One such example is amply described in chapter 10, referring to "Guilty pleasures: pornography, prostitution and stripping." As throughout the book, the theoretical discussion is keenly doubled by lots of breathtaking examples of acts of violence. Continue Reading...
Sorkin, however, posits no argument per se. Rather, his book offers insight into how the financial crisis manifested from a far more personal perspective of those involved than anything else. The book is informative in nature, and give insight into Continue Reading...
It would depend on one's view of the legitimacy of psychoanalysis and its patchwork utility in describing a mental complex. Basil Davidson recognizes the alienated consciousness of Africans, albeit from a politico-historical rather than a psycholog Continue Reading...
There were arguments that the U.S. had vital interests in maintaining control over the canal due to the need to move warships and submarines through the locks during world crises. Others cited the Soviet nuclear threat and wondered if giving the can Continue Reading...
Paul Tough The book, Whatever It Takes, by Paul Tough became a best seller because it captured the attention of people in both a scholarly way and yet because of its easy-to-read, entertaining format, and because the issues that Tough writes about Continue Reading...
The main thesis of the book, which the writer succeeds to demonstrate in a very smart way is that the study process can be meaningful in itself (not just a tool we use in order to get a certain result) and the trick relies in making students want to Continue Reading...
If there is a tendency among readers to view Malcolm X as a radical figure, especially where compared to peaceful counterparts like Dr. King, the autobiography helps to show racism in a light that makes Malcolm X extremely sympathetic, or at least a Continue Reading...
graphic novel Watchmen by Alan Moore. It is basically about what inspired Watchmen's themes, story, and characters. As well as what Watchmen has influenced and how it has been influenced by other comics and heroes like Batman and Superman among othe Continue Reading...
1997) Face Off Face/Off John Woo (1997) Face/Off In 1997, John Woo directed Face/Off movie that is action thriller movie. The report studies the roles played by actors and the plot of the movie critically. It sorts out the quality of sounds use Continue Reading...
Shawshank Redemption Summary of the Novel The Shawshank Redemption is concentrating on the challenges that an innocent man endures while he is in prison. This is accomplished in the intro through showing how Andy Dufresne is arrested for the double Continue Reading...
character book "Let Great World Spin" Ciaran,"Al Round and Round: Closing the Gaps in Let the Great World Spin Ciaran's narrative in book one of Let The Great World Spin, "All Respects to Heaven, I like it Here," contains vital information for the Continue Reading...
Future King Book II: "The Queen of Air and Darkness," Character Flaws Morgause raises four boys. She is not a good mother, and she does not give her boys a sense of right and wrong. She often ignores them for days at a time and beats them when th Continue Reading...
1998 DuPont spin off of Conoco by analyzing the transaction itself. Then, we look at one possible alternative and compare it with the actual long-term impacts of the sale. This is when we make specific recommendations about which choice was a financ Continue Reading...
eBook vs. traditional books The rise of eBooks and the death of print Despite the surprising success of a number of book 'franchises' such as the Harry Potter novels, The Hunger Games, and Fifty Shades of Grey, commentators continue to predict the Continue Reading...
MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN'S BOOKS -- AN ANALYSIS Sociology Multicultural Children's Books -- an Analysis Multicultural Children's Books -- an Analysis Children's literature more accurately reflects the many histories that construct nations such as t Continue Reading...
George Orwell book Nineteen Eighty-Four by pointing out salient themes in the book and using updated political examples to show that Orwell was not necessarily writing science fiction but in fact he was commenting on contemporary times in his life. Continue Reading...
Sigma This best-selling book by Mikel Harry and Richard Schroeder has been held in high esteem for more than twenty years. Indeed the reputation earned by Six Sigma: The Breakthrough Management Strategy Revolutionizing the World's Top Corporations Continue Reading...
Family Crucible In the book The Family Crucible, family therapists Carl Whitaker and Gus Napier (1978) team up to help a family with dangerous levels of discontent and animosity towards one another. At the center of the rift are the adolescent daugh Continue Reading...
Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck's novel, "The Grapes of Wrath," described the economic divide that existed in America during the Great Depression of the 1930's and the tragedies that occurred as a result. A native Californian, Steinbeck used his home Continue Reading...
Derek Cajun begins his book with an analysis of online dating. According to Cajun you should not turn to online dating when it is so easy to simply go out and find a woman. Cajun said it was important to actually get out and meeting women, because if Continue Reading...
Talented Mr. Ripley The story of Patricia Highsmith's Mr. Ripley is one about a man who is very adept at pretending to be something that he is not. The original novel of The Talented Mr. Ripley tells the story of a man who is on the outside of the Continue Reading...
What follows in this brief report is a review and summary of the book The Right Fight by Chris Lynch. The items that will be covered in this text include an introduction to the book, the setting of the book, the main characters of the book, the plot Continue Reading...
Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck's novel, "The Grapes of Wrath," described the economic divide that existed in America during the Great Depression of the 1930's and the tragic result that occurred as a result. A native Californian, Steinbeck used his Continue Reading...
172). Another man writes of his obvious charms to his female customers at the gift counter in a department store, and how he works the system and gets caught. There is something innocent about all these stories, even though the characters are not al Continue Reading...
Magellan/Pigafetti The book The Voyage of Magellan: The Journal of Antonia Pigafetta, translated by Paula Spurlin Paige, is the first-hand account of an observer who sailed with Magellan's ships on their famous circumnavigation of the globe. Magella Continue Reading...
His exorcism begins in the return to Vietnam and his final view of the doomed war. As he was first in, he is among the last out as the North Vietnamese take Saigon. The postscript was published in 1996 and details some of the anxieties Caputo exper Continue Reading...
S. citizens has had a terrible effect on American war veterans who fought in Vietnam. Surely, one of the best methods of preventing physical and psychological war traumas would be to prevent wars. However, when there is no other option than to commi Continue Reading...
The SAS Institute provides "subsidized Montessori child care, free snacks, and unlimited sick time for staff." The result of that impressed Elsen; "An industry-high employee retention rate." And Elsen couldn't help but be moved by the innovative wa Continue Reading...
Gerstner Louis Gerstner's book, Who Says Elephants Can't Dance, chronicles the dramatic turnaround of business giant IBM under his capable hand. When Gerstner took over the company's reigns in 1993, it was on the brink of being sold off in parts. Th Continue Reading...
Scholastic: 1993 Curious young astronomers who ask, "what are stars made of?" And "Why do astronauts float in space?" will find answers here. A brief survey of the universe in a question and answers format. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 28 p Continue Reading...
v. 9) I am the good shepherd" (10:11, 14) I am the resurrection and the life" (11:25) I am the way, and the truth, and the life" (14:6) I am the true vine" (15:1; cf. v. 5) It was John's responsibility to teach Christians that they can have ete Continue Reading...
As stated clearly in the book, But in today's world, a nation's form of government, not its 'civilization' or its geographic location, maybe the best predictor of its geopolitical alignment." For instance, China and Japan both have shared Asian cu Continue Reading...
Postmodern Book: Proposal Colson Whitehead's John Henry Days explores the relationship between fact and fiction with a postmodern narrative structure. One of the characteristics of postmodernism is the way in which it destabilizes what constitutes ' Continue Reading...
Tail Economics Book Analysis: The long tail. How endless choice is creating unlimited demand In the past, economics' was dominated by vendors that sold a large quantity of only one or two items. The Internet has changed the shape of product offeri Continue Reading...
John Woo's Face/Off John Woo's 1997 Face/Off was only the Hong Kong filmmaker's third American feature, preceded by Hard Target (1993) starring Jean-Claude van Damme and Broken Arrow (1996) starring Christian Slater and John Travolta. Travolta woul Continue Reading...
Perfume Patrick Suskind's 1985 novel Perfume deals with themes controversial enough to raise eyebrows. After all the protagonist is a mass murderer whose victims are all virgins. The crimes therefore reveal the confluence of gender and politics, as Continue Reading...
Human Resources Book Review Phillips, Jack J. (1999) Accountability in Human Resources Management. New York: Butterworth-Heinemann In his text, Accountability in Human Resources Management, the human resources management analyst and guru Jack J. Ph Continue Reading...
Female power is presented in conflicting, contradictory ways in Women in Love. The increased status and social power that women of privilege have can cause upheaval and serious conflicts. Power can be misdirected away from self-empowerment to power Continue Reading...
