Essays on Statistics Literature Reviews

THE ROLE OF THE JOURNEY IN THE MAKING OF A HERO There have been many discussions in the scholarly literature about the nature of the transformation that Beowulf undergoes in the narrative and many of these focus on the motif of the journey.... According to Campbell (2008 23) heroic literature normally depicts the main character following through three distinct stages of “separation – initiation – return” in which he is tested by some trial involving supernatural forces....

ne of the impressive qualities of literature is its ability to excite imagination of readers with the help of textual medium by vivid depiction of events and by finding a way to make readers feel with the characters of the books and stories as if reliving their experiences.... For this to be possible, the author in her story employed powerful literary techniques resting upon concepts of setting, symbolism, and irony, which are important for any piece of literature....

Post-structuralist interpretation allows the interpreter to approach the text with knowledge and say one can indeed approach this piece of literature regardless of social location (where one is from, who one is, what one's educational and socioeconomic background is, etc.... Exploring phenomenology: a guide to the field and its literature....

Also, in religious literature he “is not thought to be an active Jew-hater or someone who initiates persecution” (Schwartzmann, 2011: 124).... (2005) Ancient Israelite and Early Jewish literature, Boston: Brill.... This paper analyses several issues in the book of Esther....

To explore how time is treated within literature, which would seem to have no time of its own, William Faulkner's short story “A Rose for Emily” will be compared with Emily Dickenson's poem “Because I could not stop for Death” and William Shakespeare's “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day”....

Notions of progress are especially apparent in literature such as Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time and Thomas Paine's “The Age of Reason”, which propose and account for different kinds of progress. ... Thomas Paine's “The Age of Reason” was written in the form of a pamphlet, a popular form of written literature in particularly 17TH and 18th century Britain and America....

literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups.... literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing.... The following paper under the title 'A Perfect Demonstration of a Customer Conditioned Society' presents 'A&P' which is a short story written by John Updike, the famous poet, novelist and literary critic....

This book review "Conflict in Lorca's Work" discusses Lorca that connects the preservation of conflict with the frustration of love by making the latter result entirely from the former.... Hence, conflict represses love.... This process is activated through another important element in the drama, time....

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'Connor's "Good Country People" in English 2000, Interpreting literature.... sppath=/literature/Fiction/Works&id=h-2470 ... The paper "Irony in Flannery O'Connor's Good Country People" portrays a devout Catholic and also a critique of atheism.... In her short story "Good Country People" O'Connor uses irony and symbolism to expose the falsities of the pseudo-intellectuals, who believe in and support atheism....

The paper "Need for Restructuring and Errors to Avoid" defines restructuring as the introduction of changes to the business strategies, which results in diversification, and closing parts of the business among other activities.... The paper explains the errors companies should avoid when restructuring....

Purpose of the Study This paper will review available literature addressing the risks assessment sand risk management of carbon capture and storage.... Presently, the greatest environmental threat facing the globe is climate change (‘‘Carbon capture and storage in the light of circulation economics", 2008, p....

This literature review "Development of Student Collaboration and Communication Platform" describes features of online collaboration.... literature Review Background to Online Collaboration Collaboration is central to human nature.... This paper outlines its background, tools employed presently, importance of approaches, and functional requirements....

Richard Dawkins, aBritishethologist,evolutionary biologistand an accepted sciencewriter was also a professor atNew College, Oxford.... In 1982, his prominence was further accepted due to his contribution to the field with the theory described in his book The Extended Phenotype, that thephenotypicimpact of a gene isn't restricted to just the body of the organism, but was capable of spreading out into the environment, influencing other organisms as well....

This literature review "Major Depression and Antidepressant Treatment" discusses Major Depressive Disorder that is a very common mental illness and requires a very thorough understanding of its various aspects to formulate a correct and effective treatment.... ... ... ... The diagnostic tools consist of questions and prompts that help in assessing the symptoms, past life events, and the daily functioning levels of the individual....

This literature review "Public Program Evaluation" attempts to describe the roles of a program evaluator and examine why the selection of an evaluator important to the program evaluation.... This paper presents issues related to internal, government, and private research evaluators....

Audits, reviews and reports can be used as instruments to garner commitment from the various teams involved, and help in analysing the progress of the turnaround at every stage.... It is a basic model consisting of six crucial elements that acts as a guide to efficient turnaround execution....

The paper "A Critical Response to You're Thinking of Getting a What by Gray John" discusses that despite all the criticisms tattoo has wrought on itself, Hoag Levins paints an evolving picture of this art form in his article 'The Changing Cultural Status of the Tattoo Arts in America'.... .... ... ...

The paper "Effective and Formalised Strategic Financial Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises" is a good example of a literature review on finance and accounting.... The paper "Effective and Formalised Strategic Financial Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises" is a good example of a literature review on finance and accounting....

literature REVIEW The Effects of Interest Rate Liberalization to the Risk of Commercial Banks in China Interest rate liberalization Interest rate liberalization is a policy which is basically aimed to keep the costs of the funds low with a view that the cheap credit would promote the development through increased investment....

Hamel argues in his article that while change may not be welcomed so easily,it should take the courage and initiative of the rule breakers or those in favor of new approaches to present clearly their positions to the senior management .... ... ... Article Review on Strategy as Revolution by Gary Hamel Executive Summary This paper is a critical review on strategy as revolution as asserted by Gary Hamel in consideration of the dynamic business environment....

Marketers can alter the attitude based on knowledge function of consumers by utilizing real-world statistics and fact-based comparisons in message strategy.... The paper "Customer Attitude towards Brands' Ownership in Automotive Industry" provides an understanding of why corporations should carry out a comprehensive market analysis before venturing into a brand alliance to avoid poor responses from the customers....

An author of this paper "Story in the Breaking and Entering, Salt, On Airplanes and The Senator's Son" seeks to analyze three particular short stories.... The paper briefly discusses the plot, characters and the idea behind each story.... Moreover, the writer reveals his thoughts on the stories.... ...

The paper "The Culture High" presents a film that examines the issue of marijuana prohibition by interviewing different people.... Whereas some people believe that the drug has medicinal value, others argue it causes mental problems.... So it is important to find out the benefits and dangers of the drug....

The paper "The Rain Maker Novel by John Grisham" describes the act of issuing a policy to explicitly direct employees not to pay any claims.... Great Benefits is enforcing its immoral and illegal policies to its employees that if they will not conform to it, they can be charged for insubordination....

The paper 'Taxation of Household Savings' is a timely example of a finance & accounting literature review.... The UK taxation procedures and subsequent reforms seem to draw much attention in identifying taxation approaches centred on the effects that each of the chosen item influences to the economy....

The review "Transforming Energy and Transport Sectors in Australia" summarizes that short-term forecasts of climate change of the Garnaut Climate Change Review are more reliable than long-term ones, and the transformations taking place in Australia are much influenced by the environmental actions of other countries....

As an economist, I would like to point out that trade-off is a very crucial concept in business.... As Paul Krugman and Robin Wells exclaim, it can determine the success or failure of any investment.... The.... ... ... This applies both at personal, corporate or national level (Blanchard, O.... 2000). ...

This book review "Five Minds for the Future" discusses the book by the author Howard Gardner which depicts cognitive abilities.... These abilities define the image of the people's minds and how effectively how they are bringing the dynamics changes in the world and transforming their ideas the shape....

This review discusses meditation and distributive bargaining have been compared and analyzed as measures of negotiation.... The review highlights the benefits and drawbacks of both the measures in the context of conflict resolution and discusses situations where each of these methods is most suitable....

Thesis Statement: I believe that the Capital punishment should be abolished because the high cost of legal appeals means that an execution is more expensive than life imprisonment.... There is higher risk of the innocent been executed and finally execution doesnt deter other.... ... ... When it comes to implementation of a law such as capital punishment on state level, that not only concerns the upheld of justice, but is also intertwined with moral dilemmas, it becomes essential to analyze its pros and cons on all levels....

The paper "Voyage of the Monkey by Alan Quieroz" is a review of the book by Dr.... de Queiroz.... In providing a review of this book, the researcher will use two approaches.... The first approach is the manner in which this book explains the major scientific points.... ... ... ... Another concept that is introduced in this book is evolution, which is a theoretical framework that was developed by Charles Darwin, to explain the reasons for the existence of different species of animals....

An author of this paper "Morale in George Saunder and Sherman Alexie's Short Stories" seeks to analyze a few particular short stories.... The paper briefly discusses the plot, characters and the idea behind each story.... Moreover, the writer reveals his thoughts on the stories.... ... ... ... The short story '93990' by George Saunders was written in a medical study format....

This literature review "Product Life Cycle" discusses how the different stages of the product life cycle can affect a business's cost recovery performance.... The product life cycle consists of four stages and is generally used by corporations as a gauge to keep track of their product performance....

This book review "Happiness Lessons From a New Science by Richard Layard" focuses on a desperate churning process of the various factors that contribute to happiness and unhappiness that has been attempted by Layard.... The arguments contained in the book are a confusing mixture.... .... ... ... The reading of the book kindles curiosity, but the discernible reader knows that the final verdict on the concept of happiness, leave alone its achievement, can be delivered only by the realized souls....

The paper "Published Work in Care of Patients with Tracheostomy" states that the critical analysis of the three publications provided an in-depth understanding of their weaknesses and strengths which allows the identification of areas needing further improvement.... ... ... ... It is important to state that the relative weaknesses of the publications are evident in the type of study design and sampling method used in their researches, especially for the first two studies....

This literature review "Foundations of Comparative Politics" discusses comparative politics that refers to the systematic study or examination and comparison of global political systems.... It does this by expounding on the differences between and similarities among countries.... ...

The level of IT expertise used in the organisations depends upon their type; however, there are certain basic tools which are used.... ... ... It is because they are general purpose software tools and ease the way normal operations are carried out in the organisations.... Not only organisations, but also the individuals get benefit from the software tools. ...

"Video Clips Analysis: A Clip from Flag Day, from Freeheld and a Clip from Farmingville" paper describes the documentary on the number of the United States' soldiers who had lost their lives in the war in Iraq and a video clip concerned about the fate of illegal immigrants in the United States.... ...

The paper 'Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity' discusses the differentials between belief and statistical or verifiable science.... The difficulty is predicated upon the fact that they in and of itself is something that cannot be measured.... ... ... ... The author illustrates the fact that science and Christianity have only come to be viewed as divorced from one another within the past several decades....

The essay 'Education for Diversity and Social Justice' focuses on the analysis of the book by Amanda Kaddie.... The book's main themes are cultural diversity, social justice and equal access to education for all regardless of cultural background.... the discussion will be on author's credentials....

The goal of this literature review is to summarize and analyze an article titled 'Is Monetary Policy Overburdened?... written by Athanasios Orphanides.... The article explains the nature of the recent global financial crisis, its effects and attempts to minimize such effects.... ...

Works Cited Brown, S.... Lubimova, A.... Khrustalyeva, N.... Shulaeva, S.... Tekhova, I.... Zueva, L.... & Goldmann, D.... (2003).... Use of an Alcohol?... ased Hand Rub and Quality Improvement Interventions to Improve Hand Hygiene in a Russian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.... Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, volume 24, number 3, pp....

From the paper "The Amantes Movie" it is clear that the entire movie revolves around ham, garlic, omelets, ridiculous masculinity, bold femininity, and swapping partners.... Though it is a sexual comedy filled with scenes of extreme eroticism and ridiculous absurdity.... ... ... ... The story is about a young man, Paco (Jorge Sanz) who is leaving his military job for a steady one so that he can marry his fiancée Trini( Maribel Verdú)....

Book Review “Settling the Canadian-American West, 1890-1915” Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 Thesis Statement 3 Settling the Canadian-American West: The Review 4 Strengths 6 Weakness 6 Conclusion 7 Work Cited 8 Introduction History refers to the record of past, according to the general terminology owed to the term....

The paper 'Traits of the Successful Human Resource Department' is an original example of human resources literature review.... The paper 'Traits of the Successful Human Resource Department' is an original example of human resources literature review.... All institutions depend on the contributions of employees to thrive....

This book report "The Habib Pharmacy" explains that the Habib pharmacy is a Middle East pharmaceutical company, a subsidiary of the Habib Medical Group based in Saudi Arabia.... Reportedly, the company began its operations with the aim of availing pharmacy services.... ... ... ... These pharmaceutical services include the provision of prescribed and non-prescribed medications, as well as pharmaceutical advice to the patients concerning a wide range of healthcare information....

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.... ...

Nevertheless, there are still many similarities and it proves that the great works of literature can by enjoyed and understood by general public with the help of the movies. ... The research paper 'The movie 13th Warrior' seeks to evaluate the movie '13th Warrior', which is based on the epic poem Beowulf, however, the representation of major themes, such as friendship, fame, courage, religion and evilness are quiet different....

By definition a comic literature can never be taken to be a true depiction of the society, however the plot of the novel is set against a very realistic backdrop.... The paper 'Portrayal of Britain in Bridget Jones' Diary and Harry Potter' traces a reliable description of the rigid social hierarchy, conventions, and principles of British society, the vicious inclinations of the corrupted aristocracy, in two popular novels, so different in genre and content....