Definition Essay

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It’s a beautiful fall afternoon, and the cool wind has made the Illinois air fresh and crisp.

A man takes his dog’s leash of the hook on the back of the laundry room door, and with a little

jingle the dog comes running out of the living room right to the man’s feet. He clips the leash,

and the dog is all over him until they get outside. They make for the path that starts in his

backyard, but knows no end. As they get deep into the tunnel of reds, oranges, and yellows, the

path they are walking on turns around the corner of a big rock, and into to a huge black bear. The

man in his red flannel shirt and North Face vest freezes and the bear bats him to the ground with

his paw. At this, the seventy-pound dog charges at the massive bear and again the bear raises his

mighty paw to knock the dog up against a tree, and unconscious. After about an hour, the dog

comes around to find his owner is laying dead in a pile of dried up leaves. The dog stands up

with a bit of a limp, and makes his way over to his owner. He nudges him behind the elbow as if

he wants the dead man to pet him. When there’s no reaction from the man, he circles around

once, lies up against the man’s cold side, and closes his eyes.

There are three parts to the definition of loyalty, and this dog displays all of them. The

first part of the definition is unconditional love. As soon as the dog knew what the man wanted to

do, he was at his feet. The second part of the definition is giving up rational thought and

representing whoever or whatever you’re loyal to. Not only was it obvious that the dog had no

chance against the bear, but he also could have easily ran to safety. The last part of the definition,

is the willingness to lay down and die for someone or something. The dog could have found his

way back home, but he didn’t want the home without his life long companion.

The first part ...