Relationships Book Reviews Samples For Students

Part 1: Subject Matter

Love and relationships appears to be a subject that touched the heart of Gary. Most of his poems revolve around the subject of love and the efforts of people to relate with those around them. The innocence of love relationships especially to young children who are growing and the fears that the adults have when they think of rejection has been perfectly addressed in Gary’s poems. The poem, oranges focus on two lovebirds in their early teens as they make sacrifices just to be with each other. The innocence and determination that has been displayed in their relationships Continue reading...

The play Anna in the tropics is written by Cuban – American writer Nilo Cruz. The action in the play revolves around an ageing cigar factory owned by Santiago a man in his late fifties of Cuban origin. The workers in the factory are majorly relatives of Santiago with Cheche, the supervisor being Santiago’s half brother. The lives of the characters in the play are intertwined with the action in the story Anna Karelina and most characters find their mirror in the story. The plot kicks off with the arrival of a new lector in the factory welcomed by Continue reading...

“Chain Her by One Foot: The Subjection of Women in Seventeenth-Century New France” exhaustively exposes how the advent of the Europeans disrupted the feminine roles, responsibilities and way of life in the native America. The author, Karen Anderson, who has served the government and the people of Scotland at different capacities, as the commissioner of Royal Fine arts, chair of Architecture and Design and founding partner of Anderson Bell Christie is the convener of the Saltire Housing Design Award Panel. Her eloquence in communication and professionalism in architecture has enabled her handle several community based projects that specifically involve Continue reading...

The book “The Forty Rules of Love” is a fascinating novel presenting Sufi wisdom related to the relationships between men and women, between humans and God, the nature of Islam religion. In the center of the novel is and unhappy housewife Ella who are desperate about her cheating husband. In her hard moments, she finds a good book that makes her changing the worldview. In this book she finds the forty rules of love that stimulate her think different, according to the principles of the Islam religion. She is ready to accept the new attitude to life.
In the Continue reading...

We think of the Renaissance of a time of humanism, creativity and change. Women are depicted more often in the arts of this time, dressed beautifully and looking happy. Unfortunately, this was not the case for women of this era. In spite of radical changes in philosophy and religion, women remained at the bottom of the social latter. In Florence, women had no legal rights and was at the mercy of her family and later her husband. Laws were specifically written to control women, how they dressed, defining what was their personal property and enforced by notaries of the Continue reading...

Book review – Men are from Mars, women are from Venus

Introduction
“Men are from mars, women are from Venus” is a user’s guide for married couples to understand each other better, and transform their differences to complement each other to enjoy their long journey together as man and wife. John Gray, renowned relationship counselor and the author of the book, views men and women as having inherently dissimilar values and views about life. In marriage people often expect the opposite sex to be more like themselves. Each desires the other to want the same thing and feel the same way. For example, the husband takes for granted that Continue reading...

Leadership in any setting requires discovering the congregational culture that may sound presumptuous at times. For centuries, religious leaders have been confronting the distinctive cultures of congregations. It is evident that immigrant congregations fought over changing the liturgy to a common language (English) and also battles took place during the Irish clergy period. History gives information that a number of anthropologists and ethnographers studied local congregations just like their colleagues would study the remote tribes both in South America and Africa. This paper aims at putting down the ideas learnt from the book of “Lead like Jesus” by Ken Continue reading...

The writer of the book “The Prophet” is Khalil Gibran. Khalil Gibran was a Lebanese national. After spending his early years at Lebanon, he along with his family moved to United States. Khalil Gibran from very early age knew different languages like Arabic, English and few more. The credit goes to her mother who was very helpful and supportive in learning. Khalil Gibran was not only a poet and writer but a very good painter as well. He learned painting form France and his thoughts were transferred on paper by him in the form of short stories. Mainly his Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

Introduction

The Song of El Cid is an Epic Spanish poem based on the Story of a medieval warrior from the era of Alfonso II’s reign between 1072 and 1109, Rodrigo de Viva “El Cid,” who lived between 1043 and 1099 as a knight. He fought for the Christians and sometimes for the Muslims during the Spanish Reconquest (Reconquista) and conquered the King of Valencia, which has been in the hands of Arab leaders. This earned him a great reputation, leading to his name as El Cid or “The Lord.” The Story of El Cid lends itself to analysis Continue reading...

Dogs are man’s best friend and usually the relationship between man and his four-legged friend is one to be studied and admired. Mostly we often concentrate on what we can teach dogs but no one ever contemplates on what we can learn from dogs. Dogs are some of the happiest animals in the world and there is a secret to their happiness that we can learn from to attain a happier life like dogs. Our four-legged friends are usually unaffected by external events like we humans are.
These animals which live in packs sometimes, highly value all the Continue reading...

Summary

Ron Deal in his book dating and the single parent (2012) identifies dating as a complex matter for single parents when children are involved. Dating requires consideration of its effects on children. A single parent or the dating partner must be ready to meet the challenges both emotionally and relationally. Deal (2012) provides single parents with solutions from a view of an expert that can help them prepare for dating. His book encourages single parents to consider different perspectives before starting to date. These considerations include whether the dating is beneficial for both children and the single parent at Continue reading...

Book Report

Gone Girl is a modern book written by American writer Gillian Flynn. The book was published in June 2012 by Crown Publishing Group. Gone Girl became one of Gillian Flynn’s best-selling books and soon hit the best seller list in New York Times. The book is a thrilling novel about a marriage gone terribly wrong which is filled with psychological suspense and raw intensity, with the principal suspense coming from the uncertainty about the major character, Nick, and whether he murdered his wife, Amy. In this book, Flynn tried to explore the psychology and dynamics of a lasting Continue reading...

Introduction

George Bernard Shaw in Act one illustrates male characters to be conservative whereas the female characters are fashioned to be liberal. Mr. Praed is depicted by the author as an aggregate depiction of a conventional man in the Victorian society. This is apparent from the conservation that transpires between him and the young Miss. Vivie. Mr. Praed affirms, “You make my blood run cold. Are you to have no romance, no beauty in your life?” (Shaw 10). The assertion unmistakably highlights the perception of men on women. Men anticipated women to be objects of romance and beauty. Women were Continue reading...

Introduction

In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, it gives a horrifying count of events that Eliezer and his father underwent together with other in a concentration camp during the World War II, the autobiography and of Elie gives the terrible conditions of life in the concentration camps where prisoners of war were dehumanized and their spirits and minds reduced into animals instincts of preservation and basic rules for survival. These conditions as they are vividly described turned everyone including father and son against each other, which led to the reversal of roles. This is what happened in Ellie’s Continue reading...

Compiled by Silberman together with his colleague Freda Hansburg, “PeopleSmart” is undoubtedly a useful tool for learning that should be adopted for operational managers as well as corporate executives. It is an easy book to understand that is well organized and user friendly. PeopleSmart is a book with the potential of transforming the work environment particularly due to its practicality. For people interested in sharpening their interpersonal skills and individual growth, the inspirational book is a sure guide for success.
The main aim of the book is to encourage its readers to be socially astute through attempting to mould Continue reading...

Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills Like White Elephants" follows two conflicted and ambiguous characters - Jig and the American. Though their primary struggle and conflict is never explicitly mentioned, it is heavily implied that these two characters were or are in a relationship, Jig is pregnant, and the American wishes for her to have an abortion. The silent treatment Jig gives the American and the passive but pleading requests made by the American are indicative of their personalities, as well as other context clues strewn throughout the short story.The short story itself is a treatise on the importance of Continue reading...

Summary

Petersen, J. (2007). Why don't we listen better?: Communicating & connecting in relationships. Tigard, OR: Petersen Publications.
The text by Petersen was published in 2007, describing relationships and how one can relate in those relationships. Petersen strives to demonstrated effective communication by saying that one should not allow their emotions to rule what is being communicated. He also mentions incidents that made him come up with the theory ‘the flat –brain theory of emotions’. The literature provides a line graphic drawing of an individual, illustrating and differentiating emotional reaction in people. Petersen clarifies that the origin of reactions originates from Continue reading...

Question 1

Discourse on a subject means that the subject is relevant and modern enough to warrant the concern of the people discussing it. This discourse usually leads to popular opinions and generalizations on the particular subject matter after continued engagement on the subject. Discourse on the subject of sexuality as tackled by Foucault reveals how discourse in the matter of sexuality led to sections of the society gaining power, over the others due to their sexual orientations. Power as understood by Foucault is an ability by a person or a circumstance to influence the decision-making and the actions of an Continue reading...

Summer C 2013

Dr. George Shepeard
Short Answer Questions (2 points each )
- List 6 common myths about male sexuality as highlighted in your text.
Men have a fertility cycle, erecticle dysfunction only occurs in older men, this penis is a muscle the average western penis is larger, sexual peak is at age 18, certain foods may increase the libido
2. Describe the difference between a sexual problem and a sexual disorder as identified in the text.
A sexual problem is a problem that occurs during sex. A sexual disorder involves acts or behaviors that can be described as deviant.
3. List Continue reading...

Self-Discovery and Ministry

- Synopsis
The book Personal Power through Awareness by Sanaya Roman is one of the best-sellers books internationally. Despite the book being published in the 1980s, the message that is presented in this book remains relevant today. The message is timeless and continues to appeal to many readers in modern day. In fact, this book has been translated to approximately twenty four languages around the world. This indicates the importance and the timelessness of the information that is presented by Sanaya Roman in this book. Roman has over the years updated some of the key themes in this book, Continue reading...

The book Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet Woititz is one piece of writing that comprehensively touches the issue of many homes in the past decades. Nevertheless, the same principles apply even today. Alcohol drinking of many people is already an assumed problem in societies. Sadly, having such lifestyle has co-occurring effects that adversely affect even family relationships – particularly the children. In her book, Woititz provides the way for understanding such issue. Parents, whether alcoholic or not, and children should read it.
It is true that being in a home with an alcoholic family member – particularly a parent – in Continue reading...

- Bathsheba Everdane’s relationships with Farmer Boldwood and Sergeant Troy do not succeed.
- There is no true love between Bathsheba and the two men.
- Although she takes long to realise it, Bathsheba’s true love is Gabriel Oak.
- A good marriage is founded on mutual love between the partners.
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- A marriage should be based on honesty, patience, forgiveness and the willingness to help each other.
- People who plan to marry to ensure that they are both truly in love with each other.
- Relationships that end in lasting marriages are strong Continue reading...

This composition presents the relationship issues that arise from Bathsheba Everdane’s relationships with three men Gabriel Oak, Farmer Boldwood and Sergeant Francis Troy. This composition contrasts and compares the three relationships, and the Issues about marriage that people can learn from the novel. The relationships between Bathsheba and Boldwood and Bathsheba and Troy do not work, Bathsheba’s relationship ends in marriage. The love the two have for each other is genuine and they are bound to make it work since each of them is mature and has faced challenges to harden them. The relationship between Bathsheba and Continue reading...

Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris France in 1905 and was brought up in his mother’s family. He was educated by his mother who maintained a library of books necessary for his studies. He studied philosophy and taught at Le Havre. He took keen interest in anything that took place around him and this is what inspired him to write the book. He keeps a dairy and records details of what takes place daily even though such details may not mean anything to him. For example, he observes his bottle of ink cardboard and states that it is Continue reading...

Introduction

Edward Conlon is the author of this award winning book. “Blue Blood” covers his years in NYPD, the law enforcement background in his family, his work of conducting the street level narcotics enforcement in Housing Bureau, and a number of anecdotes concerning policing history. He is in fact a stereotype who has doggedly endured in the popular culture. Portly, flush-faced and very possibly crooked, Conlon continues cropping up everywhere from The Simpsons to The Departed. Even while real life in New York streets is policed by the boys in blue of all the colors, their fictitious counterparts inflexibly retain Continue reading...

- Briefly summarize the plot of the scene, and how it relates to the play as a whole. Why is Nora Helmer an historically significant figure
In the play, A Doll’s house by Henrik Isben, Act 3; Nora and Torvald resolve their issues and confront the truth, and Krogstad and Mrs Linde reconnect after several years apart and rekindle their relationship. Nora and Torvald are relaxing at home after a party, when Torvald tells Nora that he likes pretending that he is meeting her for the first time. Dr Rank, who was telling them goodbye, interrupts their conversation. Continue reading...

Introduction;

‘The great Gatsby,’ by Scott Fitzgerald elaborates the events that took place in the late years of 1922. The novel brings the substantive findings in contribution to the findings in the literature overview regarding particular topics. The novel focuses on the master piece of literature in regards to the capturing the essence of the related era of World War 1.
The various characters are brought out vividly in the context that seeks to illustrate the various themes. The novel focuses to bring the various epics related to the love and relationships in the social arena. The book is considered Continue reading...

Literature

Introduction
Audiences should remember that as human beings, people should not take advantage of each other through putting others in derogatory situations. In the novel “Never Let Me Go” written by Kazuo Ishiguro, readers get to learn that human beings can be cloned to be benefitted by other people (Ishiguro, 2005). Furthermore, readers get to learn that human beings can treat others bad and not treat others as they want to be treated. This situation is demonstrated when Ruth destroys the relationship of Kathy and Tommy in the novel (Ishiguro, 2005). Numerous moral lessons would be learned by the Continue reading...

Dominatrix: Gender, Eroticism, and Control in the Dungeon by Danielle Lindemann was published in 2012. This is a scientific work related sociological issue of unconventional sexual practices. Danielle Lindemann interviewed professional dominatrices (pro-dommes) in New York City and San Francisco, who catered their male clients involved in Bondage, Discipline, Sadism and Masochism (BDSM). She maintained that the study of this small subculture, where gender relations are inverted, with normally ‘dominant’ males being reduced to ‘subs’ and ‘slaves’ by women, illustrated the more ‘normal’ types of gender relations and sexuality in society and the “tensions that undergird the ‘real’ world” ( Continue reading...

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Intercultural Marriage: Promises and Pitfalls
Intercultural Marriage : Promises and Pitfalls, Dugan Romano. Intercultural Press. 2008, 3rd ed., rev. ed. 233p.
Marriage is a union of two people, and also intercultural. It can be called intercultural because two people with diverse backgrounds and experience bond together with their experiences, values, and personal eccentricity. Dugan Romano, the author of Intercultural Marriage: Promises and Pitfalls has been in intercultural marriage for more than 17 years and her experience includes working as a counselor and a trainer. In this book she provides a logical explanation by her extensive work in the field Continue reading...

The main points from the cooper reading

The cooper reading addresses many issues concerning responsible conduct within the public administration. The main points addressed by Cooper (2012) include the internal and external forces impacting on responsible behavior within the public domain, ethical dilemmas and ethics in situational contexts. These three main points address the extent to which legislation and other factors affect responsible conduct in public offices. According to chapter six of the cooper reading, legislation, media and codes of ethics are the main external forces affecting responsible behavior.

Summary of the article

The article Leadership, Ethics Focus of New UA Center concerns itself with moral conduct in a public Continue reading...

"Risse, Thomas (2010): A Community of Europeans? Transnational Identities and Public Spheres
The book ‘ A community of Europeans? Transitional identities and public spheres is piece that explains the relationship among the countries in Europe. In providing a review on this book the paper will focus on the argument of the author on the relationship in this zone. The paper will also provide an analysis on how effective the argument of the author is in creating this particular book. In the review the author’s claims will be put in to the real situation perspective where the truth behind Continue reading...

Throughout chapters 23-28 of “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte, we are introduced to Jane’s thoughts on the concept of marriage. In chapter 23, Rochester and Jane confess their love to one another. Jane becomes rather nervous about their impending marriage, despite loving Rochester she fears that something will cause the wedding to be called off. She is unwilling to accept her happiness as reality. Jane’s dreams greatly contribute to her fears. She finds it difficult to distinguish reality from her dreams.
In chapter 26, Jane and Rochester are set to be wed when the wedding is interrupted Continue reading...

- In Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” the author frequently comments on the play itself. For example “To Be or Not to Be" (Shakespeare) is a comment made by Hamlet to the outside audience and doesn’t represent Hamlet’s thought at that moment.
- A. I do feel that there is evidence that Hamlet was jealous of Claudius. This statement made by Hamlet is telling of his relationship with Claudius, Such an act /That blurs the grace and blush of modesty, /Calls virtue hypocrite, takes off the rose /From the fair forehead of an innocent love /And sets a blister Continue reading...

A Christian View of Sexuality Within Marriage

Abstract
The Gift of Sex, by Clifford and Joyce Penner, is a comprehensive, Christian educational guide for married couples about sexuality. Divided into a preface and five sections, the book uses Scripture and the authors’ expertise in marriage therapy to offer important information to couples concerning sexuality so that readers may overcome problems or enhance a relationship that is already good. The book educates married couples on Bible-based considerations about sex, physical aspects of sex, and unifying the religions and physical aspects of sex in order to have a more fulfilling relationship with each other. It answers questions, offers Continue reading...

Summary of The Vagina Monologues

The play, The Vagina Monologues, was written by Eve Ensler in 1996. Rather than following a traditional story line, Ensler uses interviews that she conducted with hundreds of women to create a handful of monologues that create the play. All of the monologues focus on women’s sexuality, particularly how women feel about their own vaginas.
Some of the monologues are quite funny. Ensler asks questions like, “What do you think your vagina would wear?” and “If it could talk, what would your vagina say?” The answers to these questions range from a silk teddy to a comfortable hoodie. Continue reading...

Dalma Heyn's book Marriage Shock tries to explain why many women are not satisfied in their marriages and why most divorce cases are initiated by women. As the name suggests, the book tries to show the shock that people, women especially get when they get into the institution of marriage. According to Dalma, many women's frustrations in marriage result from the cultural view of what marriage is supposed to be like and what is expected of an ideal wife. After people get married there are unwritten rules in the society that govern marriage and dictate the way in which Continue reading...

Father/Son Relationship in Night by Elie Wiesel

The life of a father and son passing through the concentration camp of World War II has been depicted in the book ‘Night’ by Elie ‘Eliezer’ Wiesel. From the moment they are taken to the WWII camps, cruel and brutal conditions are experienced by them. As a result of these conditions, the relationship between Elie and his father changes. Elie and his father start playing the opposite of their presumed roles during the time they spend the concentration camps.
Elie expresses disgust over the horrible selfishness is surrounding him, especially when it revolves around the severing of familial bonds. Continue reading...

The two adjectives which certainly can be used when one describes father-son relationship within the novel “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” are the words “unusual” and “complicated”. In fact, one may mention two examples of father-son relationship in this novel: the relationship between Thomas Shell Sr(referred to as Grandpa) and his son Thomas Shell Jr. and the relationship between Thomas Shell Jr and his son Oskar who narrates most of the story. In both cases the relationship was developing on rather tragic background. Because of this they were notably strange, as the characters had to deal with life Continue reading...