Art Book Reviews Samples For Students

In the play “The Seagull” Chekhov uses the characters to explore the most effective methodologies of creative writing. Using different abilities of characters, Chekhov can bring a natural feeling to the general understanding about writing and art. In this play, the actors are all seeking to establish their name as renowned persons in the world of writing. However, each of them has different approaches as well as differing motivation towards writing. Nina is inspired by the desire to fulfill her own belief that she is a talented writer and actor and thus has an obligation to utilize her potential.
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In order to represent ideas and imagination well, art and design professionals need to study and understand communicating these visually. Whether the image is as complicated as the paintings in art museums or as simple and direct as a street sign, all these images are first formed using the basic element of lines. Lines are always used as a foundation to any image or design.
When lines are effectively used, they can signify orientation of an object, suggest direction or enhance it even more by suggesting continuity. If lines are formed in a group, they can create complex forms using Actual ...

Malcolm Gladwell in his book Blink coins the term rapid cognition, which is the term that he applies to being able to making a lighting fast decision. He spends time interviewing and learning from people in jobs and lives that require them to make not just lightning fast decisions, but the right decisions in a short amount of time. This takes him to emergency rooms, art installations, the police and psychology laboratories to not just learn about people acquire rapid cognition, but also how the layperson can develop techniques of rapid cognition.
Rapid cognition is the brain at its best, ...

1. I read Akira Vol. 1 by writer and illustrated Katsuhiro Otomo. I borrowed a copy of the version published by Dark Horse Comics in 2000. The series was first published, however, during the 1980s in Japan.
2. I selected this specific issue because it introduces the readers to the interesting world created by Otomo. When I started reading Akira, the story immediately grabbed my attention because of intriguing story and the interesting characters. Moreover, the idea of a post-apocalyptic Japan was both stimulating and daunting.
3. Otomo worked on Akira. What I like best about the illustrations is ...

Book review: The Renaissance Bazaar: From the Silk Road to Michelangelo

During 1400 to 1600, the remarkable development in European society in the fields of art, politics, philosophy, and, culture is Renaissance. French historian Jules Michelet claimed Renaissance as a French phenomenon but, as per Swiss academic Jacob Burckhardt, birth place of modern world is Italy. From the mythological explanation of the evolution of Europe to the meaning of Renaissance according to Jules Michelet, Jacob Burckhardt, Walter Peter, Erwin Panofsky, Stephen Greenblatt, `The Renaissance Bazaar` is an analytical history of the evolution of Renaissance and explains how the interactions between the east and the west through trade and exchanges influenced the ...

Introduction

Photography, undoubtedly more than any other medium, is symbolic of the nature of the modern western societies and is widely practiced. Photography is often employed in various fields including manufacturing, business, mass communication, art, science, as well as recreational purposes. Ansel Adams argued “people do not take a photograph; they make it.” Adams contends that it is important to put much effort while taking an image (Bryant 1996 p 29). Photographs are primarily concerned with appearances and through photos, the past blends well into the present (Bryant 1996 p 24). It is through images captured by the camera that we can gain a ...

One of the most ancient books, the Art of War written by Sun-tzu in the sixth century BC still holds its value today. The wisdom and facts mentioned by Sun-tzu written in the context of military strategy apply not only to ancient militarism, but also to the daily conflicts, obstacles and goals of life. In the context of business, the Art of War is a guide that mirrors the competition between businesses and militaries. Successful CEO’s of world’s famous companies, namely, Chip Conley of Joie de Vivre and Larry Ellison of Oracle applied the concepts of “The Art ...

This book is a history of the society of the Italian Renaissance in a period (about 1400–1550) in which peers guaranteed that workmanship and writing was 'reborn'. Incomprehensible as it may appear, the Renaissance development was a deliberate endeavor to go ahead by retreating – as it were, to break with medieval convention by taking after a more seasoned model, that of the old Greeks and Romans. Hundreds if not a huge number of studies have been given to this point. The most well-known of them remains The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (1860) by the extraordinary Swiss history specialist Jacob Burckhardt. Composing ...

Writing general histories of support is laden with difficulties. Supporters of arts of the human experience come in all shapes and sizes, and few overriding rules or examples appear to govern clients' intentions in subsidizing creative tasks. Subsequently, speculations and topical outlines unavoidably call forward exemptions that render wide explanations either improper or mistaken. Mary Hollingsworth, in Patronage in Renaissance Italy, bravely undertakes this very issue in her coherent study of artistic patronage amid the fifteenth century. Examining thought processes behind corporate and individual support in Ferrara, Florence, Venice, Mantua, Rome, Urbino, Milan, and Naples, Hollingsworth offers short clarifications ...

The theatre an introduction is a book by Oscar G. Brockett. It is a seven hundred and forty two; fourth edition book that was published by Holt Rinehart and Winston in the year 1979. It is a book about theatre and art that explains its history, basic elements, and status in America. The book does not actually have an introduction but contains a preface that serves right as the actual introduction to the book. The book has been divided into three parts and the parts further divided into more chapters. Part one of the book has three chapters. Part one discusses the theoretical ...

Summary of Chapters 1& 3

Chapter 1 deals with texture, defining it as a quality on the surface of a work of art that affects the senses of touch and vision. There are three types of texture in art: physical texture that refers to the actual texture of surface and materials, visual texture, which is illusionary and invented texture, which is also based on illusion by using seemingly irrelevant shapes to create a recognizable ensemble.
When creating texture an artist should take into account the texture of the material itself as well as that of the surface in which he/she applies it. The creation of visual ...

Covering architectural history in a single volume is always a challenging task. However, Bill Risebero in his book titled The Story of Western Architecture covered thousands of years in the history of architecture. When he first published his survey of western civilization in 1979, the architectural reviews executive auditor said that he found the publication to be one of the most remarkable books that covers the subject with tremendous achievements. The book describes architectural buildings, structures and drawing giving their locations and dates. In this paper, I will provide a book review of the 320 pages historical coverage of Bill Risebero’s ...

Kahlo defines retablo as a compendium of sculpture, paintings and images with religious connotation connected by an architectural frame, which ornamented the backside of the main altar i.e. altar mayor and the capillas meneres i.e. secondary chapels of churches and cathedrals. They were usually painted on wood or canvas. They played a strong edifying purpose and thus contributed to a great extent to the comprehending of the holy texts and honoring holy persons who could sometimes be referred to as painted images. (Maria, 21)
Retablo could also be used to mean the small oil-paintings that could depict a saint, the Virgin Mary, Christ ...

Willis, the Dali Reading

The overall thesis of the article is the identification of the source of Dali’s inspiration. In this case, Willis is trying to prove that St. John of the cross inspires most of Dali best art works. He sets his path in identifying some of the art works that have come later after the meeting with the Spanish Father.
Dali described himself as a Spanish mystic of his time (1950) and believed himself a saint of Spanish whose divine purpose is to rescue painting from imprisonment in the blasphemous aesthetics of the modern world. He considered his work divine inspiration, ...

Many artists choose to visualize issues of faith in the grounds that they have some kind of spiritual inspiration that moves them that makes them have the need to express their religious beliefs. A good example of there is the artist Murray, who draws from inspiration by God to do so. He believes his drawing is a message from God hence considers himself a prophetic artist.
On the other hand, others choose to visualize matters of faith, as a means of interrogating the institutional boundaries of mainstream belief system. Doss uses the example of Hawkins, who drew a picture of the last ...

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Introduction
The purpose of the essay is to pull together my understanding of Humanities. This essay discusses the socio-political changes in Europe and United States and these changes were reflected in the Arts of that time. Furthermore, the essay discusses how the changing concept of man is portrayed in the various Art forms in the chapters 34 and 36 (p.1114-1180).

Discussion

Cubism
Fauvism
It is an art movement launched in 1905, its works were featured by dazzling and transcendental colors, and plain forms; influenced the expressionists. It is explained how in the era of ...

The Age of Modernism

Modernism, in the history of literature is a movement which can be defined as modern thought or thinking. This is where all ideas of the past are rejected. Realism as well as Enlightenment are not accepted and the idea of a one true God is thought as a thing of the past. All works from the past are taken into account but rewritten, revised or redone in a way that most suited the period and the practices of artists during the time. Modernism was not only a movement within the arts, it was also a social and political kind of movement (Curry, 2004). Since this ...

Throughout the book, several characters discuss the differences between Western and Eastern ways of painting. Two major parts of that difference are style and anonymity. One initial difference lies in the purpose of painting. As Enishte says, “Every picture serves to tell a story If there’s something within the text that our intellect and imagination are at pains to conjure, the illustration comes at once to our aid But painting without its accompanying story is an impossibility” (Pamuk, 27). In the Eastern view, art exists to serve the story, not as something worth existing in and of itself. Likewise, ...

George Bernard Shaw's "First Aid to Critics" is an archive of the common criticisms of George Bernard Shaw plays, written by the author himself, meant to be somewhat of an explanation as well as a rebuttal to critics to those saying that his plays are unoriginal and trite. Shaw seems to have quite a bit of bitterness about critics and their criticisms; to those who say his ideas are unoriginal, he explains that he was only "echoing Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Ibsen" (Shaw). While his criticisms and insights are certainly valuable, and a rare glimpse into the mind of an author in the wake ...

Summary of the Art of War by Sun Tzu

The Art of War highlights several ideal points which could easily be used in the process of risk management and military capabilities. It is one of the finest books written on military treatise that has been translated from the Chinese languages into various other languages globally. This book by Sun Tzu remained anonymous to England till the 1872 and entered the scene when a French priest with the name of Joseph Amiot, who was residing in China, translated it.

However, the translation was poorly produced. Nevertheless, in 1908, Capt. Callthrop re-wrote it. He came up with a better piece of this ...

Alastair McGrath's Christianity's Dangerous Idea is one of the more audacious and bold critiques of the Protestant Reformation to have been released in recent years. The book itself addresses the idea of personal interpretation of the Bible, and shows how the Protestant Reformation's ideas have spread and changed throughout history. While the message has undoubtedly led to an incredible increase in awareness and expansion of the church, McGrath claims it has locked the church into a series of smaller debates that are absolutely without resolution. While McGrath asks some very good questions about the nature of independent though, his fundamental ...

Architectural designs are usually drawn mainly from the landscape. According to certain landscape conceptions, landscape design is conceived in the minds of the architect (Moore, 98). By conception in the minds, it becomes an art thus architecture has a direct connection to art. From a closer point, art is influenced greatly by culture. Being part of culture, architecture can have a direct root in culture of the people around the architectural designs.
Looking at chapters 14 and 15 of the quoted book, architectural roots in culture are illuminated and several examples given in support of the points. In the arguments, the ...

Charles Dickens and Ford Madox Brown

REALISM, EXPLOITATION AND THE RISING MIDDLE CLASS

Charles Dickens’ Hard Times is typical of the author’s social consciousness and biting, satirical style. The novel criticizes the exploitative amorality of 19th-century Industrial Age England, which was transformed, economically and socially, by the rising middle class. The country’s middle class espoused economic equality and opportunity, but in many cases simply parroted the behavior of the nobility, to which most aspired. The realism of other artists, such as the English painter Ford Madox Brown, portrayed the day-to-day realities of life for the working underclasses.

Keywords: Hard Times, Charles Dickens, Industrial ...

The Coyolxauhqui Stone

Found at the base of Templo Mayor’s stairs, the Coyolxauhqui is a large, shield-shaped stone relief similar to what was being described in the legend. The sculpture might have been made during the 14th century as the Templo Mayor was built in 1325. It is said that the Templo Mayor was constructed based on a prophecy followed by the Aztecs wherein they will find an eagle perched on a cactus while devouring a snake. The Templo Mayor continued to expand for two centuries. During the time of Spanish Conquest in 1521, it reached a total population of 300,000 and was considered as ...

(1) Mandalas, 2-D interpretations of Buddhist sutras have been part of Japanese tradition for thousands of years. In 1061 Phoenix Hall in Uji, Byodoin, Japan was consecrated as a veneration of “The Visualization Sutra” Buddha Amitabha. This 3-D offering, an architectural piece was financed by Fujiwara no Yorimichi, a politically influential aristocrat and lover of the arts who has been credited with the unique idea and design. It was known to have been compared to Sukhdvati (the pure land of Amitabha) by guests.

Scholars have compared it to traditional temples Earlier temples were much simpler, square with pyramidal roof or rectangular ...

A photo1 of the Roman reproduction of the bronze sculpture, Diskobolos, housed in the Glyptothek in Munich helps us imagine how realistic the sculpture might feel upon viewing. The disc thrower’s right foot is flat on the ground indicating a stable connection with the earth so the thrower can push down on his leg for more power and support. His left leg is lifted at a right angle from the knee with the foot maybe two inches above the ground. His left lower leg and foot are turned in a way which is parallel to the right angle formed from the ...

Historical Background and Overview of the Book

The term Viewpoints as used in theater arts refers to a set of terminologies given to some specific principles of motion/movement through time and space; they simply describe what happens on the stage. The viewpoints can also be defined as an improvisation technique that emanated from the postmodern world of dance. The technique was developed in the 1970s by choreographer Mary Overili by breaking down space and time. Composition on the other hand is the art of selecting and arranging the individual components of theatre language into a combined work of art. Directors Anne Bogart and Tina Landau expanded and adapted ...

In chapter 1 Prefatory Remarks, Hegel’s aesthetic investigation is restricted to the fine art philosophy. In chapter 2 Limitation and Defense of Aesthetics, aesthetic investigation of Hegel excludes beauty of the nature. The beauty of art has more value as compared to beauty of the nature. In chapter 3 Refutation of Objections, Hegel talks about two main objections to art treated in scientific way. The first objection is that fine art does not deserve scientific treatment and the other is worthiness of the art. Hegel aims to analyze free art but not the ancillary art. He says free ...

Tolstoy’s What is Art? examines the nature and purposes of art by focusing on it as a medium to communicate ideas, values and morality. He argues that most definitions and analysis of art are wrong because they focus exclusively on beauty, and instead focuses on the context in which it is used to share ideas, emotions and experiences. He does not completely neglect the beauty of art, but believes it is too vague and indefinable an idea to be a useful framework for analyzing the complicated question of “what is art?” According to Tolstoy, the essence of art, or what “ ...

Exam answers

“spirit of the time” Zeitgeist does not mean the same thing to everyone because it is like a snapshot of culture at any given time for any given medium of art, etc. Although some believed that Zeitgeist in art could represent an organic unity so that the unity created a total spirt.

Primitivism

art movement that viewed non-Western cultures and included the motifs from that culture into art forms (painting, ceramics, weaving, etc); respect for these cultures as better in some way from western culture

What is the difference between Modernization, Modernity and Modernism?

Let’s take a modern person, a modern person can accept the new art and ...

Un Chien Andalou (Dali and Bunuel)–surrealism/film

Un Chien Andalou was Luis Bunuel’s first film that he produced during the surrealism period. Bunuel produced the film during the Dada Movement that a group of surrealists was trying to substitute. The artists were more intrigued with examining irrational knowledge and desire, and they dedicated their efforts and time towards reconfiguring the object world (Elder 45). Research indicates that the artists of Dada drew their inspiration from automatic painting, writing, hypnotic trance, and psychoanalysis. The film Un Chien Andalou plays around with corruption of time, reality, and symbolism. As a surrealist artist, Bunuel firmly believed that nature ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s final novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon, took on themes of Hollywood and the film industry, pointing out its glitz, glamour and tragedy in equal measure. In the 1930s, the film industry began a transition from the artistic experimentation of its early days to the greater commercialism of Hollywood; Fitzgerald’s novel explores this transition in very intriguing ways. Telling the story of Monroe Stahr, a character loosely based on MGM’s golden boy Irving Thalberg, Fitzgerald paints Hollywood and the film business as an incredibly complex and inscrutable place, with its own politics ...

The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture

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Book Review on How Should We Then Live:
The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture
“How Should We Then Live: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture” deals with the major Christian culture written by Francis A. Schaeffer, and published in 1976. Basing on the book, a series of ten films were produced. In the book, Schaeffer objected to the influences of Renaissance, the Charles Darwin and the Enlightenment. His thoughts inspired many leaders of ...

American cartoonist Art Spiegelman’s Maus is considered a comic masterpiece and the two-volume telling the horrors of the Holocaust is a winner of Pulitzer Prize. Art’s father, Vladek was a Polish Jew, who survived the Holocaust. The essay looks at MAUS graphic novel, its artwork and how the author uses those images to tell a compelling story. Maus is considered to be as an intellectually substantive graphic novel.
Spiegelman has depicted Germans as cats and Jews as mice and Germans and Poles as pigs cats in the graphic novel. The purpose is to show Germans as the ...

Introduction

Hamza Bogary’s book, ‘The Sheltered Quarter: A Tale of a Boyhood in Mecca’ is a narration about the past life of a character that has irreversibly disappeared. The author describes the life in Mecca prior to the advent of oil. The book is based on Mecca’s observations in Mecca and he uses art to express this part of his knowledge. He has managed to successfully bring out his knowledge into art through humor, empathy and his understanding about human nature. This makes his piece of work not only entertaining but also informative. The narrator, Muhaisin, has to deal with various ...

Barry Nalebuff and Avinash Dixit wrote a very accessible and engaging work on Game Theory, which they support as a “Guide to success in business and life“. Game theory is the psychology and mathematics of social interactions in strategic situations. Drawing from their experience and professionalism, these authors sought to ensure that their audiences learn the concepts of their book. Avinash Dixit, an economics professor at Princeton University where he offered his popular freshman course in game theory for many years, and Nalebuff a professor of management and economics at Yale School of management both practiced their preaching. While Dixit is well ...

Abstract

This paper summarizes the story of the Motley Crew as narrated in the book “the dirt confession of the world’s most notorious rock band’’. The essay chronicles their lifestyles from formation, rise to power, moral decadency, and distinct highs and lows among other aspects. It concentrates on most remarkable events of the group as demonstrated in the autobiography. The work goes further to depict frightening scenarios of the Crew events taking place on and out of stage.

Introduction

The Motley crew depicts a group of hardcore Rock Music heroes who begun life at the very center of poverty. The most ...

Book Review of the Book, ‘The Story of the Quran’ by Ingrid Mattson

detailed book about the Quran and its place in historical and contemporary Muslim society. The author of the book is Ingrid Mattson, who originally published the book in 2008 in the United Kingdom. Dr. Mattson is an Islamic scholar and teacher as well as an interfaith activist. She is the first woman to hold prestigious positions as a Muslim scholar and a leader in the religious world. The book is written as an overall balanced and correct portrayal of the religion of Islam and the teachings of the Quran, in general. The author has mentioned other religions as well, ...

Introduction

In the most traditional of African cultures, the duties of a woman’s role in society was never deemed as capricious, much less being awarded the honorary title of representation of an ideology known as ‘feminism.’ Yet, the memoir-enriched fictional novel, “So Long a Letter,” (Une si Longue Lettre – in French) by Mariama Ba inspired much hope for African women to convey the collective plight of their positions to the world. The book is remarkable in a number of profound ways. The book is a diary-type of letter written from the female protagonist Ramatoulaye her best friend from childhood, Aissatou. Ramatoulaye is mourning ...

Historian Stephen Hall keenly engages in the nineteenth-century history of the African American intellectual life in his book, “A Faithful Account of the Race: African American Historical Writing in Nineteenth-Century America” (Hall, 2009). His work traces the long nineteenth century and how various black American writers induced various themes during different moments, which include, the biblical story, the American slavery paradox, ancient African story and the challenges of the black citizenship in the era of Reconstruction. He uncovers the overabundance of the black historical sources during the nineteenth century in different forms, which include; sermons, literary texts, newspapers and ...

Summary of the Thesis or Main Ideas in this Book

Thesis statement
Travesti: Sex, Gender, and Culture among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes use dramatic and compelling narratives to highlight the plight of homosexuals as well as give an insight of transgenderism and biological sex as part of the gendered notion itself.
Travestis are a group of males who adopt feminine lifestyles, names, and clothing as well as linguistic pronouns and depend mainly on prostitution for survival. The author gives a deep analysis of transgendered approaches used by society to understand homosexuals and LGBT prostitutes. Kulick examines the causative effects of Travesti prostitution and gives a positive and affirmative explanation to ...

The objective of this paper is to critically analyze John Thomson and Adolphe Smith’s photograph entitled Old Furniture, taken in 1877. The photograph can be found in the following link . The author of this paper shall critically analyze the said piece using the key points from Susan Sontag’s book entitled On Photography. Specifically, key areas of focus of the analysis would be on the concepts of Plato’s Cave, social milieu, and Melancholy Objects.

Plato’s Cave

The image above can be directly related to the concept of Plato’s Cave, which, according to Sontag, is a concept that explains ...

Summary of the chapters

The components of hospitality industry include recreation services, campground, tourism and products all of these are categorized into hospitality and tourism network. In chapter 2 in history, hospitality for the first time has worked with employees who are close and young at age. Understanding the generation and giving these employees what they need, leaders can be able to increase productivity and employee retention. Chapter three on the other hand, focuses on specifics of lodging these include then types of lodging facilities for example lodging facilities which offer all in one services which has extended beyond bed and breakfast. Issues ...

Review and Analysis of the book ‘Their Eyes were watching God’ – Presentation of the book’s main thematic plot and its meaning – Review of the book’s writing style and influence on its readers – Exploration of the connections between the book’s main thematic idea and the educational policies – Exploration and research of the book’s connection with the educational field – Exploration and research of the book’s contribution to the teaching methods and the learning outcomes of an educational environment
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Part 1 Information about the author and the book

The book ‘Their Eyes were watching God’ was published in 1937. The time ...

Religious Studies

Global theology in evangelical perspective by Jeffrey P., Greenam, and Gene L. Green is a very insightful book as far as modern day theology and evangelism is concerned. This is more so because of the diverse opinions present in the book because of the book focusing on opinions from a large number of evangelical experts from different parts of the world. The book thus explains the impact the gospel has had in different parts of the globe over the years and delves into the future of the gospel in different parts of the world. The thesis of the book is the ...

The remarkable story of The Prime of Miss. Jean Brodie illuminates two interlaced eras; the 1930s when most of the action takes place and the 1960s when it was published. . Most of the novel takes place during the 1930s at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland, The book center on the schoolmistress, Miss Jean Brodie and her girls, a small group of students, known as "the Brodie set." The girls are six, junior level, ten year old girls when they became Miss Jean Brodie’s “crème de la crème” and started a two year tutelage with ...

Black artists like Archibald Motley try to depict their struggle with the western white concept of God in their art by depicting racialized biblical subjects by including religious imagery in black genre scenes. The motif of suffering Christ in paintings engages issues of African American cultural identity that ranges from the depiction of crucifix in black genre to conflation of crucified Christ and the lynched black man.
The main intention being to symbolize Christ as a device charged with racial and religious meaning. In Motley’s painting, we become aware of an old woman concentrating on sewing with a white ...

Book Review: Beggar-Thy-Neighbor, Chapter 2

Usury in the early years of the renaissance was seen as a sin against humanity according to this chapter. It was under the power of the pope but he applied regulation very selectively. However interest was acknowledged as a necessary factor for commerce to be conducted. Ideas kept coming up concerning usury and interest hence discussions were bound to come up concerning these factors. Money use brought with it great potential for sin. Many praised it and saw it as a wonderful invention. Others saw the possibilities of doing infinite good by the use of money. People were to ...

Introduction

“Sailing the Wine Dark-Sea: why the Greeks Matter” is the fourth volume of exploration by the great author Thomas Cahill. The author uses his unfathomable skill in literature and historical experience to take his readers to another world of both entertainment and extreme coverage of historical knowledge. In this book, he tags a wide range of historical unassailable features of the Greek by clearly holding an in-depth narration of the journey covered through the landmarks of art and intense bloodshed that lay the Greek culture in a historical legacy in an estimated period of nearly three millennia ago.

It is ...

“The Book of Five Rings” is one of the most perceptive texts on the elusive arts of challenge and victory to egress from the Asian culture. The book examines the process of struggle and supremacy over conflict, which underlies every level of human interaction. “The Book of Five Rings” composed in 1643 by the undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi presents important facts on leadership and strategy . “The Book of Five Rings” highlights the ethical and spiritual perception of Taoism and Zen as they apply to the way of the warrior. The book gives an account of how one should react ...

Book Review

The book by Nicholas Orme is an important study in the history of education of the medieval England, and it exceeds expectations of many scholars and laymen who are familiar in this subject. As this typical rendition will have it, medieval schools were far and few in the medieval times, and how the schools did exist to dominate in the field of religious subjects. The author presents a convincing case in something like the opposite of that view, as education was relatively widespread in the times of medieval England, and was typically provided in the non-monastic settings, when in most ...

Management

Listening is an art and the power of listening has been a point of discussion among experts in the field of communication and decision-making. Ferrari (2012), in ‘Power Listening: Mastering the Most Critical Business Skill of All,’ says that “If you’re like I was, you’ve probably never thought very carefully about listening before; but I’ve realized that listening is a skill that demands conscious attention and constant practice, because only through good listening can any of us gather the information we need to do our jobs well.” This is a fact as in many business dealings, a lot of business ...

How does the style of this novel compare to the Great Novels of the 19th century that you have read? Why might a very transparent, "classical" realist style be well-suited to the subject matter here?
It is a great novel which creates the sense of Tolstoy in Anna Karenina as well as Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. The realist style is suited to the subject matter as there is a lot of socialist realism in the book and the main character has a lot of traits which are quite similar to the classic Romantic novels. 2. If you know anything about Socialist ...

Main themes

The Greed of Colonialism
Hochschild shows King Leopold’s greed when he sent the explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley to collect signatures from the tribal leaders handing over their land to him, by taking advantage of their ignorance. They did not consider that the people living in Africa had their way of life and already had their own forms of government. The European colonizers did not consider the misery and pain they would be putting Africans through with their plans to take over their land. They considered Africa empty and the inhabitants primitive and uncivilized. This was not ...

Saying What The Law Is explains in another perspective the nature of the constitution. This book creates an analytical view on the laws and the constitution of the United States. The author has a vast experience in writing and working on constitution issues. His experience as a lawyer has also contributed enough to the creation of the analytical group. Many analysts have argued that the book is created in form of a written activism. Its critical view on the constitution enables it to become one of the sort books by other activist. The book also criticizes the way in which the government ...

Introduction

Managing the dream is a book written by Warren Bennis, who is one of the most renowned leadership writers. The author explores all aspects of leadership from a theoretical and a practitioner point of view. The book is a perfect representation of leadership, which comprises of numerous essays that represents the author’s thinking towards what leadership entails. Bennis focuses on the core competencies of the aspect of effective leadership, at both the individual and group level in his book. Managing the dream is a tool for team leaders and managers who aspire to be effective in their leadership roles (Bennis, 2000). This paper ...

Introduction

As the world develops, more people expect a higher and better quality of life. In the 21st Century, architecture has evolved significantly and it seeks to maximise the quality of life that people have across the world. Thus, several works have been done, seeking to blend traditional architecture with other disciplines in order to enhance the nature of the built environment. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a book review on Cognitive Architecture: Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment by Professors Ann Sussman and Justin Hollander. This book review will include an overview of ...

4 Immigrants Manga is written by the Japanese author Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama. Manga is the name given to Japanese comic books that focus on adults and children. 4 Immigrants Manga revolves around the experiences of the author and his three friends who arrive in San Francisco as immigrants. “It is one of the first modern-format comic books ever published in the United States, especially with all-new material and a documentary, autobiographical theme” (L, 2013).

Section1: Context

Born on January 9, 1885, in a little village called Neu, in Western Japan, Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama was a good artist and a story teller. ...

Middle East History: Trickster Travels by Natalie Zemon Davis

“Trickster Travels” was written by Natalie Davis, who is a historian of the early modern period. Her main interests are cultural history and social history. She has worked for the period ranging from 15th to 18th centuries, and focused on Europe (Princeton University, history.princeton.edu). She has taught history in many universities including the University of Toronto, Brown University, the University of California at Berkeley, and Princeton University.
Her book “Trickster Travels” was published in 2006, and with the publication of this book, she successfully managed to sustain her name as one of the most interesting historians of the early ...

Irvin Yalom is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, one of the founders of the "third wave" in psychotherapy and founders of the school of existential therapy. Psychotherapy Crisis in America, taking place, according to Yalom, because of economic dependence on the US health care system by the interests of private insurers and, as a result, the requirements for the psychotherapy that it was inexpensive, and therefore, a short, superficial, flimsy. Irvin Yalom, a psychotherapist with a great experience, has written many books, scientific and otherwise. However, "The Gift of Therapy" is the text is so structured, interesting ...