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Ambivalent Conquests by Clendinnen

In three pages this book on the 16th century Yucatan is summarized and critiqued. There are no other sources listed....

James R. Milan and Katherine Ketcham's 'Under the Influence'

This is a book review consisting of 7 pages that considers this text a comprehensive and highly useful text that is still as perti...

The Great War and Modern Memory by Paul Fussell

In five pages this report examines the book by Paul Fussell in terms of the impact of the First World War upon attitudes and human...

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....

Notion of Love or Precis in Plato's Arguments Presented in Phaedrus and Symposium

who, even for women, is feminine perforce" (Hoff, 1997, p. 215). Indeed, Platos Symposium exemplifies the need for virtue w...

Mortimer Jerome Adler's How to Think About God

anything other than concepts to emanate from an approved religion is ridiculous. In fact, taking the concept of God and analyzing ...

Questions of Identity in The Confessions of Nat Turner

This 5 page paper explores three key features of the character Nat Turner in William Styron's book, The Confessions of Nat Turner,...

Classical Greek Polis and Women

In five pages this paper discusses the Greek polis, gender ideals, and changes that led to the Hellenistic era as described by a b...

The Buffalo Creek Disaster by Gerald M. Stern

In six pages this paper discusses the corporate world and its lack of social responsibility within the context of Stern's book. S...

Soulen: Handbook of Biblical Criticism

This 5 page paper discusses the guidelines for use of the exegetical method provided in the book Handbook of Biblical Criticism by...

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

This 5 page paper discusses two subjects with regard to The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. One topic is the narrative structu...

An Analysis of Mintzberg's, The Rise And Fall Of Strategic Planning

This paper analyzes Henry Mintzberg's book on strategic planning. This ten page paper has ten sources listed in the bibliography....

Children's Literature and the Use of Comedy

Comedy is almost universal in children's literature. This paper examines how a number of children's books make use of this storyte...

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...

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,...

Perspective on History

out, "different perspectives of what happened create different histories" (Wilson 1). The example of the voyages of Christopher C...

The Relevance of Seierstad's The Bookseller of Kabul

home, while none of the reporters dispatched there have produced anything resembling a definitive account of the countrys trajecto...

The Ethics of Death and Dying: Is There a Duty to Die?

right to live if it is possible, one could well argue that it is never anyones duty to die. Battins essay, however, speaks of th...

Epidemiology Journal Entries

cause of the Ebola virus was never determined, other then to say that it was African origin. The reader has to wonder, however, wh...

Boot: "The Savage Wars of Peace"

his points, starting with the naval officer Stephen Decatur, "whose leadership skills and actions were central to Americas success...

America and the Self-Made Man

America has a tradition of entrepreneurship that goes back to the founding of the nation. Schweikarts book can best be described a...

Early Intervention Programs and Student Achievement: A Review of Literature

result in substantial, widespread growth across both emergent literacy domains for those children most vulnerable for emergent and...

What Manner Of Man Is The Prophet By Heschel - Review

As a summary of what kind of person was the prophet, we can separate out comes of Heschels adjectives and descriptions for them: t...

Island of Terror: Battle of Iwo Jima

wife that said she should not plan for his return. This shows how strong and determined he was to do the job that the Japanese mil...

Analysis of a Modern Classic: "The Great Gatsby"

about the characters thoughts and motivations. So we are going to read the story and see what happened through Nicks eyes, which m...

Livesay on Carnegie

or not. One of the keynotes of Carnegies character, oddly for a man who made such a fortune, is his utter lack of interest in mone...

Q&A: "Transition to Vegetarianism"

incidence of fatal heart attacks in both men and women" (Ballentine, 1999, p. 9). In-depth statistical analyses showed that these ...

Rational Decision-Making

from problem identification through to a solution" ("Group/Individual Level," 2000). There are a variety of methods one can use. T...

The Use And Interpretation Of Bible In The Church

Jesus was and what He did (citation). Many documents were written during the first couple hundred years after Christs death. The ...