Essays on Performing Arts Literature Reviews

"Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates" paper analyzes the novel that focuses on the Wheeler couple, Frank and April, who are different from their suburban neighbors in the sense that wanted more than they could possibly get from the place they were living.... ... ... ... At the start of the story, April is a young mother of two....

The paper "The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka" states that Kafka's expression about estrangement clearly takes the main theme of this novel.... He stressed points regarding the reality of alienation and indifference that can be inflicted by society to the people who are considered different.... ... ...

The paper "Argo, Zero Dark Thirty, Burning the Future: Coal in America" states that at the time of the Iranian revolution and seize of control by militants of the American embassy situated in Tehran, Tony Mendez tried his utmost to rescue American diplomats by creating false Hollywood film production....

This literature review "Cloud Computing Model for Business" focuses on a service model that is used in information technology.... Internet service is based on the technology of distributed computers in which a group of remote servers is networked and operated through virtualization....

This work called "Modern US History" describes the book titled "Native Americans in the 20th century" by James Stuart.... The author outlines the reforms that took place after Franklin D.... Roosevelt took charge at the White House in 1933.... From this work, it is clear about the role of the Good Neighbor Policy under the rule of the president....

This paper "Mieville's The City And The City" discusses China Mieville's novel, The City and the City that talks of the existential crises that are undergone by a detective who is a part of a city, Beszel.... The novel seeks to interrogate the ideas and concepts of nationalism.... ... ... ... The opposite character of these activities can be seen in the binaries that are developed between the two cities that are unofficially connected to each other by the very breach that constitutes an offense for the residents of either city....

The 'Monuments to Our Better Nature,' by Michael Byers revolves around various landmarks in the USA.... The author narrates the story in the first person as the main protagonist.... This paper focuses on the description and imagery used by Byers in his book in order to create diversification in the mind of the readers....

White Power USA, several groups are represented who feel strongly that the white race is somehow threatened, demoralized, and in a position that requires them to be more aware of the socio-economic changes going on in the country .... ... ... White Power USA.... White Power USA, several groups are represented who feel strongly that the white race is somehow threatened, demoralized, and in a position that requires them to be more aware of the socio-economic changes going on in the country (http://www....

The paper "Act of Saving Daughter in the Movie Taken'" discusses the reasons why Liam Neeson should save his daughter despite the arduous journey he has to undertake and all that he might lose in its wake.... ... ... ... The movie Taken, released in 2008, is an action flick directed by Pierre Morel and features Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, and Famke Janssen....

This work "Comparison between Training Day and Adjustment Bureau" describes universal standards of ethics.... The author outlines that the relationship between the movie 'Adjustment Bureau' and 'Training Day' with ethics and criminal justice represents a scenario where some characters acting as the bureau do not give justice as outlined by the code of ethics....

The paper "The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness" discusses the style of the story where the narration and confession evoked mixed feelings in the mind of the author who had been trying to relate the incident through a series of montages and reminisces about his family and the reality of war much of which centered on the brutality on the Jews....

Most human beings, as they go about their daily lives, are faced with circumstances that possess lessons within them.... Such lessons which, once realized, can influence the remaining period of time that the respective person(s), would have left in existence.... ... ... ... Each and every person, when faced with choices to be made, can reap the consequences of those actions through the very lessons learned as a result....

The novel The New Dress by Virginia Woolf and The Color Purple by Alice Walker depict hardship and grievances faced by women characters.... The description of the community's approval and envy indicate that women are describing a culture in which violence against women is normal.... ... ... ... Thesis Rebellion and conformity are the integral part of the personal identity of the characters which help them to survive and resist violence, oppression, discrimination and false social moors. ...

The paper 'Pride, which She Calls Plainness by Cordelia' looks at the comments about husband and father in the story.... From the author's point of view, he is both her father and her sovereign, and therefore entitled to a degree of respect above and beyond the usual.... ... ... ... The author states that it is only proper that his subjects should lie to please him....

These are two novels which are based on the coming of age encounters.... Lynn coady and Heather O'Neil can be said to be very powerful in the way they present their stories.... the two novels appear to have much in common in the way they present their stories.... Both novels were printed in the same year, and seem to follow the same methodology of presenting their protagonists....

The article in the New York Times, "More Profit and Less Nursing At Many Homes," by Charles Duhigg, brings forth very serious business ethical concerns in the field of healthcare.... He analyzed data from more than 1,200 nursing homes owned by private investment groups since year 2000 and 14,000 other nursing homes, and compared them in several categories....

Attending the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concert, highlighted by the premiere classical music performance group in Maryland was just an experience that every student would long for in the entire course.... .... ... ... Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.... Attending the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concert, highlighted by the premiere classical music performance group in Maryland was just an experience that every student would long for in the entire course....

This movie review "Analysis of Historical Movies" presents five movies.... The British are very bad people in the 2000 film 'The Patriot,' which focuses on the effects of the American Revolution on a small Southern family.... The family's widowed patriarch, Ben Martin, fought in the French and Indian War....

This review "The Definition of Racism" discusses some of the reasons why racism still persists today despite all the progress made from the previous decades.... In this connection, two scholarly works are viewed and compared critically with each other.... ... ... ... Racism still stalks the land today despite all the progress made since previous decades, from the 1950s to the 1960s up to now....

The film, Children of Heaven, is a film about poverty, childhood innocence, and the strong bonding between the siblings (Majidi and Esfandiari, 1998).... More than this, it is also a philosophical treatise about life's small pleasures that make it livable even in a gulf of misery.... ... ... ... Throughout the film, the sense of responsibility and love the young boy feels towards his younger sister acts as the single cohesive force that holds the narrative together (Majidi and Esfandiari, 1998)....

Name: Instructor: Task: Date: There are No Children Here is a book written by Alex Kotlowitz an American author who resides in Chicago.... The book describes the experiences children encounter in the suburban centers of America.... This book follows the lives of two young brothers Lafeyette and Pharaoh Rivers who live in subsidized homes in the city....

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair The Jungle written by an American journalist Sinclair Upton and published in 1906 was a reflection of the inhuman practices and corruption of the American meatpacking industry during the early twentieth century.... The story portrays the life of a Lithuanian immigrant Jugris Rudkus and his family....

Name: Course: Tutor: 22nd October 2011.... Racism and Media relations Color adjustment is a documentary that follows how the black image has evolved in the American television from 1948 to 1988 that, is from an explicit racist situation, to a more subtle state.... ... ... ... It has scrutinized the racial myths and stereotypes....

Name Instructor Task Date Nine Things You Must Simply Do to Succeed in Love and Life: A Psychologist Probes the Mystery of Why Some Lives Really Work and Others do not Summary Nine Things You Must Simply Do To Succeed In Love And Life: A Psychologist Probes The Mystery Of Why Some Lives Really Work And Others Don't is written by Doctor Henry Cloud and talks about how a person can become successful in life....

This paper shall look into three theories i.... .... Marxian, Non-Marxian and the Militarist theories on gender inequality where it will contrast them while giving a real-life example from one of them.... Gender is not a term exclusive to females or women as men to fall under the male gender.... ....

The following paper 'The Wizard of Oz' focuses on the story, which is used to talk about the thrust of the whole work, in its entirety, and what it means to the characters within it, as well as how it is received in the world outside the book or film.... ... ... ... The author states that in The Wizard of Oz, for example, the story is about what happens after a tornado arrives and catches a little girl unawares....

This report "A Book Summary of Thomas Kempis The Imitation of Christ" discusses doctrinal deviation from the teaching of Christ, its popularity is indisputable these days holding over 50 different language translations.... The book is divided into four sections written sometime between 1420 and 1427....

This work "An Analysis of King Lear" focuses on is the relationship between King Lear and his daughter Cordelia in the play King Lear written by William Shakespeare.... The author demonstrates all the troubles.... From this work, it is clear that it is also an example of Nichomaean Ethics which was written by Aristotle....

The paper "Closing of the Muslim Mind by Robert Reilly" presents Reilly's ideas on a very specific school of thought in Muslim intellectual traditions and theology, the Ash'arites of the Sunni faith, arguing this faith has achieved immense and disproportionate impact in the Muslim world.... ... ... ...

This review discusses one of the most serious problems in prostitution in our community.... The review examines two articles: 'Sex workers and Dope ' by G.... Frenken and St.... Sifaneck as well as 'Male Clients of Female Street Prostitutes: Unseen Partners in Sexual Disease Transmission' by Terri Leonard....

This literature review "Why Is Bureaucracy's Relationship to Democracy So Conflicted" focuses on the tension between bureaucracy and democracy that emanates from the fact that, both autocracy and democracy must use bureaucracy to implement their policies.... .... ... ... Considering that democracy entails the exercise of free will and the freedom of thought that is unrestricted, bureaucracy stifles democracy through applying bureaucratic rationality as the major concept defining how the society operates, while relegating the concept of freedom of thought and freewill inoperable....

This essay focuses on Augustine's Confessions and Confucius' Analects.... Confucius' philosophy focused on the issue of morality, both from a personal perspective as well as from a governmental perspective.... Confucius taught lessons relating to the correctness of social and daily relationships....

Does IT really matter anymore?... Nicholas Carr says no in his controversial article, IT doesn't matter.... In part one of his articles; he opposes the widely accepted opinion that incorporation of IT into business operations gives firms an edge over the others in the highly competitive world.... ...

Junger is an American journalist and novelist, as well as a documentary filmmaker.... He was born on January 17, 1962 in Belmont, Massachusetts.... Sebastian graduated from the Wesleyan University in 1984 with a degree in cultural.... ... ... Junger was married and later divorced.... He currently resides in New York City and also co-owns a bar in the same city known as The Half-King....

This literature review "Poverty from the View Point of Conflict Theory" discusses poverty that is the insufficiency of the standard amount of property, which is deemed acceptable by society.... The Conflict Theory of Poverty refers to the external forces that put off people from achieving their goals....

This literature review "Cloud Computing" presents cloud computing that is faced by some challenges like security threats, the technology has presented a number of good services.... This paper has focused on the major cloud services offered by the cloud computing service providers....

This book review "10 Things to Celebrate by D'Souza" focuses on a lovely piece on the advantages of Americans have in comparison to the world as a persuasive argument against anti-Americanism from the citizens of the United States of America.... .... ... ... Dinesh D'Souza uses the events that have surrounded terrorist activities against the United States as a way to get the attention of the reader....

This paper ''American Beauty and Existentialism'' tells that There is no denying the fact that American Beauty is indeed an existential film imbued with varied existential themes in an intricate and complex way.... The primary crux of the movie American Beauty could be traced to the existential crisis....

This literature review "Management Issues in Indigenous Australian Tourism" presents cultural heritage for a long time now that has been cherished by many communities all over the world.... Culture and traditions have become a tourist attraction to some communities.... ... ... ... Indigenous communities, tourism stakeholders, the Australian public, and the government must redress the contradictions and problems of indigenous culture that surrounds Australian life in ensuring the sustainable future of indigenous tourism....

This review "Analysis Thoughts of Mill, Kant and Aristotle in the Books Middlemarch and The Surrounded" is going to explore their different schools of thought.... These three philosophers had different thoughts and ideas on virtues and came up with theories to explain different human characters.... ...

This paper "American and La La Land - Musical Moments in Films" seeks to examine two musical moments as defined by Amy Herzog and the impact of the musical moments on the narrative of two films; American Honey (2016) a drama road film and La La Land (2016) a romantic musical film.... ... ... ... Often, music is not consciously recorded in the mind of the viewer based on the fact that it remains as what Claudia Gorman refers to as the'' unheard melody....

The paper "The Case of a Lively Family - the Glass Castle Novel by Jeannette Walls " states that Rex teaches their children to protect themselves.... For instance, they teach their children how to swim and use the gun.... It also reveals that it is significant for children to cling to their parents' love....

"Analysis of Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America Book by Friedman" paper analyzes the book in which the author gives the details of the mission before America and how the nation is suffering from the pangs of globalization, though it has done the nation good on many counts....

The paper "Lone Star Is a Strong Film about Borders" states that it is a gratifyingly complex story told beautifully seeking to explore a huge array of cultural, racial, economic, and familial tensions and in the process, also sustaining strong characters, deep emotions and clear dramatic force.... ...

Review: Birth of a nation The film revolves around the American Civil War when two families – the Stonemans and the Camerons – try to deal with the post-conflict situation.... The plot is based on a story narrated from the perspective of southerners.... The story portrays that freedom for the blacks is causing turmoil in the society thereby forcing the while ruling population to impose laws and restrictions....

Hip Hop Order No.... 511606 Chapter six sheds light on the Hip Hop scene that set the pop culture stage on fire along the West Coast.... The era oozes with some of the most colorful personalities like Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, Ice –T, Ice –Cube and Dr.... Dre most popularly known for their Gangsta Rap, Melody groves and theatrics that shot them to instant fame....

The main aim of the following review "Integrated Public Health" is to describe the organization and objective of public health institutions.... Furthermore, the writer will emphasize the importance of gathering relevant data of population in the Newham community.... ... ... ... Public health is defined as the combination of skills, beliefs, and sciences directed to the improvement and maintenance of all people's health through social and collective actions....

The paper contains a critical review of the James Bond film "GoldenEye" in which the elements of action, suspense, and a romance are very well integrated into a cohesive and coherent plot.... Two features have particularly caught the author's attention, its charismatic hero and well laid out plot....

The purpose of the following review is to provide a summary of existing environmental hazards that affect human health.... Furthermore, the writer of the document will also discuss the community and governmental policies aimed towards the prevention of health hazards occurrence.... ... ... ... There are numerous environmental health hazards that exist in various communities....

This paper "The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation" tells that disability culture centers more on self-value and visibility; whereby, such groups prioritize being recognized and pursuing common objectives (Fleischer & Zames, 2011; Riddel &Watson, 2014, pp.... 194-195).... ... ...