste than ever; thus it is by the philosophic spirit that we shall attempt to distinguish this dictionary. It is in that way above all that it will win the approval for which we are most anxious". And so the philosophes, lead by the principles of Voltaire, Montesquieu ... Themes" by James Hagan; "Chapter 2: The French Revolution"; and the time chart. • "The Oxford History of the French Revolution", William Doyle, 1989, Oxford University Press Inc., NY • "the Dictionary of Important Ideas and Thinker...

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... . Other abundant forms of written communication include pictographs and ideographs (lecture 11th March, 2004). A pictograph can be defined as any picture or symbol representing a word, idea, or numerical figure (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pictograph). An ideograph is also a pictorial form of expression, representing an idea or object, but without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word; as would phonographic script (http ... ://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ideogram). Aboriginals were using pictographs and ideographs to convey information long before any foreig...

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... . Marriage has traditionally been defined as the union of one man and one woman as husband and wife. This is also stated in the dictionary; however, the second meaning of the word simply states "a close union" (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language). The latter definition clearly identifies a gender neutral merger. The traditional meaning of marriage must be substituted because gays and ... ...

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Budget, as defined in the Webster's Dictionary means a projection of anticipated need or use, often financial. When defined by the average person it usually means what I can spend to plan for future needs. In the following paragraphs ... of order. The budget resolution also initiates the reconciliation process for conforming existing revenue and spending laws to congressional budget policies. Revenue Legislation in Congress, as said in the Webster's Dictionary, is the yield of sources of income (as taxes) that a political unit (as a nation or state) collects and receives into the treasury fo...

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... terms and compare these observations with the emergence of "cyberculture". Culture n. 1. the appreciation and understanding of literature, arts, music, etc. 2. the customs and civilization of a particular people or group. (Oxford Dictionary definition) My understanding of culture is closer to the second definition as I see the first as a more select group. The increased use of the Internet and subsequent internationalisation of business ... have been discussed on a website called Copy Cult that addresses the nature of copyright laws in relation to the Internet. However, I believe the In...

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... doctoral work under Gauss in 1852 with a thesis on the elements of the theory of Eulerian intervals. Gauss commented that he (Gauss) had "favorable expectations of his (Dedekind's) future performance- (Dictionary 2). It was also during this period at GÖttingen that Dedekind met and developed a close friendship with Bernhard Riemann, another exceptional mathematician with whom he would remain in close contact ... brilliance. In characteristic humility, Dedekind once said, "for what I have accomplished and what I have become, I have to thank my industry much more, my indefatigable workin...

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