Essays on Tourism Literature Reviews

The author of this review compares and contrasts the explanations offered by the different theoretical perspectives with regard to the family in sociology.... For example, Erving Goffman, who studied the family from the backdrop of growing urbanization.... .... ... ... Sociology as a field of inquiry has wide-ranging applications in the understanding of human societies....

This literature review will examine, compare and contrast a few of the most popular developmental theories that attempt to explain how children develop certain behaviors and evaluate the contribution that these theories have made towards the understanding of children's behavior.... ...

This literature review "Nurses Attitudes and Knowledge Towards Controlling Chemotherapy Side Effects" is a systematic review of previous findings pertaining to the attitudes of nurses towards chemotherapy and the knowledge of nurses towards side effects management among cancer patients....

An author of the review "Discrimination in the Australian Law of Marriage" seeks to critically discuss the legal vulnerabilities of marriage law in Australia.... Particularly, the writer would focus on the issue of discrimination against Aboriginal marriages.... ... ... ... The Australian legal system is based on English law....

The paper "I am Not Your Victim as an Autobiographical Treatise Presented by Beth Sipe" highlights that the intervention needs to give the victim the required support to defend the case herself in the court.... It needs an atmosphere of continual support and advocacy on the part of the counselor....

This literature review "Sexual Fluidity" presents sexual orientation that is in fact an attribute of living creatures covering the entire fauna in the world.... Human beings exhibit psychological affinity for males or females or both or to opposite genders or even neither of the two....

The purpose of this literature review "The Development of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity in Modern World" is to compare and contrast the development of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity religion in the United Kingdom, United States, and Latin America.... ... ... ...

The purpose of this literature review "Formal and Informal Communications within an Organization" is to describe the importance of inner-organization communication networks to workplace performance.... The writer outlines the benefits of formal as well as informal communication.... ...

The goal of this review "The Combined Heat and Power Technology" is to shed light on the function of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems.... Furthermore, the review will outline the benefits of applying the CHP systems as an alternative to the traditional centralized power systems.... ... ... ... Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems are also known as cogeneration....

The following paper under the title 'The Atmosphere to Enter the Throne Room of God' presents the subject of the book that is prayer, not just any ordinary prayer but prayer that consistently breaks through the atmosphere to enter the throne room of God.... ... ... ... Dr.... Woodroffe is an internationally renowned apostle who travels around the world declaring the word of God as expounded in the Bible....

Foucalt's1 and Stoler's theory provides more than just a discourse on the interactions of the male and female, within the public and private sphere.... Both also agree that race within colonial nations also mirror the male and female power struggle in patriarchal societies.... ... ... ... In fact feminist theory has considered the core problems in the legal and political systems, resulting in a discourse on the inherent inequalities of these systems that favor men over women2....

This paper discusses two studies in the field of investment market: 'Are Investors Reluctant to Realize Their Losses?... , Odean (1998), and 'Trading is Hazardous to Your Wealth?... The Common Stock Investment Performance of Individual Investors', Barber and Odean (2000).... ... ... ... Behavioral finance seeks to investigate the seemingly irrational behavior of the individual investors in the markets that runs contrary to the theory of an efficient market....

This essay discusses the novel 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky.... In his novel, he tells us about the despair of the poor and helpless, about a great number of problems they have to struggle with.... Choice and struggle represent two psychological issues of 'Crime and Punishment'.... ....

This paper "Defining Social and Political Movements in Casablanca" focuses on the fact that the concept of entertainment and history are known to intertwine to create a view of an ideal which is occurring.... In movies, there is an undertone of the historical climate of a given time frame.... .... ...

The paper "Why We Need a New Welfare State" proves that welfare states - Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Germany, etc.... - are able to reduce poverty by drastic levels.... Free markets and the absence of governmental control allow industries to deliberately design their products so that they go obsolete before the need for replacement arises....

This book review "The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down" discusses Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is a book essentially about two clashing cultures, the American medical culture, and the Hmong culture.... .... ... ... Through the story of Lia, we are able to see the mistakes that were committed that may have possibly led to the vegetative state of Lia Lee and hopefully with the awareness, especially for students in medical school, they can be able to avoid such mistakes of intercultural communication and consequently treat their patients effectively....

In this regard, the current essay "The Truth about Stories A Native Narrative" is primarily aimed to proffer a reflection on the main themes he lays out and a consideration of how they relate to one's own experiences of oppression and privilege.... ... ... ... In the book written by Thomas King, entitled The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative, it is indicated that Thomas King shares many of his experiences and locates them in a personal and political narrative....

In "The Relation between Emotional Intelligence and Employee Performance" paper studies focusing on the issues under discussion are presented and critically discussed.... Comparisons are made among the views of theorists and researchers in regard to the specific subject.... .... ... ... The research was based on a survey conducted among organizations of different sectors in Delhi; approximately 90 completed questionnaires were used in the particular study (Mishra and Mohapatra 2010, 53); the research developed through two questionnaires – one for the employees and one for their supervisors (Mishra and Mohapatra 2010, 56)....

The author of "Analysis of The Corrosion of Character Book by Sennett" paper identifies whether the modern way of working makes it too difficult to get a life as Sennett suggests.... The author also defines and outlines the issues he highlights in his book which leads to the corrosion of character....

This paper "Economic Development More Important than Democracy in Promoting a Welfare State" attempts to juxtapose the democratic view with the perspective that favors economic development, and presents a plausible explanation why economic development is more important than democracy.... ... ... ...

The available analysis on the rate of growth of the real per capital GDP points to the fact that the investment in education (both public and higher education).... Education is also a prerequisite of human capital.... .... ... ... It is said that education is the main driver of economic growth.... Investment in education also means that the standards of living are improved because of the increased economic ability....

This literature review "Affirmative Action in Higher Education" outlines the interest groups of affirmative action in higher education, discusses the ongoing debate on the supporters and those against affirmative action in higher education and suggests some options to it.... .... ...

William Wilberforce is remembered in history as one of the leading abolitionists in England in the 18th and 19th Centuries, writing, speaking, and advocating through Parliament for the abolishment of slavery in the Commonwealth.... Wilberforce lived a life as a youth that was prone.... ... ... As John Piper describes in his biography of Wilberforce “Amazing Grace” (2006), the youth met Isaac Milner at age 25 and had a profound conversion experience after reading the New Testament together with him in Greek....

The following paper entitled 'It's a Flat World After All' presents two key arguments.... First of all, technological innovations and modern geo-economics have fundamentally reshaped how we do or ought to do with regards to carrying out day-to-day living.... ... ... ... The competition that previously used to be conducted between nations has been lowered by this disruptive change in technology to competition between corporations, before the year 2000, to its most basic level today, which is competition amongst individuals....

This literature review "Cue Transparency as an Aid to Mental Switch Set Switching" states that the reaction times for incongruently flanked targets will be slower than that of congruently flanked targets, and the null hypothesis (H0) represents that the reaction times flanked targets....

The paper "E-Book Technology Plan for Teaching" will begin with the statement that the introduction of digital technology has presented new learning experiences through the internet.... One of these experiences is the introduction of electronic books or E-books which have enriched learning.... ... ...

In this review "Describing of Google Success" the factors that make Google successful companies in the world are discussed.... The secretive nature of Google's internal operation is discussed with the aim of finding out why Google is considered one of the world's most secretive organizations.... ...

The paper "Literary Analysis of Kate Chopins the Story of an Hour and Alice Walkers Everyday Use" states that though Chopin and Walker's short stories have different themes, both stories use plot, characterization, and setting efficiently in order to get readers to comprehend their texts.... ... ...

This literature review "Success, Failure and Relationship Building of Business Negotiations" presents business negotiation where both the parties try to conserve their interests.... The success will be with the one who put forward strong convincing points or arguments.... ... ... ...

The review "Critical Overview on Brand Personality of Aaker" focuses on the critical, and multifaceted analysis and overview of Aaker's brand personality.... A brand is a collection of images as well as perceptions that represent a product, corporation, or service.... ... ... ... While several people identify the brand by the logo of the company and audio jingle, a brand is denoted as one of the largest identification elements....

The paper "Restoring the 50 Percent Additional Income Tax Rate in the UK" is an outstanding example of a finance and accounting literature review.... Hettich and Winer (2005) defined taxation as a means in which the governments normally finance their expenditure by inflicting charges on corporate entities and the citizens....

The paper "Various Users of Financial Statements and How Their Needs Are Met" is a great example of a literature review on finance and accounting.... 515) note that the financial health of a company is a matter of concern to parties with an interest in the company.... The companys financial health is usually gauged using financial statements, which are prepared at the end of every....

The paper "Specifics of Adult Learners" tells experts must reconstruct their expertise continues to be able to employ their theoretical knowledge in work.... For the creation of proficiency theoretical, meta-cognitive, and practical aspects of expert knowledge are assimilated into a coherent whole....

The author of this report "Business Research Methods" touches upon the methods of business research.... It is mentioned here that the book under consideration talks about research design by offering the reader the basic stages in a research design.... ... ... ... The authors discussed exploratory versus formalized research designs, monitoring versus ex-post facto research designs, causal versus descriptive designs cross-sectional versus longitudinal designs, simulations versus field versus laboratory research designs and situations where subjects perceive no deviation....

The paper 'Economic Reform Outcomes in China and Russia' concerns the reasons for choosing certain reform strategy by superpowers, the exchange rate policy for export promotion and foreign investment inflows, the dynamics of state privatization, and differences in the banking system management etc....

This movie review "The Movie the Last King of Scotland" focuses on the film that is primarily based on an acclaimed novel by Giles Foden.... The movie 'The Last King of Scotland' ends in a dilemma leaving its audience with a lot of questions lingering in their heads.... .... ... ... The movie ends leaving the world aware of what was really happening in some African regimes soon after independence....

This paper 'The paper 'The Importance of Supply Chain Outsourcing' will discuss the strategic importance of supply chain outsourcing and the key drivers of this supply chain practice.... The paper will also address the current issues in the today's business environment.... ... ... ... The author states that in the contemporary business environment, supply chain outsourcing is a common practice that maximizes operational efficiency and cut down the total cost of production....

The use of numerical figures in terms of percentages and numbers supports the quantitative survey; for instance, there were 32 male and 54 female participants totaling to 96 participants in the research.... ... ... ... rom the research data, the calculated mean age of the participants under study was 81....

In the essay 'Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Franki' the author focuses on the book, a kind of autobiography, as Victor Franki witnessed the death of his near ones, including his father, brother, wife, and mother in Nazi concentration camps.... ... ... ... The author constantly faced death as the overlooking danger of going to gas oven prevailed all the time....

The paper 'Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age' analyzes the book, which talks about the struggles of women as well as their family as they deal with babies, drugs, and love in the Bronx.... For her exemplary works, she has received notable awards.... ... ... ... The author uses real-life characters that she spent an enormous amount of time with that resulted in her being awarded a master's degree at the Yale Law School....

This paper "The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini" focuses on the novel published in 2003 by Riverhead Books.... It tells the story of a young boy named Amir whose origin is Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul.... Amir's closest friend is Hassan who is his father's youngest Hazara servant.... .... ... ...

The paper "Arguments Against Corporate Power in Joel Bakan's Book The Corporation" states that the main theme of the book is the claim that the modern corporation has caused its harm because this is the first time-limited liability has effectively existed in the present society.... .... ... ... I tend to disagree with the author due to the idea that he says that every corporation should have its own environment....

"Gender and Sexuality in the Younger Generation " paper examines "Juno" American feature film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody.... The film follows a simple story of a young teenage girl on her journey to life as she encounters an obstacle in the form of an unplanned pregnancy....

The paper contains the biography of the Jesuit Saint Francis Xavier, a saint and Jesuit missionary, universally identified in English as St.... Francis Xavier as well as referred to as the "Apostle of the Indies.... Francis was the youngest lad of Juan de Jasso.... ... ... Since the missions are so significant to the Jesuits, St....

This literature review "Media: The Political Economy Method" discusses the media approaches in the world of business through news services that are turning complex.... The earlier culture of conveying information in the right form is phasing out and under the repression of the urge to make money....

This literature review "The Theory of Knowledge " emphasizes on addressing two knowledge issues based on the statement that '.... ... ... nly seeing general patterns can give us knowledge.... Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding'.... ... ... ... Theory of Knowledge is determined as one of the major segments of philosophical studies where the concept is aimed at addressing various questions with relation to knowledge obtainment and development of adequate understanding concerning a particular issue....

In the paper 'The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad' the author analyzes the second book of the future of freedom by Fareed Zakaria who tells us through his thoughts that democracy is not always good.... Fareed tells us more about democracy deficiencies.... ... ... ... The author states that Fareed begins with a reminder that in 1933, Nazis were elected by the Germans....

This literature review "Campaign Critique: Save Lives" presents campaign SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands' targets basic health practices that seek to prevent the transfer of bacteria and of infection from patient to patient and from health worker to patient and vice versa (WHO, 2013)....

The present book report "A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" is focused on the questions that only the knowledge of the economy can be able to answer to.... Admittedly, the motivation of Levitt was from the daily curiosity of knowing how the world economy operates.... ... ... ...

This book review "Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Life Together" presents Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 – 1945) who wrote Life Together while teaching at an underground seminary.... The book was first published in 1939 by the Christian Kaiser Verlag, in the German language.... ... ... ... Bonhoeffer got himself in theological controversies of the time, such as: having to contend with the state's attempt to muzzle the Church; fighting complacency in the face of state-sanctioned crimes against humanity (the Jew); and having to unite the Church which is split on a fundamentally serious matter....