Dialogue Book Reviews Samples For Students

The Wild Souls

The story “wild souls” is effectively narrated, especially considering the extent to which it employs a number of literary tools. Notably, the story uses both present and past tense. The present tense acts to take the reader to the setting of the story. In point of fact, one of the most notable strengths of the story is the manner in which dialogue is employed. The dialogue is realistically structured, giving the story a touch of reality. The second positive is the setting. Considering that the characterization revolves around wolves, the forest setting is the most appropriate. The references made to such ...

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Introduction

Humans could not live without drinking. Apart from breathing, drinking is one activity humans must do in order to sustain themselves naturally. In fact, not even eating could satiate the feeling of thirst – if a person becomes thirsty, he must get a drink or else he could perish earlier than another person deprived of food does. Water stood as a natural resource humans consume for drinking. Yet, innovation led humans to use water to develop various kinds of drinks. Therefore, Tom Standage bases his book A History of the World in 6 Glasses on the unfolding of ...

“I Want to be a Veterinarian” by Michaela Muntean

- Is the story age/developmentally appropriate? Yes How and Why? Preschool, teaches about careers
- Is the subject matter interesting to children? Yes Is the content well written? Yes
- Do the text and illustrations work together? Yes, a: Is the language suitable for children? Yes b: Are the illustrations good quality? yes
- Is the information accurate? Yes, information is accurate but could be more through
- Are characters depicted positively? Yes a; Free from bias? yes
- Relates to learning areas? Yes, Learning Area: learning about a career, Yes, the area of science could ...

BOOK REVIEW

Synopsis
The book reviewed is named as Contemporary Health Studies: An Introduction authored by Warwick-Booth, Cross, and Lowcock is based on the discussion related to the current topics and major arguments in the field of contemporary health studies. The book is based on the closer look at the experience of modern humans related to their health, in the context of global, social, political, and environmental aspects. The book acts as a key to understand the challenges faced by the researchers in the modern world of health studies. The discussion in the book is not characterized and filled with saturated ...

Introduction

It has become difficult to distinguish once traditional media from the new media, as the former have integrated all the capabilities of the latter. In such a scenario, it would help to compare a traditional medium of communication with a relatively modern/new medium with respect to the circumstances around their origin, and how did they facilitate interpersonal and mass communication. This essay will discuss and analyze two cases: coffee houses as really old media, and podcasts as new media. While the coffee houses gained importance in Europe the mid-1600, and have been around since then, their importance as facilitators ...

Introduction

Brookfield believes in treating people as adults and employing the “’3 R’s, respect, research, (and) responsiveness.” He uses a four step process to summarize, analyze and reflect to re-energize teaching. This is designed to encourage students to reflect their teacher’s energy and connect with the lessons’ content. He feels the purpose of a critical reflection is to enlighten teaching and the point of view of the student, colleagues, literature in addition to our own viewpoint should all be employed. He terms these viewpoints as “lenses” and uses this term throughout his writing. .
Brookfield recognizes the different modalities, and ...

Iron sharpens iron is a book by Orlando Saer that highlights on the principles required for a church leader or organization. It is mainly a leadership book that is aimed at guiding and mentoring leaders who aspire to make impacts in their groups whether small or big. The book is based on biblical principals and its title derived from a scripture in the bible. This mainly insists on the fact that people need to empower each other. A church leaders needs to have the ability to learn from the others, from their experiences, whether good or bad and to accept correction. The book ...

Introduction

Hamza Bogary’s book, ‘The Sheltered Quarter: A Tale of a Boyhood in Mecca’ is a narration about the past life of a character that has irreversibly disappeared. The author describes the life in Mecca prior to the advent of oil. The book is based on Mecca’s observations in Mecca and he uses art to express this part of his knowledge. He has managed to successfully bring out his knowledge into art through humor, empathy and his understanding about human nature. This makes his piece of work not only entertaining but also informative. The narrator, Muhaisin, has to deal with various ...

The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing our Culture is a text by Andrew Keen. Keen is an entrepreneur and has long been an open critic of the Web 2.0-based Internet culture that has emerged since the year 2000. Keen's book, The Cult of the Amateur, is concerned with the cost of Internet culture. Perhaps one of the most important statements that Keen makes regarding the rise of the Internet culture as it exists today is that the culture is similar to Marxism in that it creates a dearth of professionally-quality content.
When discussing The Cult of ...

‘The River of Lost Footsteps’ is the title of a book written by Thant Myint-u. In this book, Myint-u analyzes the current economic, social and political situation in Burma. Myint –u, tries to create an understanding why there has been an unending civil war in Burma for last several decades since the country gained independence in the year 1948. The book also analyzes the various unsuccessful attempts that have been made by other foreign countries in an effort to bring a state of peace and democratic rule in Burma. In his book, Myint-u discusses the history of Burma in a bid to ...

Book Review

Book Review

Introduction

Policing in the United States is democratic not only in theory, but also in practice. Policing plays a crucial role in encouraging the institutions in a democracy, thereby either sustaining or eroding the quality of democracy. It is important to note that democratic policing often employs practices that lead to an increase in inequality across the society. Therefore, the book titled “Democratic Policing in a Changing World,” written by Peter Manning offers a theoretical background with regards to the nature and function of democratic policing. The author presents valuable information about Anglo-American policing and its effects on ...

Introduction

Journalism is a field that can have many faces. One may even go as far as saying that this industry is the best one when it comes to making perfect disguise. Throughout history, it can be attested that journalism and political science has been merged, perhaps subconsciously by the people working in these fields. In modern day politics, for example, a stage where democracy appears to be the dominant player, as evidenced by the fact that the number of counties that are based on a democratic and liberal type of government is far larger than those that are based on monarchy and ...

Business Culture Inside and Out

Book Review: Reflective Reaction on the Compare and Contrast of Readings
Introduction
Business is business, the new world tends to define business as something that is rather considered more as an institution that tends to bring better culture and better opportunities to members of the society. However, when it comes to the actual value of business, the industry of commerce defines business as a machine that brings in the different resources altogether to create a system that tends to manipulate operations for the sake of earning more money and gaining more profit from whatever could be gained from what ...

Negotiations and communication are functions of world peace and tranquility. Negotiation can be defined as a holistic process through which parties agree or arrive at a consensus through discussions (Cohen, 5). On the other hand, communication refers to the process through which information passes between parties. In other words, in order for negotiations to be effective and achieve a long-term objective, effective communication as a function must exist between individuals. In most cases, negotiations are conducted when there are disagreements or conflicts between different parties. For instance, when the country is at war with another country, leaders representing both sides can sit at a ...

Book Review: American Political System

Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson is a well respected and award winning professor of political communication. She is the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. She has written and co-authored fifteen books about political discourse. The titles of her two most recent books give a good idea of the theme she writes about The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Messages shaped the 2008 Elections (2010) and unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation (2007). Dr. Jamieson has spent her career evaluating election campaigns for the accuracy of their campaign statements. Her work ...

Book Review

James W. Loewen is a history teacher. He has also written a textbook and his skills as a researcher are high, many notes supplement his text. His book Lies My Teacher Told Me is a history book that includes historical facts that have not been included in regular school textbooks. Loewen has a very friendly way of writing that makes a person want to continue to read the book from the beginning to the end. He takes historical topics that are very familiar and explains how the reality of the history is different than what has been taught as history. He discusses the research he ...

The author, Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III, was an American writer that worked mainly as a playwright in the American theater. He also published novels, poetry, short stories, screenplays, essays, and a great volume of memoirs. He received most of the top theatrical awards for his works on the stage, with A Streetcar Named Desire receiving the great Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. Up to date, he is considered among the best known classical writers in the American fields of theatre.
Most of the themes dominant his works (loneliness, desire, sickness, death, alcoholism, depression, etc) are mined from his ...

Abstract

In a comprehensive, reachable way, Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee share their doctrines, faith, and ideas regarding the bedrock of the Church being situated in the strong pillar of family. Their image of family is both inspiring and pragmatic, concluding in an encouragement toward the building of the family church and the preservation of familial spiritual life. Their book Family to Family: Leaving a Lasting Legacy helps their readers understand that they have to go back to a bold and unyielding proclamation of the truthfulness of the Word of God. It clearly explains the nature of the Church's founding, ...

The Outsiders is a story that took place in Oklahoma. The novel describes complicated relationships between teenagers that belong to different social layers. In the beginning of the book one of the main characters, Ponyboy Curtis became a victim of a group of upper-class adolescents from the West Side. Both belligerent parties had their nicknames: the boys from the East End were called greasers because of their long greasy hair and the boys from the West End were called “Socs” that was short from “Socials”. The conflicts between greasers and Socs arose further several times based on their social background. Sometimes their ...

Book Review

The book by Nicholas Orme is an important study in the history of education of the medieval England, and it exceeds expectations of many scholars and laymen who are familiar in this subject. As this typical rendition will have it, medieval schools were far and few in the medieval times, and how the schools did exist to dominate in the field of religious subjects. The author presents a convincing case in something like the opposite of that view, as education was relatively widespread in the times of medieval England, and was typically provided in the non-monastic settings, when in most ...

The Great Church in Captivity

Diverse scholarly monographs dedicated to the Orthodox Church history during the reign of King Ottoman have recently been published. One such scholarly work is that of The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence by Steven Runciman. Sir Steven has successfully penned down the patriarchate history by chronicling the events during the Ottoman rule. It is indeed a detailed and a lucid piece of work which displays the research conducted on language relevant to this theme.
However, the book gives a detailed account of ...

Introduction:

Galileo Galilei was probably one of the most important scientific figures of all time and with his thesis and ideas which confirmed that it was the Earth that moved and not the Sun he cemented his place in history but at considerable personal cost to himself. In fact it was only less than 20 years ago that the catholic Church admitted it was wrong on this question after it had persecuted Galileo and led him to suppress his theories without any hope of having them implemented.
Actually, Galileo was the forerunner of the science of physics which he ...

The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation supports a “Development Dialogue” series in order to encourage and promote dialogue, communication and debate on subjects between North and South global divisions. In June 2012 the Foundation published a book edited by the Civil Society Reflection Group on Global Development Perspectives titled No Future without Justice. The civil society reflection group was established in the fall of 2010 and is comprised of members of a variety of civil society organizations (CSOs). At first the group came together informally in order to discuss the numerous global crises that are happening simultaneously. By November of 2010 the group ...

Gary Yukl is a well-known professor of management and leadership, who has served as a faculty and board member of the leadership quarterly Journal published by the State University of New York in Albany. He has written several articles about leadership and its application and impact on business. The first version of the book leadership in organizations was published in the year 1981 and there were various other versions which were published after which the fifth version was published in the year 2002 where the pre-existing 19 chapters were consolidated into 15 chapters and a new chapter on ethical leadership and diversity ...

Hitler’s Table Talk is written in a way to make you feel as if you are having a direct conversation with Hitler over the dining room table. Or maybe it is more like being lectured by him because the talk offered in the book are monologues. The date and time of day is noted as well as who is with him during his talk. His conversations in the book explain the beliefs he holds dear such as the superiority of the Aryan race and who he considers to be a part of that race. He discusses his feelings on breeding pure ...

Introduction

As the world develops, more people expect a higher and better quality of life. In the 21st Century, architecture has evolved significantly and it seeks to maximise the quality of life that people have across the world. Thus, several works have been done, seeking to blend traditional architecture with other disciplines in order to enhance the nature of the built environment. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a book review on Cognitive Architecture: Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment by Professors Ann Sussman and Justin Hollander. This book review will include an overview of ...

Wayland Baptist University

Public Administration Capstone PUAD 5340vc01
Abstract
This review presents the book Managing performance in the Public Sector by Hans de Bruijn, summarizes and analyzes it. The book discusses the issues that arose from ineffective performance measurement and offers ways to handle these issues and mitigate their negative impact. Having analyzed the real-life cases and the extensive literature on the topic, Hans de Bruijn describes the perverse effects of performance measurement on public organizations and the quality of their services. The author proposes the use of design principles that will improve the system of performance measurement. These principles are variety, ...

Irvin Yalom is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, one of the founders of the "third wave" in psychotherapy and founders of the school of existential therapy. Psychotherapy Crisis in America, taking place, according to Yalom, because of economic dependence on the US health care system by the interests of private insurers and, as a result, the requirements for the psychotherapy that it was inexpensive, and therefore, a short, superficial, flimsy. Irvin Yalom, a psychotherapist with a great experience, has written many books, scientific and otherwise. However, "The Gift of Therapy" is the text is so structured, interesting ...

Intro

In her memoir Hard Choices, Hilary Rodham Clinton discusses the aftermath of her 2008 presidential run, her adjustment to the subsequent presidency of Barack Obama and her unexpected appointment as Secretary of State. Clinton frankly discusses the challenges and experiences of her position and uses the memoir as an introduction to her potential presidential run in 2016.
The major themes in this memoir are sacrifice, success, regret and exceptionalism (Clinton). Clinton repeatedly discusses the sacrifices and hard choices that she had to make throughout her life, both personally and professionally, in order to get where she is today. Specifically, ...

Introduction

The book is important to the people with an interest in homeland security of the United States of America. It is because of how the book author has developed the theme or the purpose of the book. Unlike many books published many years ago, the book is current having been published in the year 2011. It one of the greatest book in the market concerning the subject of the homeland security. The book TERRORISM HOMELAND SECURITY is the 7th edition of the publications, and it was published in the year 2011 being the latest in that series. It was ...

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

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

Abstract

Conflict is an inherent part of human beings’ everyday lives, and it is something that can be minimized, but never completely avoided. Some people are so concerned about conflict avoidance that they are unable to stand up for themselves under important circumstances; being too passive can be just as destructive as being too aggressive (Suter et al., 2009; Knapp, 2014). Deborah Smith Pegues writes a text that is targeted at the Christian individual, and outlines how the individual can participate in positive conflict in their lives (Pegues, 2009). Although no one wants conflict in their lives, sometimes it is ...

"Thе Lіmіts of Pаrtnеrshіp. U.S.-Russіаn Rеlаtіons іn thе Twеnty-Fіrst Cеntury":

Book Review

Introduction
In the introduction to the book The limits of partnership: U.S.-Russian relations in the twenty-first century, Angela Stent mentions in passing the reason the United States remains interested in Russia.
Every American administration since 1992 has recognized that a key interest in dealing with Russia has been to prevent it from that a key interest in dealing with Russia has been to prevent it from acting as a spoiler in areas where the United States ...

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Chapter 7

The book presented the occurring chaos within and outside of the hospital as something that is severely serious for the simple argument that there were already orders to stop all forms of medications for patients who might require medical assistance. This implies that that the hospital came to a point that it necessarily has to stop refer to the situation in its finality.
When the nurses were asked to stop all forms of medication and the administration of IV fluids, this implies that the medical staff, most especially the physicians were ready to euthanized the patients and ...

Technological advancement has completely revolutionised the war fare in the past decade. The impact of technological development in military affairs has successfully armed the forces with advanced machines that could bring havoc to civilized society. Hiroshima was one such incident. The atom bombs completely paralysed the civilisation during the World War II. Hence it may be mentioned that technological advancement has barbarised the warfare. Advancement was not limited to development of atop bombs, the devices like AK-47 rifle, aerodynamic technology and drones have power bring havoc or end of the world in near future
The essay here would therefore ...

Drawing on all his teaching experience, the author Stephen Brookfield, in his book ' The Skillful Teacher', provides both budding and experienced teachers with valuable insight into the world of college teaching. The author discusses everything related to teaching in complete detail, and states that the points that are often overlooked are the ones that matter the most.
In the fifth chapter of the book, the author discusses the various emotions students go through when in the classroom. In addition, the author also discusses a process called 'student development'. The point the author makes in the book is hard ...

Daniel Quinn's philosophical novel “Ishmael” begins with the reading of the newspaper. The narrator reads this newspaper with the interest especially one advertisement that was about the search of student, who wants to save the world. All his life, the narrator looked for such person and now he has found him. He has doubt about this ad, but he goes to the specified place. He sees only one gorilla in one of the offices that can speak with him telepathically. He understands that this gorilla will be his teacher that he sought.

The name of this gorilla ...

Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business portends a concept of holistic entrepreneurial by emphasizing on the perception of the business as a calling. The implication of this understanding promotes the view that business people must engage in activities that represent the will of God. Grudem demonstrates the extent to which the business activities fall into the widespread Christian paradigm that are pegged on the opportunity to enhance the glory of God. Accordingly, the profit spectrum, private ownership, competition, employment as well as commercial transactions must portray the sovereignty ...

Book review: Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children, 5th Edition by Chandler H. Barbour, Nita H. Barbour and Patricia A. Scully

Introduction

Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children, 5th Edition offers more choices for teachers and students than the previous editions. The authors are all educators and their combined experience easily reaches 100 years. Professor Chandler Barbour has retired from an elementary school teaching career but he is still actively involved as a volunteer to his community’s projects with public schools, church boards, directing a fishing advocacy group and as a member on a hospital board. He ...

Guadalupe in New York, by Alyshia Galvez, is a look inside the lives, culture, and faith of Mexican immigrants in the urban United States. The book is a collection of stories, histories, and information about the lives of Mexican Immigrants trying to make a living for themselves in the land of opportunity. Galvez describes how these immigrants find themselves living a difficult and fearful life, working long hours for low paying jobs, and in constant fear that they will be discovered as illegal immigrants. This book touches on a wide variety of subjects including immigration, Mexican-American culture, religion, and the American dream.

The author ...

1 and 2. Preface

Against depression is the title of the book written by Peter Kramer a renowned psychiatrist, the title of the book suggests more of a political inclination of some sort but the book narrates a different story all together. The book is majorly focused on the idea that most people are in support of depression as an aid to artistic expression. Its incorporation of latest research in the psychiatric field is also very crucial as it facilitates the comprehensive and explicit explanation as well as illustration of physical damages of the brain and its major causes.

It further explains in an easy to ...

Tearoom trade: a study of homosexual encounters in public places book, was written by Laud Humphreys as a Ph.D. dissertation with the title "Tearoom trade." The study aimed at analyzing homosexual's behaviors practiced in public toilets. Humphreys affirmed that the men who took part in homosexuality acts emanated from various social backgrounds. The homosexuals differed in their personal motives and belonged to the categories of either being "straight," "bisexual," or "gay." The study tried to identify the common stereotypes associated with men homosexuality in public places. In the study, he realized that most homosexuals lived normal lives, they had families with ...

Book Review

In the chapter four- Friendship, Democracy and Citizen Journalism, Charles Ess discusses about aspects on online behavior which determine the interactions between people from different geographical, cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds. As Ess examines, diversity is a natural phenomenon which should be embraced by everyone. The development of technology has promoted online interactions. However, many people have not complied with the principles of online communication. Instead of appropriately using it to promote cohesion, they perceive it as a platform through which they can advance their imperialist ideologies.
In this chapter, Ess displays his literary prowess by producing a very insightful piece ...

Book Review – Freakonomics

In Levitt and Dubner’s Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, the authors discuss a fascinating combination of popular culture and economic theories, making Keynesian economics palatable for the modern sensibility. Looking at various subjects through an economic lens, the authors of Freakanomics essentially state that incentives play a vital part in our interactions with each other, especially with regards to economics. This book is about more than how our economy works – it is about how the world works when viewed as a series of exchanges and incentives. This book is largely in line with my own thoughts, ...

Book Review: How Race Survived U.S. History
Roediger (2012) in his book “How Race Survived US History: From Settlement and Slavery to the Obama Phenomenon” presents a good analysis of U.S. history to the readers. The book is considered as one of the best works, performed in the field of American history. Roediger is history professor at University of Illinois, and has a great understanding of the subject which is clearly reflected in the book. The book presents a detailed analysis of race related issues that were prevailing during the past. This paper presents an analysis of the book and discusses ...

Introduction

Research shows that the concerns of sexual stereotypes ends up associated with class and racial differentials in America. There is a need to consider the influences of race and the social status of families on the level of communication about sexuality between teenagers and their parents. The research by Elliot reported in the book entitled “Not My Kid: What Parents Believe about the Sex Lives of their Teenagers” cuts across different races under varying social status. Elliot reveals how different classes of individual from varying races perceive sexuality and works towards passing the underlying stereotypes to their children. Statistics shows ...

The importance that the author places on the idea of how what a person is attempting to communicate within the political realm is effected by the language that is used, or how the idea is disseminated, is essentially characterized by the context of the idea that is being distributed. Luntz argues that there are various ways to communicate these ideas in a way that they will be well-received by a large audience.
He makes the claim that the way that this can be done is, by first reflecting the importance of creating something that people have not been able to be ...

Issue in Global Sport

Summary of the Book
Professional sports have come of age in the contemporary society. Whether it is soccer, athletics, golf or racing, professional sports are a force with which to reckon. Sports has developed into an agent of globalization, commonly described as universal language through which people from different races, ethnicities and walks of life connect. The global nature of professional sports notwithstanding, they also have a local perspective. This is seen in both local and regional teams that have the following of incessantly loyal fans. In light of this, the authors delve into the antagonism of global sports where ...

Book Review:

Baron, Naomi. Always On: Language in an Online and Mobile World. New York: Oxford
“Language in an Online and Mobile World” by Naomi Baron is a thought-provoking book on the way that language changes in the online and mobile world. It also tells us the ways in which the new technologies affect and influence our speaking and writing. She tells us that there many ways this could happen, but that it is not what we would expect. There is more to language and the online and mobile world than what we think and Naomi Baron writes about this well.
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The life you’ve always wanted is a book written by John Ortberg in the year of 1997. The author provides certain activities or practices for the readers through which they can arouse their spiritual sentiments from the inside. He feels that it is high time for human beings to become spiritually disciplined. For such human beings, he uses the word ‘Christ like creatures’ and he believes that it is possible to do so if certain practices were undertaken. The book talks about spirituality and how it can guide an individual to live a positive life with contentment. The language used ...

The remarkable story of The Prime of Miss. Jean Brodie illuminates two interlaced eras; the 1930s when most of the action takes place and the 1960s when it was published. . Most of the novel takes place during the 1930s at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland, The book center on the schoolmistress, Miss Jean Brodie and her girls, a small group of students, known as "the Brodie set." The girls are six, junior level, ten year old girls when they became Miss Jean Brodie’s “crème de la crème” and started a two year tutelage with ...

Consider Jesus

Chapter 8 Abstract
I. Thesis
In Chapter 8, Johnson starts by presenting the traditional debate on suffering and God’s relation to it. In particular through Christ and the Cross. He presents the two main sides, one where God is seen as present in history and close to those who suffer. This position is based on Scripture. The other position, based on Greek Philosophy, sees God as pure and perfect being and as such He cannot suffer. These two perspectives do not meet.
II. Methodology
The classical positions of the broad debate are based on ...

Introduction

In the past, the place of women in the society was only recognized as that next to the man. Her roles and responsibilities clearly defined as that of being a home-maker, the support for her husband, a mother to her children, nothing more, nothing less. Girls that eventually became women grew up with these facts as they were taught and instilled in them from a tender age hence did not expect any more from life. However, there are those that challenged these societal expectations. Questioned these roles and responsibilities that they were expected to live by. These individuals went against the grain ...

Book Review

A Book Review
Background of Reading
Teaching is noted as a series of procedures taken into account by educators as they go along particular responsibilities of engaging in the process of passing on knowledge to their students. In relation to the concept of teaching, teachers are expected to take on necessary procedures that are considered essential especially when addressing the different needs of the students given that they are all unique learners. One of the most common patterns of approach taken into account by teachers is the idea of implicating holistic instruction; an approach that affects not only ...

Introduction

In “Willie’s Way: 6 Secrets for Wooing, Wowing, and Winning Customers”, Philip Van Hooser discussed six secrets of persuading and drawing the interest and loyalty of customers. Van Hooser based these secrets on his interaction with Willie Watson, a taxi driver that drove him from the airport once. Van Hooser was impressed by Willie’s service and considered it as a standard that service professionals should follow. Since Van Hooser discussed six secrets or guidelines in persuading and satisfying customers, the following discussion will be divided into these six. Each ‘secret’ will be discussed thoroughly and will consequently be linked ...

Kathryn Tanner – Christ the Key (2010), 320 pp
Kathryn Tanner joined the faculty of Divinity in Yale in 2010. This was after teaching in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago for sixteen years and the department of Religious studies in Yale for ten years. She has engineered a lot of research on the history of Christian thought to current issues of theological concern using cultural, feminist, and social theory. She has written several books such as; God and Creation in Christian Theology: Tyranny or Empowerment? The politics of God: Christian Theologies and Social Justice, Theories of Culture: ...

Book Review: Sexual Politics by Kate Millett

Introduction
The published dissertation for Millett’s PhD in Literature from Columbia University was a book called the Sexual Politics by Kate Millett. In 1970, Millet finished her dissertation however she started it way back in 1969 but successfully defended the dissertation and published it almost ten years later. The book was known to be a master piece and also looked at as being very much successful and notoriousduring the time it was written. Research shows that Sexual Politics and economics was a piece that assisted influence and inspiring the move of feminism. Millett’s controversial thesis in Sexual Politics and ...

Book Review

The Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell is a nonfiction text. It incorporates a straightforward writing that presents clear points that are easy to grasp for the readers. In the course of the book, Gladwell emerges as a rational and a lively writer with a skill of presenting complex things in a simple way. The text provides rational explanations to various apparent mysteries, twists of fate, and day to day challenges. The author presents his work through logical reasoning and incorporating shrewd expressions that explain the occurrence of various social phenomena. This book attempts to dissipate the myth of individualism as a viable explanation ...

This is a book report on “Everyday life in Early Soviet Russia: Taking the Revolution Inside. The text is a collection of many different articles by authors who were based in Russia in the early 1930’s. This was the period right after the Russian revolution in which the Bolsheviks emerged as victors. As they exercised their authority, they attempted to implement different new strategies which were interpreted by different citizens in different ways. The collection of articles best explain how the different categories of citizens adopted to their changing way of life.
The first aspect of the collection of ...

Book review of ‘Childhood and Society’ by Erik Erikson – Book review, Literary and Psychological Analysis, Reflections on reading the book

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Abstract

This paper will present you with the book review of ‘Childhood and Society’ by Erik Erikson. The review will focus on the analysis of its context in literary and psychological terms, its contribution to the field of psychology as well as on the reflections deriving from its reading. A short presentation of the book’s structure will be given providing you with a highlight of the basic elements of each chapter. Emphasis will be given on the psychological theory developed in this book on behalf of Erik Erikson, a widely acknowledged psychologist and psychoanalyst who has developed ...