Essays on Performing Arts Literature Reviews

This paper ''Empirical Cases of Industrial Clusters'' tells us that collaboration among firms has become the new source of competitive advantage in the world.... The forms of relationships range from joint ventures that are mutually beneficial to the framing of manufacturing that can be helpful for all the partners....

The movie review 'The Reflection of the Historical Events in the Movie 'To Live' (1994)' is devoted to the analysis of "To Live", is a movie, based on the plot of the book written by Yu Hua, created by a famous Chinese producer Zhang Yimou in 1994, which perfectly reflecting historical events.... ...

The paper 'Intellectual Property Rights in UK' looks at IP law in UK, one of the developed countries to understand how its system has developed to foster the right environment for flourishing creativity and innovation.... It will address the core facets of realization of a comprehensive IP law that cover wide-range of IPRs....

History of internal combustion engine Necessity is the mother of invention.... Though the internal combustion engine was discovered and developed before 19th century its use and improvements was intensified at around mid of the century when mining and refining of petroleum started1.... ... ... ... The engine advanced both in use and complexity....

The goal of this literature review is to analyze five particular educational and philosophical theories that aim to explore the structure of the learning process.... The analyzed theories are traditional, behavioral, constructivist, experimental, and discipline theory.... .... ... ...

The review "Thinking Past Terror - Islamism and Critical Theory on the Left' by Susan Buck-Morss" summarizes that the core of Morss's idea revolves around the possibility of Left-wing internationalism in the modern world, put forth the possibility of a new world order between religious fundamentalism and imperialistic views....

This literature review "Current Debates about the Factors Shaping the Selection and Production of News" presents factors shaping the selection and distribution of news that revolves around numerous issues.... Some actors in the media industry play a significant role in the selection and production process....

This essay presents the book review "The Communist Road to Power in Vietnam, 2nd Edition" by William J.... Duiker.... In the book, an analysis of the formation of the Communist movement in the periods of 1930s, to the various dilemmas that the leadership of Vietnam faced during the post-Cold War periods....

The author focuses on "The Purpose Driven Church" by Warren in which the writer asserts that churches lack advanced strategic planning and that is one of the reasons as to why churches fail to accomplish their goals and conducted a research concerning various churches and their modes of operation....

This review "Concepts on International Human Resource Management for Corporations Multinational " to examine the concept and application of HRM for MNEs.... This review discusses the difference between domestic and international HRM, drivers of standardization, the role of subsidiaries.... ... ... ...

This paper is about identity theft, which involves the criminals obtaining and using the personal information of different people like their credit card data, bank account details and insurance information as well as social security numbers to make purchases of goods and/or services in a fraudulent manner....

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....

Infertility is defined as 'the inability to achieve pregnancy after a year (or two) of trying to conceive a child through regular sexual intercourse' (Zegers-Hochschild et al.... 2006; Inhorn and van Balen, 2002, p.... 12).... It means that infertility happens when a couple failed to conceive after they had unprotected intercourse for a time span of 12 months....

Nature reviews Immunology 11:9, 625-632. ... The paper "The Impact of Depression on an Elderly Persons Well-Being" discusses that depression may actually weaken the immune system of older people as this particular psychological disorder may actually trigger the release of inflammatory cytokines and many other biochemicals....

In the event that a product is performing well on the market, there would be need to monitor and ensure that it would not decline into loss making.... A decline in the number of sales compared to the same period during the previous year would mean that the company is badly performing during the stipulated period of implementing the strategic changes that would have been initiated....

The information can be obtained by the use of first hand interviews, media reports, reviews by the government agencies and also secondary sources.... The authors tend to provide the narrative accounts of the development of the public policy due to this situation, there is the identification of the responsible individuals for policy change and the policy environment, and this offers the new role of the interest groups in the change of policy....

This research is being carried out to evaluate and present a brief peek into the history of horror films in American cinema using the evil dead franchise.... This research will begin with the statement that horror films have been around from their inception in the 1890s.... ... ... ... This paper illustrates that the appearance of ghosts in real life, their existence, the debate around it, the mystery and fear of death and the growing frustration over Church activities were all channeled in the movie scenario using rudimentary scripts and some awesome pictures that thrilled the audience and superceded their visual expectations....

According to the literature study about the area of concern, in order to formulate marketing strategies, companies need to consider the different factors of the business environment.... The literature study point out that social media is one of the cost effective ways to promote products and services....

The paper "The Tourism, Hospitality and Event Industries " is an outstanding example of a tourism literature review.... The paper "The Tourism, Hospitality and Event Industries " is an outstanding example of a tourism literature review.... The tourism, hospitality and event industries have close relations and are some of the biggest industries in Australia....

The paper 'Dental Caries – Causes, Risk Assessment, Prevention Measures, and Diagnostic Methods' is a perfect example of a literature review on nursing.... The paper 'Dental Caries – Causes, Risk Assessment, Prevention Measures, and Diagnostic Methods' is a perfect example of a literature review on nursing....

The paper "Paradise Now by Hany Abu Assad" is a great example of a movie review.... Paradise Now (2005) which is directed by the Palestinian-born Dutch known as Hany Abu Assad is set and shot on a location of Nablus in West Bank under the control of Palestinians.... It provides the story of the two Palestinian men known as Said (Kais Nashif) and Khaled (Ali Suliman)....

The book report 'The Psychology of Catching: Holden Caulfield's Mental Deterioration' is devoted to the novel of American writer Jerome Salinger "Catcher in the Rye", published in 1951, and the mental deterioration of the main character of the story - Holden Caulfield.... ... ... ... It is obvious that from the start that of these events that he is suffering from psychological anxiety that forces his irrational behavior: 'One problem is that Holden tells us very little about 'what my lousy childhood was like' or the event that may have brought on the trauma behind all of his problems: the death of a younger brother when Holden was thirteen....

This paper "The Role of Company Laws in the Relationships of Shareholders" presents two cases of important situations that will clearly define the role of company laws in the relationships of shareholders with regards to their personal interests and preferences as well as changes in situations.... ....

The paper "Personal Firewalls and Online Armor Personal Firewall Advantages and Disadvantages" is focused on a hardware, software, or a combination of both that is used to monitor and filter traffic going into or leaving a protected or private network, and prevent unauthorized entry into network....

The present paper explores a recent welfare rise of the Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.... The author presents a SWOt Analyses on the business environment of the city, the renewable energy potential and the transport system.... he paper also contains recommendations that might help to promote the welfare of the city....

This paper explores the origin of Christianity along three axes: Jesus as the founder of Christianity; Jesus as the originator of a Jewish Messianic sect that 'posthumously' became Christianity; and the apostles as the founder of a Jewish sect that became Christianity.... ... .... ... ... That Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah or Christ, is the founder of Christianity is held as an unquestionable assumption by many Christians is obvious, but careful scholarship requires that the assumption be qualified, if not refuted....

The focus of this paper "Success and Moral in The Fountain Head by Ayn Rand" is on the novel that is an examination of the life of an idealistic architect who does not compromise with the prevailing values in building design.... Ego is expressed as individualism and collectivism in the human soul....

The paper 'Stability and Growth Pact Gave the Maastricht Treaty Criteria and Its Advantages and Disadvantages' is a sage example of macro & microeconomics literature review.... The paper 'Stability and Growth Pact Gave the Maastricht Treaty Criteria and Its Advantages and Disadvantages' is a sage example of macro & microeconomics literature review....

This review discusses the documentary film entitled 'Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes' is written and directed by hip-hop fan Byron Hurt.... The movie review centers on the contemporary issues concerning sexism and masculinity, among others, in direct relation to hip-hop culture.... .... ... ... Music personalities like Mos Def and Busta Rhymes and academic professors like James Peterson and Michael Eric Dyson were interviewed....

This review discusses the role of corruption in our economy.... The review analyses lead to poverty, lack of developments, anti-government revolutions, lack of patriotism and unemployment.... The review considers a few advantages of corruption, such merits only serve a few people in society.... ...

This literature review describes the role and main features of the 'conceptual scheme'.... This paper outlines the notion of the conceptual schemes, movement of rationalism and empiricism, interrelation of language, meaning, truth and reality.... .... ... ... However, as soon as he recognizes the need to create a common framework, he is also right away able to identify that he is confounded by the intricate and complex problems of experience, reality, and language....

The paper "Must Atheology Prove God's Nonexistence" highlights that as exhibited by Rowe's essay gives theists an opportunity to argue for the existence of God as the second premise of Rowe involves the interpretation of things beyond human cognition.... ... ... ... The existence of God is a fact for them that surpass human cognition and analytical powers....

This book review "John Dryden's Presentation of Cleopatra" presents John Dryden's depiction of the tragic love story of Antony, a Roman general from the 2nd Triumvirate, and the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.... The famous affair has been the subject of many dramatizations.... ... ... ... Dryden's piece affirmed its uniqueness through the development of various emotions confined in a single setting....

The paper "Energy-Efficient Economy" is a great example of a literature review on macro and microeconomics.... The use of Oil and coal was rampant in the U.... .... energy production during the 20th century.... During the post-world war II era, the US was mainly.... ... ... The United s has over the years been so much dependent on the use of fossil fuels as a source of energy for the whole country....

This book review "If Americans Knew by Mearsheimer" presents the Palestinians that are affected more than the Israelites by a great percentage in the war between them and the Israelites.... This is evidenced by the fact that many Palestinians including children have lost their lives.... ... ... ... The number of injured Palestinians is also abnormally high compared to that of the Israelites....

The essay "Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan" presents The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, supposed as important work as it deals with the structure of society and legitimate government, and it has been one of the most overwhelmingly prominent works of political thought....

Entry point matters in all theories because according to Wolff and Resnik (35), theories usually differ based on the aspects of their objects they choose as entry points into the complexities they try to find an understanding.... As cited by Roberts and Feiner (67), since various.... ... ... For example, selecting as entry point the parameters related to the production and dissemination of meanings, such as, talking, dressing and Contending Economic Theories Entry point Entry point matters in all theories because according to Wolff and Resnik (35), theories usually differ based on the aspects of their objects they choose as entry points into the complexities they try to find an understanding....

The paper 'Obama on Soldiers who Posed with Afghan Corpses' presents the Los Angeles Times which posted pictures of American soldiers posing with body parts of Afghan insurgent corpses.... According to a news report by Olivier Knox, U.... .... President Barrack Obama found the action 'reprehensible'....

The writer of the paper "Analysis Of On Liberty By John Stuart Mill" gives the detailed analysis of Mill's book about the struggle between authority and liberty which describing the tyranny of government, that needs to be controlled by the liberty of the citizens.... ... ... ... Further, this can only be by the majority, and if the majority wish to criminalize a section of society that happens to be a minority — whether a race, gender, faith, or the like — this may easily be done despite any wishes of the minority to the contrary....

"Film Analysis: Dead Ringers" paper examines the life of the twins with a view to demonstrate the themes as intended to be expressed by the film writer.... The analysis touches on the film techniques used to cast the film to draw the attention of the viewers to where meaning lies.... ... ... ... The above analysis of the Dead Ringers film sufficiently demonstrates the prevalent themes as intended by the writer and director....

In the paper 'The concept of business ethics' the author focuses on the concept of business ethics within the business environment.... Business ethics is concerned with the relationship that exists between the organization and its stakeholders.... ... ... ... The author analyzes the book Business Ethics Manual, which presents a rich coverage of various issues that arise within the modern business market....

This literature review "Semiotics - Approach from a Linguistics Perspective" discusses semiotics that refers to a study of the meaning-making, logical theory of signs and symbols applied in day-to-day life.... It particularly entails an examination of the sign and sign processes....

The paper "Critique of the Validity of Crime Statistics" is a worthy example of a literature review on social science.... The paper "Critique of the Validity of Crime Statistics" is a worthy example of a literature review on social science.... Official statistics especially those covering the contemporary issues are accessible for students or researchers who are in search of relatively a large amount of resources and at the same time they are known to provide interesting issues collected in a systematic way....

The author of the following paper under the title "Identification of Novel Human Cancer-Specific Antigens" will begin with the statement that cancer is essentially a complicated genetic disorder primarily caused by diverse factors in the environment.... ... ... ... Cancer carcinogens (agents that cause cancer) are found in water, food, air, common chemicals, and sunlight....

This work called "The Importance of Rituals in Modern Society" focuses on the works of Durkheim and his arguments on the role that rituals play in contemporary society.... The author outlines the importance of rituals in modern society.... Rituals regulate the social and personal lives of individuals....

The author states that one of the major themes in the story, The Yellow Paper, is self-expression.... Self-expression is the ability to express one's feelings and opinions to others.... The narrator has reflected moments and characters, which show the importance of self-expression in society.... ...

"Is Mercy Killing Right and Are Atheist Good People" paper provides a foundation for a better understanding of the factors that underlay moral judgment.... It helps in adding to the body of knowledge that can be applied by psychologists in related areas of policymaking where the society faces dilemmas....

The paper "Understanding Change and Change Management in Relation to Nursing Leadership" is an outstanding example of a literature review on nursing.... The paper "Understanding Change and Change Management in Relation to Nursing Leadership" is an outstanding example of a literature review on nursing....

In the paper 'Candide-Satire with Optimism!... the author analyses a satirical novel written by Voltaire.... It has been translated into English under many titles and is considered to be Voltaire's best.... The novel adopts a satirical tone and parodies many of the then-prevalent philosophies and practices....

Leroy Moffitt, who is the narrator in Shiloh, possesses qualities which are stereotypically feminine including sentimentality and sensitivity which cause him to be a man in three dimensions rather than a masculine stereotype.... He has a deep affection for his wife, grieves his.... ... ... He is Mason's male point of view experiment, and succeeds in being so because the author treats him as an opportunity to access the mind of a man....