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Lucius in Apuleius' Golden Ass and St. Augustine

it is interesting to note that the heros first name is the same as both Apuleius himself, as well as the name of the author from w...

Essays on the Bible

In seven pages this essay examines several Old and New Testament books and includes the four gospels, and books on Ecclesiastes, D...

Sergei Eisenstein Film Form

The writer examines the ideas Sergei Eisenstein presented in his book Film Form, and argues that the ideas are extremely creative....

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs and History

This was the condition of slavery for women. They were often seen as breeding machines that were good for little more than produci...

William Bulger's While the Music Lasts, My Life in Politics

In six pages this essay considers both book and author in an evaluation of good and bad and also incorporates other book reviewer ...

Ethel S. Person Dreams of Love and Fateful Encounters

The writer analyzes the Ethel Person book Dreams of Love and Fateful Encounters, and describes such ideas as first love and bondin...

Dinty Moore The Emperor's Virtual Clothes The Naked Truth about Internet Subculture

The writer analyzes the Moore book using examples from the text and reveals the possible implications they have for today's techno...

1997 Management Review Article 'The Empowerment Gap Hype versus Reality' Reviewed

In five pages this article and the author's purpose are reviewed with future research suggestions also offered. One source is cit...

American Ways by Althen

Althen's book entitled American Ways is discussed. This book portrays the white, middle-class perspective. This paper takes a soci...

Warren Bennis's On Becoming A Leader

from supporting the characteristics and goals of celebrities and their status as features of leadership. It is this structure tha...

The Application of Censorship Principles Banning the Work of Homosexual Writers of Children's Literature

5 pages and 6 sources. This paper provides an overview of arguments in favor of the censoring of literature written by homosexual...

Being Homosexual

The writer critiques the Richard Isay book Being Homosexual, which is based on Isay's 20 year career as a psychologist. Isay discu...

Comparing Elie Wiesel and Kurt Vonnegut's and Their Works about the Holocaust

outrage and sorrow. However, Vonneguts protagonist, Howard Campbell, is not precisely a victim in the Holocaust at all. He stress...

Adolf Hitler by John Toland

has always been an intriguing character. The issue of what makes him tick has often been analyzed and discussed, perhaps in the ho...

David Donald Why the North Won the Civil War

Jefferson Davis inferiority to Lincoln, for he never developed an overall strategy or devised a unified command system for the ent...

The New Sex Therapy by Helen Springer-Kaplan

The writer examines the Helen Singer-Kaplan book The New Sex Therapy Active Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction, and argues that the b...

In the Eye of the Storm by Davidson

are par for the course in Angolas history. Other important themes are colonization and dominance. In this case, Portugal would dom...

Benjamin Rader/American Sports

of sport and leisure, it seems that Benjamin Rader (2003) does a good job in outlining the relationship between the advent of citi...

Book Summary and Critique of The Feminine and the Sacred

This paper summarizes the book, but also includes a brief critique. The book is the only source listed in the bibliography of thi...

Book III of Psalms

p. 107). However, the psalmist goes on to indicate that this reaction was foolish as this simply took into account the current sta...

"A Girl Named Zippy" and Spirituality

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at "A Girl Named Zippy". The book's spiritual content is explored, and a pluralistic im...

It's Your Ship by Capt. D. Michael Abrashoff

This book report focuses on D. Michael Abrashoff's test It's Your Ship, which relates the leadership strategies and techniques tha...

Cultural Barriers are a Hindrance in Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

been removed. Likewise, one may look at a culture, seeing only the outward manifestations, but without removing barriers it is imp...

A Look at Rath and Clifton's How Full Is Your Bucket?

adds to their insecurity; when someone is tempted to do this, according to authors, they should pause and think about it ("Negativ...

The Time Machine and the Future

This 7 page paper gives an overview of the book The Time Maching by H.G. Wells. This paper includes explanations of how the book p...

Assessment of the book: Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making

This 3 page paper gives a discussion of the policy paradoxes in the book and in particular the problems of equality and efficiency...

Book Report Therapeutic Communities

One of the substance abuse treatment interventions that has been shown to be effective is the Therapeutic Community. Although this...

"The Lonely, Good Company of Books," Richard Rodriguez

This essay pertains to Richard Rodriguez's view of reading and education as expressed in "The Lonely, Good Company of Books," whic...

How is Strategy Developed

How is strategy created in organizations? This question has led to numerous journal articles, research studies, and books. There a...

Explanation Each of the Ten Commandments

This essay reports the explanations of each of the Ten Commandments are interpreted by one scholar in a book. Other topics include...