def is_palindrome(palindrome):
    """
    validates that the string palindrome is a 
    palindrome (it is a word or phrase that 
    read equal to right and back

    param str palindrome is a word or Phrase

    returns True if the word or phrase is a  
    palindorme or False if not.
    """
    
    reversed_letters = palindrome[::-1]

    if reversed_letters.lower().replace(' ','') == palindrome.lower().replace(' ',''):
        return True
    else:
        return False