Essays on Performing Arts Literature Reviews

The Searchers, a rugged story of a pioneer family in Texas just setting down roots in 1868 in the unspoiled country of the Comanche, takes advantage of the imposing, and unforgiving desert landscape of Monument Valley sprawled across the Utah-Arizona border to underscore the isolating dangers of frontier living (Dirks)....

The author analyzes Margaret M.... Lock's East Asian Medicine in Urban Japan book which studies East Asian Medicine, during the 1970s in urban Japan, as a holistic medical system.... Based on her fieldwork interviews during a 16 month period in Kyoto Lock analyzes the practice of East Asian medicine....

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This paper ''Pro's and Con's of Telework from the Employers Perspective'' discusses that employment practices have undergone change due to economic pressures and turbulent changes in the business environment.... The organizations have responded by being proactive and adapted to the rapidly changing business environment....

The objective of the present review "Contemporary Food Issues" is to outline the contemporary state of organic farming along with the benefits it brings to consumers.... The writer of the document will critically examine the common claims of health benefits.... ... .... ... ... Organic farming claims to have understood the direct connection between the health of the consumers and the food they consume....

‘How to Win Friends and Influence People', written by Dale Carnegie is one of the most famous self-help books which have been published till date.... The book was first published in the year 1936 and sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.... Even though the book is 73 years.... ... ... Dale Carnegie had identified those elements in human behavior which were fundamental and unchanging....

The paper "The Role of Mass Communication Media in a Crisis or an Emergency" will critically analyze the role of mass communication media in a crisis or an emergency.... In the discussion, the report will also highlight various types of media which form under mass media and how they operate during a crisis or emergency....

This book review "Seahenge: An Archaeological Conundrum by C.... Watson" presents Watson's works that are centered on the Holme a prehistoric monument that was located in the Holmes village which bordered the seashores of the English county of Norfolk.... ... ... ... The artifact dates its origin back to the ancient Neopagan historical society that claimed it had a spiritual relevance to them....

In the paper 'On Keeping a Notebook by Joan Didion' the author analyzes the essay by J.... idion that describes why she thinks it's a good idea to make a record of the things that capture your attention and attitude towards these things.... She herself has kept a notebook for years.... ... ... ... According to the paper, by using examples from her own records and trying to help us to understand why she wrote the things she did, Didion really brings her message home....

Death penalty Death penalty has always been a subject for hot debates and arguments among experts considering different aspects of the capital punishment....

The artists in this world have produced great novels, stories and plays.... Some stories are just not acceptable to common sense.... This story was written thousands of years ago.... The story is dramatized by Kalidasa in his play.... King Dushyanta came in a forest with his army following a wounded deer....

The paper concerns the article which examines the history of college and universities as educative institutions in America.... The article provides a list of the first colleges in the state, as well as, explains how difficult it was for these institutions to build a name for themselves.... ... ... ...

The film represents more than a conflict of individuals and organizations but also a battle against issue regarding pollution and environmental preservation.... The film is adopted from a soft drama novel by Dave Eggers titled “Promised Land “.... It is set in a poverty drenched.... ... ... The small inactive town is a clear representation of how the “America Dream” has not been achieved by numerous American....

In this part, there is a description of unique features of the company (DecisionTech).... The company is said to have experienced executives than the competitors, more cash, better technology, and more.... ... ... However, even after having these advantages, the company is said to be behind the competitors in terms of both revenue and customer growth. ...

The object of analysis for the purpose of this paper "The Core by John Amiel" is the movie "The Core" directed by John Amiel, the Hollywood release of 2003, which was highly criticized by both the movie reviewers as well as the science fictionists.... ... ... ... Though the movie had every potential of being a real blockbuster, yet, it is presumed that the movie lacked a basic sense of the science that turned it into a funny piece of sci-fi creation....

"Personal Response: Persepolis Film" paper focuses on the film Persepolis which involves the 1970s setting of Iran based on the events of a young girl's life.... The protagonist, Marjane Satrapi, comes from an idealistic background motivated by a dream to oust the leader of Iran through the Revolution....

Hip hop The seventh chapter "Our Future.... ... ... Right Here, Right Now!... from the work Hip Hop Matters: Politics, Pop Culture, and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement by S.... Craig Watkins is utilized for this review.... The foretold chapter is a mixture of the biography of an American politician namely Kwame Kilpatrick, and the relationship between popular culture and urban politics....

However, quite often we are unaware of what goes into the making of fast foods and the food we purchase at the super markets.... Simply put, we are not in control of the.... ... ... The food industry makes use of certain additives such as lecithin, which does not contribute to the food value, but has its own utility purpose that is very helpful to the manufacturer because it helps in mass production....

The quote “Perhaps it was because he looked so innocent lying there, with such perfect trust; perhaps it was because he was so much smaller than me; my own body suddenly seemed gross and crushing and the desire which was rising in me seemed monstrous.... But, above all, I was.... ... ... It was borne in me: But Joey is a boy....

The main theme of the paper "Power in numbers" is a professor who was the founding father of analytic software and now wants to offer it to the public.... Alongside innovations from a couple of different pioneers like the SAS Institute, it denoted the conception of diagnostic measurable software....

In the paper 'George C.... Marshall by Mark Stoler' the author analyzes a compact biography of American soldier George C.... Marshall.... In this book, Stoler covers the distinguished career of George Marshall in detail.... The author develops the book through thorough research, sound judgment and clear writing....

As the paper "Transforming a Rape Culture by Emilie Buchwald, Pamela R.... Fletcher, and Martha Roth" outlines, the understanding of the confines and what the gap brings the feeling of exploitation and disrespect of one's personality because the consideration of them being 'weaker sexes.... .... ...

This book review "Are Real Teams Healthy Teams" presents the impact of the real team compared to a team in name only characteristics, like (stability of members, task interdependence, and team boundaries) on the processes of the team that is and the effectiveness of the team in the long-term care sector....

The aim of the document "Multinational Management and Global Business: International Production" is to provide an overview of relevant publications on the principles of production management and strategic marketing concerning multinational companies.... ... ... ... Global business is now driven by in excess of 60,000 multinational enterprises (MNEs) with over 800,000 subsidiaries in foreign countries....

The author of the following literature review "Business Organizations and the Society" primarily points out that the current trends in the market economy create a challenge for several business organizations that strive to increase their profits.... ... ... ... Business enterprises may compromise the wellbeing of the general population in order to maximize their profits....

This paper "Role of Family Worker" presents a Family worker in a Sure Start Programme that is given the task of targeting and supporting families in the locality.... It is the duty of the Family Worker to help by lending to the child's education and overall growth and development.... ... ... ... The Department for Children, Schools, and Families is responsible for delivering the Sure Start Programme that aims to provide the best start for every child....

This movie review "Teenage Love in The Notebook" sheds some light on the movie, 'the notebook' to define the aspect of teenage love and the nature it affects the teenagers in their ambition.... These events are a definition of how true love can be developed from teenage age into old age.... ... ... ...

The paper "Analysis of the Article Social Identity, Class Identity, and Political Perspectives" states that the notion of class as a salient social identity and the importance of other social identities have met considerable controversy.... This controversy is divided into two opposing camps.... ...

This paper ''The Touchstone Students' Book '' tells that Touchstone students' book level II with Audio CD and CD-ROM Is an elevated book introducing an exceptional way of teaching and learning English through new and existing ideas.... The book is written by Michael McCarthy, Jeanne McCarthy, and Helen Sandiford....

This paper ''Dollars and Dreams: West Africans in New York'' tells that the US has many opinions in the global population about the way in which Americans believe and live.... There are those that think that Americans are both arrogant and ignorant, asserting their way of life on the entire planet because of some perception of superiority....

The paper "Economy Government and Policy" is a great example of a literature review on macro and microeconomics.... When the conceptualisation of fracking and horizontal drilling became evident in North Dakota, in the underground Bakken shale, then it was something only comparable to the gold rush situation (Duckett, p 3, 2014)....

The paper "Corporate Governance: An Ethical Perspective " is a great example of a literature review on management.... The paper "Corporate Governance: An Ethical Perspective " is a great example of a literature review on management.... In the past two decades, corporate governance has drawn strong public attention due to its obvious significance for the economic health of companies and general society (Arjoon 2005, p....

The paper "Strategic Risk Decision-Making" is a great example of a literature review on management.... The paper "Strategic Risk Decision-Making" is a great example of a literature review on management.... Mason (2007) defines an external environment as the pertinent physical and social aspects that are outside an organization's typical boundaries, which however affect the management's decision-making....

This movie review "Sunny and A Simple Life" is dedicated to two films that tend to resists the concepts of ephemerality.... The paper thus discusses how the two films "Sunny" from Korea and "A Simple Life" from Hong Kong resist ephemerality.... ... ... ... The movie "Sunny" is mainly based on a group of seven women who were high school friends and had formed a group which they named Sunny....

The paper "Workforce Diversity as an Ethical Responsibility" discusses that organisations must invest the requisite time, effort and resources into the design and implementation of diversity management paradigms which reflect the nature of the organisation's workforce and empower them.... .... ... ...

The author states that globalization has affected the way business ventures are conducted, how markets and competitors are determined and also how immigrants are treated.... But despite these changes, states still possess the power to adopt or reject international recommendations.... .... ... ... East Asia recently had a financial crisis....

This literature review "Changes in Marketing" discusses as to what is changing in marketing, how the consumers have changed over the period of time and how the overall future will look like for marketing.... Marketing in the 21st century is now more based on relationship marketing due to changing consumer needs and a new emphasis on the rise of consumerism....

The paper "Truth in Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity" states that the authors seem to indirectly advocate that heterosexual orientation is the norm in society.... This is evident due to the fact most sections of the book base their discussions on the assumption that the audience is heterosexual....

The paper "Social Media and Public Relations" reveals PR professionals do understand that social media, which encourages proactive relationships with the public yields a positive result not just to their firm, but to the general perception of people towards the public relations industry.... ... ... ...

The paper 'Knowledge and Attitude of Healthcare Workers and Patients on Healthcare Acquired Infections in a Hospital' is a delightful variant of a literature review on nursing.... The paper 'Knowledge and Attitude of Healthcare Workers and Patients on Healthcare Acquired Infections in a Hospital' is a delightful variant of a literature review on nursing....

This literature review "The Collapse of the Walkway in Kansas Hyatt Regency Building" discusses the importance of clarity in design.... There was never clarity on the overlapping responsibilities and complex relationships that could have been overcome through proper management.... ...

The following paper "Is Marx's Theory of Historical Materialism a Problem or Solution" provides a critique of Marx's theory of historical materialism with an eye to dissecting his view that capitalism was both the cause of the problem and the source of the solution.... ... ... ... We shall seek to define what exactly the problem is, as well as what the solution may be in light of this theory and whether it is a matter of contradiction to state that capitalism is both....

The Other America" in Alex Kowlowitz's story is a Chicago housing project marred by crime and neglect where two boys and their family show how much heroism is expected in order to survive.... Kotlowitz tells the lives of two black boys; 10 year old LaFayette, and 7 year old Pharoah as they struggle with their American inner-city life....

Margaret Atwood's "Happy Endings" is told in a fashion different from other short stories.... Atwood tells the story as if she were a teacher showing the reader how to write a story.... She directs the reader to choose a version of the story based on what kind of ending she wants the story to have....

Name: Instructor: Subject: Date: Egypt on the brink The political revolution in Tunisia paved way for a new dawn in the Arab world's political climate.... With the unpopular rule of President Mubarak of Egypt and his seemingly atrocities characterized rule, it was inevitable that Egypt would soon go the Tunisia way....

This review discusses an analysis of social software that lets people converse and work together as they utilize the application.... For instance, E-mail and blogs are all typical cases in points of social software.... The internet makes it apparent for an entrepreneur to discover customers online....

This literature review "IPod and Philosophy" discusses psychological affection with things or objects people posses.... This attraction is developed from satisfaction obtained through the use of such objects.... Satisfaction is achieved through the efficiency of the performance of those objects....

"Masters of the Dew by Jacques Roumain" paper focuses on the book in which the author vividly described the traditional ways of the peasants in the town of Fonds Rouge, the strong faith in Providence, the fate of the black people, and the miseries and pain suffered in a society engulfed by poverty....

In the paper 'The Grave by Katherine Anne Porter' the author analyzes a famous short story in which the author has used the technique of symbolism to the best of her ability.... Through symbols, the author has put various layers of meaning for the readers in the short story.... ... ... ... The author states that the use of items like dove and ring is intentional as the author attempts to pass on her messages through these inanimate objects....

The essay aims to discuss the portrayal of women in the movie from the women studies' perspective.... The essay interprets the message divulged in the movie in the backdrop of Native American culture and focuses on the assumptions made about the gender.... ... ... ... The movie won three awards at 64th Golden Globe Awards and also won two awards at 79th Oscar Academy awards....