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David Tyack and Elisabeth Hansot's 'Learning Together'

has gone the way it has of late, and that some of these changes, and perhaps problems, can be related to issues of gender in regar...

Wylie Poag's The Chesapeake Invader

at the surface, but you can see the edge of a geological ridge, a scarp, a sharp slope, occurs at the middle of the peninsula," Po...

The Lexus and the Olive Tree

the world is concentrating on "building a better Lexus," and is dedicated to "modernizing, streamlining, and privatizing their eco...

Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and Strong Women

least compared with the number of male creatures--the women that did exist were indeed powerful. In fact, one could argue that ha...

Totalitarianism in the Works of George Orwell and Margaret Atwood

that instead of continued efforts toward gender equality, the social "pendulum" might actually carry society backward in regards t...

Life Without Parole by Victor Hassine

guilty. However, Hassine did find a "voice." He happened upon some examples of prison authorship and realized that he "really di...

Ending Welfare As We Know It by R. Kent Weaver

All of this serves to work toward the betterment of labor productivity and a basic quality of life. Not everyone knows how or goe...

Dracula by Bram Stoker

emphasized. Harker is clearly in foreign territory. This point is even emphasized by the Count who tells Harker, "We are in Trans...

Charles M. Winn and Arthur W. Wiggins' The Five Biggest Ideas in Science Reviewed

researchers have dealt with over the course of time. To answer the question "Do basic building blocks of matter exist, and if so, ...

Al Franken and Bill Clinton

The writer suggests that possible motivation for some of Bill Clinton's behavior can be found in Al Franken's book Human Motivatio...

Alice Walker's Crusade Against Female Genital Mutilation

This paper examines the crusade against female genital mutilation. The author cites Alice Walker's book, Anything We Love Can Be ...

John Gray's Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus and Concepts of Communication

In three pages the three concepts of communication Gray describes in his book are considered. Two other sources are cited in the ...

Sergio Zyman's 'The End of Marketing'

This essay summarizes the book in 5 pages, and includes a discussion of marketing's 'sacred cows,' and how the process has caused ...

J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye as a Personal Narrative

This research paper/essay discusses the journey of personal discovery that is described in Salinger's famous coming-of-age novel. ...

Cultivating Gentleman by Tamara Plakins Thornton

In five pages this paper examines the Thomas Jefferson type plantation owner and the social superiority that was associated with t...

Robert N. Bellah's Habits of the Heart

In six pages this paper focuses on each chapter of the text's second half in terms of its relationship to the entire book. One so...

Jack Maple's Crime Fighter

In five pages Maple's book is critically reviewed and lauded for its thorough research and is described as an essential read for t...

Genesis and Hesiod on Creation

sun and moon; animals, birds and fish; and finally, people. This took six days, and on the seventh day God rested from all this wo...

Howard Zinn and the Civil Rights Movement

This research report looks at this era but focuses on one book called A People's History of the United States. This five page pape...

Women and Gender in Islam by Leila Ahmed

veil to designate between "respectable" and "disreputable" women. However, Ahmed emphasizes the fact that "Mesopotamian, Persian...

The Hurried Child by David Elkind

In five pages the loss of childhood and its related concepts are considered iwthin the context of the book. There are no other so...

Chicago City of Neighborhoods by Dominic Pacyga

In five pages an overview of this text is presented in terms of its primary message, book sources, text organization, methodology,...

Peter Hall: Cities of Tomorrow

This 8 page paper examines the 1998 book Cities of Tomorrow by Peter Hall, and argues that the issues Hall raises are representati...

Sailor Song by Ken Kesey and Symbolism

In 5 pages the first chapter of Ken Kesey's 1992 novel is analyzed in terms of how its symbolism provides a foundation for the com...

J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

In four pages this paper defends the book fundamentalist Christians demanded be banned as a valuable text. Three sources are cite...

Generations The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069 by William Strauss and Neil Howe

cycle reminiscent of what the old lost generation knew" (Lamb, 2000). Indeed, the Baby Boomers look upon the Thirteenth Generatio...

A Critique of Various Works By Nathaniel Hawthorne

This paper analyzes several of Hawthorne's books, including The Scarlet Letter, Mosses From an Old Manse, The House of the Seven G...

Acculturation as Portrayed in Bread Givers and Black Elk Speaks

A 5 page assessment of the factor of acculturation as it influences these two classic books. Black Elk Speaks, translated by John...

Marketing in Today's Global Marketplace

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts three books about business and their authors' opinions of what it takes to succeed in the...

A Comparison of Culture in Colored People by Henry L. Gates Jr. and Rain of Gold by Victor Villasenor

An 8 page essay analyzing the cultural distinctions that become readily apparent when reviewing these books. 6 sources....