Essays on Performing Arts Literature Reviews

The review "Peter Singer's Argument in The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues" studies Singer's noetic strengths and weaknesses.... His strength is in his ability to clearly articulate his argument, while his logical inconsistency questions his ethical decision making.... ... ... ... While some people believe that the question of determining right from wrong is a simple process, upon examining the disparate writers and insights in Shaw and Barry's Moral Issues in Business, it's clear that there is no direct and simple path for determining ethical behavior, but rather a series of competing interpretations and arguments....

This literature review "Juvenile Delinquents and the Adult Criminal Justice System" presents whether juveniles should be executed, and the appropriate age at which they can be put to the death penalty.... The Supreme Court in due course decided on a minimum age of sixteen.... ... ...

The paper "Analysis of How and When to Tell Your Kids about Sex Christian Book " highlights that the book also prescribes for a close parent-child relationship as it helps in the development of constructive sex education that is beneficial for the child.... ... ... ... I strongly believe that love is a stronger deterrence against promiscuity....

The author discusses the element of the demand for authority, in relation to how humans reciprocate and fulfill this demand.... According to the studies of Dr.... Stanley, authority is demanded by people in higher positions and obedience is expected without questioning the action that is demanded ....

The author of this literature review "Racist Socialization in 'Tar Baby' describes features of plot and main characters.... This paper outlines the analysis of the book and illustrates the theme of racist socialization among the black community.... ... ... ... This has helped reduce the severe violence of the blacks in the country as some of the blacks gained fame in the country that made them fight for their civil rights and dignity....

The review "The Riverkeepers by Cronin and Kennedy" asserts the book managed to arouse the interest of people on environmental issues.... If the authors included maps of the River Hudson's environmental issue this would be important for people not familiar with the locations mentioned in the book....

The paper "The Role of Conscience in Health Care Ethics" discusses the question is how such acts are committed without any provocation, on a mass scale, by groups of people.... The death camps to systematically exterminate the Jews were manned by administrative personnel.... ... ... ... Most hospitals have an established mechanism to decide ethical issues....

Butterfly is perceived as an intriguing piece of literature that tackles the complex ideas of gender, love, identity, and perception.... Hwang's play M.... The play and film version of M.... Butterfly, though slightly different in presentation and emphasis, both present the excellent characterization of the protagonist/antagonist Song Liling....

Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales' is not only a classic in the realm of the written word, but it is also a remarkable historical document that reflects the society and civilization of the time it belongs to.... Particular emphasis hereunder shall be focused upon the portrayal of religion therein; with an attempt to unveil the irony that exists in his writing....

This research is being carried out to evaluate the character of Beowulf.... Beowulf was just one of many ancient heroes.... Like all heroes, he was strong, valiant, and overcame many evils that got in his way.... Beowulf triumphed over three mighty foes in the entirety of the epic story.... ... ... ...

World War 2 in literature for Youth.... The author of the present book review "Once upon a Town by Bob Green" states that book tells the story of a canteen by the railroad in a small town located in Nebraska, whereby each train carrying soldiers on their way to the Pacific Ocean coast in Europe made a stop for a few minutes....

He is a responsible young man however, he is mis educated in the sense that he is taught to despise his own people and accept humbly the supremacy of the Whites thus ignoring the strength of Black culture and literature.... Writer 1 Invisible man Invisible man by Ralph Ellison is a story of a black man graduated from college in search for his identity and existence in the racially separated society....

The author states that 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings' is a vivid example of grotesque literature.... “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” is a vivid example of grotesque literature.... In the paper 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings' the author analyzes a short story by García Márquez which belongs to his first collection of stories, Leaf Storm....

?? literature and Its Writers, eds .... The paper 'The Cause of Doubt: The Agnosticism of The Misfit' seeks to evaluate the story 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor, which reaches its climax as the family it has been following meets their brutal end when they accidentally stumble upon an escaped convict....

ramatic irony is an aspect of style used in literary analysis in which the words as well as the actions of the characters in a given work of literature portray a different meaning for the reader than they do for the characters themselves.... This review discusses the play Oedipus the King unfolds like a murder mystery mythical story of patricide and incest of a son marrying his own mother....

Francis LIT 2000 XX June Butterfly effect A Sound of Thunder” Ray Bradbury) Short stories remain to be rather popular formof fiction writing in the field of literature, and there is a high amount of people that are extremely interested in such reading.... In the paper 'A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury' the author analyzes the story, which depicts a strange adventure of wealthy businessmen who intend to accomplish a time travel to the past for hunting dinosaurs....

A true escapist by nature, he takes the refuge of movies, alcohol and literature to get rid of his crude reality.... Premiered in the year 1944, the play had been a huge success and critically acclaimed and is considered one of the first series of modern.... ... ... The play appears before the audience as a journey to the memory of Tom where he recollects Amanda and his sister Laura....

The classic age of the Indian community was a period in which the society's values were founded on religious responsibility of a man, as well as the purity of women.... In the story Ramayana, two characters Rama and Sita are shown as persons who have ideal character, in view of.... ... ... The moral aspect of each of them is brought out through many challenges that test both of them....

The author has put together pieces of information sourced from different articles, books and other literature to form a relatively short book exclusively for the Delta Force.... The review "Critical Analysis of Shaping the World from the Shadows" focuses on the critical analysis of the book Shaping the World from the Shadows written by Chris Martin....

he mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of the entire branch and the Historical Cycle....

It's mean to regenerating the balanced life in four dimensions of our nature- physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional by meditation, prayer or by reading good literature or listening to good music because these things make positive impact on our mind and life.... The paper "Three Distinct Stages of Personal Growth" discusses Stephen Richards Covey a very well known author of the bestselling book of 90's 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People'....

The book is regarded as a classic documentary in the domain of survival literature.... Eugenia Ginzburg was a loyal Communist party worker she devoted a huge portion of her life towards the party.... The paper "Political Repression Against Eugenia Ginzburg" discusses the dictatorship of the Communist leader of the Soviet Union and her experience....

His suggestion that the school exercises could have been easier for as person like him if they focused on what a student is basically interested in, rather than on philosophy and literature.... This paper "Hidden Intellectualism by Gerald Graff" has an attempt to deconstruct the conventionally held views regarding academic competence and street smartness....

The paper "How Does Fed Policy Affect Commodity Markets - Bank of Atlanta" discusses that monetary policy can have a big impact on commodity markets, but the exact nature of the price movement depends on the direction of the change in monetary policy and the raw material in question.... ... ... ... In 1970, economic discussions were dominated by oil price shocks and a rise in other agricultural and mineral products that played a big role in that decade....

This literature review "Chinese Diaspora Media in Australia" discusses how TVBA a Diaspora ethnic media has affected the lives of the Chinese people who live in Australia.... It now organizes large-scale community sports activities and arts to enhance market reputation (Shi, 2005, 68).... The fact that this media is a television had the advantage of organizing large scale community forums in arts and sporting activities where many people could come and enjoy....

The paper "Martin Espada's Poem Bully and Judith Ortiz Cofer's Poem Latin Women Pray" states that changes are exhibited by the changes in the American society by the acceptance of Spanish people while at the same time the society's perception of some religious beliefs has changed.... ... ... ... The women kneel and pray before the statue and this does not yield any results....

The title of Anne Tyler's 'Saint Maybe' posed a question about its hero Ian Bedloe.... Portraying his life from care-free teenaged boy to young man abandoning his education, to carry the burdens of guilt and a family of three non-blood related children, the question raised is whether his actions were those of a saint, or a man just doing the best for his family....

Beckett's Endgame, a play in the Theatre of the Absurd genre (which is another avatar of Modernism in literature) comes across as nothing but absurd, at first reading.... In the following paper 'Eliot's Waste Land and Beckett's Endgame' the author discusses two poems, which reflect the wider disillusionment of a post-War Europe....

The Shakuntala is generally taken to be the finest example of a rasa drama in Classical Sanskrit literature.... lassical Sanskrit literature.... Shakuntala is a pouplar play written in mix of Sanskrit and the Maharashtri Prakrita , a dialect of Sanskrit , by Kalidasa....

literature "The House of Spirits" is a unique novel portraying deep personal feelings of the characters combined with revolutionary struggle and fights for freedom and participation in the history.... The paper "Analysis of The House of Spirits Novel of Isabel Allende" discusses that a unique and unusual structure of the novel, specific stylistic techniques and literary stylistics devices help Isabel Allande to convey a message of the novel and appeals to emotions....

The Plot is considered a very important aspect of a narrative as it affects the whole story.... It is described as "the series of interrelated incidents that advance the narrative of the story".... Simply, it can be thought of as the organization of ideas written to convey to the desired audience....

literature has become one of the foremost ways of keeping abreast of such key trends and changes for managers.... In the paper 'The McKinsey Mind' the author analyzes the book, which provides important insights as far as understanding the reach and effect of globalization on the modern-day organization is concerned....

he Style of John CheeverCheever has a special place in the American literature.... In this write-up, I try to analyze one of the well known short stories - The Death of Justina - by John Cheever.... The story revolves around a character named Moses who rebels against the present generation's aversion to death and disrespect of the dead....

Mallard from 'The Story of an Hour' is one of the most fascinating characters in Chopin's literature.... Mallard from "The Story of an Hour" is one of themost fascinating characters in Chopin's literature.... In this paper 'Kate Chopin's Character Mrs.... Mallard' the author will try to explain and give reasons why Mrs....

Conclusion: From the point of view of literature, Mary Hunt has given us a very interesting book.... Order#: 523062 Topic: "Trek" by Mary Hunt Jentsch In the thick of war, to survive in the unknown warfronts, not knowing who is the friend and from where the enemy is going to attack, is a difficult challenge for the toughest of the soldier....

Researchers view these parts of the novel as a detailed piece of literature that has gone back in time to gather the historical facts on leadership and has also done the same with the current system of governance, going ahead to analyze the two and coming up with the conclusion that the traditional system of governance don't have a place in the modern society....

Similarly, Margaret Thickstun discusses the combination of religion and custom as the fundament upon which condemnation of witches became the norm in Europe and in the New World in her study of literature from that period (Thickstun 1988, 20-87).... In a detailed documentary study of the 1692 Salem witch trials, Carol Karlsen offers an insightful and challenging interpretation on the role of women and gender in seventeenth century New England....

In each episode, a gradual progression of thought can be seen to be taking place, not only within the literature itself, but apparently also through the accepted themes and expressions allowed in the general public.... In the paper 'Reinforcing Patriarchal Values in Contemporary Television' the author analyzes the movie Lost, which illustrates how many of the concepts of the traditional patriarchal society are reinforced through the actions and events that take place on the island....

In this chapter, Rhetoric is viewed as a significant complete system of education with links to science, private conversation, commerce and literature.... The paper "Rhetoric - A Very Short Introduction by Richard Toye" clears up rhetoric can be understood as being separated from global communication....

Basically, the interview questions were developed taking as a base for the research questions so as to guide this study and the literature related to the topic of this study.... The paper "Data Collection Methods" highlights that the author utilized observation as a method for data collection....

In the paper 'Redemption from Slavery: A Worn Path' the author discusses Phoenix Jackson in Welty's A Worn Path, who may be physically ancient, but she possesses a child's amazing spirit.... Her journey, however, concerns more than seeing the town's Christmas lights.... ... ... ... This essay discusses how Welty's story elements contribute to the theme of redemption from slavery and the attainment of freedom....

City Hall, directed by Harold Becker, is just one of a long line of works in American literature and cinema that analyze the slow erosion of an idealistic leader's credibility.... The paper "Movie City Hall" tells us about President Bill Clinton.... He gave many speeches from the Oval Office claiming to feel the pain of the common American, and yet that did not keep him from sexually exploiting one of those very commoners when she came to work for him as an intern....

Journal of Economic literature (38), (1).... "Development of the Indian Textile Industry: Complications of Small to Medium Businesses" paper argues that there are changes that are happening in India as a developing country.... The imports and exports that have been developed within this have created a different set of growth with finances....

Similarly, Margaret Thickstun discusses the combination of religion and custom as the fundament upon which condemnation of witches became the norm in Europe and in the New World in her study of literature from that period (Thickstun 1988, 20-87).... The author focuses on "Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial America (1987)" study which centers on the outbreak of witch accusations, which started in the middle of the seventeenth century among settlers in New England, as a result of the anti-witch hysteria....

The review 'Peppermint Candy by Lee Chang-Dong" highlights the women's marginalization, discrimination.... and oppression in patriarchal society.... termination of Yong-ho life symbolizes the crucial degradation and loss of innocence, where personal history is related to South Korea history.... ....

In Henry IV, Part One Shakespeare tackles the subject of honorable rebellion, primarily through the duality of the two characters of Prince Hal and Hotspur.... Hal is the offspring of King Henry IV, who attained the throne of England through a rebellion against King Richard II.... ... ... ... Hotspur played a minor role in the rebellion, but has now stepped to the forefront to consider a counter-rebellion in light of what he views as the King's inability to deliver on the promises that gained him the necessary support he needed to usurp the crown....

This review discusses the autobiography by R.... Graves, Good-bye to All, has been a landmark anti-war memoir of life in the trenches during the World War I and the author expresses his cynicism in the existence of the traditional and established values in European and English society.... ... ... ...

In the paper 'Cause and Effect in Amelie' the author focuses on the movie Amelie, where the title character decided to be a causative agent to those around her as opposed to persisting in the wallflower persona that she had lived for most of her life.... ... ... ... The author states that encouraging her father to travel around the world, playing tricks upon the cruel grocer, and setting the jilted lover up with the hypochondriac tobacconist are just a few of the acts that she performed throughout the movie....

This paper "An Ideal Leader - the Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli" focuses on the types of politics mentioned in his book which came as a shock to readers, some believe that his writings were influenced by the time he lived in which was full of political conflict and instability.... .... ... ... The book starts by describing different types of states, republics, and principalities....

The paper "The Allegory of the Cave" focuses on the pursuit of education for the same through a fictional dialogue between Socrates and Glaucon; Plato's brother, human life on earth, and the way to make it better by being enlightened through recognition of the existence of a realm of Forms.... ... ...