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Draft Your
IntroductionDefine Key Terms or Subjects
You may want to provide a definition of terms or subjects within
your paper. Avoid dictionary definitions. Instead, provide an expanded
or limited definition that works within the context of your paper.
One situation where you may choose to use this technique is if you’re
discussing abstract terms (i.e. joy, love, hope) or if you are using
difficult terminology.
Friendship: something so obvious and common that we rarely give it
thought. What exactly is this thing we call friendship? Aristotle,
in Book VIII of his Nicomachean Ethics, defines a hierarchy of sorts
for friendship. Aristotle says three kinds of friendship exist: friendships
of utility; friendships of pleasure; and friendships that are perfect
between individuals “who are good and alike in virtue.” By
using Aristotle’s hierarchy, we can consider the theme of friendship
in the Sumerian poem: The Epic of Gilgamesh.
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