Character Article Reviews Samples For Students

The process that I have been undertaking in writing the two texts is that of assessing the text that the author has with the audience. Rhetoric analysis is the process of analyzing text and getting the point of view of the author and trying to assess the gaps that are found in the text. This process helps the readers understand the subject that is being analyzed even better. It brings out the issues that are missing and, in the process, makes the understanding of the text clearer. This process is important in understanding the text that is under review. ...

Reflection Paper on ‘The Character Factory’

David Brooks’ article ‘The Character Factory’, talks about the conflicting assumptions that parents and governments make about children when it comes to decision making about their life outcomes. Brooks says that nearly every parent want their children to develop character to make it in life while the governments be it republican or democratic focus mainly on the economic aspects of the child development. He says that the democrats address the issue of material deprivation of the poor while the republicans adjust the economic incentives or regulatory barriers. Brooks quotes from Reeves’ article, ‘The New Politics of Character’ to further ...

This chapter gives a conclusion to the book, explaining how events turned out. After the humans paired up, they are faced with the challenge of deciding whether to run away or participate in the plan of the Oankali. The option of running away is dangerous as it means they would possibly die on reaching earth. All humans turn against Lilith. In the events that follow, Joseph is caught and killed by one of the humans. This event was never predicted; not even the powerful Oankali could predict it.
Later, Lilith gets to discover that Nikanj, the Oankali so close ...

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- What is the main point that you want someone to read this paper to understand?
I want to point out the brilliant capacity of decision making of Telemachus. His maturity is reflected through his decision making and his adaptability. That is what I want to highlight from Telemachus's character.
- Where did you focus particular efforts in this paper?
I focused on the deep study of each and every action and decision of Telemachus. I just want to focus on the immense maturity level of Telemachus while dealing each and every situation.
- What ...

Article Identification

My choice in this article was informed by my interest in the diversity in the personality traits between men and women. I also wanted to understand whether the differences in the personality traits are as pronounced in all cultures as is the case in my culture. This article affords me this opportunity, more so using findings from a global study into the phenomenon. Rather than surveying diverse respondents, the article sought to determine the extent of the differences in personality traits between developed cultures and cultures in poor socioeconomic settings. I found this to be very interesting, as it would ...

Civil Rights Movement by Janice, D. Hamlet

There are quite a number of personalities who left a mark in the lives of many people because of their roles in the fight for equality of all persons. In the history of the Civil Rights Movement, one such woman stands out. Janice D. Hamlet, in the article Fannie, Lou Hamer: The Unquenchable Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement presents one such character. In the article, Hamer is presented as one of the few individuals who merged ethos and their personality in making public addresses that created an outstanding image in the minds of her audience.
According to Hamlet, ethos ...

The Lie is a short story written by T.C Boyle and published on May 20th 2010.The story is based on the character who found himself on the wrong side with lies after he had his sick days off and wanted more days off and in the process, the habit persisted, it became clear that he was becoming addicted to lies with time as “the small issue’ became intense. The next day he was supposed to report to work but instead he called his employer Mr Radko and explained to him of his baby’s sudden sickness and therefore wanted some ...

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Why Don’t You Dance?

In the story, “Why Don’t You Dance,” the author illustrates the main character as a nameless man who is a sorrowful and a desperate man. He has lost his wife for some unknown reasons, and that has driven him to sell all the furniture. The action of moving his whole bedroom indicates us that he has strong ties to his past. He seems to try to release the agony for the loss of his wife and embark on a new life.
In order to overcome his sorrow, he shares his memory with a person. The couple who is interested in his yard ...

Article Review Assignment

ARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
The paper that I chose focuses on the sex differences that are observed in personality traits, in 55 different nations. The article aims at determining the reason behind this difference and predictors of this condition in the different nations. This captured my attention, and I chose the article so that I can understand the predictors that enable women to have a better personality than men.
2. APA Citation Format
- I would source credit my selected article in the body of a paper as follows:(Schmitt, Realo, Voracek, & Allik, 2008)
- I would reference-list my ...

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Many mid-to-late 20th century Humanistic psychologists such as Abraham Maslow and Martin Seligman noticed that the field of psychology was largely successful in addressing the negativities and shortcomings revolving around the life of human beings. They ultimately led to the introduction of positive psychology which majored its focus on man’s potentialities, achievable aspirations and virtues. There are various positive psychology researches conducted by different scholars that sets the context for the Karris and Craighead 2012 study as discussed in their article, one of them is the development of the classification also known as the Values in ...

Introduction.

Peter Weiss write the play Marat/Sade. The play was written in the year 1963, the work was first published in Germany. The play has dramatic elements and features of both Artaud and Bertol. It deals mainly in the struggle of classes and looks at the human suffering and these provoke the question of where true revolution comes from.
The play is set on historical Charenton Asylum. It is a story that took place in 1808when the French had there revolution. The main actors are those people confined in an asylum and the nurses in this asylum are the one ...

Review of the truthaboutnursing.org Website

The website, www.truthaboutnursing.org, provides useful insights into how the nursing profession is portrayed in mainstream media. It cites specific instances whereby the character, roles, knowledge base, and nurse-physician relationships are depicted in an adverse light in television ads, newspaper articles, you-tube videos, and medical drama episodes and series. Such publicity creates inaccurate perceptions of the nursing profession and its practitioners amongst the general public.
The articles in the website highlight numerous incidences whereby the character of nurses is ridiculed and greatly misrepresented by the media. In some commercials and videos, nurses are depicted as sexual objects dressed in ...

A) .Analysis section:

The chapter, “Character Development and Good Sporting Behavior” ,presents elements and development of good sporting behavior ,where it explains how effective sporting behavior develop ,how the behavior is influenced ,and the relationship between good sporting behavior and moral reasoning. The chapter attribute that there is no universally accepted definition of good sporting behavior, but in a nutshell it asserts that all definitions relates to morality and the idea of engaging in sporting activity where an individual play with his or her heart while at the same time respecting their opponents.

As a component of sport, morality establishes itself as a component of ...

Article Review: Ten Key Qualities of Law Enforcement Leaders

This article claims to describe ten key qualities of leaders. Some of these qualities could be combined. For example, the sections that talk about inspiration and getting dirty hands both discuss similar qualities such as responsibility. Two other sections or qualities are similar as well. These are motivation and leaders as “a special breed.” Both sections discuss leaders as motivated risk takers. Of course, ten qualities is a nice round number, better than eight, seven, or six for an article title. Maybe this title was assigned to the author and he did the best he could fulfilling the title requirements. Maybe ...

Psychology

Psychology is the science of mind and character. Its face objective is to study character and mental procedures through making inquiries and identifying both common laws and certain matters. For most influencers, key objective of practical psychology is to benefit community. Psychologists research on theories of perception, attention, motivation, personality, emotion, behavior, cognition, and interpersonal relationships of human beings. While psychological thoughts are regularly applied to the evaluation and treatment of rational health challenges, it is also used to studying and resolving challenges in a wide range of human activities. There are several theories in existence that explain human life ...

It is not a secret that our set of mind and character traits directly influence the state of our health. Jokela et al. study the connection between the Big Five personality traits that include extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, openness to experience, and conscientiousness and coronary heart disease and heart stroke mortality (Jokela et al., 2014, p. 882). According to the authors, the higher risk of mortality from coronary heart disease is associated with lower conscientiousness, lower agreeableness, lower extraversion, higher neuroticism, and lower openness to experience; at the same time, the higher risk of stroke mortality is associated with lower ...

The Big Five Personality Dimensions and Job Performance by Ruthmann and Coetzer is a psychological articles based on studying the role of personality dimensions on employee performance. To study personality dimensions, the articles uses Big Five Personality Test, to understand the aspects of an individual in performing efficiently. The article starts with associating employee performance and its evaluation with personality traits of an individual. The author explains that conventional industrial psychologists criticize the use of psychological measures to study employee performance, but many studies reveal that the psychological factors help in objective prediction of the employee performance. The Big ...

1. What is (are) the independent variables?
When dealing with procrastination, from the article, the independent variables include time, such that while a person is becoming a poor self regulator, the time they have to complete a task remains fixed and unaffected. For instance, if a university student is unable to complete an assignment in time, the time allocated will not change but the quality of work will be affected.
2. What is (are) the dependent variables?
On the other hand, there are dependant variables and these include the quality of work that somebody will deliver in the given time. ...

Dweck’s article

Researchers who deal with specific research goals have made a distinct performance on performance goals which is the distinction of performance avoidance goals. The research stipulates that there is an avoidance form of performance goals that predict a low intrinsic motivation and performance with the goals often relating to a positive result in performance. The first study carried out by Dweck was intended to measure and compare the goals. This study explains the fact that the main difference in the goal ratings shows many significant differences. Studies one to three show evidence of four distinct types of goals namely, ...

Psychology

Article Being Reviewed
Wright, A.G.C., Pincus, A.L., & Lenzenweger, M.F. (2012). Interpersonal development, stability and change in early adulthood. Journal of Personality 80/5, 1340-1372. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2012.00761.x . Retrieved 22 Nov 2014, from EBSCOHost database.

Introduction

The paper aims to research the ‘development of the interpersonal system’ mapped by the ‘interpersonal circumplex’ in early adulthood (ages 18-22).
The paper recounts the considerable body of previous research studying the personality changes that occur across the life span of a human being. Researchers have observed that personality traits are highly stable in adulthood, barring exceptions. The mean rate of change in personality traits remains minimal, ...

Jane Doe

The following two peer-reviewed articles present studies that have been done by scholars, which reinforces the challenges of diagnosing mood disorders. Often times, mood is so intricately connected to the various mental illnesses that determining whether one is struggling as a result of mental disorder or mood disorder becomes a point of contention for the medical professions specializing in this area of treatment. Mood is an aspect of daily life that can often make diagnosis of mood disorders incredibly tricky.
The first article titled, “Mood self-assessment in bipolar disorder: a comparison between patients in mania, depression, and euthymia” examines ...

Part 1: General Response

1). Thesis/Claim:
The claim in this paper is: “This paper is going to analyze both of these movies on their own excellence based on reviews and superiority in comparisons with each other and lastly since they have quite the same genres, similar criticisms of them”. It is evaluative, interesting and arguable and it is written well because the writer does everything that they mention in the claim. There is a comparison between these two films regarding the reviews and criticism, which is what makes the claim evaluative. It is focused enough because everything that is mentioned is examined throughout ...

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The present paper reviews three different articles that are focused on teaching and learning concepts. The first article is based on fixed versus growth mindset which is written by Popova (2014). In this article, the author discussed the fundamental belief that is most common among people. Most of the people believe that the character, intelligence and creativity are the hereditary blessed traits that cannot be changed. These people are classified as fixed mindset individuals who believe that striving for success is worthless and it better to avoid ...

Article Review

Heidrick & Struggles International is an incorporated global executive search firm for management at the senior level. The firm is also the first leadership advisory in the world. The firm’s main focus is on quality service and building of strong leadership teams. This is achieved through its relationship with its clients worldwide. The firm offers services that include executive assessment and professional development.

The company conducted research on ethics and corporate governance. Other research partners included Neisendorf & Associates, which is a human resource risk management and consulting firm, and Lore International Institute, a talent management and professional development firm. The report ...

These three essays deal with vastly different topics. The first essay, entitled “Back to Square One” is less of an essay, and more of a creative writing piece; it follows the life of a family living in Tijuana, Mexico. The family is well-to-do, and lives in a nice, secluded house on a hillside outside of the city. The husband of the family is a policeman, in charge of the anti-corruption and anti-drug unit of the local police, and the mother is a stay-at-home housewife responsible for the care of their young daughter. Both the mother and the father are living in fear over potential ...

In his book information and the Crisis Economy, Herbert I. Schiller contends that the current proliferation of information activities and increasing sophistication of information technology they demand are the result of efforts to control the political, economical, and cultural strains produced by a general crisis in the world market system. This is a review of chapter seven of the book ‘The prospect for democratic communication.’ Schiller opens the chapter by stating that the communication process could serve constructive motives if it could draw the attention of people to the problems they face as well as offering a channel for the presentation ...

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Introduction

This article discusses the classification of alcoholism and investigation of personality traits. As the subjects were selected 100 men with excessive alcohol consumption. They were interviewed by telephone or visual conversation. Thereafter, they were designed to a research center for examination. And as a result, the hypothesis that male individuals with excessive alcohol consumption do not have a specific ‘‘addictive’’ personality, was confirmed in this study.

Body

Authors tried to answer the question about do male individuals with excessive alcohol consumption have a specific “addictive” personality or not? The main ...

Psychology: Luxury Goods

Psychology: Luxury Goods

Executive Summary

Luxury products is a niche segment of marketing and is not focussed not pricing strategy alone. To effectively market these products, it is important to understand the psychology of today’s youth towards these products. The paper reviews the article “The behaviour of the young towards luxury products” written by Allérès in 1999, in the context of understanding consumer behaviour.
The review of the article establishes three points. First, the young people do aspire for luxury products. Second, the youth is familiar with luxury products and effortlessly recall names of the famous luxury brands. ...

Research methods and sex differences, personality and culture

Researchers from the article have extensively used experimental research approach to analyze data on sex differences in personality traits. The research findings were developed from mathematical modeling and statistical inference. The experimental research used compares the data relationships between sex differences, personality and culture, showing correlation between these variables (Schmitt, Voracek, Realo, Allik, 2009). Data obtained through experimental approach is more reliable than descriptive approach that just gives observable qualitative data and gives hard support to correlational research.
A suitable alternative to the experimental method used would have been the correlational research approach. Correlational approach gives a causal relationship ...

Leadership is the influence a member of a group holds over other members that help an organization in achieving its goals. The effectiveness of a leader is gauged by the performance of an organization in terms achieving set goals and targets. The success and well being of an organization depend on its leader, and he or she is responsible for steering the company to achieving its goals and objectives. This paper is about the leadership style of Jeff Bezos and how he has managed to stave off stiff competition in online business to raise Amazon to where it is today.
Amazon ...

Article Review

Abstract
For a long time, economist have been attempting to extrapolate the relationship between the depletion of exhaustible resources and future economic growth. This paper looks into this by reviewing the article “Scarce or Abundant? The Economic of Natural Resource Availability” that is authored by Eric Neumayer. The first element of the review will be a discussion of the main issue described in the article. The next section of the article review will be a discussion of the methodology and the data that has been used. The review will then look at the main findings and conclusions noted down by the ...

- Where did you find the research article? Did experts in the field review it before it was published?
The research article was published in the Journal of Education for Business in 2011 . The paper was classified as peer-reviewed, therefore, validating that it was reviewed by experts in the filed before it was published.
- Does the article have a stated research question or problem? That is, can you determine the focus of this author’s work? If so, what is the stated research question or problem?

Research Question 2: What values do students place on interview traits?
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IMPULSIVE PURCHASING BEHAVIOR

1. What is the purpose of the article? Why did the author(s) conduct the research and/or write the article?
Impulsive purchasing is unplanned purchasing that depends on a rapid decision-making. There are many variables influencing the impulsive purchasing behavior such as demographic factors, income, cultural orientation, price promotions, and many other varying variables. The previous studies on the impulsive purchasing analyze the influence of these factors on the purchasing behavior. However, the previous studies miss an important point in analyzing the influential factors on the impulsive purchasing behavior: the influence of the social environment and the social relations ...

Victor A. F. Lamme

Commentary:

- Consciousness is a much debated yet less known topic that has been debated by both science and philosophy. However most of our knowledge about consciousness stems from introspection and behaviour analysis. This paper helps us move away from the psychological intuitions of consciousness.
- Through well-designed examples, the author allows us to understand that we cannot be the judge of our own consciousness.
- We may think that we see the full picture but our consciousness consists of a small fraction of what is actually in front of us. This theory is well explained ...

In the essay “Face of an Angel”, author David Sheritt overviews the progress of black actors in Hollywood through critiques of leading black filmmakers and critiques. These people, like filmmaker and director Spike Lee, are so invested in the progress that their critiques come across as harsh such as when Lee said that a character from The Green Mile merely filled the role of a modern day helpful slave. When used by itself, the quote gives the article a negative connotation. However, the article does look at some of the positive developments in Hollywood in terms of career progression of black actors. ...

Martin Amis's Other People and London Fields

As Brian Finney points out in Narrative and Narrated Homicide in Martin Amis's Other People and London Fields although he is not classified as a crime writer Martin Amis’s stories are filled with crime and focus upon death and murder. . Finney’s critique of Amis’s stories revolves around the continuing themes of women, death, murder and victimization along with their relationship with the enigmatic narrator.
In his analysis Finney looks into the author and the zeitgeist of his era as well. He notes that Amis himself describes his work as “"playful literature" (Neustatter 71) and describes himself ...

In Bakhtin and Adorno

In Bakhtin and Adorno
Mikhail Bakhtin’s essay From Rabelais and His World discusses the role of laughter and comedy in past and present culture. “Laughter and its forms represent . . . the least scrutinized sphere of the people’s creation,” Bakhtin writes (2002, p.83). He discusses the development and practices of carnival-type festivities in Roman and medieval times. As opposed to official feasts in which rank and order were of great importance, or “a consecration of inequality” (2002, p. 88), carnival existed as “a suspension of all hierarchical precedence” (p. 87). The introduction to the test suggests that Bakhtin’s examination ...

Introductory section

- Does this material define the primary government? The document has defined the primary government in which the city operates under as the council manger form with six members who are elected for a four year term.
- Does the introductory section discuss the government’s financial condition at the balance sheet date? The introduction briefly discusses the financial position of the government where it states that on a government wide basis, the city’s net assets grew by $19.6 million in that fiscal year which was generated by governmental activities it continues to state that the city’s combined ...

Article Reflection

Article Reflection
The article that will be reviewed is “Using Higher Order Questioning to Accelerate Students’ Growth in Reading”. The main thesis of the article is about how teachers today are changing their reading instructions among their students to reflect higher level talk, writing and questioning. Teachers are now realizing the value of encouraging students to engage in higher level talk in discussing reading materials in their classes. Teachers have observed that students are gaining reading achievements since their introduction of higher order questioning. As opposed to instructions based on lower level questions and teacher-directed method of teaching, ...

Psychology:

APA Citation: Carlozzi, N. S. (2010). “Personality and Reaction Time after Sleep Deprivation”. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, 29(1), 24

Synopsis:

A series of experiments were carried out to determine the relationship between personality development, personality traits and reaction time for individuals due to sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation is a condition whereby an individual is not able to get enough sleep. The condition can be either chronic or acute and can lead to a number of problems. Problems include fatigue, anger, ineptness and depression. This is mainly because lack of enough sleep affects an individual’s cognitive function. In order to investigate the effects ...

Leadership, Roberta writes, “Is the ability one has to influence others to follow their footsteps.” This is the fundamental asset into achieving success. The art of marketing requires the act to demonstrate leadership. This paper will discuss the ability of a learner to exhibit a perceptive of how to lead people successfully. In addition, this paper will look at the complex business environments. The section contains three questions, answered in paragraph forms. As a learner of organization leadership, I have identified various artifacts that demonstrate on how I effectively lead people.
First, as a leader, I kept on moving regardless of the ...

Presented herein is an analysis of 2 Peer Reviewed Research Articles based on how researchers understand organizational leadership and worker traits and their ethical relevance to Information Technology. It gives the summary, the analysis, and the synthesis of the articles.

Article 1

Summary
This research article is based on the effective project team leadership theory as viewed from the angle of leader traits, skills, roles, and behaviors. The research examines leadership principles from the actual work settings of organizations, specifically the dynamic projects, with an aim of discovering the actual happenings as compared to the espoused theory. The research question ...