Essays on Journalism and Communication Literature Reviews

The paper 'The Taxation of Household Savings - Potential Winners and Losers of Such a Move' is a cognitive example of a finance & accounting literature review.... The current system of taxation of household savings is the standard income tax treatment of savings, which entails the taxation of the household savings as well as the returns on the savings....

The paper 'Downfall of a Man' gives detailed information about Americans who are more commonly recognized as self-righteous, confident and have a strong sense of superiority by the non-Americans; But Philip Roth has shown that side of a true American which is often not brought into the lime light....

The author of the review "How Norfolk Southern Corp Affects the Hampton Roads Area" comments on the significance that the Norfolk Southern Corp has on residents of the Hampton Area.... Reportedly, the company has major railway freight roads that are very important in the transportation of raw materials....

This paper "Gender Dynamics In College" discusses the issue of gender that has been existent in different contexts in society.... As far as the education sector is concerned, gender issues have also come into play.... For a very long time, the male gender has been the dominant one in different sectors....

The author of this movie review "Enabling a Motivated Workforce" provides an overview of the HR activities.... According to the text, the film chosen for the current study is the Pursuit of Happiness.... This film revolves around a salesman named Chris Gardener, who tries to sell bone-density scanners....

This literature review "EU as a Civilian Power" presents the European Union, as a military power that should remain as a military and not revert to being a civilian power due to the amount of authority that being militarized has brought to it.... ... ... ... There is also the economic power that has come with militarization through influencing standards of quality and regulations, which have been adopted the world over....

From the paper "Benjamin Harrison by Charles Calhoun" it is clear that leaders must always be vigilant, especially those seeking higher offices such as the presidency.... One of the biggest problems that Harrison faced was his oblivion to domestic matters.... ... ... ... Two of the major burning issues of the politics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were monetarism and tariff reform....

The paper 'The Concept of Work Centrality in Japan and Australia' is an intriguing variant of the literature review on human resources.... The paper 'The Concept of Work Centrality in Japan and Australia' is an intriguing variant of the literature review on human resources....

The paper "Walled States, Waning Sovereignty by Wendy Brown " discusses that indexing, resembling, and contributing to the production and reproduction of race in many different ways, a critical task as one of accounting for stolid endurance of the national idea.... .... ... ... Ward, Silberman and Till (2012) note that the world has been experiencing a strange and unprecedented increase in wall building since the fall of Germany's Berlin Wall....

The paper "The Savage Wars of Peace" discusses that most people, all over the world, want to live in peace.... They want to raise families, make a secure living, and lead productive lives without conflict, either with their closest neighbors or enemies across the seas.... .... ... ... Boot summarizes his position on the subject with a profound quote that has a great deal of significance to this discussion....

The paper 'Human Exceptionalism' aims at describing the human exceptions and discussing their main consequences on both animals and humans alike.... After the brief background, what follows is the conceptualization of the main term.... Next is the discussion of the various consequences of human exceptionalism....

This literature review "Museum Ethics, Treasure Hunting and Maritime Archaeology" presents ethical issues surrounding museums, treasure hunting, and maritime archaeology that has been profound with persistent disagreement pertaining to acceptable and unacceptable practices.... ... ...

This literature review "Finite Elements Applications" demonstrates that finite element method or analysis is used in different fields of engineering to achieve better simulations and estimations.... These simulations help organizations to reduce errors and improve accuracy in their systems....

This book review "Settling the Canadian - American West" discusses the books, 'Settling the Canadian - American West, 1890-1915' and 'Regions Apart' which have many differences.... The books differ in context, perception, vision, style, and way of their presentation.... ... ... ... Yet both the books help in developing a clear and in-depth insight regarding the history of Canada and its formation as a nation....

The paper "Globalization of Gross Domestic Product and Business Cycle" discusses that GDP seems to be the most significant variable that drives country factors in all areas save for the United States, the U.... .... where industrial production appears to be the most influential.... ... ... ... Different scholars have conceptualized the phenomenon of globalization....

Industrial revolution is a factor of more industries emerging because of increased power of innovation driven by technological advancement.... Every technology that is brought forward increases the potential for nations and individual to put up more industries that produces products to cater for increasing market demands globally....

Book Review: Dust Bowl, USA: Depression America and the Ecological Imagination, 1929-1941 by Brad Lookingbill During the 1930s, the American Midwest region witnessed one of its most acute agricultural droughts in the history of the nation.... But this tragic event does not get as much attention as it deserves in history textbooks....

Institution Instructor Date Plunkitt of Tammany Hall review Riordon William pursued personal conviction to have a collection of the ‘very plain talks' as presented by Plunkitt George Washington concerning real practical politics (Riordon, 2-17).... ... ... ... This led to the writing of the book ‘Plunkitt of Tammany hall' that is a collection of the most spoken about talks of the ex-senator as they were presented in newspapers....

In the paper 'Rethinking the Apotheosis of Jazz' the author analyzes critiques and ultimately rejects the popular narrative of Jazz as a singularly heroic, nationalistic, American, and black art form.... He is quick to apologize for the conclusions he draws.... ... ... ... The author states that in Ken Burns' documentary Jazz are intended to serve an important good of including the history of African-Americans and blacks themselves as a positive, constitutive force of American national identity....

Family on Film Art reflects life and its various complications and complexities.... Every form of art, including film, should attempt to represent life in its reality which consists of positive aspects as well as negative aspects.... In the modern world, where life is characterized by stress and tension, true art should reflect how individuals deal with stress in their day-to-day life....

15 Apr.... 2011.... The Fugitive Review: The Fugitive is a nice action movie that covers 2 hrs 7 min.... Andrew Davis has directed the movie and the stars include Harrison Ford who plays the character of Dr.... ... ... ... Richard Kimble, Tommy Lee Jones who plays Deputy Samuel Gerard, and Sela Ward who plays Helen....

McCann, Maize and Grace One of the most notable works on the social history of maize in Africa, James McCann's Maize and Grace: Africa's Encounter with a New World Crop, 1500-2000 deals with how maize has become the continent's most important source of food as a result of the intolerant environment and rapidly changing weather patterns in the continent....

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Critical book review of American Indian Nations from Termination to Restoration, 1953-2006 Book Summary In “American Indian Nations from Termination to Restoration, 1953-2006”, Roberta Ulrich narrates about termination and restoration of Native American tribes by the USA government....

The paper "The Critical Analysis of The Blind-Side Movie" discusses that Sandra Bullock was spot-on.... She carries herself very effortlessly, chic and dramatic the way her role required.... It was good to see her do something out of the box other than her usual romantic comedies.... ... ... ... While I loved the theme of the movie, it had some shortcomings too....

The paper "Jewish Culture and Society under the Christian Roman Empire" explores the first among the three oldest religions that believe in one God practiced by the Jews.... Judaism derives all its teachings from the first five books of the Holy Bible by Moses also referred to as the Torah books....

The author of the paper "Deja Vu Movie by Tony Scott" discusses that through the use of particular production techniques and settings, film producers are able to create a mood that pervades their film and helps to inform the viewer regarding the major issues being addressed.... ... ... ... Through the use of camera movement, film style, actor choice, and soundtrack, directors are able to create different effects that subtly enhance our movie-watching experience as well as work to underline the main ideas that the director is trying to portray....

In the paper 'A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking' the author analyzes the book written by a known mathematician and a scientist.... The central idea of the book revolves around the universe, how it works and what elements constitute a universe.... ... ... ... The author states that the book also discusses cosmology as an important of the universe....

In determining the distinct features that are experienced in the people emerging to adulthood; according to the research outcomes, many people between the ages of 18- 25 years are characterized by ideological considerations that depict both childhood and adulthood (Konstam,.... ... ... 30). ... ... he people falling in this category are often characterized by the desire to be self reliant physically, socially and financially....

From the paper "Analysis of the Film That Thing You Do Directed by Tom Hanks" it is clear that the genre of the film is based on comedy, drama and music.... Comedy in this film can be seen when Guy Patterson performed well during the rehearsal then messed at the talent show.... ... ... ... That Thing You Do!...

In the report, it is stated that 'Essence of Decision' presents the dispute that public policy analyst personnel rely on an assortment of assumptions when they try to explicate governmental decision construction.... ... ... ... Zelikow and Allison establish the previously inferred decision-making and power disbursement models....

In the paper 'Treading Grapes by Martha Bennett Stiles' the author discusses a brilliant short story written by Martha Bennett Stiles.... She examines the official and unofficial uses of public and private spaces in order to illuminate some of the problems of poverty.... ... ... ... This paper aims to support the chosen thesis by providing examples from the short story 'Treading Grapes'....

The movie is about a true event in the political history of the United States of America in which case a CIA agent undertook a dangerous mission to rescue six Americans who had been taken hostage in Tehran, Iran in 1979.... The movie Argo.... ... ... raises several issues regarding the crisis, the political motivations behind the rescue mission, the government agencies and their role in political and rescue mission....

The author of the paper states that the book "Honey from the Rock" is an effective tool in altering one's outlook in life.... Its effectiveness lies in the simplicity that Kushner explains his message.... The book merely provides its readers with a review of the basics teachings of Judaism.... ... ...

The Emmy Award-winning HBO original series Entourage, created by Doug Ellin, has been celebrated as one of the most remarkable television series in America and it recounts the story of how Vincent Chase, the young A-list film star, develops as a film star.... ... ... ... Premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004, this American comedy-drama has already completed its sixth season and the popularity of the show has been tremendous all these years....

The paper "Analysis of Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones" discusses that the book is absolutely fantastic, and you are really drawn into a world of mystery and magic, and while you get many laughs throughout, at the same time you are engulfed by a story of love, turmoil, and confusion.... ...

The paper 'How Schools Kill Creativity' provides a viewpoint that discoveries often occur as a result of random errors in the process of experimentation, the school should give children the right to slip, while the modern education system deprives them of the initiative and courage of ingenuity.... ...

This paper "Chaos Organization and Disaster Management" focuses on the developing concepts and results from an extensive survey research carried out in Israel.... The book scrutinizes the disaster behaviours of the Israelis, since the Gulf War and beyond the social structures.... .... ... ... Kirschenbaum describes his social procedure model as a theoretical model that provides 'crucial ideas for practical applications'....

The review 'Identifying the Strategies Adopted by Apple' presents business strategies examined by the global brand.... The focus strategy is considered by its management the best one: by providing up-to-date data about products to the stakeholders, the company is looking to increase customer loyalty....

Your Instructor Critical Book Review Part one The book An Unspeakable Sadness: The Dispossession of the Nebraska Indians was authored by David J.... Wishart and published by University of Nebraska Press in 1995.... It talks about how the dispossession process affected the Indians in Nebraska.... ...

This paper "The Writer's Strike Filler That Did Better Than Expected" focuses on the fact that the murder cases are meant to be launching pads for flirtatious scenes between the two leads.... Lighthearted questions about whether one would want to live forever and why, if Beckett needed chest implants....

The paper "Historical Origins Of Racism In The United States" gives review the book of Winthrop D.... Jordan who discussed in detail the subject of prevailing racism, discrimination, and slavery in contemporary US society.... The book demonstrates the roots of racial inequality in the 20th century....

Sunstein and Reid Hastie there are several important points made about the group work.... First of all, even though the idea about two heads being better than one and three.... ... ... The reason for that is the fact that groups do not usually correct individual mistakes but can make them even worse....

Michale Dyson in his book "Debating Race" presents a wide sociological challenge that continue to baffle the American society despite the modern dispensation.... As an astute scholar, he recognizes racial segregation and class stratification as the primary elements that have.... ... ... One striking feature that author has is a bold approach in talking about the sensitive issues such as racial segregation of the blacks even at the political platforms....

This is mainly because it has ensured that a significant number of themes and issues that affect the world today are dealt with comprehensively.... The world within the Hunger.... ... ... ames can be compared to that which takes place in autocratic countries in the world today where the leaders have absolute authority over all individuals in society....

The review "Evil Dead Critical Analysis" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues in the movie Evil Dead.... Five friends journey to an isolated forest cabin for amusement and relaxation.... As luck, or lack of it, has it, they come across a tape recorder which has been used as a diary....

The following review "A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul" deals with the social history of Istanbul, an enormous, cosmopolitan metropolis and imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire.... Reportedly, thrown of the Sultan, Istanbul was also a city of brutally disturbed regularly by natural disasters....

The paper "The Characters in the Film Lone Star" discusses that Sayles visually reinforces the weight of history and the past in Frontera with seamless chronological transitions smoothly effected by means of panning or another camera movement during uninterrupted takes.... ... ... ... One of the most interesting aspects of the film is that Pilar, who has a white father and Mexican mother, is a teacher whose job is to reinterpret the history for all of the different groups, even though the parents of the schoolchildren resist her open-minded approach to the past....

The paper "Analysis of School Ties Movie" discusses that generally, the final part of the movie is based on the empowerment that David attains when he stops caring what other people think about him, and instead, comes to put his own personal interests first.... ... ... ... There is a movie that deals with the anti-Semitism prevalent among the upper classes of American society, as seen in the exclusive learning institutions....

From the paper "Analysis of Praying for Sheetrock by Mellissa Fay Greene" it is clear that Praying for Sheetrock, being a real-life story gives insight into an important era of American history.... It helps the reader understand how it was like to be a black person living during this time.... ... ...

The subject of “The Foreigner” seems to be more relevant nowadays than at the time when it was actually written due to the major theme of the play: the quest of the characters Charlie Baker, widow Betty Meeks and Ellard and Catherine Simms.... ... ... BOOK REVIEW: "THE FOREIGNER" by LARRY SHUE The subject of “The Foreigner” seems to be more relevant nowadays than at the time when it was actually written due to the major theme of the play: the quest of the characters Charlie Baker, widow Betty Meeks and Ellard and Catherine Simms (and, ultimately, the quest of the modern man) for acquiring self-awareness regarding their own intelligence and courage in fighting against the bigot villain of the play, the reverend David Marshall Lee....