Essays on Law Literature Reviews

Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Historic Relevance of the Odyssey Knowledge is a dynamic field whose origin dates in antiquity.... Indeed, the sphere of knowledge is as old as mankind.... This respective knowledge is documented in order to benefit future generations.... ... ... ... It is fundamental in different fields of study and relative principles provide the basement upon which future knowledge is grounded....

The Lord of the Rings trilogy In the essay 'Lord of the Rings' the author analyzes was one of the greatest directed films of all time.... The director, Peter Jackson, wanted the movie to look visually as real as possible, so he made use of the Weta Workshop to design all the sets and costumes for the actors....

Mcdonalidization is a term coined by sociologist, George Ritzer, to refer to the process through which the modern society has adopted the traits of a first food restaurant.... It is simply the modernization of society leaving behind its primitive and outdated characteristics and.... ... ... This review examines how the birth process has evolved from the ancient to modern methods of giving birth....

The paper "Critique of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe" highlights that the novel has supporting facts on the African traditional practices.... The Umuofian tradition discourages cowardice; hence, Okonkwo advocates for war against the foreign settlers.... .... ... ... Okonkwo is a village leader who has great desire to achieve in terms of wealth, family and leadership....

This movie tells the life history of Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood), a moaned Korean War veteran whose wife had just recently perished.... The passing away.... ... ... Walt lives alone in Detroit with his dog.... His neighbourhood, where he had lived for the past 30 years is sparsely populated hence he turns to an Asian neighbourhood....

Dr.... Carl Sagan explains science as a methodology because it follows a certain way or pattern or method.... By this he means scientific thinking is imaginative (creative and thinking-out-of-the-box) and at the same time discipliined (it is also systematic and rigorous).... Science.... ... ... Everything is scrutinized in detail. ...

The paper "Reduction of the Power of Information Technologies" tells us about the impacts of information technology on the economy.... Businesses can reduce costs, streamline processes, and increase efficiency.... ... ... ... Overuse of social media and mobile devices has been linked to eyestrain, difficulty focusing on other tasks, and depression....

The paper "The Issue of Aircraft Corrosion" explores corrosion as the attack on a metal that ultimately leads to its deterioration.... The resulting damage can occur on the surface and internally.... The result of the deterioration is weakened structures, damaged parts, and changes on smooth surfaces....

This work called "Histole Variant to Nucleosume Structure" focuses on cloning and mutagenesis of novel histone variants and isoforms.... The author outlines genome packaging by chromatin in eukaryotes, the contribution of histone variants to the nucleosome, expression, and purification of h2ax mutants....

Shantytown Kid is the childhood memoir of Azouz Begag, the first North African immigrant cabinet minister of France.... Begag was born to Algerian immigrants in France and wrote this autobiography in 1986 in almost his thirtieth year, by which time he had already become one of a handful of successful immigrants to have risen to positions of power....

The review "Heart Attacks in Elderly Population" focuses on the critical analysis of the study on heart attacks in the elderly population.... Heart attack is a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function also known as coronary failure or myocardial infarction.... ... ... ... When blood vessels become choked or clogged, the blood supply to the other parts of the heart gets ceased and that part awaiting nutrient and oxygen-rich blood becomes depraved and begins to die....

This review ''Cosmetic Surgery'' investigates how the notion of gender shapes technology and investigate different ways in which technology (cosmetic surgery) has influenced lives of women.... Technology and gender have a focal place in the history of man.... ... ... ... Recently, women, the largest percentage of human population, have been increasingly conspicuous via their absence in the technology history in the world....

This review tends to explore the influence of the external environment and internal resources and capabilities on business profitability with a major focus on Robert Grant's findings.... Thus, the review discusses the forces that determine the profitability of a firm.... ... ... ... There is no unanimous opinion among the researchers about the appropriate organizational styles, strategies, structure, cultural convergence; and the range of influence these factors exert on the efficiency of business settings....

This paper "Personal Learning Journal" discusses two journals by Rego, A.... and Wegner, D.... .... called "Are Hopeful Employees More Creative?... An Empirical Study.... Creativity Research Journal" and "How to think, say or do precisely the worst thing for any occasion.... Science".... ... ... ...

This paper under the title "Ethnicity and Substance Abuse" focuses on the fact that findings indicate that ethnic groups have preferences for particular drugs.... Poverty, though an important cause for drug addiction, the affluent society does not lag behind in substance abuse.... ... ... ... Grace Ma writes, 'Substance abuse has four characteristics: (1) it is primary; (2) it is progressive; (3) it is chronic; and (4) sometimes it is fatal....

The paper "Taxonomy on Existing Techniques of Reducing False Alarms in Sensor-Based Healthcare Monitoring" states that Solet and Barach (2012) presented a non-technical approach to eliminating false positives in healthcare patients with intractable problems.... ... ... ... Solet and Barach (2012) developed a phenomenon referred to as alarm fatigue....

The author of the paper "The Life of Jesuit Saint Francis Xavier" will begin with the statement that San Francisco de Xavier was a saint and Jesuit missionary, universally identified in English as St.... Francis Xavier as well as referred to as the "Apostle of the Indies.... .... ... ... Francis was the youngest lad of Juan de Jasso, then a privy councilor to a king of Navarre, Jean Albert, and his spouse, Maria de Azpilcueta y Xavier, the only heiress of two loyal Navarrese families....

Coronation Investments is a construction firm that is involved in developing multi-unit city centre retail projects.... hese units are offered on lease to the various interested companies and are sold subsequently when the lease agreement period gets over.... ... ... ... Coronation Investments plc....

The paper "Corporate Planning" is a wonderful example of a literature review on management.... The paper "Corporate Planning" is a wonderful example of a literature review on management.... Corporate planning in a broader sense encompasses the vision, strategies, and values of the management that governs its direction, allocation of resources, and decision making....

Bravery is one of the major themes of the movie.... The main character, Guido, is a simple Jewish man living in Italy in the 30s.... Guido is perseverant and very charismatic, important characteristics that make it possible for him to marry the woman of his dreams, Dora.... ... ... ... Dora was about to get enganged to a civil servant, with the consent of her aristocratic and non-Jewish family, when Guido literaly steals her away....

From the paper "Drama Movies" it is clear that the film depicts how the peaceful and well-organized village life in the movie, based on an array of social norms and practices gets disrupted by the pain, suffering, and hunger unleashed by the Great Famine.... ... ... ... A film that has for its setting a village in the Indian province of Bengal....

Half the Sky is a four-hour documentary that was produced in focus to the book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.... The movie highlights the plight of women all over the world who experience oppression and.... ... ... As a result, Kristof and WuDunn travels to major countries such as Sierra Leone, Cambodia, India, Somali, Kenya, and Vietnam to expose the oppressions women face....

The paper "Sanxingdui Site " highlights that the findings of Sanxingdui are motivating.... However, they stay enigmatic.... There are neither texts found nor a mention of Sanxingdui culture in other countries.... This indicates that this is a unique culture that was only present in ancient China....

As the paper "Characters and Scenes in the Frankenstein Film" tells, 'Frankenstein' by Shelley has fascinated filmmakers since the initiation of films becoming a medium of art.... The movie charmed millions of audiences when it was presented on the silver screen by Kenneth Branagh in the year 1994....

The purpose of this literature review "The Development of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity in Modern World" is to compare and contrast the development of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity religion in the United Kingdom, United States, and Latin America.... ... ... ...

The purpose of this literature review "Formal and Informal Communications within an Organization" is to describe the importance of inner-organization communication networks to workplace performance.... The writer outlines the benefits of formal as well as informal communication.... ...

This book review "The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down" discusses Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is a book essentially about two clashing cultures, the American medical culture, and the Hmong culture.... .... ... ... Through the story of Lia, we are able to see the mistakes that were committed that may have possibly led to the vegetative state of Lia Lee and hopefully with the awareness, especially for students in medical school, they can be able to avoid such mistakes of intercultural communication and consequently treat their patients effectively....

The paper contains the biography of the Jesuit Saint Francis Xavier, a saint and Jesuit missionary, universally identified in English as St.... Francis Xavier as well as referred to as the "Apostle of the Indies.... Francis was the youngest lad of Juan de Jasso.... ... ... Since the missions are so significant to the Jesuits, St....

One of the objects of the paper "State of the Union and Thank You for Smoking" is a 1948 film directed by Frank Capra pertains to the attempt made by an unscrupulous media magnate, Kay Thorndyke, to stage-manage the election of her lover Grant Matthews as the President of the USA.... ... ... ... In the movie "State of the Union", Grant Matthews as the President of the USA listens to the voice of his conscience and unravels the selfish plans of his backers before the American masses on a live radio broadcast....

This paper ''Implications of Personal Digital Behaviors on Future Social and Workforce Contributions'' tells us that with the relevant knowledge, skills, and attitude; information technology and the internet have always provided a platform for finding, evaluating, creating, and sharing content.... ....

This review "The Argument for How Schools Kill Creativity" discusses the creation of programs meant to increase the interactivity between the learners and the teachers.... In addition, the reforms are also aimed at ensuring that students are taught in a good environment.... ... ... ... It is universally accepted that education is an important aspect of human life....

This document provides an overview of one of the most important and influential theories of cognitive development which served as a springboard for all other intellectual theories in the years to come.... This famous theory was researched and evolved by a French psychologist named Jean Piaget.... ...

This book review "The French Mathematician by Tom Petsinis" critically reviews the book titled The French Mathematician by Tom Petsinis.... The author, having adopted the form of a novel for this work, captures the essence of the character of Evariste Galois, the brilliant young French Mathematician whose life was cut short at the tender age of 21....

The author of this paper presents the critical book review of Globalization and its Discontents by Joseph E.... Stiglitz.... It is a good document book ideal for people looking for knowledge in public policy and economic development in an era of globalization.... ... ... ... According to Joseph E....

The paper "The Wasp Woman 1959" focuses on the importance of cosmetic science to illustrate the reasons why people are obsessed with the notion of looking young with respect to how the movie 'The Wasp Woman 1959' demonstrates it, including the author's detailed analysis.... ... ... ... When Winthrop provides her what looks like an amazing opportunity to modify the guidelines in the center of the experience, she leaps at it with hardly a believed for the possible adverse repercussions....

This book review "Readings in Sociology of Deviance" presents Emile Durkheim as one of the major writers who authored revolutionary books in the field of sociology.... Suicide, authored by Emile Durkheim, is a unique publication and provides illustrations of the face of sociological monograph.... ...

The paper "The Importance of Quality in Purchasing & Supply" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... The paper "The Importance of Quality in Purchasing & Supply" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... Gunasekaran, Patel and McCaughey (2004) identified quality as an essential component of all the stages undergone by different companies towards achieving effective purchasing and supply....

Sidney Pollard addresses a period of growth beginning with the roots of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain in 1760, up to the conclusion of the Second World War.... This book, intended primarily for students of history and lay readers with an interest in European economic development, provides a useful survey across Europe with original trade and tariff data that help to explain the economic reasons for the growth, stagnation and increasing nationalism in Europe in the periods studied. ...

This essay 'Management it's not what you think - Henry Mintzberg' provides a review of a management book written by Henry Mintzberg in collaboration with Joseph Lampel.... The central theme in this book is that management is not how we have always thought it to be.... ... ... ... The central theme in this book is that management is not how we have always thought it to be....

It covers Atlanta's politics from WWII to 1988; so, anyone interested in theory, politics, and power of community can benefit greatly from this.... ... ... n.... ome of the main arguments in this book deal with Clarence Stones idea of “urban regime” which is basically how the interest of the public and private values work together in making government decisions (Stone, p....

Easy Rider Your Name Name of of Professor Easy Rider Easy Rider, released in 1969, was one of the most important anti-establishment movies to have come out during the sixties.... It was a watershed in many ways that are being rediscovered today.... ... ... ... The importance of the movie lies in its depiction of the idea of America and the realization of it in a certain sense....

In this chapter, Dr.... Sagan shares some thoughts on the corruption of science for marketing purposes, specifically within the pharmaceutical industry.... In this discussion, Dr.... Sagan tells us about as apparent relationship between acetaminophen and kidney failure.... However, he.... ... ... What is the difference between these two concepts and why is it so important that we understand it?...

This essay focused on the process of gaining a competitive advantage in business with the help of embedded sustainability.... The author defines embedded sustainability as the process of developing responsible and profitable business activities (Laszlo and Zhexembaveva, 9-13).... ... ... ... The paper reflects the changes in human behavior and how they have influenced the business decisions in the past years....

The paper "Switching the Standards for Financial Statement" is a good example of a literature review on finance and accounting.... The paper "Switching the Standards for Financial Statement" is a good example of a literature review on finance and accounting.... The increased need by local and international companies as well as individuals to diversify their investment portfolio, calls for proper and accurate financial information from business entities....

The paper "Budget-Based Performance Evaluation Systems " is a great example of a literature review on finance and accounting.... The paper "Budget-Based Performance Evaluation Systems " is a great example of a literature review on finance and accounting.... The objective of any organization is to deliver good results that can be evaluated against the predetermined goals and objectives....

The paper "Dividend Policy Theory and Practice" is a great example of a literature review on finance and accounting.... The paper "Dividend Policy Theory and Practice" is a great example of a literature review on finance and accounting.... Excelsior is a privately owned toy manufacturer in Europe....

The paper 'Income in the Context of Hick's and Fischer's Theories' is an inspiring example of a finance & accounting literature review.... The concept of income has been awarded various forms of definition from different stakeholders; these differences have been attributed to the different perspectives and opinions regarding income (Parker & Harcourt, 1969)....

In the following paper 'Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty' the author discusses the book, which is an autobiography of the author, Mohammed Yunnus.... The book is organized into finding out about five major things in the life of the author.... ... ... ... Most of the key ideas presented by the author in the book center around the Grameen Bank and the principles under which the bank was established....

Analysis of the Book ... n the present business and social environment, ‘how a nation fails' is an area of utmost importance as well as interest.... However the reasons for failure are different according to different authors.... .... ... ... Book Report/Review Table of Contents Analysis of the Book 3 Works Cited 7 Analysis of the Book In the present business and social environment, ‘how a nation fails' is an area of utmost importance as well as interest....

This paper talks that America has been involved in several wars, in the globe.... As a result, many of the soldiers have been involved in combat.... A review of this book helps in understanding the condition of the soldiers in Vietnam, as well as the effects of the war to Vietnam village.... ... ...