Essays on Performing Arts Literature Reviews

The book review "Symbolism in the A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen" states that Henrik Ibsen has masterfully infused symbolic elements into his work A Doll's House.... The plot has been carefully crafted with many underlying ideas that provoke the reader to probe into the deeper meaning of the story....

According to Said, the literature describing the orient world lacked freedom from prejudice and creativity.... "Orientalism: Unmasking the Selfish Goals of the West" paper focuses on the movie 'orientalism', through an interview with Edward Said who explains what led him to study the orientalism....

The paper 'Human Experience in Ovid Metamorphoses' presents Ovid who was one of the most remarkable and versatile poets in the history of Roman literature.... Ovid was one of the most remarkable and versatile poets in the history of Roman literature.... His literary work spans across a wide variety of forms and ranges from romantic elegies to didactic verses....

The Norton Anthology of Western literature, Volume 1.... This work called "Antigone by Sophocles" describes the main aspects of the plot of the play Antigone.... The author outlines that people should be ready to accept moral and virtuous changes in society.... From this work, it is clear that we should always be ready to learn from our mistakes....

Making a difference: Canadian multicultural literature.... In the paper 'First Day of an Immigrant by Frederick Grove and Civilization by Crisz' the author evaluates the case in relation to the Canadian dream that is given a lot of focus and attention in the first day of an immigrant by Frederick Philip Grove and civilization by Rienzi Crisz....

Since they are both artistic people they concentrate mostly on art: literature and music.... The review "Concept of Self-Disclosure in 'Stuck in Love' portrays the movie built on the concept of self-disclose.... As characters reveal information about themselves gradually their relationships progress....

Shakespeare's imagery is more memorable, however, and is created and adapted specially for this one situation, while Marlowe uses stock images from classical literature.... The paper "Comparing Two Plays Edward II by Christopher Marlowe and Richard II by William Shakespeare" states that Shakespeare has borrowed many images and dramatic touches from Marlowe, but he has given the idea of deposing a king a much more sophisticated and ironic twist....

The paper "Christianity and Australian Politics" is an outstanding example of a literature review on politics.... The paper "Christianity and Australian Politics" is an outstanding example of a literature review on politics.... Most literature view religion as leaning towards a conservative political ideology. ...

It can hardly even be said that a separately identifiable concept of freedom of speech concerning the administration of justice has evolved in legal literature. ... The author of the paper "Shakespeare's Measure for Measure" will begin with the statement that Shakespeare's Measure for Measure is no doubt a play highlighting the principles of justice and injustice and at the same time the play provides several reasons to go through vengeance and justice....

The paper "The Use of the Term Sustainable Tourism " is a good example of a literature review on tourism.... The paper "The Use of the Term Sustainable Tourism " is a good example of a literature review on tourism.... Well, although there are numerous definitions in literature, Lane (2009) implies that the concept would include a form of tourism that was more concerned not only with the economic, cultural and environmental impacts, but also of the indirect impacts that it had on all stakeholders involved....

This report 'Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility' will present a critical comparison of both the narrow and broad view of corporate social responsibility as well as the arguments presented by theorists either in support or against both views.... ... ... ... The author states that the narrow view of corporate social responsibility focuses on the fact that corporations have the sole responsibility of maximizing the process of profit generation for the sake of the business owners....

In his essay then, Francis Bacon clearly advocates non-violence and takes an anti-revenge stand.... Yet, the essay contains situations under which revenge may actually be justified like when involving a public cause or when the legal system is inadequate to bring the perpetrators to justice.... ... ...

The Strengths of a Woman: Binding Force of A Nation Chinua Achebe has been hailed as one of the best of African literature.... In fact he has been credited for writing "African literature that was truly African.... In the paper 'The Strengths of a Woman: Binding Force of a Nation' the author analyzes Chinua Achebe's novel about his native land, culture, and beliefs....

The author states that the truth is, a person could readily build a comprehensive and complicated history of current literature bias established upon nothing but different analysis on Hamlet and its women – an endeavor that has been implemented by at least an expert of literature....

The paper 'Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston' analyzes a novel by a leading African-American writer of the Harlem Renaissance.... It follows the destiny of Janie Crawford, a woman living in the black town of Eaton, Florida as she experiences the very different men in her life.... ...

This essay 'Midsummer Night's Dream' analyzes the comical character, Nick Bottom.... The thesis states that Bottom is an allegorical character that parallels the human characters like Hermia's father, Egeus.... People like Egeus are paternalistic, unrealistic, and appear like fools.... ... ... ... The author states that Shakespeare conveys the message that the comedy is not on the comical character of Bottom but the jokes are on the category of people that Bottom represents....

The second good point in Duff's article is the suggestion that in the beginning of the year, teachers should conduct a media literature survey for students to know what pop culture mediums the students follow.... Lessons On Local Culture: The Need Of ESL Classes The article “Pop culture and ESL students: intertextuality, identity, and participation in classroom discussion”, written by Patricia Duff, is an excellent article portraying the difficulties that ESL students from different countries face due to the lack of knowledge about the culture, social patterns, media and lifestyle of local people....

In her writing, for example, she abolishes various stereotypical myths regarding black women, something that is very uncommon in American literature.... Conclusion Maya Angelou remains a great voice of modern literature that fascinates her audiences by means of the sheer beauty and vigor of her lyrics and words....

The article A Defense of International Criminal Law by Andrew Altman and Christopher Heath Wellman has very effectively brought readers towards the basic understanding of the ethical and legal perspective of the international criminal law and has succinctly highlighted different.... ... ... point of views in terms of matter related to jurisdiction of international criminal law and further explaining contemporary and present approaches in this regard (Altman and Wellman, p....

espite critical reviews regarding technical merit, the real appeal of Ghost is in its use of a simple plot to reveal a love story.... ID=/19900713/reviews/7130301/1023 [Accessed September 27, 2011]. ... In the paper 'Jerry Zucker's Ghost' the author analyzes the movie, which had 'odd inconsistencies' and was 'too slow moving....

Analysing the impact of Confucianism on behaviour and perception of western brands Contents literature review 4 1.... literature review 1.... The review "Impact of Confucianism on Customer Perception of Western Brands" focuses on the critical analysis of the major impact of Confucianism on customer perception of Western brands....

literature Review: Usability Testing and Heuristic Evaluation ... argett, A 2002, Nolan's Memento, Memory, And Recognition, Clcweb: Comparative literature And Culture: A Wwweb Journal 4(3).... The paper 'Christopher Nolan's Memento' tells us about Memento, a film written and released in 2000 under the directorship of Christopher Nolan....

The paper "Organisational Leadership and Performance" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... The paper "Organisational Leadership and Performance" is an outstanding example of a management literature review.... Goffee and Jones (2005, p.... & 2) observe that fluidity in the globalised environment calls for a leadership that is able to analyze the situation and offer a unique response without imitating others....

Various pieces of literature support the view that African-American society has learned to accept the violent ghetto culture that it had originally been trying to fight and it now perfectly happy with the segregation that it has from white society.... The following paper under the title 'The Miseducation of the Black Child ' gives detailed information about the book which examines the problems that have been created in African-American society through the social conditioning that is present within the culture....

A central theme in study of literature is that it somehow reflects life.... The paper "Integration of the Individual in the Community and Home in Hawthorne's Roger Malvin's Burial" states that Hawthorne's was an exploration the effect of self-imposed sense of sin in conferring tragic dimension to the family life, Anderson's was a study of broken channels of communication....

he syndrome was first described in the medical literature in 1972 where it was reported that 50,000 children in the United States are forcefully shaken by their incapable caretakers every year (Thivierge, 2006).... This review discusses an analysis of shaken baby syndrome and national awareness....

?? Masterplots II: African American literature (2008): 1-4.... Colonialism expanded racist and gender prejudice which postcolonial civil rights movement struggled to end.... When President Lyndon B.... Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, it banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin....

Bordering Fires: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Mexican and Chicano/a literature.... This work "Literary Anthology" describes an assortment of essays that are in Gloria Anzaldúa's collection; Making Face, Making Soul: Haciendo Caras.... From this work, it is clear how the poets and authors in Anzaldua's anthology described their understanding of the connections that exist between all individuals and how they have to fight for themselves....

The field of cultural production: Essays on art and literature.... The paper "Illegal Downloads of Music - the Destruction of the Music Business" examines the influence of file sharing and illegal downloads on the music industry.... It has contributed to destroying music industry construction but leads to a new framework for the dissemination of musical experiences....

Frequent inaccuracies as well as over simplifications notably within the tale ought to be credited to unsatisfactory familiarity with pertinent monograph literature (Eric & Vladislav, 2012).... The author examines the book "Gun of August" written by Barbara Tuchman and which is about First World War classic histories....

The current paper "Constructivism in Mathematics" is a critique of views expressed by Dr.... Max Stephens, Joanne Lobato, David Clarke, Amy Burns Ellis, Harkness, Ambrosio, and Morrone, and Tracey Muir on how effectively and constructively Mathematics can be taught in classrooms.... ... ... ... The main objective of the venture is to assess the effect on learner numeracy outcomes of prominent design rudiments of the nation's early numeracy curriculum and related professional improvement actions....

In analysing the hostage crises from a media point of view, Scott states that “five theories are culled from secondary literature on the captivity stories and are used as categories in context analysis of mass circulation media” (2000 p177).... This paper ''The Media War'' tells us that Iran has been at the forefront of the list of rogue states....

literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing.... " Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find" paper focuses on the short story that raises moral and behavioral issues in society.... O' Connor's Catholic upbringing has a great impact on her writing and motivates her to portray deep philosophical and moral matters involving communities....

There have been new developments in the area of medical care and due to these developments most research bodies have reviewed the available literature and come up with new guidelines for hand hygiene.... From the paper "Effective Hand Hygiene in Clinical Settings" it is clear that the dangers of not practicing hand hygiene in health care areas are very great....

This is a critical literature review of the postmethod condition in language teaching. ... The postmodern educator: arts-based ... The effective teaching of language arts.... "Post method Condition in Language Teaching" paper argues that post method condition encourages research for an indeterminate, coherent theoretical account that is founded entirely on empirical, theoretical, and pedagogical brainstorms that allow teachers to theorize from their practical work....

The paper 'Building, Sustaining, and Changing an Organizational Culture' is an exciting example of a management literature review.... The paper 'Building, Sustaining, and Changing an Organizational Culture' is an exciting example of a management literature review....

The paper "Trade Relation within China and Latin America" is a wonderful example of a literature review on macro and microeconomics.... The rapid growth of China has made the country a key player within the global economy and it has landed into competition with other developed countries....

This book review "George Emerson: A Symbol or a Human Being" endeavors to show that the role played by George in the transformation of Lucy (which is the novel's central action) is rather passive and mostly has a symbolic bent.... ... ... ... So runs Colmer's assessment of George in E.... .... Forster's novel 'A Room with a View' and there certainly is some truth in such an outright critical dismissal....

literature is, undoubtedly, a social commentary whereby most, if not all, works therein withstand societal interpretation whether in the constructs of society presented or in their selective positioning of protagonists and characters vis--vis society.... This book review "Vexation and Diversion: Three Problems in Gulliver's Travels" presents unrelenting criticisms of English society....

Children's literature Association Quarterly (trykt Utg.... The review "Contrast Between Mrs.... Ramsey (To the Lighthouse) and Constance Chatterley (Lady Chatterley Lover)" focuses on the critical analysis of the female characters of Mrs.... Ramsey in the novel To the Lighthouse, and Constance Chatterley in the novel Lady Chatterley Lover....

Daoism is based on a short book called the Laozi, later accorded the title Daodejing, meaning 'the Classic of the Way and its' Virtue,' or 'Way Power Book,' which has the distinction of being the most translated work in world literature, second only to the Bible.... Daoism is based on a short book called the Laozi, later accorded the title Daodejing, meaning ‘the Classic of the Way and its' Virtue (Power),' or ‘Way Power Book,' which has the distinction of being the most translated work in world literature, second only to the Bible....

Lee' by Father Ryan and those provided a literature that satisfies the emotions of a society as well as a nation.... The following paper casts light upon the book "Ghosts of Confederacy".... The book is about the adjustment of White Southerners to their defeat in civil war and investigates the cultural implications of an event in American history....

hmoop literature.... "Antigone by Sophocles: The Concept of Justice" paper focuses on one of the best knowledge of works of Sophocles is the first of his trilogy of plays, Antigone.... The plot revolves around the conflict between State law based on a king's declaration, and civic duty based on religious and family ties....

Said observes that there was a kind of repertory of images that kept coming up, in the depiction of Arab world by the media, literature and films, which were full of sensual women who were there to be used by men and East was depicted as a mysterious place full of secrets.... The paper "Video That Describes Orientalism Written by Edward Said" describes that Said somewhere in this video, we hear Said saying that majority of Arab countries are ruled by dictatorships and that was why they could not effectively counter the stereotyping....

olonial literature in English.... This book review "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings by García Márquez" analyzes and responds to a set of questions related to García Márquez's famous short story A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, which was written in 1968....

The Cask of Amontillado and Dracula's guest are by far some of the greatest literature pieces.... The primary focus of the paper 'The Villains in The Cask of Amontillado and Dracula's Guest' is to compare the role that Montresor played in the Cask of Amontillado with that of Dracula in Dracula's guest....

This essay demonstrates that the characters such as Laura, Nick, and Penelope in the two pieces of literature have gone beyond the obvious to demonstrate their love and relationship.... The characters such as Laura, Nick, and Penelope in the two pieces of literature have gone beyond the obvious to demonstrate their love and relationship....

The literature about Aristotle and Plato is extensively so for this reason, my purpose is to give the reader an brief understanding of the position of Aristotle and Plato on human nature and political and social relations.... "Theories of International Politics: Aristotle and Plato" paper compares the thoughts of ancient Greek philosophers, Aristotle and Plato on human nature and political and social relations....

American literature is also noted for its ability to ask difficult life questions.... From the paper "The Harder They Fall Directed by Mark Robson" it is clear that Patricia is a hopeless romantic who wants her love story to be like Romeo and Juliet.... In addition, Patricia and Michel are different because Patricia is reflective about life and likes music, art, and books....

The reviews by the customers show that the main strength of KFC is its high quality food and standard menu.... Further, reviews show that the food provided by KFC is cost effective too.... (2005) ‘Innovation, a guide to the literature', United States: Oxford University Press, pp.... (2006), “The learning organisation: a meta-analysis of themes and literature”, The Learning Organization; Vol....