Definition Book Reviews Samples For Students

Dalton defines a good citizen according to the first half of the 20th century as an individual who has the qualities of loyalty, compliance, and obligation to authority and also has a “subject” mentality. Dalton describes this norm as “duty-based citizenship” (Dalton, 80) However, since the 1960s to date, the definition of a good citizen has changed to one who has higher tolerance, approaches government affairs more directly, and is concerned about the well being of other individuals in the U.S. as well as globally. This new definition of good a good citizen constitutes the new norm described as “engaged citizenship” (81)
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4 MAT Book Review: Understanding Dying, Death, and Bereavement

Summary

Leming and Dickinson's book, Understanding Dying, Death, and Bereavement (2011) is one of the books that have best addressed the topic of death. Unlike many books that have endeavored to address the topic, this book gives the topic an interdisciplinary approach. Notably, the book employs the biological, the psychological, and the social, religious, artistic and philosophical approaches to explain this phenomenon that has remained mysterious for quite a long time – perhaps centuries. According to the book, death is not only medical but also social. Death has grown to be a common topic ...

In the past few years, there have been shocking frequencies of sexual and physical aggression in marriages, dating, and cohabitation throughout the United States and other countries of the world. As a result of the high frequency of aggression in relationships, many scholars and researchers have carried out many studies with the intent of understanding the phenomenon. The “Dark side of courtship” is an instance of a book that documents one of the studied on the subject. The authors use qualitative interviews and other data collection methods to explore the negative interactions between males and females who are dating ...

The dictionary is a very useful book in any area of study; it provides the definition needed by students or any person who has an interest in any field of study. It provides the right reference now only to words but also some issues that need clarification. There are very few bible dictionaries; however, most of them are not detailed and just give a highlight and simple definitions without t making in-depth explanation.
The Bible Dictionary is written by John .Davis and who is a professor of Semitic Philology and the Old Testament History. The Bible Dictionary is very useful for ...

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 ...

The zoot suit culture was flamboyant embedded in fashion, unique patterns of speech, lindy hop dancing, jazz, swing music and jitterbug among other factors captivating the youth in the 1940’s. In this book, Luis Alvarez explains the relationship between race, region and politics of culture during the World War II in the urban America. He argued that most of the American youth from diverse communities such as African American, Mexican and American youths adopted the popular culture in opposing the commonly accepted modes of youthful behaviors. For example, the dominance of white, middle class expectations and behaviors was ...

The Practice of Management is a classic book on management, written by Peter Drucker in 1954. The book which offers the fundamentals of modern management practices received wide readership since its initial publication and is still widely sought until today. Drucker combined works of experience as a management consultant for small and large business in developing the key principles in his book. The author’s critical skills and remarkable ability to write is apparent in this literature, despite being written over 60 years ago, it remains to appeal to business people, educators and students who are interested to gain ...

Analysis of the Book "The Medicalization of Society" By Peter Conrad

The Main Author's Arguments
Peter Conrad, the author of the book "The Medicalization of Society," conducts a study of the most common problems of the modern society, which essence and nature have changed and obtained a medical character over the past 10-20 years. In other words, the author examines the social problems that have become the diagnoses at the beginning of the 21st century, though they were not related to medicine even a decade ago. At the very beginning of the book, Conrad emphasizes the investigated phenomenon, claiming that his analysis is connected only with the social connotations of ...

Introduction

Labor and Monopoly Capital by Braveman is a book that is written on the sociology of work division in the modern world. First six chapters of the book discuss the nature of labor and management. Braveman starts off with defining labor, which is not instinctual as it is adopted by men out of purpose and consciousness (Braverman 46). Labor is based on the use of mechanical and technical tools as well as physical and mental energy. In capitalist market, the definition changes and labor is used to reproduce the power that elite hold in three ways. Firstly, by providing ‘ ...

The Reality of Mass Media is a book written by Niklas Luhmann. The Stanford University Press first published the book in the year 1995. The book comprises of different mass media theories, which are applied in our modern society. In addition, Luhmann talks about the construction of social realities with the use of the mass media. The author argues that the mass media plays a crucial role in the modern society. It is through the mass media the society constructs its illusion of their definition of reality. Therefore, Niklas Luhmann presents a book that explain how the modern mass ...

Summary of Your Road Map for Success by Maxwell

Defining the term success may be a difficult task. More often than not, success is equated with power, happiness, and wealth. Nonetheless, true success cannot be achieved or acquired. Instead, it is a process, or journey people take in their entire life. In a straightforward style, Maxwell (2002), shares insights on what it implies to be successful. Maxwell (2002) gives a definition, which puts true success within people’s reach and motivates them to continue struggling to attain personal dreams.

In chapter one, Maxwell (2002) discusses the definition of success. John explains that success is for all people, its picture is not similar ...

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 “ ...

SMITH, CHRISTIAN. BIBLE MADE IMPOSSIBLE.2012.
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The text finds its origins from the ideas of Christianity with connection to the Bible. While Smith tries to explain the thoughts that circle around evangelism, he also adds his ideas about the adoption of the scriptures by Christians. “The Bible made Impossible” is developed with the use of societal behaviors, history, and theology that the author understands. Smith provides his ideas and findings in a systematic method that takes his readers through a gradual process of arguments, findings, and beliefs. It is important to note that, ...

In "Confessions of an Economic Hitman," John Perkins tells the story about how he and others like him were able to have a huge impact on the world today in ways that many of the elite in society would rather keep secret. The story involves a lot of deceit, murderers, and traitors who are motivated by greed and power. Perkins gives details on how strong countries have the power to exploit another and even goes so far as to influence their politics. He explains how some countries are willing to go to extremes such as robbing another country of their natural resources, ...

The Hot Zone, 3rd ed. (Electronic Version)

I.
1. Centers for Disease Control
a) Page 159, 1st paragraph
b) It is referred to in the book when it indicated that the main role ofthe Army is to fight military threats while the Centers for Disease Controlshould have the responsibility and authority to fight diseases.
c) Centers for Disease Control means government agencies that protect public health through the control and prevention of diseases and the investigation and prevention of emerging diseases.
2. Amplification
a) Page 12, 2nd paragraph
b) It is referred to in the book when explaining the concept of virusmultiplication.
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Introduction

Engineering systems is an engineering concept that is of great importance to the engineers and non-engineers. This is a way on which systems are developed for some purpose is one of the reasons for the development of this component of engineering discipline. This paper will focus on a summary of the book “Engineering systems: Meeting human needs in a complex technological world” by Weck, Roos, and Magee (2011).

Chapter 1

The first chapter talks about the history of engineering and the various inventions that have been done in the world concerning engineering. The chapter focuses in the way human inventions have complicated the world. ...

Book Review of Robert Hare’s “Without Conscience”

Robert Hare’s book “ Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of Psychopaths Among Us” is a transformational book that takes the reader deep into the woods where one gets in contact with the psychology of those we consider out order with our usual human emotions. While reading this book, one gets the feeling of being in one with the mind of a psychopath. In addition, the book answers questions of our mind revolving around the mindset of psychopaths as well as the protective measures to take to shield oneself from the attacks of a psychopath. Besides giving a detailed examination of a psychopath, Hare’s ...

Introduction Culture and Leadership in New Zealand

Introduction
Culture has a great influence on leadership according to various researches that have been conducted. According to Hewison (2006), leadership characteristics are deep rooted in the unique context of each culture. There has been no generally accepted definition of leadership, but majority definitions focus on values, beliefs, attitudes, behavior across cultures and influence that people hold in leadership position hold. Cross cultural research have identified what constitute leadership and the behaviors across cultures. It has also been also identified the various theories used in description of leadership. Leadership in most of the cultures across the globe is dependent ...

Introduction

Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America is a book written by Benjamin L.Carp and published in the year 2010. In this elegant and thrilling book, Carp provides the reader with a vivid description of the Boston Tea Party. The book explodes various myths and explores the scintillating Boston city life.
Carp embarks on a phenomenal story telling session where he vividly brings to life the different individuals and places that have been brought together by the Tea Party -from English businesspersons to tea pickers from China, plantation slaves, native Americans and Boston’s so ...

In Milton Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom, Friedman argues that political freedom cannot come about without economic freedom, and argues for the perpetuation of the free market as a philosophical and practical solution to many of society's problems. Friedman's perspective is decidedly liberal, though this is framed through the European definition of the word (i.e. limited role of government), instead of the American one (expansion and increase in size of the social safety net).. In this way, he seems to be the quintessential libertarian, believing that the private sector can and should provide for the needs of a free society. This ...

Overview of the National Banking Sectors in North Africa

Banking regulations on the acceptable standards have become a central point of discussion in most developed nations especially due to the recent financial crisis. A program or scheme that enforces the channeling of resources into more investments would boost the financial stability of the economies of most developing nations. A study of the regulations in the banking industry on the economic growth can reveal a lot concerning the economic growth in some specific South Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt). The banking efficiency and its proximity to internationally acceptable standards are measured using convergence methodologies such as β-convergence, Meta Frontier ...

PART A

Portfolio of Creation Myths (182-191)
Question 1
Different myths have different images to represent their creator gods. For instance the Native American narrative of creation uses the spider woman as the god responsible for the creation story. In the same way, the Australian society presented in this excerpt upholds the fact that life emanated from the emu egg (Ford 185). One similarity that exists in the way that the creator gods are presented is that they have extra-ordinary power to be able to accomplish the creation task. It is also evident from each of the stories presented ...

ABSTRACT

Vision, the window through which we assess and adjust our reality, is a filter affected by passion, memory, circumstances and other factors. James Elkins argues that the act of seeing is more than a simple matter of mechanical motor functioning. It is, in fact, a metamorphic phenomenon that continually re-creates identity. Elkins’ The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing is an impressively ambitious attempt to analyze a massive yet thought-provoking subject.

Jonathan Swift’s pithy comment on vision is an apt but obtuse observation about the interplay between the eyes and the brain, the transmission of data and consequent interpretation resulting ...

The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008

The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 is an economics book that was written by Paul Krugman. The book is an analysis of the 2008 financial crisis that followed an economic downturn amid huge economic activity in the financial sector of many economies including that of the United States of America. The book further follows and traces integration of the unfavorable economic conditions into the financial crisis experienced in the year 2008. In addition, Paul Krugman considers the parameters that characterize a relationship in an economic depression context basing the argument on the depression and the economic ...