Essays on Mathematics Literature Reviews

The review "Introduction to Homeland Security Critique" focuses on the critical analysis of the textbook Wiley Pathways Introduction to Homeland Security by David McEntire.... It is a guiding light of information that starts with how security personnel and civilians think about security today.... ...

The paper "The Book Operation Iraqi Freedom" discusses that Boyne's book 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' can be commended for its dealing with a complex subject in an in-detail, interesting, insightful and readable way.... The book's advantage is that it replicates the present-day military wisdom.... ... ...

The paper "The Old Breed by Eugene Sledge" highlights that the story brings out the effects of war in a real-life story that most soldiers can relate to even in modern times with the wars and peacekeeping missions most especially in third world countries.... .... ... ... The whole message of the story tends to be inclined towards peaceful living and opens up our eyes and minds to more peaceful methods of solving solutions....

The paper "The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson" describes that this book is an intriguing introduction to the historical aspect of the West and also provides insight as to how the future might be if the Western supremacy comes to an end, as it is prophesized by the author.... ... ... ... Ferguson admires the contributions made by Anglo-Americans towards 'the rule of law, the sanctity of the individuals, and the security of the property rights, ensured by representative constitutional government' (Ferguson p....

The focus of the paper "Lorraine Hansberry a Raisin in the Sun" is on the characters' power and authority, reflecting Daniel Petrie's unique ability to make viewers perceive the characters' emotions and aspirations, disastrous investment with Willy Harris, Walter acknowledges.... ... ... ... Claudia McNeil is commendable as Lena ('Mama') Younger....

The article "The Multinational Corporation as an Interorganizational Network" establishes if multinational corporations can be referred to as an inter-organizational network.... It highlights theories on the existence of inter-organization and a multi-national corporation.... ... ... ... Most organizations that have been highlighted by the authors are not under the same ownership....

From the paper "Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada by Lawrence Hill" it is clear that the book makes a fascinating and crucial good read to all of us due to its offering of a thought-provoking discourse on contemporary race issues in Canada.... ... ... .... ... ... One thing for a fact is that, most books on race and ethnicity talk of the same issues on equality between the human race and different ethnic communities....

The paper "Renewable Energy in Australia" mentions a favorable policy is needed for an efficient transition to renewable energy production, the pitfalls on the way of energetics' transformation are high construction costs for the new power plants and lack of stability on the new types of resources....

The paper "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as an Intervention for PTSD" finds out that treatment helps patients to recuperate from the drugs.... Adults must be trained to stay away from the substances through therapy that creates inner drives and values for a better life.... ... ... ... Traumatic events, parental development, and substance abuse can increase the rate of PTSD among children and young adults....

The paper "Bullying from a Psychological Perspective" suggests that the book seeks to examine bullying behaviours in Elementary, Middle and High Schools; the authors argue that it is important to realize that students do not always remain bullies or victims.... ... ... ... Parents and other family members provide examples of learning emotions, problems solving skills and skills to deal with other life issues....

Arc of Justice by Kevin Boyle – Ossian Sweet's Battle Introduction This essay attempts to analyze the character of Ossian Sweet of the book “Arc of Justice”, penned down by Kevin Boyle.... For this purpose, the essay would focus on the experiences of Sweet pertaining to his younger days, so that his actions when confronted with the adversity can be fully understood....

Con respeto: Bridging the Distance between Culturally Diverse Families and Schools by Guadalupe Valdes Name: Institutional affiliation: Bridging the Distance between Culturally Diverse Families and Schools Book Review Introduction This book which is an ethnographic portrait by Guadalupe Valdes was intended for Mexican parents especially mothers....

The aims of this review are twofold, to discover what are the main criticisms of 'realist' international relations theory?... Are they justified?... Focus here is restricted to the criticisms derived from the flawed fundamental principles that realism adheres to.... ... ... ... Namely, the nature of realists conceptions of power relations and dispersion, their views on cooperation and alliance and the way that realism interacts with democratic principles and the demands of globalization....

Mary Shelley was not a commonplace nineteen years old teenager.... In a matter of way she was a novice in her own respect.... According to the styling of Gilbert and Gubar she was termed as the "one of England's most notable literary heiresses".... .... ... ... From the beginning Mary Shelly was an avid reader of the works of her mother and father works....

The book, Coach the Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant, is an extremely remarkable book, written by Keith Dunnavant.... The book is a best combination of information and entertainment.... There have been many books written on the life of this great man Paul Bear Bryant (1913-1983) for he has become an ideal and the foremost Southern icon of his time for football players and coaches....

From the paper "Lucy Aubrac as a Historical Drama" it is clear that the Lucie Aubrac film may be considered a documentary film because it was able to document a World War II scenario through important personages that played a vital role during the war.... ... ... ... Using the life story of Lucy Aubrac is the exact model of how to make the film an embodiment of war, human rights violations, political struggle, death, cruelty, freedom, and legacy....

In the paper 'Deterring Corporate Crime' the author examines the recidivism patterns of a sample of 38 corporations charged with one or more serious antitrust violations between 1928 and 1981 to see whether sanction experience decreases the likelihood of a firm's reoffending.... ... ... ... It is the author's opinion that the state should regulate corporate crime instead of leaving it to the industry to work out the details....

This review "Analysis of Serial Murder Profiling" discusses some of the criminal profiles developed in the 1960s and 70s.... On the basis of the above, therefore, it may be noted that by profiling, the police can more easily categorize the likelihood of criminal activity.... ... ... ... The gradual shift to criminal profiling was developed during the course of the twentieth century, with the idea of providing a preventive measure against crime....

The paper "Theme of Fiction as a Positive Force - in Jonathan Safran's Everything Is Illuminated" states that the characters are lit by fear, passion, memory, guilt, and hope due to their fictitious history.... The fictional history of the characters moves forward as the search goes backwards.... ...

Life Cycle Engineering Name: Course: Presented to: Date: Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 1.... Introduction 3 2.... Life Cycle Engineering Elements 3 2.... Eco design 3 2.... Low Carbon Manufacturing 4 2.... Energy Efficiency Evaluation 4 2.... Carbon footprint Assessment 5 2.... Life Cycle Assessment 5 2....

Name: Tutor: Course: Date Bearing the Cross In this essay, I seek to critically analyze the book titled ''Bearing the Cross''.... This book revolves around the private life of Martin Luther King Jr.... and his political activism.... It begins with King a young man, still a preacher at the time who found a dynamite bomb that had not exploded outside of his door....

This essay discusses the book "When China rules the world' by Martin Jacques.... It analyses a deep study of Chinese culture, trends, and traditions and analyzing its involvement in the international economic and political scenario, China has been visualized as the rising nation.... .... ... ... 'When China rules the world' is written by Martin Jacques....

The paper "Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting" explains the named framework is needed to ensure that there is consistency across financial standards in various countries, also helps to define financial parameters more clearly as compared to statutory provisions, which provide a more generalized set of rules....

The paper "The Political Regime In Syria" discusses how Lawson in his book attempts to present an uncommon approach to the key aspects of Syrian society, values, politics, and economy.... yria is located at the heart of contemporary Middle Eastern political, social and economic issue.... ... ... ...

This essay "How to Fix the Shortfalls in the American Education System" identifies the most significant pitfalls of the American education system.... It presents the drawbacks of the American education system and it attempts to propose useful solutions to the prevailing issues that are faced by the current education system....

The author of the paper focuses on the book 'A Sand County Almanac', written by Aldo Leopold and one of the most comprehensive publications that talk about environmental conservation as well as the need for more conscience with regard to our land use activities.... ... ... The initial chapters of the book primarily focus on the descriptions of nature and the various interactions between animals and plants which are necessary for their own survival....

This essay discusses the book American Brutus by Michael Kauffman, it analyses carried out a study on Abraham Lincoln's assassination for more than thirty years.... American Brutus gives a detailed and chronological account of the political conspiracy of a plotted assassination.... ... ... ... This made some opponents accuse him of stealing the elections, something that led to more agitation that prompted opponents to take drastic measures to throw him out of office....

"Character Analysis: Raise the Red Lantern by Zhang Yimou" paper states that the events unfolding in the film Raise the Red Lantern in the modern world.... However, Zhang Yimou uses his artistic creativity to disclose these cultural taints in a respectable manner.... ... ... ... Yan'er is the personal maiden to Songlian who also has a great interest in becoming one of the concubines someday....

The paper "The Point of View of War in Atonement" discusses the aspect of war and identifying it as a contemporary constituent of British society.... The essay compares the point of the war in Atonement (2007) by integrating certain elements of Anthony Minghella's work The English Patient (1996)....

The paper "To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee" discusses that Atticus is against the wishes of the community and decides to represent Tom in his court case.... His decision is widely criticized as he is confronted by community members for his decision.... ... ... ... The role of the Atticus family was significant in trying to change the conduct of the community....

It is an adventure story detailing the journey of an eleven-year-old boy sailing from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to England in the 1950s.... Below the tideline, The Cat's Table is a.... ... ... He is travelling all by him to be reunited with his mother.... The boy is apprehensive about how his mother, whom he has not seen for many years “could know exactly hen I would arrive in that other country and if she would be there....

This kind of lifestyle has been clearly articulated by Joseph M.... Marshall in his book, The Lakota Way : Stories and lessons for living.... ... ... ... I believed that after one reads The Lakota Way, he will be able to get insightful information that can help one in life.... The Lakota way of life is a book which can guide a person through the In each chapter, the book covers a different principle....

This literature review "Information Systems in Business" discusses the importance of having databases that have privileged information in order to manage the various transactions that people carry out and consequently avoid fraud and also take care of the individual's accounts in case they become victims of hacking....

The paper "Acceptability of Corporal Punishments" discusses the reasons why corporal punishment is viable and applicable in a resolution situation.... The greatest point is that it has an immediate effect.... Moreover, there are reasons why corporal punishment is bad and should be shunned.... ... ...

This book review "Architecture of Suleyman the Magnificent and the Ottoman Golden Age" concerns the most popular and renowned architect of the sixteenth century's Ottoman Golden Age.... Reportedly, Sinan designed a number of buildings under the Magnificent Suleyman together with Selim.... ... ... ...

This movie review "Portrait of Teresa" analyzes the Pastor Vega's film 'Portrait of Teresa' that gives a vivid account of an average Cuban woman who struggles amidst the irresistible stress of workplace and family life.... .... ... ... Daisy Granados starred Teresa resembles the contemporary Cuban women who make inadequately pathetic attempts to bring forth reasonable social changes in their living conditions....

This movie review "Tobacco Politics and the Film the Insider" analyzes the movie 'The Insider' as a good versus evil parable.... The film is a complex commentary on tobacco politics – the power that tobacco corporations wield and their ability to control our lives.... .... ... ... This movie is not just about the legal profession, or about the media, or even about the tobacco industry....

This movie review "The Heroines of Sleeping Beauty and Enchanted" presents Disney Films, Sleeping Beauty and the Enchanted have their own priced heroines: Princess Aurora for Sleeping Beauty and Giselle for Enchanted.... While both of these heroines possess similar qualities.... ... ... ... The concepts and themes comprising Sleeping Beauty and Enchanted help form the skeleton that describes what the film is all about....

This review "How Technology Influences the Society" is aimed at critically analyzing articles Belkin and Turkle to bring out both positive and negative effects of technology on man.... The review discusses its effects and impacts on our daily lives; the stories concern every member of the audience....

This paper provides a thorough review of the explanations and arguments presented in Three Cups of Tea, a book that describes the transition of the author from mountain climber to a dedicated humanitarian determined to promote girls education and ameliorate extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.... ...

The paper "Analysis of Children of Dust - A Memoir of Pakistan by Eteraz Ali" states that Amir ul Islam is brought out as a postmodern person while in America.... The name combination of both assumed and given name showcases that Islam is only reclaimed to help him internalize and become manageable....

This movie review "The Film Eight Men Out" analyzes the film based on the true story of a team of baseball players in the World Series that took place in 1919.... The film presents several similarities as well as differences in relation to the real-life story.... ... ... ... The movie generally presented the historical event at a more than average level of accuracy, though the story is not easily understandable for a person who has never heard of the scandal....

This movie review "The Film Shaolin Soccer and Remember the Titans" analyzes two films that are completely different and they focus on various cultures, ideas and sports games.... They convey their main ideas through the sport and develop the storyline around the team game.... ... ... ... Shaolin Soccer and Remember the Titans are considered to be excellent examples of films that have lifted the spirit and have forced to believe in a better future....

This essay summarizes every chapter of the adventurous novel 'Life of Pi' which is based on several fictional events.... According to the author's note, the relativity of the truth is the major theme of this novel.... This novel was inspired by Moacyr Scalar's story 'Max and the cats'.... .... ...

"The Theme of Conflict in the Bubble Film" paper focuses on the film written by Gal Uchovsky and directed by Eytan Fox.... The bubble was filmed in 2006 and released by Strand Releasing.... It has four main characters; Noam, Ashraf, Yali, and Lulu, three minor characters; Jihad, Golan, and Rana.... ...

The paper "Donnie Darko's Set of Symptoms Common for People with Schizophrenia" describes the clinical picture of the protagonist of the American film by Richard Kelly.... Donnie experiences aural and visual hallucinations and becomes obsessed with the ideas of the end of the world and time traveling....

‘The Human Side of School Change' by Robert Evans is a complete and comprehensive guide toward building such an educational environment where communication, leadership, staff motivation, and innovation lay the foundation of school improvement and reform.... The book highlights.... ... ... The book provides a complete understanding of organizational behavior and performance along with an understanding of human behavior and attitude, to introduce a unique leadership model that offers practical strategies for the management and cooperation of leaders of reform, and the people who can assist them to bring about the reform....

Abraham Lincoln remains the most revered of all US presidents.... The paper "Historical Background Of Lincoln's Position" discusses Lincoln's personality because in America he holds so high a moral status that his images and quotes are used as reference points to America's highest values.... ... ...

This research will begin with the statement that while China is known historically as the birthplace of many religious, technological, and social breakthroughs, much is still not known to the modern world or outside of China about its history as a nation and the historical culture of its people.... ...

The paper "Negative Impacts of Engineering Projects" explains mechanical engineers have to find ways to burn fuels resulting in cleaner emissions and reduce non-renewable resources consumed to accomplish the task.... Engineers develop hybrid cars that provide major increases in automobile gas mileages....