Essays on Performing Arts Literature Reviews

The present paper aims to analyze the MBS Company presented in the movie 'Margin Call'.... The company had direct knowledge that their investments would be rendered worthless and that the company will go down with the loss being greater than its entire market capitalization.... ... ... ... Through the work of Eric Dale as finished by his protégé Peter Sullivan, the company gained firsthand viable information that they will soon be in trouble....

The following paper entitled 'Police Crackdowns and Different Crackdown Strategies' gives detailed information about a major goal of law enforcement and the justice system which is to reduce crime through policies and activities that result in deterrence.... ... ... ... A 1990 article by Lawrence Sherman titled "Police Crackdowns: Initial and Residual Deterrence" spotlights the ongoing effects of several different crackdown strategies....

This research will begin with the statement that looking at Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby,' one can see how the past has the unique meaning in the lives of the characters, particularly Jay Gatsby and Blanche.... .... ... ... According to the research findings, it can, therefore, be said that Gatsby is still stuck in his past perception of Daisy, even though she has changed and is a married woman, he still has kept his love for her over the years....

It gives reason such as superiority complex, where one comes from as the factors contributing to that.... There are also issues of education and immigrants,.... ... ... It also summarizes that the changes in different generation have shown that hard work is one of the most important recipe for success....

The main goal of this review is to critically analyze the main character of the movie "Transamerica" directed by Duncan Tucker.... Particularly, the writer examines the use of nudity throughout the film.... Additionally, the writer briefly mentions a similar movie titled 'The Hitch-Hiker".... ... ...

The book documents and details the invention of writing and its corresponding effects on culture.... Ong relates writing to a technological revolution, which transforms societies.... He.... ... ... The book presents that writing restructures what individuals feel in the privacy of their minds.... Ong points printing press as the next revolution that occurred after writing....

In the paper 'Ted Talk Response' the author explains why a small portion of China remains excessively rich while the vast majority struggle to get by and fall under the categories of lower level earners and those living in poverty, explaining the cause of conflicts between the U.... and Middle East....

The paper "Organizational Power Politics in Devil Wears Prada" will analyze the power bases that Andy and Miranda use in their jobs, explain what power bases each of them uses (personal and formal), and use examples from their behaviors to support the author's assertion.... ... ... ... Miranda is a fashion expert and has her own line of fashion....

The paper "Cachedump in Auditing" highlights that the cached credentials are stored in the registry in the same format as the previous versions of windows.... Working on the solution for windows vista is only a matter of time.... The demonstration was followed by a question and answer session.... ...

The author of the paper "The Downfall by Oliver Hirschbiegel" states that the movie starts with Traudi Junge feeling guilty and ashamed for looking up to Hitler when she was young.... As the movie progresses, Hitler hires Junge to be his secretary in November 1942 in East Prussia.... ... ... ... The Downfall is a 2004 German war film whose director is Oliver Hirschbiegel....

The paper "The Training of Employees in an Organization" tells us about the process of enhancing the skills, capabilities, and knowledge of employees for doing a particular job.... The training process molds the thinking of employees and leads to quality performance of employees.... ... ... ... From the point of view of the individual employee, there are three main aims of training: Improve the individual's level of awareness....

The paper "Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi" highlights that through the agonizing losses Satrapi was forced to experience, she realized very quickly that she would have to grow up in order to develop the resources to deal with the issues going on all around her.... .... ... ... The reader begins to wonder about those people who come from the poorer classes, which are the majority of the people in Iran....

Vulnerability in a company can be identified through internal audits and through reviews of the security (Lo, C.... Neuroscience & Biobehavioral reviews, 35(4), 1019-1033. ... The paper "Security Threat Assessment and Security Risk Assessment" highlights the importance of auditing in the security system, the process of risk assessment used to mitigate the consequences of risk, the vulnerability rating, and assess the action plan for the specific threat and risk....

In the essay 'Jasmine Tea by Eileen Chang' the author explores the various forms of love in Eileen Chang's short story 'Jasmine Tea.... The hero of the story is a troubled young man who has been denied a loving family environment since the death of his mother at a young age.... ... ... ... The author states that Chuanqing appears incapable of loving another human being and acts as though he is emotionally dead....

In the essay 'The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe' the author analyzes the short story, which takes the reader to the wonderland of fantasy.... He gives equal importance and an honored place to love and hate both.... This is the natural outcome of the story built upon the perversion of reality.... ... ...

This discussion outlines that Crash is a well written and beautifully directing movie.... It deals with racism in the 21st century.... The way the story is scripted around an accident with all the characters revolving around the incident is flawless through out.... .... ... ... According to the report the movie is a drama with a message woven into it....

The language used in appealing and interesting to read as the story unfolds and the author's imaginations become evident.... Through the use of vivid description, one can easily see how the mermaid missed.... ... ... Apparently, the author depicts social interaction and its importance in the 20th century through the portrayal of “five sisters interlacing their arms” when rising above the READING RESPONSE [Insert al Affiliation] Hans Christian Andersen's “The Marmaid” depicts the beauty of nature....

However, Michel Thiry defines program as “a collection of change actions (projects and operational activities) intentionally grouped together to obtain benefits.... ?? This definition identifies.... ... ... Program Management is the key to achieve these stated-strategic benefits as it helps to align and coordinate the projects within a program in such Program Management Summary- Chapter 2 Chapter Various definitions about the word “program” have been formulated in the past....

From the paper "Tyler-Jack Character in Fight Club" it is clear that the cult film Fight Club has been used as a cinematic example of nearly every modern philosophy.... Because of its twist ending and overall insistence on levels of reality and truth, it has been eagerly accepted by postmodernists....

The paper contains a reading journal in which the author describes his reaction.... The author attempts to answer the questions: "why wasn't anyone paying any attention when the small boy started coughing uncontrollably?... and "was it really possible to replace the Grim Reaper/Death?... .... ... ...

Love is present in several scenes in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.... It is a story about a scientist named Victor Frankenstein and his tragedies stemming from his creation of a human-like creature.... This essay explores the premise that in some scenes, love is not sufficient to eclipse sorrow as the suffering has been greater than what love can do to ease the pain....

According to him the French education system ignored history and visual arts while deciding the curriculum.... This paper analyses the book "Strange Defeat" by Marc Bloch, where he explores both social and military factors, that had diluted the national solidarity of France.... Marc Bloch was a renowned historian and a Resistance fighter who was later executed by the Nazis....

An eccentric attitude characterized the arts and the trendy culture of the 1950s as a way of rejecting communal norms.... The author of the paper "The Road and The American Experience" will begin with the statement that based after the Second World War during the cold war period, On The Road is a novel that focuses on the societal challenges that the young generation of this period experienced....

This literature review "Pop Culture and Social Change in the 2000s" presents a popular culture that refers to the type of culture that has been produced for mass consumption.... arts, Popular Culture & Social Change in the New Indonesia.... It has a close association with the mainstream, daily activities, and what is commonly accessible....

Both Zaroff in "The Most Dangerous Game", and Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado" are characters who suffer from clearly deviant psychological behavior.... t is actually difficult to decide which character is the more insane.... There is a certain abnormality to the method by which Montresor kills....

The paper 'The Role of Pride in Santiago's Plight' focuses on the novel, which describes the human struggle of a man, Santiago, who 'fights' with nature and life circumstances.... Santiago is looking for adventures and trying to examine the true nature of his dreams and hopes.... ... ... ... The author states that the sea serves as a symbol that represents the dilemma and the knowledge, the desire to find the truth and the plight....

In Setting Your Church Free: A Biblical Plan to Help Your Church, Neil T.... Anderson lays out a clear, thorough plan to engage an entire church in spiritual warfare and free the church itself from demonic bondage.... The solution he lays out starts with a vigorous and engaged pastor, but emphasizes that demonic influences cannot truly be purged until the entire congregation fights together....

In the essay 'Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli' the author analyzes the novel about a girl who is different enough to attract students' dislike at school.... She has a romance with Leo.... Stargirl's different personality arouses students' curiosity at school.... ... ... ... The author states that the trouble begins when she starts to cheer for both teams at a game and even helps an injured player on the opposite team....

The focus of this report 'Rosie the Riveter' is to discuss five scenes from the film Rosie the Riveter: Real Women Workers in World War II.... This report will first identify the scene and then provide some information as to why he found it interesting or why it is historically significant.... ... ...

In the film “Inside Job” written, directed and produced by Charles Ferguson, he tries to expose how financial services in the United States became unrecognisably corrupted in the space of 30 years.... The unregulated acts of conglomerate investment banks caused the credit.... ... ... The film focuses on quite intentional frauds perpetrated by government employees, politicians or even academics. ...

From the story, a ten-year old boys is innocently murdered.... His father, Bob Curley withstands all the pain of losing his son.... He learns the reality of how people become cruel some.... This.... ... ... Robert Curley was a bitter man after the death of his son (MacQuarrie, 10).... He understood all the death penalties from a general viewpoint....

Though the novel initially gives the notion that he is lacking in the quality of bravado and exceptional skills in fighting, the novel gradually reveals that he possesses qualities like selflessness, compassion,.... ... ... To illustrate, one can see that even as a child he is willing to give two freshly baked loaves of bread to Katniss against the will of his mother....

The paper "Summary of a 13 Chapter of Criminological Theory - Context and Consequences" highlights that there are various dimensions of deterrence.... These include the far-reaching legal implications, ethical implications as fostered by nature and nurture or limited incentives attached to the crimes....

However, she is actively involved in the play.... It is with this that her character I highlighted and her role truly brought out from the play.... This is in the.... ... ... As the wife to Stanley Kowalski and the sister to Blanche Dubois she is in a position to bridge two very important functions in the play....

This research begins with the statement that American Holocaust is a historical context that focuses on the destruction of the Native American people by Europeans and the white Americans in what the author terms as the greatest genocide in the world history.... ... ... ... This research tells that D....

The present paper would review an episode 9 titled "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design" in the TV series 'Community", season 2, which depicts an array of conspiracy theories although it is not easy to predict and always has a surprise for the viewers.... ... ... ... Episode 9 "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design" in'Community Season 2 depicts an array of conspiracy theories although it is not easy to predict and always has a surprise for the viewers....

The book “Bestial: The Savage Trail of a True American Monster” by Harold Schechter is a true crime tale about Earl Leonard Nelson, one of America's most popular serial killer in the 1920s (Schechter, 2004).... Dubbed as the “Gorilla Man” and also “The Dark.... ... ...

Although Hollywood and other forms of world media has made much of a sensation and media circus around the term and understanding of the word “bushido”, the fact of the matter is that this term and its origins and understanding has done a great deal to shape the fabric of.... ... ...

From the paper "Chopins Characterization of Mrs Mallard" it is clear that generally speaking, the characterization of Mrs.... Mallard is one hundred percent right and Kate Chopin has depicted the personality of a truly sensitive woman in a grim situation.... .... ... ... The content of the story has a profound meaning, and only an individual who has attained the spiritual depths as for the true meaning of life, can write on such topics and produce such characters....

Name: Course: Tutor: Date: JOURNAL 1 PART 1 Reaction A) The thing that surprised me most about this particular section is the fact that in the beginning, no one noticed that the small boy had passed away except the narrator and the boy's sister known as Liesel Meminger.... ... ... ... The mother is said to have been fast asleep and it is rather odd that no one had reacted when the boy started coughing uncontrollably and then stopped suddenly, moving nor breathing no more....

This review "Why does Machiavelli Seeing Lying, Cheating and Deceiving as Virtues?... discusses that Machiavelli's aim in the Prince is to tell the new rulers how to remain in power once they have gained it.... Machiavelli presents a variety of strategies for remaining in power.... ... ... ... Machiavelli presents to his readers a vision of political rule purged of extraneous moralizing influences and fully aware of the foundations of politics in the effective exercise of power....

"Analysis of 12 Years a Slave Film" paper focuses on a movie that depicts a story about Solomon Northup, who is a learned free black guy who lives in New York in the 18th Century who experiences abduction, shipped to the South and sold as a slave.... ... ... ... The reason for selecting this film is because it one kind of art that arouses both emotional and intellectual feelings by addressing a very significant aspect of society; slavery and racism....

study conducted by Stephenson (2007) established that most movies with male actors from oriental countries portray them as extremely violent and cold hearted with exemplary martial arts skills.... The paper "Explicit Media Content and Behavior" states violent programs make kids prone to aggression when meeting a similar situation in life....

This literature review "Do Women and Men Communicate Differently" focuses on the approach to understanding these variations that is assessing the disparities in communication articulated by 'men and women' and to appreciate the nature versus nurture inspired diversities.... This explains why they prefer scientific content than the arts....

First Last Petit MDSA01 November 29, A Critical Analysis of the film Good Will Hunting Introduction The view of mathematics in overall culture, and specifically in the arts, has changed only a little from the time when Plato set the basic tone.... The paper explores what we can learn from the film "Good Will Hunting"....

It housed the famous martial arts like karate and kung fu as reflected upon the movies and television shows in the past decades.... It housed the famous martial arts like karate and kung fu as reflected upon the movies and television shows in the past decades.... China has become one of the progressive countries in the world in the last few years as it grows economically....

That Moliere created his famously controversial work, Tartuffe, during what Morizot has characterized as an "Age of Quarrels" (2006: n.... ,) is well-known; what demands a more precise analysis is how Moliere crafted his play in order to contribute his own observations and opinions to these quarrels and conflicts in a French context....

“Ever since archaic times and for a millennium thereafter, Epidaurus was the most important shrine and spa of the ancient world devoted to the healing arts (physical and mental)” (Izenour 119).... The theater at Epidauros ranks as one of the most remarkably iconic architectural and artistic achievements in a land that gave us the word “icon....

elson Mandela got admission at Fort Hare University to attain his Bachelor of arts degree.... The purpose of this study is to shed the light on the picture of Nelson Mandela revealed in the book "Mandela: The Authorized Portrait" written by Mac Maharaj and Ahmad M.... Kathrada.... The book defines the strength, dignity, and value of his charismatic personality under the periods of extreme stress....

He obtained a Doctorate in the scope of arts from Sunderland institution of higher education. ... The paper "Poverty and Sociological Imagination" examines the importance of sociological imagination in understanding social life, differences between social issues and personal problems, the social issue of poverty in the film "Angela's Ashes", the biography of Alan Parker - director of this film....