Essays on Mathematics Literature Reviews

Book Review: King Leopold's Ghost In his book King Leopold's Ghost, Adam Hochschild attempted to create awareness about an untold occurrence in time – the independence of Congo.... By profession, Adam Hochschild is a writer and journalist who has contributed many books and articles in various newspapers and magazines (“Adam Hochschild”, n....

The paper "Whoever Said that Money Cannot Buy Happiness Simply Did Not Know Where to go Shopping by Derek Bok" states that the politics of happiness is a worthy read to students it provides weighty discussions that provoke the student's critical thinking and subsequent analyzing of recommendations....

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is an autobiographical novel.... It articulates the story of the tempestuous events in the life of a Latina girl Esperanza Cordero and her trials and tribulations in living in the house at Mango Street, Chicago.... .... ... ... The House on Mango Street turns out to be the witness to her expression of ethnic subjugation, economic oppression and expectations for independence from all sorts of challenges that one encounters with never-say-die attitude....

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: The Greek Historians There are various categories of Greek historians who hold different views and perceptions and views about what entails historical writing.... This comes to the fore because of the fact that compared to the Roman historical writers; Greek historical writers considered historical writing to be a composition of a recent event....

Name: Course: College: Tutor: Date: Devil's Highway Book Review The increased number of illegal immigrants to America from Mexico has become a big subject in the modern American society.... The greater part of information released by the media mostly focuses on economic issues, like availability of jobs....

Movie Review Magdalene's Sisters Brief History of Magdalene Asylums The establishment of Magdalene Asylums varies as it operated throughout Europe, Britain, Ireland, Canada and the United States from nineteenth to the twentieth century.... In Ireland, the first asylum was pioneered by Lady Arabella Denny in 1767 in Leeson Street in Dublin....

Radicalism has been rampant in the U.... for many decades.... The struggle for abolition of slavery, the battle for Reconstruction, and the subsequent victories were radical initiatives that led to the emergence of U.... multiracial labor movement (Smith xv).... ... ... ... Subterranean Fire; Book Review ...

Hart Productions evolved out with 46 minutes documentation on the eco-friendly aspects operating behind the consumption of water in their truly.... ... ... The film entirely focuses on the global issue on water crisis and consumption.... However, keeping this theme at the foci, myriad other issues are intricately woven in the space of just 46 minutes....

19, No.... 10, October 2008) in 2008.... Barry Gerhart is working in Wisconsin School of Business, Madison, USA (Gerhart, 2008, p.... 989, below the author name).... ... ... ... onal business is growing day by day because of globalization and liberalization and hence nobody can neglect the importance of international human resource management at present....

In this paper the author critically analyzes European Union in terms of policy development and the norms that were resisted through review of the articles; Policymaking in the European Union by Alex Warleigh-Lack and Ralph and Resisting EU norms.... A Framework for analysis by Sabine and Fabien.... ...

This literature review "Critic of the Decipherment of Linear A" presents two articles that discuss the decipherment of Linear A and contrast.... The two articles are On Jan Best's 'Decipherment' of Minoan Linear A by Gary A.... Rendsburg and Reading Linear A: Script, and Glossary by Hubert La Marle....

This paper delves into the analysis of the "Happiest Refugee" by Ahn Do.... The paper has discussed the various forms that one gets mentored by the various people.... In the introductory part of the book, we are introduced to a young lady who goes to town to search for the long-lost father.... ... ...

The reporter describes Sermon preparation as one of the most sacred steps in the prayers.... The book depicts the establishment of a wide range of sermon development exercises.... Moreover, the sessions were categorized for several tasks so that every exercise would be given a considerable number of times....

The reporter states that Seligman in his book Chinese business etiquette: a guide to protocol, manners, and culture in the People's Republic of China offers, from an external perspective, clear insight into the complexities faced by foreigners-specifically, Westerners-who plan to or are doing business in China....

This paper, African Americans in the Colonial Era, discusses the book ‎'African Americans in the Colonial Era' which is penned by Donald R.... Wright.... The book is an impressive and interesting account of information that provides a concise overview of the ruthless realities of the slavery....

In the paper 'Personal Financial Planning by Lawrence J.... Gitman' the author analyzes the book, which relates to personal financial planning in a way that all material included in this book talks about different issues related to finance, such as, foundations of financial planning.... ... ... ... The author states that he gained a huge amount of knowledge about financial planning through this book....

Forrest Harpers life is unlike of any eleven year old.... He is lonely most of the times and his only friends are his pet raven, Ned (a rat catcher) and his.... ... ... Forrest feels confined and sheltered form the outside world.... His life is tiring and his social life is far from admirable.... He hates watching the executions at Tower Green (Woodruff 2003:20)....

From the paper "The Rise of Islamic Capitalism" it is clear that generally, Vali has made a significant contribution in stressing the unique blend between Islamic culture and the desire for economic prosperity in the Islamic countries (Nasr 24; 237).... ... ... ... The book authored by Vali Nasr, an expert in the Islamic nations' operations and a top advisor to the United States (US) government, provides a proposal for the solution to challenges in handling Islamic extremism....

"Analysis of Articles about Performance Measurement" paper contains an annotated bibliography of such articles as "Strategic control: meshing critical success factor with the Balanced Scorecard" by Paula van Veen-Dirks and "Beyond the Balanced Scorecard" by Alan Maltz.... .... ... ... The strength of the model stems from its reflection of multiple factors influencing the performance without disregarding important aspects and structured easy-to-understand description....

This essay presents the book review The Play of Time: Kodi by Janet Hopkins highlights the conflict between conventional modern concepts of Kodi people regarding the time measurement technique, calendar maintenance and the impact of it on the nation.... ... ... ... In the second part, the cases were discussed where time was constitutive of value through an accumulation of biographical experience about animals, places events, and objects....

The author of the paper "Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath by Michael Paul Mason" states that there are many good books on the field of neuroscience, but one of them that the author finds rather fascinating is Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath written by Mason.... ... ...

The author analyzes the book "The Language of Baklava" by Diana Abu-Jaber which gives a reflection of a bicultural setup.... Diana Abu-Jaber gives a clear picture of how her identity lies between two cultures.... The opposing forces demand that she conforms one.... ... ... Multicultural conflict is a theme that cuts across all societies worldwide....

The paper contains the analysis of articles about sustainable energy the authors of which analyze various divisions of energy where they have made clear that although there are some pitfalls in sustainable energy, it is the best option to avoid the issues of global warming in the world.... ... ... A question that can be raised on the issue of renewable energy is on how to convince people that the myths associated with renewable energy are workable....

The paper 'Human Understanding of Nature and the Environment' is a brilliant example of a literature review on environmental studies.... .... ... ... Man's tryst with nature has always been an eventful one ever since he had set foot on the Earth.... With respect to maintaining an appropriate equilibrium in nature, he has not given pertinent though to its destruction....

The present book report "Accounting for Dummies by John A Tracy" dwells on the great handbook for students and professionals alike.... According to the text, it's a simple straightforward handbook that calls-out important information in bold and uses simple terminology for the everyday reader.... ....

The paper 'Family Guy' looks at the animated American family satirized with such nuclear units as The Simpsons, American Dad, and King of the Hill.... They all share the common theme of being white, middle class working socio-economic background, and a father who just can't seem to get life right....

The review "Opening the Borders: Solving the Mexico/U.... .... Immigration Problem Analysis" focuses on the critical, thorough, and multifaceted analysis of the book Opening the Borders: Solving the U.... .... Mexico Immigration Problem written by Larry Blasko.... ... ... ... To demonstrate the diverse circumstances along the U....

The paper "Human Consequences Of The Hiroshima Atomic Bombing" discusses the book "Hiroshima" written by John Hersey and how it provides a description of the human suffering and experience in the aftermath of the Hiroshima atomic bombing.... The book reportages coverage of the actual events.... ... ...

The author studies the ethical concerns that arise after reading "Little Brother" book by Cory Doctorow that handles issues of emergency/wartime human rights, internet gaming/hacking and worldwide terrorism, all in one breath, has a huge load of research and back-up working towards its success.... ...

In Los Angeles, individuals' lives interlink since the town has different races living therein.... As the paper "Main Plot, Characters, and Psy Principles of the Movie Crash" tells, the plot of the movie rotates around everyday life experiences and in particular racism and social unfairness.... ... ...

This movie review "A Bronx Tale Analysis" presents a film 'A Bronx Tale' that portrays a young Sicilian male named Calogero from boyhood through his teenage years.... The boy finds himself befriended by a mob boss, Sonny, who becomes a second father to him.... ... ... ... The film is an adaptation of a 1990 play by Chazz Palminteri....

This project report "Project Management - Organizing a Talent Show" briefly describes the tools and techniques used during the management and execution of a talent show program, a group tasked project conducted as part of the learning phase during MS Project Management program.... ... ... ... The report consists of three main sections....

This literature review "Examining the Influence of Gender Inequality" aims at concluding the extent of contributions made by individualization theses in understanding contemporary social relations, elaborating on the various facets of intimate life and family formations.... ... ... ...

The paper 'Strategies for Service Quality' is a fascinating example of a marketing literature review.... The paper 'Strategies for Service Quality' is a fascinating example of a marketing literature review.... The constant shifts in the expectations of customers along with the constantly rising competition have taken the shape of big challenges that organizations are facing today....

This literature review "Second Language Literacy" focuses on the accumulated wisdom of research on second language literacy, particularly in the field of bilingualism has indicated that while initial literacy learning in a second language has proved to be successful, it is often riskier....

This paper "Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo in Video Game Industry" took into consideration the information offered by varied management tools such as a SWOT, PESTLE, along with a macro and micro-study of Sony's PS3, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as the means to analyze the sector.... ... ...

This book review "Oscar Newman's Defensible Space " discusses policing of public spaces that is increasingly about controlling human actions by way of design, including a variety of SBD tools including surveillance equipment.... ... ... ... This approach to the way in which spaces are defined and secured will benefit from the input of stakeholders, non more so than risk managers who are most ideally placed to exact their skills into a process requiring all of the components of safe spaces that can anticipate potential threats as well as manipulating and securing them in the most affective ways for the benefit of all society....

The paper "Factors Contributing to Turkeys Economic Development" highlights that Turkey's economy has been boosted by the policy-making reforms that were adopted in the year 2001.... The country's economy has registered remarkable growth rates with an average of 3-3.... %.... ... ... ... The International Monetary Fund defines the economy of Turkey as an emerging market economy....

afety reviews should be done annually ... afety reviews should be done annually ... The paper 'Fire Risk Assessment - Event Tree Analysis, Business Continuity Plan, Cost-Benefit Analysis' is a bright example of an engineering and construction literature review.... The paper 'Fire Risk Assessment - Event Tree Analysis, Business Continuity Plan, Cost-Benefit Analysis' is a bright example of an engineering and construction literature review....

In the paper 'Social Psychology: Stereotypes, Attributes, Prototypes' the author discusses behavioral components working with Miss Marple.... It is important to be cognizant of any emotions and preconceptions either of us may have come into the situation.... ... ... ... The author state that Miss Marple's age group and social class dictate that women should remain in the home....

This paper ''Critique of TAC/AA Games'' discusses that the TAC Ad Auction (TAC/AA) game is a sponsored search scenario with features that are not common in more stylized environments.... The scenario utilizes a usual ad auction method and a simple but structured model of a population of search users in a replicated retail market....

This literature review "Role of Multi-Channel Retailing in Singapore Service Retail Industry" presents the health services industry that is becoming a competitive ground with a large number of health service companies both national and international trying to gain more space in a certain region....

This literature review "To IP and Beyond" discusses IPv6 network services that are not supported by the current ISPs.... In this scenario, if an organization wants to implement IPv6 they will need to hire an additional ISP to offer a second line for IPv6 network communications from their site....

The paper "Role of Fair Value Accounting in the Financial Crisis" is a wonderful example of a literature review on finance and accounting.... The economic and financial crisis was of an unprecedented degree and had major immediate and long term effects on the world economy.... The reasons, impacts and consequences of....

The paper "Analysis of an Organization's Vision, Mission, and Strategic Goals and the Organizational Structure" is an excellent example of a literature review on management.... The paper "Analysis of an Organization's Vision, Mission, and Strategic Goals and the Organizational Structure" is an excellent example of a literature review on management....

The paper "Government and Nonprofit's Accounting by Ives et Al" outlines that government accounting is a field of accounting catering to the public sector.... This avant-garde field exists as the objectives and usage of the accounting reports in this sector differ from that of the private sector....

"Implementing Strategies in Effective Leadership" paper critically evaluates the author's own style of leadership through the analysis of his/her strengths and weaknesses within the context of the organization he/she has worked with consideration to a range of relevant theories of leadership.... ...

This literature review "Argument on Whether Universal Human Rights Is Really Western Human" discusses laws and regulations framed that safeguards the rights of the people living in the society from various corners of the world in a universal manner.... ... ... ... The discussion of the paper depicted the extent of contribution of the western nations and non-western nations towards the formation of the human rights law....

The paper "Anthropologist Personal Background and Ethnographic Writing" depicts the way an anthropologist's personal background and subjective experience in fieldwork influences his/her ethnographic writings.... Evans-Pritchard is considered one of the founding father of anthropological studies.... ...

This review "Monte Carlo Generation of TG-43 Parameters for the New Oncura Thin Seed" discusses TG43 protocol, how they are obtained.... The source of the model is identified by the use of 1D and 2D forms of the TG-43.... This gives an indication that the derivation of the TG-43 dose rate has to be identical....