Definitions, but Why?

Serious literature, hate crime, royal family, journalists, big businesses, religion, free speech, state, marriage: all terms for which each individual may have a different definition. To briefly discuss each, I will begin by saying exactly how I would define them. I would take my personal time to look up each term in the dictionary. From there, I would also search them in encyclopedias and find articles about them. All together, I would derive from my information my own individual definition.

Serious literature is a literature I consider to be a challenge to read. I believe a crime is a hate crime provided it was meant to harm a person or group of people either directly or indirectly. A royal family to me would mean one of high public standing and lots of money. A common millionaire may claim that title according to my definition. A journalist is any who may observe a situation and write about it as a profession. I believe a big business to be one of high standing and many stock holders. Religion is a set doctrine of any faith that may be followed. Free speech would include anything that may be assured through our First Amendment rights provided it meets the requirements of the amendment. A state, in America, is one that is governed by the American government and is considered American “property.” Marriage, I believe, is the contract between two people to share their lives together legally and lovingly (we hope!).