Essays on Mathematics Literature Reviews

In Defense of the Food SUMMARY OF BOOK: ‘In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto' is a book which was published in the year 2008 by an activist cum journalist Michael Pollan.... It is essentially a book which is considered to be one of the best sellers in the non-fiction division.... ... ... ... This book topped the charts in the New York Times for a total of six weeks in the year 2008 itself....

The author of the current review "The Politics of Public-Private Partnerships by Flinders" brings out that modernization agenda may be one of the safest moves or sound alternatives that advanced countries like the United Kingdom will have to employ and as a central tool of governance.... ... ... ...

This book review "Struggle for Suffrage and Women Empowerment" presents votes for women that indicate that democracy must be fought for through the use of effective legislation since a lot of problems may exist if people are not allowed to exercise their rights.... ... ... ... Different activists have contributed to the modern form of liberations that is indicated by Carol Bacchi as well as Jean Baker in their publications....

The paper "Supplier Induced Demand in Healthcare" notes there is a disparity on whether the inducement is caused by the physician or the patient themselves.... Apart from being the physician, doc acts as the advisor, he can use it to his advantage by increasing consultations or treatments, etc.... ...

The paper "The Relevance of Business Research" raises the issue of lack of relevance of management research, which is becoming increasingly oriented toward rigor in research design and subjects, thereby producing knowledge that is not relevant to management practitioners.... ... .... ... ... There is increasing criticism being leveled in the field of business research studies, which are too focused upon satisfying the scientific community from the perspective of validity rather than proving to be relevant for use by the business community....

This literature review "How Sport Has Changed Over Time" discusses the history of sports that could be traced to the period of the early man when existence was purely sportive and active.... The trajectory of sports is useful in understanding the social changes surrounding sports....

In this paper, the strengths of the OLI (ownership, location, internalization) model developed by John Dunning to the study of FDI are appreciated whiles examining the limitations of the model in designing an international corporate strategy for firms.... ... ... ... Due to expanding international market opportunities that have come about as a result of globalisation, the need for firms of appreciable size to seek international business expansion continues to emerge and become prominent for sustainable business development....

The paper 'Cost-Benefit Analysis and Ethical Issues in Business' is a fascinating example of a finance & accounting literature review.... It enables decision makers to determine the right course of action when faced with different options to choose from.... Cost benefit analysis entails calculating the costs of given courses of action and comparing them....

The paper "Cultural Implications of Planning Element of Management Accounting" is a wonderful example of a literature review on finance and accounting.... The paper "Cultural Implications of Planning Element of Management Accounting" is a wonderful example of a literature review on finance and accounting....

The paper "Should Business Be Concerned about More Than Profit" is an outstanding example of a finance and accounting literature review.... The paper "Should Business Be Concerned about More Than Profit" is an outstanding example of a finance and accounting literature review....

This literature review "The Effects of Marriage and Divorce on Families and Children" discusses one of the most pressing issues in the study of gender inequality.... At the heart of this problem is the division of labor in the household because it is linked to inequalities in the labor market....

This paper "Weber's Bureaucracy Theory and Civil Service System" is devoted to the analysis of the content of the main elements of Weber's bureaucracy concept and the possibilities of their application in the organization of work of the modern state system.... ... ... ... Weber's theory of bureaucracy must not be understood negatively in light of the post-world war II world, but in the light of the danger, it may pose to the US civil system which by its impersonal laws in becoming bureaucratic in a way that leaves no space for the idiosyncratic individual or any uniqueness – only extreme rationalization, universal treatment, and personalization of everything....

The review "Addressing Environmental Issues in Amazon Rainforest" focuses on the critical analysis of two books and their positions to signify the ever-changing approaches to environmentalism as well as the role of other factors on the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.... ... ... ... The Amazon Rainforest spans nine countries: Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana of about 1....

The author of the "Analysis of The Dispossessed written by Ursula LeGuin" paper analizes the book that charts the stops and starts, the stumbles, and the breakthroughs of the Anarrean physicist Shevek as he attempts to develop a general temporal theory.... ... ... ... Here lies the novel's fundamental challenge for achieving the good life: to live intentionally, which requires transforming the alienating socio-economic forms that structure our relationships to each other and the world and that distort our understanding of the world such that our actions and objectives do not align....

The paper "Crucial Role of Manager in Organisation" highlights that manager helps both the organization as well as the new employees.... He has to see to the facts that all the plans are well executed, at the same time he also has to maintain and boost the morale of his team members.... ... ... ... The manager determines the best strategy for filling the position lying vacant and obtaining right candidates....

The paper will explore the situation in the United Kingdom and European Country.... It will focus on the causes, consequences and the government response of the financial crisis in China.... Finally, there will be a made comparison of the situation in the United Kingdom and China.... ... ... ... Global financial crisis refers to the time of economic difficulty witnessed by consumers and markets....

This literature review " Accounting for Corporate Accountability " focuses on the soundness of recording pollution allowances in the asset portion of the balance.... The review analyses the importance of including the allowances in the balance sheet.... .... ... ... The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order....

This paper entails discussion of chapters covered between week 4 and 8 of readings which revolve around the relationship between the business world and the community at large.... The paper also entails the identification of different sources of information with information relevant to the readings....

The author of the "Nidali's Personal Map of Home" paper focuses on Randa Jarrar's book which tells us about the challenges she faces in her life, starting from the time she was born in the United States to a Palestinian father and an Egyptian Greek mother.... ... ... ... Randa's book, A map of The World is written in an honest and most often funny, that draws the reader in Nidali's world full of so many challenges as she was growing up....

This paper 'Strategic Management of Tesco China" focuses on the fact that the most viable analytical framework for assessing the market potential in a foreign market is the Five Forces Model proposed by Michael Porter.... To determine strategy, this model of analysis describes the power of suppliers....

The author of this literature review "Quality of the Business Environment Versus Quality of Life" comments on the concept of quality in business that has a pragmatic and sensible interpretation as the superiority or non-inferiority of some products or services or something that has a value....

This movie review "The Films by Jean-Luc Godard" aims to discuss interaction and correlation between aesthetic form and political ideas shown in Jean-Luc Godard's films 'La Chinoise' and 'Week-end', the main reasons and ways of expressing and choosing this or that mean of performance.... .... ... ...

The author of the present book report "How to Win Friends and Influence People" comments on how In the contemporary world, communication tends to be more digital and less interactive.... With the discovery of digital social platforms, even the use of postal services seems to be phasing out gradually....

This book review "Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World" presents contemporary and Islamic issues.... Mona Siddiqui is mainly focusing on the interpretation of teaching mentioned in the Holy Quran and their relevance for today's issues.... ... ... ... Both books have some similarities as well....

In the paper 'Insurance Fraud: Crime in Vancouver' the author discusses insurance fraud, which has become a common social phenomenon, affecting many insurance companies.... For a long time, lack of clear definition of insurance fraud made it difficult to bring the perpetrators to Justice.... ... ...

"Indigenous Education-Module Activities and Subject Reflection" paper examines the application to the primary setting, reflection on EYLF principle, the strategy of symbols and images, aboriginal infant development program, and working with an aboriginal infant development program.... .... ... ... Similarly, Aboriginal Perspective Activity that has been created gives me an indication that indigenous pedagogy should not be sequential but a continuous process whereby problems affecting the learnability of Aboriginal children should be tackled laterally through association and making connections to their existing knowledge....

This literature review "Factors that Contribute to Success in Sports" discusses positive attitude in sports that plays an important role in achieving success.... One may meet all the other expectations of becoming successful in sports but with a negative attitude, success becomes a mirage....

The discussion in this review "Contribution of Education Internationalization to the Formation of Proficient Standards" is going to evaluate how related styles of teaching, learning, cultural elements, social and economic factors contribute to the challenges faced by both teachers and learners.... ...

This literature review "Causes and Consequences of Migration" discusses the presence of large refugee population flows compounds the already prevailing pressure on social, economic, and ecological resources challenges sustainable development in the host countries.... ... ... ... Nonetheless, this paper diverts from this paradigm to recommend three long-term interventions that can effectively address this issue....

The paper "The Battle of Algiers, an Example of Third Cinema" underlines that all through the film, the characters represent Algiers.... The power struggle turns around, taking control of the city but, more importantly, the way the characters control the space are also formed by this same space.... ...

"Language and Culture: Movie Comparison" paper compares the original American movie, Pretty Woman by Julia Roberts, and an Arabic movie that is adopted from pretty Woman.... The paper compares various features, characters, and the style used in the two movies in order to find the similarities.... ...

The paper "Without Work, There Can Be No Leisure" states that even though the deficiency of research on the interrelationships among leisure activities as well as inter-role conflict is obvious, similarly significant is the process regarding the study of leisure.... ... ... ... Leisure represents fiery 'letting off steam' as well as unnecessary effort to substitute for the lack of talent experienced at work (Wilensky, 1960); a non-obligatory action (Harrington & Dawson, 1995) as well as preferring to satisfying one's personal needs in place of monetary rewards in return of duties fulfilled (Kabanoff, 1980)....

The author of "Reviewing Some Depressive Disorders" paper examines cyclothymic, manic-depressive, and bipolar disorders.... The paper also gives detailed information about their similarities, and differences in symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment methods.... ... ... ... Beck's Cognitive Therapy has been criticized for focusing too much on thinking positively; being too superficial and simplistic and not putting enough emphasis on the client's pon ast....

"Analysis of Supply Chain Logistics Management Book by Bowersox, Closs, and Cooper" paper examines what Bowersox, Closs, and Cooper have written on the subject of supply chain management.... It is highly unlikely that most firms will get into collaborative end-to-end supply chain initiatives.... ....

In the paper 'Gastronomy as a Product of Tourism' the relationship between gastronomy and tourism has been explored.... Of particular interest was the means by which gastronomy could be seen as originating from tourism.... ... ... ... Gastronomy has been defined as the science and art of eating food....

These materials are like game reviews, magazines, and game covers.... Still a man's game: Gender representation in online reviews of video games.... The paper "Role of Video Games in Feminism and Gender Equality" proves female gamers are treated as 'other' in the gaming culture and the game itself....

This books contrasts from the numerous other books on World War I in general, and on Imperial Germany in particular, Imperial Germany and the Great War, 1914-1918 deals in the main with life on the home front.... It gives a graphic treatment of the first case of "total war" on all classes of society: from the wealthy to the poor, from the young to the old, from city-dwellers to those living in the most remote rural areas....

This book review "Black Ice: The Invisible Threat of Cyber Terrorism" analyzes 'Black Ice: The Invisible Threat of Cyber Terrorism'.... The book is an investigation of the possibility of cyber terrorism, its global and financial implications, its impact on civil and private infrastructure, and the interest of the international terrorist organizations in the United States....

The paper will begin with the statement that it was Svend Smith who originally developed the Accent method (AM) between the years 1935 and 1970 to improve speech (stuttering) and voice.... Various studies indicate a positive efficacy of AM, but a motivated patient and a skilled clinician are required....

This book review "Leading Change by John Kotter" discusses Kotter's book titled Leading Change, as the notion that leadership implies different things for managements.... He focuses on stressing that effective leadership is more important than the management in any organization.... ... ... ... Kotter has strongly contended that if organizations ignore his eight stage process of affecting major changes, they will not be able to succeed in a competitive global environment....

Running Head: Management Brigadier General Savage: An Epitome of Holistic Leadership A Movie Review Name Name of Professor Introduction This paper presents a symptomatic paradigm of leadership approaches.... A typical illustration of how this paradigm operates is shown in Twelve O'Clock High, a 1949 film which depicts a World War II narrative and how a weak bomber team was motivated and empowered by a transformative leader....

This paper "Teaching English as a Foreign Language" presents how the book Face2Face is important in identifying effective methods in teaching English as a foreign language.... Education of any kind has a wide array of aspects that have to be considered in the course of its dispensation.... ... ... ...

This work called "Relationship between the Mind and the Brain" describes most of the body's functions, the possibility of the brain to be the key interpreter of the mind's content.... The author outlines the connection between mental and brain events on the basis of various articles, thoughts of scholars, and writers....

The "Analysis of Pavlovian Conditioning: It's Not What You Think it Is by Robert A.... Rescorla" paper focuses on the study of Rescorla that discusses about the latent cause theory, criticizing the conventional ideals of the Pavlovian Conditioning model.... .... ... ... The participants who do not acquire the rule during the training period, for them, the peak-shifts may apply any difficulty and have perceptual discrimination for both the learner and the trainer, taking control over some rules, which might have an implication for making the decisions and choices, with preferences....

This literature review "Children With Autism and Effects It Has on Families" focuses on the critical evaluation of the research conducted by Wilkinson and Twist in 2010 in consideration for inclusion for children with autism and its effects on families.... ... ... ... Children with autism may experience a lack of empathy and may have difficulties in understanding social cues....

The paper 'Western Masculinity Beliefs' presents James Mangold's 3:10 to Yuma which is an impenitent morality film and a study of character that digs deeply into Western masculinity beliefs.... The film instantaneously creates remarkable characters and moral quandaries.... ... ... ... The fundamental concept of the film is about what it means to be a man, precisely a man of the old west....

In the essay 'Planning for Success: A Product Launch Event' the author will conduct an analysis of the pre-defined objectives and work with the senior management team to come up with good ideas that successfully bring unique and diverse elements into the events overall message and vision.... ... ...

In this review, the principal methods that are used by pressure groups are described and critically review to find their effectiveness and limitations.... This will help in understanding the relevance of the pressure groups and how well they can position themselves to be more useful to society.... ...

This paper will review the article Back to the Future: Instability in Europe after the Cold War by John Mearsheimer when an imminent end of the Cold War was being anticipated after the collapse of the USSR.... Mearsheimer was one of those who did not welcome an end to the half a century of Cold war....

This review "Types of Advantages Highlighted by John Dunning in the Eclectic Paradigm" discusses ownership, location, and internalization (OLI) advantage some of which offer the explanation to the chronological acts of domestic and foreign-owned production.... .... ... ... Electric paradigm, which is well known as OLI-model or framework is an economic theory that was established by John Dunning, in 1980....