Literature Reports Samples For Students

1. The main theme of the book is the focus on the central idea that the personal character of a leader is above all positions or power. The book emphasizes that a leader must win its followers by its own virtue. He should be a role model, rather than a forceful person to lead his followers. The personal attributes may vary, but the leader must utilize these to make others obey his command. “Authentic Leader” is a term coined by David Irvine and Jim Reger to define the leader who leads by the strength of his characters.” Is he for real?” is the question ...

Miles Davis and John Coltrane are commonly considered to be two of the greatest musicians of their time. Innovators, performers and artists, they contributed significantly to both the music and culture of mid-20th century America, at a time when civil rights was a hot-button issue and popular culture itself was experiencing a crossroads. The free jazz movement started in the late 1940s, as jazz musicians began to experiment with world music influences and other genres, creating new opportunities for composition and performance. While Miles Davis helped develop the concepts of cool jazz, both he and John Coltrane were extremely influential in developing ...

‘A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures’ is a highly acclaimed book written by Quinn Bradlee and Jeff Himmelman. Quinn bradlee shares experiences of his personal life in this book. Quinn bradlee is son of sally Quinn, a best seller writer and Ben bradlee, a Washington post executive editor. This paper discusses the book, A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures’ and talks about related aspects of the book.

Quinn shares how he came in this world with a hole in his heart and he had to undergo a number of surgeries when he was just three ...

In her writing, Sandra Cisneros (204) pays much attention to the issue of discrimination against women. In her article entitled ‘Only Daughter’, the author dwells heavily on the issue of women being seen as second class people after men, with even parents seeing the girl child not as valuable as the male child. To illustrate this, the author takes the reader back to her younger years where the reader learns that she was brought up in a family of a Mexican father and a Mexican-American mother. Discrimination was evident in that the girl could not play with her brothers since they ...

The Birthright Lottery by Ayelet Shachar

The Canadian government has recently taken steps towards what they deem will make Canadian citizenship valuable. In 2009, a law was passed limiting or restricting people in obtaining Canadian citizenship. Children born abroad on the date 17 April 2009 and after would only obtain Canadian citizenship if at least one of the parents was a Canadian citizen by birth or by naturalisation. Canadian parents are therefore limited in passing citizenship to children born abroad after one generation. These restrictions have raised concern over which state children born abroad fall into and the implications one has to think of when they choose ...

“House on Mango Street” is the first big novel written by Sandra Cisneros. The problem of Mexican-American (Chicano), described in the story, is deep in her own biography. Her family migrated from Mexico to the USA and she spent her childhood in the poor neighborhood.
The theme of Chicano identity as a nation is one of the central in the story. The main character is a girl named Esperanza, who is a collective image of Mexican-American culture, which starts to establish itself. Esperanza doesn’t like being teased because of her name at school, whereas in her native language her name ...

The Grapes of Wrath, a novel written by John Steinbeck, is acute reaction to the social and economic situation of America during the 1930's. Summer 1937 brought severe drought and dust bowls, which caused the greatest damage to the crops and made thousands of broken farmers leave their lands in order to survive. The novel offers the chance to stand in the shoes of poor and desperate families, whose fertile lands went barren and were taken away by the bank agents. The shock comes with understanding that the Government is indifferent to the lives of this people and they don’ ...

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier does not but tells us a story of a teenage boy, who dares to fight and withstand cruelty and humiliation at school, caused by the school gang, The Vigils. Jerry Renault, a freshman at Trinity High School, finds strength to give a dare to the established system at school, stirring up a rebellion against cruelty. Undoubtedly, this very book is always timely, as it proves that each and every person can at least try to break the system, try to break the wall of humiliation and mockery in order not to lose honour and dignity.
The Vigils ...

“Lord of the Flies” is a debut allegoric novel written in 1954 by a Nobel Prize-winning author William Golding. The novel intended to be an ironic commentary on “The Coral Island” by R.M. Ballantyne (1858) – an adventurous story for the young generation praising the optimistic imperial conception of the Victorian England.
The novel depicts the life of a group of children during the wartime on a deserted island, who survived a plane crash during evacuation from England. As a result of the elections Ralph has been chosen as the community leader. He strives to establish an upright and accurate way of life on the ...

REPORT FROM A BOOK

The book Africans in America is quite enlightening as it sheds light into the experiences of African Americans to the history of the United States as well as their related experiences. A good example is the lives of the Africans during the revolutionary era and how this life morphed during the slavery era. During the revolutionary era African Americans were held in much higher esteem than during the times of slavery. This can be attributed to the fact that they contributed to the revolutionary war and thus were precious to the country. The levels of respect for the African ...

Abstract

Text summarization refers to creating a summary of a document without detracting from or distorting the message. The text of the document must be presented in a concise and clear manner. The need for text summarization has been felt for more than a decade as the volume of available data increased. In this paper, an attempt has been made to understand the methods of summarization proposed by various scholars. Five papers have been selected for analysis and review. The aim of the study is to understand the process of text summarization.

Introduction

As the volume of digital data increases, the need for automation increases. ...

LAB#7A

Theory and Operation
1. Black Direct Acting Pressure Relief Valve
This lab is used to analyze the action of various values by disassembling and assembling. This valve is used to describe its action in the hydraulic circuits.

Action of Black Direct Acting Pressure Release Value

The relief valve acts as the fuse or circuit breaker in an electric circuit. An electric circuit blows a fuse unless it overloads. The hydraulic circuits allow the relief value to dump. Protecting the pump from the excess pressure is the main function of a relief valve. The direct acting relief value responds quickly to the pressure tries to go and observe ...

- Original Concept
“Last Man” was inspired by Frederic Brown’s (1948) “Knock”, which Brown based on the three-sentence short-short story written by Thomas Bailey Aldrich and is about the last man on Earth following the Zan’s annihilation of living things in the planet. The “Last Man” follows Isaac as the last man on earth who refuses to forget about his family that was since long gone. Brown’s work was an inspiration because the plot narrative, although brief, offered an opportunity to create a different take of the story. Film, as a medium, works best in the project ...

Type of research study: Qualitative

Purpose of the study:
The purpose of this study is to a) update existing reviews of ultrasound for routine fetal assessment in early pregnancy, b) to review the use of routine ultrasound during pregnancy for the detection of fetal abnormalities, c) to conduct a study of the costs of routine two-stage ultrasound in early or mid-pregnancy, d) to compile reviews of women’s views on ultrasound examination and its costs, and e) to assess the consequences of routine two-stage ultrasound.

Methods/sample:

Primary research was undertaken to supplement the data from existing literature. Systematic reviews of literature were done. Studies were performed at ...

Karen Rosenberg’s Reading Games: Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources is a must for anyone considering graduate study in any of the humanities. It’s one thing to be a whiz at reading the novels that populate the syllabi of English classes in undergraduate study; those classes are often the first opportunity for students to encounter literature on their own, without a question packet that the teacher handed out for them to answer or a series of quizzes to complete every day on part of the book. The only assessments about these novels, in many cases, comes in essay form, giving the student a ...

Introduction

Henrik Ibsen is a 19th Century Norwegian playwright. He has been referred to many as the “Father of Modern Drama”. This is mostly because his dramatic plays comprised of several religious, historical and political messages which have had some application or another for an extended period of time. There is an apparent trend by Ibsen to include prose writing into most of his plays while keeping to the main focus of his story. This is the same with Shakespeare. Ibsen incorporates psychological as well as social issues into his works by centering his plays on realistic contemporary problems, themes and ...

Abstract

This report will discuss the varied, ever changing film industry with a motive of seeking a career path in the industry. Based upon primary and secondary research and first hand experiences of interviewed professionals from the industry, the job role and career path as a director will be explored. Considering economic, social and technological factors, film industry’s future trend will be assessed.

Key Aspects of Filmmaking

The film industry is largely a combination of institutions that educate about filmmaking and its allied areas, organizations, production companies, professionals with various skill sets like acting, screenplay, script writing, directing, etc. One common activity is making movies or motion ...

Introduction

The purpose of this experiment was to determine the speed of sound at room temperature using the microphone connected to a computer. Sound travels at a speed which is comparatively higher than the speed many objects. Consequently, the determination of speed of sound is technically challenging task. Most experiments rely on echo which is a reflection of sound to estimate this speed. The speed of sound at standard atmospheric pressure and temperature of 0º C is 331.5m/s. The experimental value of the speed of sound is expected to be less than the accepted value because low winter temperatures.

Materials and Methods

Materials
- Computer
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Oil Prices: Breaks and Trends

The paper organized by the author also has an in-depth relationship with other literature works on the subject of Oil Breaks and Price Trends. Firstly, it has used the Kejriwal and Perron’s sequential procedure to determine the multiple structure changes in real oil prices. However, the author avoided the circular testing problem. In fact, the Kejriwal and Peron model allows the repeated use and selection of a number of breaks in the trend and in the level of a univariate time series without any prior knowledge as to whether the noise component is stationary or not. Thus, the author, in ...

Section A: Front-end Analysis .3

Target Audience Description 3
Procedure for Determining Information Processing Steps 3
Learning Objectives .... 7
Terminal Learning Objective .. 7

Enabling Objectives . 8

Section B: Instructional Strategies, Specifications, Documentation .. 13

Background .13

Terminal learning objective 13
Expanded Events of Instruction 14
Introduction . 14
Body . 15
Section 1: Basic Words 15
Section 2: Advanced Words 15
Conclusion 17
Teaching Elementary Children To Read A Second Language
Section A: Front-end Analysis
- Target Audience Description
The target audience is elementary school children. To learn any new language, children must start early. The ...

Introduction

The proposal is about a system that will be used in the management of human resource functions. This paper will focus on the development of a human resource information system that will be used in the management of human resource processes. The paper will develop a Project Interim Report (PIR). The project interim report will elaborate on the requirements of the report and establish ways in which the researcher will follow in implementing the project.

Structure of the project

The project will entail having a description of the problem that is being investigated. In this development, a background of the problem will be done. Different solutions that have ...

If Women Counted

Summary
While the work done by men outside the home is always acknowledged and included in the productivity figures of the economy, the contribution of women is always neglected and not cared for. Many economists have termed the neglect of women in the global economic activity as a sexist outrage that needs to be corrected. According to some analysts, neglecting the contribution of women to the society is equal to neglecting the intellectual property of a corporate entity. In both the developed and developing countries, a number of transactions are removed from the active economy and are do not involve any ...

Summary

The book, “Adam Smith in Beijing,” was written by Giovanni Arrighi. In his work, Giovanni portrays how China has extraordinarily risen over the years hence inviting the reassessment of the concept of “The Wealth of Nations”. In the eighteenth century, Adam Smith made predictions that eventually there would be equalization of power existing between the West and the territories conquered by the West. The book vividly explains the growth of capitalism from the days of Iberian Peninsula, Genoa, Venice, the Dutch Empire, the Spanish empire to today’s United States. Thus, the book provides a detailed explanation of the interconnections ...

Business

1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Facelift Furniture Ltd was; first launched in 2011 in Texas. Facelift furniture is a leader in furniture restoration. The company work mainly encompasses transformation of dated furniture using enamel paint, latex, and glaze. Face-lift mission is to help its customers in restoration of furniture to its former glory (Facelift Furniture n.d.).
1.1 Statement of the Problem
Following the economic downturn, Facelift Ltd saw it business severely affected negatively. The company saw its profits fail to reach expected targets. As a solution to an existing problem, the company choose to diversify the business to ...

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is an exposé of the lives of immigrant workers of the meatpacking industry in Chicago. It revolves around the lives of a Lithuanian family who went to the United States in the hopes of living a better life but ended up destroyed and toyed by the rotten capitalist system. Sinclair uses the idea of the Darwinian evolution in a jungle, where powerless immigrant workers are preyed upon by cruel, wealthy and corrupt capitalists.
The book’s agenda was to provide a compelling critique of capitalism, and raise a socialist alternative. It was meant to make people realize the ...

Contributor: Thomas L. Saaty

Contribution: He holds the chair of University Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering USA. He wrote a paper on “Decision making with the analytic hierarchy process”
Details: There are many intangibles involved in decision making which need to be traded off. In order to do that, it is important to measure and evaluate the intangibles along with the tangibles. Thomas L. Saaty, who is internationally recognized for his decision-making process, called as the AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process). It is a concept of measurement through pairwise comparisons and focuses on the opinion ...

A writer ventures into the writing business with the aim of entertaining the readers. These personalities write captivating stories that entertain the readers. However, in this case, Upton makes the above statement to try and bring out the fact that even though the book was written to entertain the readers, somewhat it tampered with their inner feeling. The book centers around a Lithuanian immigrant who comes to the USA with the hope of having a better life. However, the turnout of events does not impress both the writer and presumably the reader. The book describes the life of one Jurgigs life ...

Informal Writing on Nella Larsen's Passing

One of the most important works relevant for the American literature is the novel Passing by Nella Larsen. There have been many attempts by the literary critics to discover the reasons for such ending of the novel, but there is not mutual agreement on the reasons for Claire's death. The final scene of the novel brings its readers an unexpected twist and climax of the tragic hero. However, the question is how did Claire die?
For me, both women are tragic heroines because Claire ended her life by sudden death, and Irene destroyed her family life by introducing ...

Book Report: The American Language by H. L. Mencken
In the book The American Language, author H. L. Mencken acknowledges the fact that language evolves over time and by the development of an American version of English, it was clear that Americans had come up with their distinct language that could identify them. The author realized that Americanism could be defined by different factors chief among them a language that was Americanized. He goes ahead and highlights the variations of English that Americans came up with that were different from mainstream acceptable English. That reflected the dynamism of language ...

Blue Ocean Strategy is a book authored by Renee Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim that dwells on strategic business moves companies can make to tap into uncontested markets. The book, published in 2005, embodies the emergence of rapid change and innovation in recent years while at the same time injecting dynamism in business strategy. The book classifies businesses into two groups; Red Oceans and Blue Oceans. The former group, Kim and Mauborgne note comprises of static businesses that dwell on battling competitors. A strategy that is highly unlikely to bring forth a prospect of profit growth to companies that practice it. ...

Introduction

Jeanne Randolph is an independent speaker who works as a public speaker and writer. Her work and performances have been based on spectator sports, doodads, advertising, visual arts, western philosophy, psychoanalytical theories (Donna, 2013). Her literary work has been highly acclaimed by the critics and readers. Her first book was Psychoanalysis and Synchronized Swimming, which gathered much appreciation among masses. Her other commendable writings include Symbolization and its Discontents (1997), Why Stoics Box: essays on art and society (2003). Her recent publication Ethics of luxury (2007) is also getting famous (Art History and Visual Art Department, 2014). The topic of ...

The article starts with a flashback on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program that developed after the 9/11 terror acts. It aimed at providing stability to a then very uncertain terrorism insurance market. Green gives a detailed account on the past attempts by members of Congress to renew the act. According to Green, an extension to the program enforced by the above-stated act is very much in many people’s hearts with concern on the future terrorist acts on private businesses, property and life. A different opinion, however, can be heard as some people believe the private insurance marketplace can now effectively cater ...

The article states that, the chain of supply in the business world today is becoming more complex with the complex changes that are currently happening simultaneously in the world. That, according to the author, may in a way increase the magnitude of risks business managers have to endure. From a recent survey on many business executives coming from various manufacturing and retail companies, it got discovered that the supply chain risks are increasing and becoming more expensive.
The supply chain risk has become a very important matter considering the rising number of risks in the supply chain. Risk events have become ...

Do you like stories about dogs, friendship, family, and life on a farm? If so, you would enjoy reading the book “Where The Red Fern Grows” by author Wilson Rawls.
This book is about a ten-year-old boy named Billy who lived on a farm in the heavily forested Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression with his Mother, Father, Grandfather, and three sisters.
The conflict arises when Billy wanted to have two pups, but has no money to buy them. In tight times, Billy's parents do not want to spend on frills, and not keen to take chances on something risky ...

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Vitrophyre Rhyolite in Valles Caldera

Vitrophyre Rhyolite is a type of igneous rock found in the Sante Fe and Valles Caldera areas of New Mexico (see map). Rhyolites are the extrusive equivalents of the plutonic rocks and hence the Rhyolite outcrops closely resemble granite formations. They are composed of high content of Silica and low in iron and magnesium. The Rhyolite melts are intensely polymerized and their lavas are very viscous. The Rhyolites are also known to occur in volcanic plugs and ...

Gravimetric analysis

Introduction
Gravimetric analysis is a method of measuring of mass of chemical substances. This analysis can be classified in two types; precipitation and volatilization (Bassett et al.). In precipitation method some steps, involved to determine quantify of the chemical substances, are separation of an ion in aqueous solution by a reaction, filtering and washing the precipitate, converting the precipitate to a substance of known composition, and lastlytaking weight of the precipitate as well asevaluating its mass. The chemical substance must be precipitated fully.Theunknown amount of original ion can be evaluated from the mass and known composition of the precipitate. Gravimetric method ...

Introduction

History of the Ottoman Empire is saturated with different thrilling events. The release of David Lean's movie “Lawrence of Arabia” made it possible for the general audience to see how the British Empire campaigned during World War I to achieve independence for the Arab countries from the Ottoman Empire. The movie, however, does not answer the question why the British troops supported the Arabs and why the Turkish chose Germans at their allies. The movie also does not explain what the mission of Lawrence of Arabia in the deserts was. Other prominent authors have widely speculated on the themes ...

Communication Process – io9.Com “About Us”

The website in question is io9.com, a media and genre-based website that is part of the Kinja network (along with other popular websites like Gawker and Jezebel). It is a curated blog-type website whose business model is to create content for their audience, which is mostly concerned with science fiction and fantasy media (such as books, movies, comic books, video games, music, television, etc.). The sender of the content is io9 itself as an entity, headed by editor-in-chief Annalee Newitz, as well as managing editor Charlie Jane Anders. The perceived receiver of the content includes an audience of tech-savvy, genre fiction ...

- Strategies used in Multiple Triangulations
The participant’s observations have been considered important as a number of factors like document analysis, merger of interview surveys, direct observations and the participation of the observer are involved. On the same grounds, experiment, survey, film, pictures and biographical methods have been defined in the category of approaches in order to get the data from sources. Most of the interpretive sociologists prefer to utilize triangulated method to make their schemes as unrestricted for the people. This reflects that such sociologists are committed to rigor their data. In this context, they will have ...

In this report, I will review three articles pertaining to the classification of American Indian languages. The first one is Campbell review of Language in the Americas, by Joseph Greenberg. The second one is Response to Campbell Review by Greenberg, and the last one is Rankin review of Language in the Americas, by Joseph Greenberg. A very concise summary of these three articles is provided, and a comparison of the ways that Campbell and Rankin criticized Greenberg's classification is given, too.
Lyle Campbell states that the classification of the American Indian languages by Greenberg must be rejected. He claims ...

There are a lot of famous and unfamiliar names that can be associated with the field of naturalism. A naturalist is someone who is considered to be an expert in natural history and that his or her expertise is practiced and applied through the course of art or literature (Loudon). One of the most famous naturalists in the world is Charles Darwin, who we know as the father of Evolution. Additionally, some of the famous naturalists are George Culver, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Joy Adamson, Alexander Von Humboldt, Henry David Thoreau, Steve Irwin and Alfred Russell Wallace. This paper will discuss the ...

The lay article managed to capture information that may be easily absorbed by the general population. And that is the aim of doing this; however it is important to ensure the writer quoting the journal article communicates the right message without distorting facts. This paper will compare the two papers and explore if there are differing facts.
“Artificial sweeteners induce glucose by altering the gut microbiota” (1) the statement is very well articulated and agreed on in the lay article. The article mentions that the NAS does this by altering the capabilities of microbes. It is also notable ...

Introduction

In this experiment, we are interested to determine the heat change of two different reactions using the ice calorimeter. The heat change values are applied together with the given values of the heat transformation of water (∆H(H2O)) and the application of hess law to establish the heat of formation of MgO (∆H(MgO))
A formation reaction has a defined stoichiometry which makes them ideal constructs to be investigated by the Bunsen ice calorimeter. When the heat is released by the reaction, it causes the ice to melt and the volume of the ice-water mixture to contract. From the ...

The Mark of Zorro is an action packed serial story of a masked superhero fighting the cruel and corrupt leaders who are exploiting and oppressing the poor. The story belongs to the early 19th century in Los Angeles, California during Spanish rule. It is novel and was first published under the title ‘Curse of Capistrano’ on All-Story Weekly magazine in 1919. The novel is romantic, imaginative and adventurous.
The story begins by introducing a rich and young aristocrat, Don Diego, who is the son of the richest rancher in the country. Unlike his peers, Diego is a person who lacks vigor ...

Chapter 3: Introduction to the Atmosphere

This chapter is a basic introduction to the several properties of the atmosphere. Air is the main composition of the atmosphere and contains the majority of Nitrogen gas for 78% and Oxygen gas for 21%. The rest comprises of other gases. Although the atmospheric mixture also constitutes particulates such as dust, smoke, pollens, ash and other industrial emission. The atmosphere can be divided into homosphere and heterosphere. Different gases are scattered uniformly throughout this layer, unlike the composition in the heterosphere where each gas is separated in each layer. Located on the topmost part of the atmosphere is where the ...

Analysis of Hydrated Copper Sulphate

The above experiment was conducted to determine the amount of Copper and water present in the given sample of hydrated Copper (II) Sulphate.

Introduction

Gravimetric analysis used in this experiment refers to a set of techniques in analytical chemistry aimed at the quantitative determination of an analyte based on the mass of a given solid. In most gravimetric methods the analyte, in this case hydrated Copper Sulphate, is first converted to solid by precipitation with an appropriate reagent, Oxine in this case. The solid precipitate is then collected by filtration (precipitation). The lab scientist washes the precipitate since it is insoluble in ...

Executive Summary

The internet age has brought with it a revolution in business. It has been a departure from the age-old “manual” way of conducting business to an automated and computer generated applications which ensure that the producer, the retailer and the consumer are interlinked by the internet. As a result of the “internet revolution”, e-businesses have now emerged. These businesses conduct all their activities online, starting from marketing, advertising, display of products and even payment for the goods and services by the consumer (Kessler, 2003). This has reduced the expenditure and the time taken when marketers have to visit all the countries in ...

1. Find research and follow ADEC policy on school trips
The policy guideline of Abu Dhabi Educational Council (ADEC) for public schools allocates specific responsibilities among the staffs of a school to ensure safety in a school trip. Assigned teachers or the school staffs will make necessary arrangements for the field trip, assess possible risk, take precautionary health and safety measures of the children, and communicate with the parents, school Principal, and perform the official formalities. Principals and school authorities should administer all the formalities and policy guidelines of ADEC and they will make the arrangement for buses, check minimum ...

In the argumentative essay “Should high-school students be looking for a relationship” the author argues that the students should be allowed to make their own choices, when it comes to their adolescent love life. The positive impact that the high-school relationships can have on a young person’s psychological and intellectual perception of the relationships prevails over the negative effects, such as sadness, uncontrolled time, lowering of the grades and useful activity, the deterioration of the family relationships. One of the key methods to prevent such side effects, including possible health issues, is the parental participation in life of their child. ...

An ‘English as a Second Language’ Collection for

Brisbane City Council Library Services
Collection Development for Library Services and Course Number
3. Initial ESL Collection Development
The “Success in Reading English: An ‘English as a Second Language’ Collection for Brisbane City Council Library Services (BCCLS)” is our group proposed library collection project. As part of the detailed overview and discussion of the library and information services, the context in which we anchor our initial ESL collection development is at the city of Brisbane Queensland, primarily; and secondarily, the online community. Brisbane, as Australia’s largest local government, has to serve its more than two million ...

Introduction

Beams are very crucial elements in engineering structures. They carry the loads and the weight of the structure and then transmit them to the supports . There are various types of beams configuration that engineers must select depending on the application. These include simply supported beams, cantilever beams and curved beam amongst others. Curved beams are very common in complex structures such as bridges, forklift hooks, crane hooks and in many other applications. Analysis of curved beams is complex compared to that of cantilever and simply supported beams. Thus, in order to enhance the structural integrity of the structure, engineers ...

Philosophical optimism is one of the major topics in Voltaire’s Candide. Throughout the story, Voltaire’s has employed satirical references to describe “the best of all possible worlds” as stated by Dr. Pangloss, contrasting them with the natural disasters and the evil that human beings engage in. Dr. Pangloss and Martin, major characters in the novel, have different views of the world. Dr. Pangloss is seen as an advocate of philosophical optimism, believing that everything is for the best and that evil exists as a means to the greater good (Mason 4). He sees everything as being for the ...

Introduction

The purpose of this project is to set out a proposal for conducting research to arrive at conclusions about the question that has been selected. The theme that has been selected for this research proposal is scope of social media marketing in the publishing industry.
The publishing industry has been seen as one of the most rapidly growing industries in the world as a result of globalization. Today readers have access not just to literature and books written by people in their own country, but also from every corner of the world. In the light of this, a huge scope has ...

Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most renowned classical musicians whose works are popular even today. He is considered as one of the most important composers of the Baroque period. His nine symphonies have particularly been cited as some of the most brilliant western classical musical pieces of all time. Apart from symphonies, Bach is also recognized for his other compositions such as Cantatas, which are religious pieces of musical composition. Today, some of his works have been performed by various musicians, compiled and then sold in album format to millions of classical music lovers around the world. ...

Teams that have access to facilitators or consultants tend to be more successful than those without. This paper describes the aspects that the facilitator or consultants bring into the team that leads to its success.
First, the facilitator ensures that the composition is appropriate. The facilitators guide the team in the analysis of its stakeholders and hence determine its composition. This creates awareness among the team members increasing its cohesion. The facilitators help in defining the goals and objectives the team seeks to achieve. Each meeting should always have specific goals that shall be met. This increases the ...

The History of Cotton in America

Historically, the cotton production in the United States has experienced times of entrepreneurial developments from England’s cotton clothes and yarn. When the factories began operation, the price of cotton fell drastically to ensure affordability of the clothes by the poor people. The lowered price of cotton saw the rise of demand that necessitated England to demand more cotton. America at this era did not have a large base of cotton production until 1830 when the South started large-scale production of cotton. England benefited from 70 percent of this production while the rest remained in the nation for local production.
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The Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland is a publication by Jan Tomasz Gross in the year 2000. The book analyzes the events in the small town of Jedwabne around 1939. This was during the time when the Germans occupied Poland. The book looks at the manner in which the Polish non-Jewish inhabitants, on their own volition, decided to exterminate their Jewish neighbors during the year 1941. The author presents the causes of the massacre against the Jewish residents in Jedwabne by the neighbors who were non-Jews. In narrating the causes of the Jedwabne Jewish massacres, ...

My reaction to the NCLR National Conference of Law Reviews

On the first part of the conference was discussed a very interesting topic " How to be an Effective Editor and Chief". The topic covered the fittest rules of an editor and chief and include some useful advices for this position. My question to the professor was if the editor should edit from specific book in the law? He was pleased with appropriate question and replied that editing should be reviewed from blue book and use red book for the grammar guide. He informed me that plagiarism rules are very strict as unoriginal text cannot be published under any circumstances. In ...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/03/06/286861541/does-raising-the-minimum-wage-kill-jobs
This article is a reaction to the move by the president to increase the minimum wage. The gist or the author’s argument is that increasing the minimum wage with cause employers to retrench and cut jobs. The author presents the evidence in an argumentative manner. Studies from a congressional budget office show that an increase in the minimum wage would result in a loss of over 500000 jobs. On the other hand it would increase hourly wages for over 16 million people.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/03/21/292385791/the-numbers-are-getting-better-the-people-are-getting-worse
This article reviews citizen apathy to the situation in Greece. After the financial turmoil ...

The proposed system

The Swansea City is a small organisation that deals with history materials and adds up as a museum. There is a need to have an online library management system, which will enable the organization have their services online. This is a growing trend that is picking up for most organisations. This paper will focus on the functional requirements of the proposed system, the non-functional requirements, and the way the system will work and operate. These are important details that will enable the system developers come with a working system.

Functional requirements

One of the functional requirements of the new system is that it should have a database ...