The purpose of the Definition Essay is to explain a familiar word or subject in a new way. During the writing process of my third paper, I considered several words. I first thought about using courage, faith or love. Initially, I chose courage. As I began to craft my outline, I slowly realized that I could not find proof to describe courage, so I scrapped the idea and went searching for a new word. During peer response, one of my classmates recommended I define being a true athlete. Instantly, I knew it had to be a new topic. Peer response helped largely on this paper; most of my examples and supporting content were ideas from my peers. My research on true athletes brought forth interesting information. I wrote multiple pages of notes and