Essays on Performing Arts Literature Reviews

The author of this paper "A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess" states that the character of Alex in the novel is completely at odds with the civilization given his inherent sense of committing violence and crime.... His tastes and inclinations are completely in conflict with what society would deem desirable....

The paper entitled 'Central Theme of Love' presents the poems 'Rondeau after a Transatlantic' by Marilyn Hacker and 'Books' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning which have a central theme of love which is evident through the use of imagery and language in the poems.... ... ... ... The author states that in these poems we shall focus on various stylistic devices like; alliteration, rhyme through comparison and how through them the authors have been able to accomplish their goals through the various style....

Behavioral finance involves the study of factors that influence psychology in particular the behavior of financial practitioners and its effect on financial markets.... It is important in the general view because it explains why and how markets might be inefficient.... Behavioral.... ... ... This is not only because it is interesting but also because it combines the interesting part of it with lots and lots of descriptive charm....

The author of this report "The Authenticity of Cultural Identity in Green Grass Running Water by Thomas King" gives a detailed analysis of the aforementioned fictional narrative.... The main focus of this review is on the social aspects of the life struggles of the natives in contemporary society....

The paper "The Meaning of the Word Morality" concludes that personal value is critical in understanding and determining the acts of morality or immorality.... The concept of morality is a societal value that is regarded to play a vital role in shaping individuals' character traits in society.... ....

The paper "Schindler's List and A Long Way Gone" names both pieces of perfect presentations of war and its aftermath.... movie and novel lay bare traumatic experience people contended during WWII and civil war in Sierra Leone.... They exhibit the atrocities that ordinary people have to endure to survive....

The author of the paper "Mortuary Rituals in the Maintenance of a Society Social Structure" will begin with the statement that the assurance of death is undoubtedly universal in every society with variations in terms of how different societies cope with it.... ... ... ... Whereas death is considered an individual event, it is actually a primarily social occasion....

The author of the paper "The Language of Desire in Great Gatsby by F.... Scott Fitzgerald" argues in a well-organized manner that the Great Gatsby is a novel written by F.... Scott Fitzgerald.... This essay explores how desire is evoked by language within the novel.... .... ... ... The capitalist Gatsby's desire for materialism is insufficient to satisfy his desire for emotional wealth and this eventually leads to his death....

This book review "Dependent Rational Animals" presents the book in which Alasdair MacIntyre questions arguments put forth by other writers of philosophy regarding animals and intelligence.... All of these behaviors require the ability to think; some even call for minimal amounts of reasoning.... ...

This literature review "Cartographies of Time, History of the Timeline and Design of the Future" constitutes a reflection of lines, which constitutes the elementary part of historical diagrams.... The motivating factor was the need to bridge the gap that exists between history and cartography....

The review "Christian Counseling by Gary Collins Critique" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues on the book Christian Counseling by Gary Collins.... He discusses the key issues like the changes in counseling today, how the counselors should adjust their system of guiding people.... ...

The paper "Principle-Centered Leadership in Organizations" discusses that the author bases his arguments on primary practices that may prove either the success or failure of a given leader in executing duties.... The family lays the basis of the four principles advocated by the author.... ... ... ...

The paper "Prejudices and Discrimination in American History X" states that despite the ugly events in American History X that portrays racial prejudices, discrimination, and stereotypes by characters, especially Derek's family, it can be noted these altitudes also attract negative consequences.... ...

The paper "The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes's" highlights that Lancelot is clearly revealed as an ultimate knight by Chrétien based on his successes and passion.... Despite him suffering a few setbacks and encountering several obstacles on the way, Lancelot's passion and drive pay off....

The paper "The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne" provides a deep insight into a reflection of the wrongs that were done against women in the early 18th century.... It reflects the helplessness of women and how they were controlled by men during the period of True Womanhood.... ... ... ... Nathaniel Hawthorne's story "The Birth Mark" revolves around a scientist who is obsessed with the powers of nature....

This review "Analysis of How the Movie Some Like It Hot Conveys about Gender Inequality in the Society" discusses the main characters of the film bring to light the different perceptions towards sex and the role of women in the United States in the period of 1950s, especially social oppression of women....

The paper "Green IT and Sustainability" tells us about enhancing environmental enhancement.... Green IT helps to reduce carbon footprints in the environment and plays a role in sustainability by helping to minimize the effects on the environment.... ... ... ... Sustainability, on the other hand, seeks to minimize the effects of human activities on the environment....

In this essay, the author discusses three such distinct traits of the main character of the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw, Professor Higgins.... The author of the essay also portrays if these traits change or develop over the course of the story.... ... ... Higgins comes across as the character of contradictory traits for the reader....

Douglass's Narrative shows how white slaveholders perpetuate slavery by keeping their slaves ignorant.... At the time Douglass was writing, many people believed that slavery was a natural state of being.... They believed that blacks were inherently incapable of participating in civil society and thus should be kept as workers for whites....

The paper 'The Concept of Leadership' is an outstanding example of a human resources movie review.... This film is all about the life of the Macedonian king Alexander who managed to conquer Egypt, Asia Minor, Ancient India, and Persia.... The film tries to unfold the youthful moments of Alexander when he was invading and conquering great empires....

The paper "Crimes in the Movie Fletch" discusses the movie based on the life of a reporter, Erwin Fletcher from the Los Angeles newspaper.... He is a devoted investigative reporter who is hanging around the beach as a beach junkie with the aim of unveiling the drug business and its lords.... ... ...

The review 'The Dark Knight Trilogy" by Christopher Nolan reveals the secret of the popularity of the series about Batman - not only the dynamics of the plot, colorful costumes, and make-up but also the similarity with the comics from which the story about the superman has begun a few decades ago....

The review "The Tattooed Soldier by Hector Tobar" focuses on the critical analysis of the gender roles in the novel, The Tattooed Soldier by Hector Tobar.... Elena and Antonio turn out to be the sterling characters.... The wise saying goes-God loves those who die young.... ... ... ... Elena died under unfortunate circumstances at a young age, with her two-year-old son in her arms, but her death leaves a sorrowful, tragic, and lasting impression in the minds of the reader....

From the paper "National Identity in Europe" it is clear that several people had different arguments on what constituted racism, some believed that racism was just mere differences of skin color while others believed it was something fundamental that not only bases itself on color differences.... ...

This literature review "Definition of Female Independence" discusses Beauvoir who looks at an independent woman as one who refuses to confine to her duty as a female.... He asserts that an independent woman cannot afford living while divided against her thoughts.... .... ... ... In the context of Beauvoir, women wished not to repress their needs of sexuality....

This literature review "Theory of International Monetary Relations" discusses global capital movement that can affect the politics and policies of governments, it is nevertheless dependent on the type of capital and the level of currency risks due to fluctuating exchange rates.... ...

The paper "Representations of War: Johnny Got His Gun by Donald Trumbo" is a great example of a book review on literature.... The paper "Representations of War: Johnny Got His Gun by Donald Trumbo" is a great example of a book review on literature.... The novel 'Johnny got his gun' written by Dalton Trumbo is one of the most powerful novels written about war....

The paper "Rules Successful Companies Use to Attract and Keep Top Talent" states that human resource managers are a bridge between the employers and employees and they will be able to caution and advise both parties and makes them coexist with each other and satisfactorily for that matter.... ... ...

The following analysis is a presentation of some of the techniques employed by Sir Thomas More in his work titled Utopia first published in 1516.... This paper is approaching the work as though it is a serious commentary on the politics and social values of his era.... .... ... ... It has been argued that the literate of More's time could in no sense take this work seriously, and this was a deliberate goal of the author in the 1st place....

Travel In Canada: Canada's Tourism Industry Name Professor Institution Course Date Travel In Canada: Canada's Tourism Industry Introduction The tourism industry in Canada has had many developments in the 21st century.... This is due to the many features that categorize the country and the proximity to the United States....

In the essay 'The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald' the author focuses on the novel's title character and its protagonist.... Gatsby is a mysterious, fantastically wealthy young man.... Every Saturday, his garish Gothic mansion in West Egg serves as the site of extravagant parties.... ... ... ... The author states that later in the novel, we learn that his real name is James Gatz; he was born in North Dakota to an impoverished farming family....

The novel, Pride and Prejudice was written by Jane Austen, in January, 1893.... It is set in the 18th and 19th century England, which mainly was a patriarchal society.... The novel is a romantic comedy, depicting the pride and prejudice in the lead characters, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett; the former being a rich bachelor and the latter hailing from a lower middle-class family of five sisters!...

The Victorian Era's conception of the sexes was definitely an either-or mentality, where reason and feelings are radically split and applied.... That in today's world, women are recognized as competent in the sphere of work as much as men utilizing the rational faculties when given the opportunities - would not occur to the stereotypical Victorian mindset, at least to those purveyors of the notion that women are not naturally inclined to think abstractly or have artistic abilities....

This book review "Bush at War by Washington Post" presents the book 'Bush at War,' by Washington Post editor Bob Woodward, that delves into the personal reactions of President George W.... Bush and the senior members of his administration during the 9-11 attacks and for the first 100 days following....

This report discusses the play Oedipus is the one which describes various events such as violent murder, incest, torture, family conflicts, jealousy, the presence of oracles, fearful plagues and a dreadful realization of a cursed mother.... ... ... ... The words of the priest of Zeus to Oedipus are the true description of the plague or the sufferings imposed on the people of Thebes....

Understanding the historical context of the movie requires one to have prior insight on the author's life, setting and themes of the novel from which the screenplay was adopted.... ... athaniel Hawthorne's novel ‘Scarlet Letter'; set in mid-seventeenth century in a village located in Boston, Massachusetts is a fictional account of the Puritan society....

The author of the paper will begin with the statement that leadership is one of the most important aspects of any success that a group of people achieve.... Different people in a team have different ideas, different opinions, different talents, and different qualities.... ... ... ... For successful achievement of any goal that an organization or a team sets for itself, what is important is to harmonize these individual differences and work towards achievement of a common goal....

This literature review "Human Impacts on Ecosystems" discusses pesticides that have been known to exist for thousands of years.... Sulfur burning was a method used in ancient Sumer as well as ancient Rome for killing insects; the Romans were also known to use salt to kill weed (Wikipedia,2010)....

This paper "Analysis of The Death of Ivan Ilych" presents the novel written by Leo Tolstoy.... Ivan Ilych looks back over his life with regrets.... He addresses them in a general way so as to give a clear insight into how life really is as opposed to how he lived his own life.... ... ... ... Friends come and friends go, but friends that want to stay the course and walk the path with you are few and far between....

This book review "Peter Pan by J.... .... Barrie: How It Affects Child's Imagination" sheds some light on the imagination that a child uses to read Peter Pan today that has only slightly changed since it was originally written in 1904.... ... ... ... The nurturing of imagination is universal and the imagination of the nature of life has evolved from the Victoria Era....

The paper "Women Writing on Madness" presents that there are several interesting themes and topics presented in the stories we read from 'Out of Her Mind: Women Writing on Madness.... The depression these women experience seems ubiquitous, but the primary emotion expressed is typically fear.... ...

In the paper 'A Feminist Interpretation of Katherine MacLean's Contagion' the author analyzes the story where Katherine McLean attempts to criticize a woman's tendency to be 'an object of male desire' in a male-dominated society by deconstructing the patriarchal notion of female beauty.... ... ... ...

The movie generated a lot of controversy in the last decade of 20th century due to its depiction of United States government in a negative way.... In the beginning of the movie, the director acknowledges that it is based on a true.... ... ... The story revolves around the disappearance of a young American journalist (Charles) in an unknown country (Costa-Gavras)....

This review ''Virtualize Desktop Infrastructure in the Work Environment'' is about the Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) as the technology where a virtual machine is used to run a desktop operating system.... Some of the famous companies that have already adapted the technology include Microsoft, Caterpillar, Toshiba among others....

This literature review "Ethics in Consultancy Organizations" mainly focuses on the kinds of ethical issues encountered in consulting organizations and how best they can be dealt with.... These are values like respecting others, being honest, fair and responsible while conducting professional duties....

The paper "Artwork and Daydreaming" cites Freud on the value of the artwork in the creation of fantasies that make both the audience and the artist move far away from their true self to a world of imagination, a narcissistic effect that for a moment keeps the mind blinded from the reality of life....

"Broken Blossoms: Race and Love" paper focuses on the movie about a love affair between a Chinese man and a white girl.... This movie presents this interracial love affair in a very delicate manner.... This movie shows how the racial biases of society influence an interracial love affair.... ... ...

"Gallaghers and Zahavis Discussion in The Phenomenological Mind of Time" paper analyzes the Gallagher and Zahavi's book.... Up until recently, the philosophy of the human mind has been an analytical affair with relatively minimal recognition of phenomenology's relevance as a discipline of philosophy....

From the paper "The Jazz Dance" it is clear that jazz dancing is one of the oldest and most popular dances in the world that has been in place during the slave trade period.... Jazz is still practiced in the modern world and as discussed above, jazz dancing has many advantages over disadvantages....

The paper 'History and Development of Community Based-Corrections' will define community corrections and early alternative sanctions as well as its philosophy.... Similarly, it will discuss the suggested theoretical approaches to reintegration and offender treatment.... ... ... ... The author states that community correction did not just emerge without its source; certain factors inspired it....