Chicago Literature Reviews Samples For Students

Introduction

Many people frequently use the words “homicide” and “murder” interchangeably, but they are not the same. Homicide is a legal term referring to any killing of human by another human being. On the other hand, murder requires the intent to kill another human being. Homicide involves any death where a person has a fault, but there appears mitigating circumstances that can influence the charge of homicide. Those convicted of murder carry two charges, which include homicide and the malicious intent to kill. The United States laws carve exceptions form some killings, which would otherwise fall under criminal laws against murder or manslaughter. ...

Analysis of the effect of school violent crime on academic achievement in Chicago

Introduction

A survey was conducted by the Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR) which explores students’ feelings of safety, discipline, and trust at school. This study uses eight years of individual student data from the entire Chicago Public School district between 2002 and 2010. The crime data have been taken from the Chicago Police Department and the complete administrative records from the Chicago Public Schools. Some questions were asked in this survey—how safe do students feel. The survey also finds out the students’ emotional connection with their teachers(DeVoe et al, 2010) . Eventually they were asked how often ...

“Lucy Gayheart” is one of the most melancholic, but beautifully crafted novel by Willa Cather. Most of the events in the story took place in Haverford, Nevada and Chicago. The novel explores the contrasting atmosphere and way of life between the small town of Haverford and the busy city of Chicago. These two different settings influence the transition of events and govern the development of the main character, Lucy. The rural setting in Haverford creates an image of Lucy as a carefree and lovely girl who has always been delighted by the town’s fresh summer breeze and the simplicity ...

Gun control in the United States is one of the most hotly debated issues in the country as of late; given the increase in prominence of school shootings, and the proliferation of gang violence in major metropolitan areas, many people wonder what the potential effects of gun control might be. Some argue that gun control removes a vital Constitutional right to bear arms and increases crime by only allowing criminals to have guns, whereas others believe that gun control itself is an effective deterrent to crime by removing the sheer number of guns off the streets. There is strong evidence on ...

A Review of Literature

INTRODUCTION
The United States has currently been struggling with a great deal of political warfare, social unrest and public protest from the inside and from terrorism, global criticism and immigration battles from the outside. There are so many issues that the subjects of debate seem endless. One of the most controversial and often debated issues today is gun control. There is no doubt that it is incredibly dangerous when offenders are armed when they commit crimes like burglary or in a car-jacking; more so when these offenders have every premeditated intent to kill. At the same time, not everyone ...

Introduction

Contemporary studies view parties as alliances of politicians whose ultimate objective is to win electoral office. Parties make promises on behalf of their candidates about what they will do if elected, and help improve chances of reelection for incumbents through their records of implementing their programs (Bawn et al. 571). It is plain to see how these parties might serve democracy. Citizens can give more effective direction to government by voting for a party instead of an individual. They create an incentive for responsible governance by holding an entire party rather than a single politician accountable for government actions (Bawn et ...

Outdoor Play in Early Childhood Education and Care Ireland

Childhood is a very important stage in the development of each individual. It is in this stage that permanent traits and behaviours are nurtured and acquired. This stage plays a crucial role in ensuring that children develop to desired individuals in the society. In this stage, several activities are incorporated to ensure that a child is fully equipped to face the next stage of life. Some of the activities include playing, schooling, and other distinct activities varying with social status of the family. Research as shown that childhood influences greatly the future life of the individual this is because values instilled in ...

Literature Review

The paper reviews the existing literature on the efficacy of incarcerating criminals in prisons and the associated expenses that the government incurs to jail them and maintain the prisons. According to Gilgan (2015), the expenses, which are substantial, are funded by the taxes collected from the citizens. His opinion is that a prison sentence for every criminal is neither rational nor an economically viable solution for the U.S. Government. The crucial question that the paper will explore is whether using tax dollars to imprison criminals is the ideal way to utilize the money gathered, and how might they be ...

Media Capital: A Critique

The media capital is a new cultural analysis concept proposed by Curtin (2003). In lieu of conventional analysis of media and, for that matter, cultural patterns based on national boundaries, media capital is used. Given how an increasing number of capitals are adopting multi-channel satellite networks for broadcasting glocal TV content, media capital can be employed to better analyze TV content becoming increasingly uncategorizable as of one national character or another. The provided examples of Hollywood, Chicago and Hong Kong (Curtin) represent only an initial step into using media capital as an analytical method for media / cultural analysis. ...

Introduction

This paper provides an overview of descriptive theories that have advanced in over the last decade concerning the working of the human memory and how it affects the adult behavior and experiences. Purposefully, this paper attempts by using different scholars to examine the influence of abuse on children. We explore the relationship between child abuse and repressed memory. The purpose of this literature review is anchoring an understanding of different attempts to come up with one comprehensive understanding of psychology and the developing of the human brain. While exploring the different facets of the concept of human behavior, the ...

Authors from different periods in history represent nature and the physics world differently. Authors from Anglo- Saxons or the people, who inhabited Great Britain in the 5th century, represented the issue different from those in the middle or medieval ages (10th to 15th century) and also from those that came thereafter.
Anglo- Saxon author of Beowulf is believed to have written the piece sometime between 8th and 11th century. The Beowulf poet presents ancient Scandinavia with the heroic tale of Beowulf defeating a monster and later becoming King of Geats (Anon, Kirtlan 3). It shows nature as a fight ...

In his book Sex, Gender, and Culture among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes, Don Kulick studies the life of a certain group of transgendered prostitutes in Salvador, a Brazilian city. He explores various aspects of the lives of these prostitutes majorly their social lives, and why they do not identify themselves as females yet outwardly, they are women. In Portuguese they are known as Travestis. The Travestis are very common in Latin America, but they are more known and found in Brazil (Kullick 6). They usually look quite different when compared to other people. In most cases, they look bizarre and ...

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Research Purpose/Introduction

In a paper presented at a symposium on teaching children to think creatively, child psychologist E. Paul Torrance (1972), creator of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) (Torrance, 1980, 1966) says,
I know that it is possible to teach children to think creatively and that it can be done in a variety of ways. I have done it. I have seen my wife do it. I have seen other excellent teachers do it. I have seen children who demonstrated a disability for thinking creatively learn to think creatively. I have seen them continuing for years thereafter to ...

Food labeling is important to the consumer and the manufacturers. The quality of the food is particularly important to the customers who are cognizant of the need to be more aware of the content and the nutrients in their foods. The views of food and food content are important as they appear on the labels and help consumers to make accurate choices on the foods they wish to consume. Food and food content changes rapidly over time and the consumers recognize that the content that is present in particular food today may be absent from the product tomorrow. The ...

A Socio-Linguistic Study

Literature Review
A Socio-Linguistic Study

Abstract

The enduring widespread political and public engagements in the Arab world have actually empowered many segments of the public in those regions. The debate on the impact of social media on various aspects of the Arab world as well as globally continues among the Arab policy makers. The incessant strong progress, acceptance and diversity of the usage of social media platforms across the entire Arab world in the recent years, specifically in 2012points to the fact that many well-known movements like the Arab Spring and extensive social media usage are sweeping the Arab world. ...

In United States and other countries around the globe, noticeable steps have been implemented to ensure that public perception of the arts is strengthened. At the same time, the value of the artists and art has been recognized globally because of its ability to strengthen communities (Belfiore & Bennett, 2008). Despite the significant progress, artists are still perceived to be less important by a majority of Americans. According to a survey conducted in 2007, only 27 percent of Americans perceive that artists are important whereas an overwhelming 74 percent believes that art is beneficial to a country (Pettit & DiMaggio, 1998). Throughout history, an ...

The Chicago Tribune article titled High ranking US military officer goes on trial for sex charges had been published on March 4th 2014. The article is on the trail of Army Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair, who was earlier the deputy commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. Sinclair’s court martial is one of the few occurrences in the US armed forces that involved high ranking officers. He is only the third army general in over half a century to face court martial proceedings. The general, aged 51, is accused of forcing a junior woman officer to have sex and threatening her ...

Executive summary

, defines studying abroad as an undertaking by a student in a learning institution to study in another country for a definite period. Studying abroad involves learning cultures, languages, and socioeconomic as well as political systems of the host country. Through this lifelong learning experience, students acquire dynamic skills including problem solving, decision making, interpersonal, cross-cultural understanding, as well as self-reliance capabilities that are sort after by many potential employers. This, therefore, implies that study abroad programs are imperative in enabling a graduate secure a lucrative job, especially in a multi-cultural working environment. In addition, studying abroad enables an individual have a worldview, which can influence his ...

Literature Review

Terrorism has had a tremendous impact on the manner in which the United States approaches it foreign policy (Woodward 2006). Long before terrorism reached the mainland United States there was a significant pressure to constantly review and update the US foreign policy. In the modern era Clinton encountered the fact that the Cold War had given way to a new form of antagonism (Entman 2004). There was a beginning creation of a framework to deal with the emerging terrorist threat but, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, many of the factions once under their influence were once more free to do as they ...

There are multiple faces and variances of feminism nowadays, differentiating both geographical as well as cultural (Dunand Zimmerman, 2013). The western feminism comprises the values of the developed and partly developing countries, whereas the African and Asian feminism comprises the values of these societies, where besides gender, race is another element that defines women and the feminism discourse (Dunand Zimmerman, 2013). But in practice things are much more complex than this simply structured formulation of localized feminism. Looking at the Islamic Asian countries, for instance, there can be observed great differences between women’s condition in Turkey or Egypt, ...

- Problem Statement – Area(s) of Improvement
In any educational process the only way for a student to learn is by actually remembering what they have been taught. This is doubly true in any of the more precise subject such as math, science and technology; all of which rely on solid evidence to prove someone’s point and more importantly, numbers. By this very attribute, math has gained the ire of students around the world despite the numerous improvements and possibilities the field has provided to society.
In this light, the main problem that this research paper is ...

Last Name, First Name of Student

Research Question
The purpose of this paper is to establish the effect of the North American Free Trade Agreement, otherwise known as NAFTA on the foreign direct investments that Mexico has received as an effect of the implementation of the NAFTA. Mexico, along with the United States and Canada, has created a trilateral trade block that came into force on January 1, 1994. The goal of the NAFTA is to promote trade and investments between the three member countries through several mechanisms that include removal of tariffs for export and import of goods, elimination of non-tariff trade barriers, improved ...

What Would Be The Consequences On The Italian Economy If They Were To Abandon The Euro Currency And Re-Establish The Lira?
There has been a believable rumour that Italy is at the verge abandoning the Euro for its local currency, the Lira. There arise many questions as to why such a developed country with a high GDP per capita would embrace such an idea and the implication of the same to the Economy.
This informing paper clearly sets out all the possibilities that are likely to occur based on previous example of abandoning a currency as well currency areas.
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Distance learning is a study delivery technique that is also referred to as e-learning or distance education. In this type of learning, tutors are also called lecturers do their introductions and broadcasting over the internet or by a connection to learners. This is done with the students not necessarily having to appear physically in a class. It is a scheme that seeks to take priority in pedagogy and puts into implementation the ever changing technology and design models in cutting short distance as a barrier to education. This goes against all odds, to defeat the traditional education systems that are hindered by the geographical ...

1.0 Domestic violence, PTSD and women

Research has proven that battering and violence in the families are major causes of post-traumatic stress disorders among the victims (PTSD). The problem of intimate patner violence has become a very widespread calamity in the world today. It involves physical or bodily assaults, emotional distress, and traumatizing responses by one patner to another.Women in particular, form the larger population of people experiencing domestic violence. This makes them to be most vulnerable to mental disorders that result from experiencing violence, and in particular PTSD. According to a study by Loring Jones, Margaret Ughes and Ulrike Unterstaller, battered women are great victims of ...

Jonathan Swift’s powerful satire offers a misanthropist’s perspective of the world, one who has lost faith in and has succumbed to the disillusionment in humankind. Gulliver’s Travels is a glimpse into the real state of the human race, with most salient attacks on the social aspect of it: politics, religion, governmental structure and finally, the essence of what it means to be human. However, at the very end of the novel, it becomes clear that only a person who profoundly cares about the state of humanity could have written a work that touches upon all these issues in such a satirical ...

The Scrivener’

Perhaps the most sophisticated aspect of Melville’s story is in how effectively he lures the reader into focusing on the character of Bartleby. The scrivener’s inscrutability is oddly compelling and invites one to try and “understand” Bartleby, to fashion a diagnosis, even imagine a treatment or cure. But the story is about perspective itself, the perspective of the lawyer, who can only assess and try to make sense of his enigmatic clerk within the confines of his own singular world view. True, his is the ethic of Wall Street and the pragmatic rationalism that defines the class of people ...

A Raisin in the Sun and Othello are two plays with different employ of setting. In A Raisin in the Sun, setting is amongst the very significant aspects in the play; this is because the Youngers are trying to purchase another house in a different locality, their present home and neighborhood has particular importance. The play occurs in an isolated southern part of Chicago between 1945 and 1959. During this episode the majority of American-people were successful and some racial queries were beginning to be raised.

In this play, the Youngers were a plebeian black family struggling against financial hardship and ...