Context Annotated Bibliographies Samples For Students

Introduction

Harwood, Britton J. "Gawain and the Gift", PMLA. (1991) pp. 483–99
Borroff, Marie. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Patience, Pearl: Verse Translations. New York: Norton 2001. pp. 58.
Armitage, Simon Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation. New York: Norton. 2011 p.22

In this translated article by the title; “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” the author brings into the lime light the various issues regarding to the loyalty of the main character Gawain. This poem is component of the medieval anecdote practice, which means its focal point on the ...

Part I: Post-disaster management

Crawford, L., Langston, C., & Bajracharya, B. (2013). Participatory project management for improved disaster resilience. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(3), 317-333.

This study contributes to understanding of disaster management relative to project and stakeholder management. Placing value in participatory project management approaches, the study aims to contribute to improved disaster resilience opportunities. Summative content analysis (qualitative) of project management in disaster management discourse is used based on two sets of text from institutionalized discourse (e.g., policies) and the inquiry report from the 2011 Queensland Floods Commission. Limitations were identified as a narrow analysis – a wider ...

Mikhail Baryshnikov once said the words: “Dance for me and I will tell you who you are” (Crompton 1). These words lend themselves to different interpretations in the context of wheelchair dancing. This is because there are different reasons why people dance. Dance could be for enjoyment, cultural events, expression, therapythe list is endless. Dance is about trying to achieve rhythm with one’s body or parts of the body. This implies that even disabled people can dance for the same reasons that able-bodied people dance and more. Several researches imply that when dance is used in therapy, ...

Cragg, W., (2005). Ethics Codes, Corporations, and the Challenge of Globalization. Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing.

The document is relevant to my research work for a number of reasons. The first is that the issues that it is well summarized and covers all important aspect of challenges that are faced by many organizations. The research that I am undertaking is how to manage the aspect of the disaster. In the recent times where there are a lot of disasters, it is important to address this issue when managing change and complexity. There are many aspects of disasters and their management in IT. ...

IT Organizational and Key Manager Assessment and Analysis

Dube, L., Bernier, C., & Roy, V. (2009). Taking on the challenge of IT management in a global business context: The Alcan case – Part A. International Journal of Case Studies in Management. 7(2), 1-10.
This journal explores the IT governance model or methods at Alcan. The document is based on the perspective of Robert Ouellette, hired as the Vice-President of CIT at Alcan. An overview is given to the corporate IT functions. The overview covers the hierarchy in IT governance and Alcan’s strategies at that time. It continues to describing how the IT department relates with the ...

Annotated Bibliography

Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2008. Print.
This book is an important source because it provides a detailed guide of the themes that are brought out by Hemingway in his short story entitled the “The Sun also rises.” This information will be important for my assignment especially when trying to make connections to the theme of masculinity that comes up in Douglass’ writings. This study guide was published in 2008 and therefore its information is dependable.

Carey, Gary. The sun also rises: notes. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1968.

Print.

This book is an excellent secondary source because it provides quality notes about the plot and the key themes that arise from Hemingway’s ...

Ascano-Martin, F. (2008). Shift Report And SBAR. Nurse Educator, 33(5), 190-191.
In this article the reference guides for adult learning to be employed by nurses in the service are outlined. These guidelines are emphasized on as being extremely strict and thus the adherence of nurses to these guidelines is of the utmost importance. In this particular article, the guidelines entail nurses building a personal relationship with the adult in question in order to ensure that optimum service is offered by the nurse to the patient. This personal relationship will also endear the nurse to the patient in question ...

Bell G, Filatotchev I, Aguilera R (2014), 'Corporate Governance and Investors’ Perceptions of Foreign IPO Value: An Institutional Perspective', Academy of Management Journal, 57(1), p.301-320; [Peer Reviewed]

This article examines the responses of stock market to different groups of corporate governance strategies at the firm level by putting emphasis on initial public offerings in the U.S. it depicts how a blend of different incentive-based and monitoring strategies under corporate governance result into the same level of valuation for investors. Equity investors are highly influenced by their expectations regarding the corporate governance strategies adopted.

Bell G, Moore, C. B., ...

Bibliography

Differences between Eastern and Western Culture

Lang, S. Communication Differences Between Eastern and Western Cultures: Managing
Intercultural Communication Differences. Yahoo Voices. 12 May 2008. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.

This article is focuses on the differences of communication and the importance of understanding various communication approaches between the East and the West. According to the article, the eastern cultures are perceived as high context cultures. Such cultures use more nonverbal and indirect communication and conflict is common. The people from the Western cultures are individualistic, communicate directly, and use concrete language while communicating.

The perceptions of power are different ...

Avena, N., Rada, P. and Hoebel, B. G. (2008). Evidence for Sugar Addiction: Behavioral and Neurochemical Effects of Intermittent, Excessive Sugar Intake. Neuroscience Biobehavioral Review, 32(1): 20-39.

The nervous system evolves to motivate and reinforces an individual to subconsciously eat sweet foods and other foods that may trigger such addictive behavior similar to that of alcohol addiction. In this research, Avena and colleagues attempt to find whether or not sugar should be included in the ranks of heroin and cocaine that could also lead to a natural form of addiction. Avena and colleagues contend that food addiction may be a plausible explanation to explain how the brain pathways evolved in response to natural reinforcements that are activated in the same vein that pathways for narcotics are also activated. ...

Bibliography

Forester, John. "Modern and Postmodern Architecture." Critical Theory and Public Life. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT, 1985. Print.

This chapter, written by Juergen Habermas, puts the 1970s movement in architecture in
context with its 1950s and 1960s predecessor. Habermas contends that postmodernism
was a revolution against the large box that came before it, where buildings had no
relationship to their environment and served a solely practical purpose. Understanding the
history helps to understand the movement itself.

Galinsky, Karl. Classical and Modern Interactions: Postmodern Architecture, Multiculturalism, Decline, and Other Issues. Austin: U of Texas, 1992. Print.

This book by ...

Annotated Bibliography

Au, W. "Fresh Out of School: Rap Music's Discursive Battle with Education." The Journal of Negro Education, 74.3 (2005): 210-20.

The purpose of this research paper is to determine how such discourse in education is challenged by the discourse in rap music. According to Au, rap music opposes and critiques education as a dominant discourse. In this study, Au makes an analysis of rap music lyrics from the perspective of the hip-hop culture on the African American education system. Au uses academic literatures, discourse analysis, and ground theories to support his findings from several lyrics of rap ...

Amnesty International. (2013, Nov 14). Abolish the Death Penalty. Retrieved Nov 3, 2014, from http://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty
This is an Amnesty International website, which comprises information about the practice of capital punishment across the world. With executions having increased by 15% in the year 2013 compared to the previous year, Amnesty International calls for a worldwide moratorium and subsequent abolition of the practice. This source gives a perspective into the issue, including statistics drawn from across the world as against just the United States. The information is both authoritative (since it is founded on solid research and evidence). The information on this ...

Abstract

Cognitive development focuses on the mental processes that determine how individuals behave and interact with the environment. It involves the use of logical, critical, reflective, metacognitive and creative thinking in solving problems. Life has various questions, dilemmas, uncertainties and unfamiliar problems. It calls for the efficient application of strategies in finding solutions. Creativity is a significant aspect in problem solving. Cognitive creativity helps an individual in carrying out simple applications, discriminations, analysis, and actions based on knowledge of the problem. Arguments arise on whether the concept of cognitive creativity is a skill or a trait. An individual’s creativity depends on his ...

Question 1: Primary Claim and Evidence

The main claim by the authors is that they have developed an ideal contextual model for negotiation that provides a general strategy for negotiations between Western and Asian negotiators, which creates value while at the same time, protects relationships. As evidence of the need for such a model, the authors review the application of the MGA approach to negotiations involving negotiators from South Korea, China and Japan. By highlighting the variations in the approaches usually taken by negotiators from the different countries, while at the same time highlighting the differences, the authors reaffirm the need for a flexible approach to negotiation. This ...

Annotated Bibliography for Intrinsic and Exterinsic Motivation in Training and Development Techniques for Public Administration

The annotated bibliography given in this paper aims to comrehensively explore the various facets of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation as well as the training and development techniques prevalent today in the public administration services sector. A total of 25 sources have been included in the review. In order to attain an evenly balanced perspective on the subject, the sources aim to cover subjects that range from the basics of motivation theory, the characteristics of public administration and the nature of civil servants. Further, considering the increasingly globazlized nature of businesses, the research also includes sources discussing the training and ...

Maya Lin – Annotated Bibliography

Works Cited

Rothstein, Edward. "Maya Lin". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
This biographical article focuses on the strengths of Maya Lin as an architectural genius and also discusses several aspects of her work.
Paul Berger (November 5, 2006). "Ancient Echoes in a Modern Space". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
This article looks at some aspects of Maya Lin’s work in the context of her redefining of space with a blend of ancient architecture.
Peter G. Rowe and Seng Kuan (2004). Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern ...

Annotated Bibliography

Boccaccio, Giovanni and John Payne (Trans.). The Decameron. New York: Walter Black Inc., n.d. Kindle.
Boccaccio is considered as Chaucer’s counterpart in Italy. The book is a compilation of tales like The Canterbury Tales. He writes of the decadent side of women during the Medieval Age. Almost all of the 100 (Decameron) stories—10 stories for each of the 10 days—are about some illicit affair. Even nuns in a convent get involved with a man. The women in the stories seem to be mostly from the middle or upper class of Italian society. The stories are irreverent descriptions of ...

Cohen, Eli B. Growing Information, Part I. Santa Rosa, Calif: Informing Science Institute, 2009. Print.

Cohen in this peer reviewed article has given an insight on a well researched paper. Cohen gives the essential components of a well researched and articulated work through giving the best research problem statement. The article provides practical example for new comers into the world of research (Cohen, 2009). The elements of scholarly research are also a basic component of the article. This article is essential for a starter due to the fact that, it provides insights on how to create a research statement in order to obtain a ...

Blackburn, M., Busser, R. & Nauman A. (2001). Removing Requirement Defects and Automating Test. Software Productivity Consortium NFP

This article underscores the problems that impede operations and growth. In this regard, the article discusses model based approaches to reducing defects in the production process. The article discusses the use of model-based approaches in order to reduce defects, reworks and rejects in order to increase scheduled savings and reduce costs. Automation of development and tests is important in the production process. According to the authors of the article, automation in this way helps reduce resources and time in an attempt to develop high quality production systems. This article is important for this topic as it gives a different perspective ...

Gilmore, E. R., and Indiana University, Bloomington. 2008. An evaluation of the efficacy of Wile's taxonomy of human performance factors. (Dissertation Abstracts International, 69-8.) Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University

The first reference material for the study is Erika Gilmore’s, “An Evaluation of the Efficacy of Wile's Taxonomy of Human Performance Factors”. In this seminal study, Erika attempts to build on a work that had initially been started by Wile in his system of Taxonomy of Human Performance Factors. Her study aims at testing the variables that affect performance improvement that are beyond the fundamental performance factors, in terms of their relative frequency to allow for the effective solutions to some of the most challenging problems scientists face today. It is interesting to note that the consistency ...

Annotated Bibliography

Anderson, M. & Ramos-Reid, R. (2011) Core competence-definition and dynamics in the not-for-profit sector. School of Management Blekinge Institute of Technology Sweden.

The study is among the few that treats the subject of core-competences (core capabilities) within the nonprofit sector, explaining how it applies to the not-for-profit operations. The core competences concept is related to the added value notion, and the authors of this study aim to identify how nonprofit organizations can generate added value by optimizing their internal resources. Developing a multi-case study analysis, the book identifies that nonprofit operations follow the same patterns as for profit organizations for ...

Marston, Jerrilyn Greene. King and Congress. The Transfer of Political Legitimacy, 1774-1776. Princeton Legacy Library, 2014.

This book describes the history of the Continental Congress in the light of its being in the forefront of the struggle of America with the Great Britain. It is valuable for the research, because it provides a new perspective on the history of the Congress. The author of the book claims that the expectation of Americans as for the central government functioning were formed under the British monarchy and were of executive kind. Uniting and describing different perspectives will help in formation of complete view of the problem.

Adams, William Howard. Gouverneur Morris: An Independent Life. Yale University Press, 2003.

This book is a biography of the prominent racy, plainspoken patrician, who was ...

Abstract

In an attempt to discuss the aspects of how marketing and advertisements have shaped people’s psychology, mood and attitude, a number of the preexisting literatures have been reviewed as a way of attempting out the severity and the gravity of the matter. There are quite a lot about the issues, with some touching on the currents trends, some digging into the issue of IMC and impact of social media. However, the topic still calls for a number of researches from the scholars and other practitioners.

Anghelcev, George, and Sela Sar. "In the Mood for the Right Kind of Social Marketing Communication." Journal of Social Marketing 4.1 (2014): 38-57. ProQuest. 10 Oct. 2014

In the above journal, George Anghelcev and Sela Sar argue that how effective a social marketing communication is ...

Browne, A. (2007). Teaching and learning communication, language and literacy. London Thousand Oaks, CA: Paul Chapman.

This is a comprehensive guide for teachers and it offers teaching and learning of communication literacy and language in the early stages (3-5 years). In his work, Browne (2007) draws on research findings and good practice that provide practical guidance regarding working with children in reception and nursery classes. The book further examines how young children progress as learners and users of literacy and language and the combination that school and home make in children’s learning. Browne (2007) locates learning in a curriculum that is play based. It also provides rationale for making play a context and a resource for learning. Additionally, ...

Annotated Bibliography for Terrorism

Broomhall, B. (2004). State actors in an international definition of terrorism from a human rights perspective. Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 36(2-3), 421-441.

Some of the examples of terrorism provided by Broomhall (2004) include hostage-taking and the indiscriminate targeting of civilians, as well as acts of genocide and war crimes.

The international terrorism aspect of this article will allow a more in depth view into the various activities that differentiate domestic from international terrorism, including the legal ramifications that are attached to both forms. Highlighting the International Criminal Court’s definition of terrorism will help to shape the ...

Williams, Eric. "Capitalism and slavery." Chapel Hill 215 (1944).

This interesting book compares modern-day capitalism to slavery. It is a different look on slavery, instead of the standard view, it offers an insight on how people are slaves to modern capitalism, seemingly working foot-to-mouth just to buy products that they cannot afford. It compares the history of slavery and gives some details on how the two can be related. It connects everything throughout society in order to give a bigger picture, and helps people understand what is happening in the global economy. The book explains how this type of slavery has been ongoing since medieval times, making people believe that ...

W, W. Plush and unusual punishment. 28 07 2011. 08 12 2013 <http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/07/norwegian-v-american-justice>.

The article talks about the relative comforts of Norway’s Halden prion, which is considered to be the “world’s most human prison”. It states that Americans in general are appalled at the thought of Anders Brevik, a serial killer, spending time in its comforts. Even the American media is bogged down that a prison can be anything but an overcrowded place like theirs’. The article raises an ethical question about Norwegian justice system, which offers a maximum life sentence if 21ys for criminal like Mr. Breivik. And on top of that that such a criminal spends time in comforts typically not ...

Introduction

Personality psychology is a diverse field that examines the variation in personality between people. In essence, this theory leads to the formation of a coherent picture of a person, as well as, how it shapes his or her major psychological processes. Personality determines a person’s behaviors, emotions, cognitions and motivations under various circumstances. There are different personality theories, but this paper will focus on social cognitive theories. These theories stress on cognitive processes. Focus will be on the social learning theory. This theory holds that learning is a cognitive process, and it occurs through not only observation, but also through direct instruction. Thus ...

The narrator outlines the experience of two girls (Becky Sharp, and Amelia Sedley) who had just graduated from one of a finishing school. According to the narrator, the hands of Becky sharp is not only used to show the transition of the international from the battlefield to the actual drawing room but also bring out how control and power works within the woman hand. The narrator therefore uses Becky who comes from a humble background. That is her parent is broke and alcoholic art teacher whereas Amelia Sedley’s parent is a well-known and prosperous businessperson. A middle class and successful investor ...

Sivakumar, B. (2011). Global climate change and its impacts on water resources planning and management: assessment and challenges Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment, 25(4), 583-600

The book presents an investigation of the potential effects of climate change, water resources, and global warming especially in the UK. The author introduces the science of global warming and its potential effects of the above listed on the hydrological processes. He also outlines the water balance. The author also describes the methodology behind climate change and the process of impact assessment. The author also outlines the methods, which are applicable to create future scenarios of climate change using the appropriate scales and time in relation to the hydrological studies. The author also describes a case study reaching to the ...

Developmental psychology relates to the scientific study of the changes that happen to people during their lifetime. This field of study initially focused on the development of infants and children. However, the scope of developmental psychology has steadily expanded to include the development of the youth, adults, and, the elderly as well as the entire lifecycle of human beings. This specialty focuses on examining changes that take place across a wide range of topics such as the psycho-physiological processes including the mental development involving moral and conceptual understanding. The focus can also be on the language acquisition on the perspectives ...

Annotated Bibliography: Organizational Development

Aubry, M., Hobbs, B., & Thuillier, D. (2009). The contribution of the project management office to organizational performance. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 2(1), 141-148.

The objective of this article is to be able to summarize and defend some scientific results on in regards to a recent Organizational Development phenomenon, the Project Management Office (PMO), in a location where most of the literature is currently coming from advisers. The emphasis of this research article shows how important the project manager is when it comes to the PMO transformation process rather than on the clarification of their great diversity. ...

Batt, Catherine. "'Sir Gawain And The Green Knight' And The Idea Of Righteousness." Modern Language Review 88.4 (1993): 937-938. Print.

Catherine Batt’s argument is to agree with scholar Gerald Morgan that a proper reading of mediaeval texts requires understanding the mind of the person or people that created it. There are particular fourteenth-century ideas emphasized in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, such as the pentangle, the symbolism of which must be heavily considered when reading the poem. In other words, modern readers should not apply modern views to the poem, such as views about ...

Nguyen, Vina and Wu Diana. What is Engineering? A Challenging, Rewarding Potential Career, 2009. Retrieved from http://web.mit.edu/wi/files/WI_Presentation_DianaVina.pdf

According to the authors of this article, engineering entails the application of the principles of science and mathematics to come up with economical solutions to technical problems. Thus, the work of engineers is to connect between scientific innovations and the business applications that addresses societal and consumer needs. Based on this definition, it is clear that engineers perform various tasks. First is the implementation of scientific and mathematics knowledge in their work. Secondly, engineers solve various problems through innovative ways. Lastly, engineers ...

KewalRamani, A., & National Center for Education Statistics. (2007). Status and trends in educationn of racial and ethnic minorities. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Dept. Of Education.

This is a report by the National Center for Education Statistics detailing the trends and status of education of ethnic and racial minorities in the United States of America. It examines the challenges and milestones covered by ethnic minority groups in the United States. The report details that over time; many minorities have finished high school and continued higher education in colleges across the country. These ...

Introduction to Social Welfare - Impoverished Aboriginal women in Canada

Introduction
In this essay, the term impoverished Aboriginal women refers to the organic political and cultural entities (women) that originate from the first women of North America. In particular, it constitutes all the poor Aboriginal women in Canada, including both the non-status and status Indians, Inuit and Métis (Turner and Francis, 2009). Conversely, social welfare, being an organized function, is a body of activities that enable families, individuals, families and groups to cope with the changing conditions and social problems. In a larger sense, it plays a basic role in deployment and mobilization of material and human resources of the ...

Technology in education has become, not an option, but a challenge to educators. This document contains an annotated listing of references that are helpful in a researcher’s study on integrating technology in the classroom. These sources provide information on effectively using technology for a wide spectrum of learners – from early childhood education to higher education. A combination of peer-reviewed journal articles and reference books gives a formidable source of theories, research and practice in the field of educational technology.

An, Y.J. & Reigeluth, C. (2011-2012). Creating technology-enhanced, learner-centred classrooms:

K-12 teachers’ beliefs, perceptions, barriers, and support needs, Journal of Digital Learning in ...

How African Americans are Portrayed in the Media

Wilson, B., & Sparks, R. E. (1999). Impacts of black athlete media portrayals on
Canadian youth. Canadian Journal of Communication, 24(4), 589-589. This article provides an insight on the media effects to the races and most evident the black as athlete by examining the limitations of the current theories about the same. It provides a rationale for using Janice Radway’s concept of ‘interpretive communities’ as a means of giving insight into the influence the media has to the audience and most importantly the youth as far as athletics is concerned. The research involves audience and media-related ethnographies that help ...

Society’s Obsession with Appearance: Annotated Bibliography

Behar, J. & Schoenhals, M. (2001). Visions of the Twenty First Century. New York: Global Academic Publishing.
Discusses the obsession with self-image and the importance of society overcoming this in order to reduce the number of image-induced conditions such as eating disorders (240).
Most notably, women place the most importance on their image and even more specifically, teenage girls. This is a major contributing factor in the decline of self-esteem amongst young women (239).

Dougherty, D. & Hudak, R. (2011). Clinical Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders in Adults and Children. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a condition where ...