Book Analysis Essays (Examples)
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Stephen Kings The Outsider Persuasive Argument
Stephen King’s The Outsider: A Persuasive Argument
Introduction
The Outsider is a well-written book with exiting and unexpected turns and twists. The book has several well-developed themes. In my opinion, however, the central theme of the story is the rational man’s inability to believe that which … kids we believe in the tooth-fairy and regard Father Christmas as a real benevolent person. These are beliefs we outgrow with time. This book questions the rational perspective of life that we embrace as adults. In the end, the key lesson is that we must be objective ……
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Kind, Stephen. The Outsider. Simon and Schuster, 2019.
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Individuals Using Customary Practices In Times Of Crises
Allen-Meares, P. & Garvin, C. (Eds.). (2000). The book of Social Work Direct Practice. New York, SAGE. This is not a primary source, but the definition of crisis could be used in ……
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Roberts. A.R. (Ed.). (2005). Crisis Intervention Handbook: Assessment, Treatment, and Research (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Sama’ila, A. (2019). Economic crisis and the coping strategies of indigenous automobile entrepreneurs in northern Nigeria, 1983-2014. Sociology International Journal, 3(6), 437-442.
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Policy On Shift Swapping
… denied on the premise that the employee was shift swapping when he got injured and not clocked in under his own name. Document analysis of the scenario shows that the current shift assignment and shift swapping policy has contributed to the issue. Some full-time employees have capitalized ……
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Bowen, G.A. (2009). Document Analysis as a Qualitative Research Method. Qualitative Research Journal, 9(2), 27-40. DOI: 10.3316/QRJ0902027
Disselkamp, L. (Ed.). (2013). Workforce Asset Management Book of Knowledge. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Golden, L. (2015, April 9). Irregular Work Scheduling and Its Consequences. Retrieved May 20, 2020, from https://www.epi.org/publication/irregular-work-scheduling-and-its-consequences/
Paychex. (2019, November 13). How to Manage and Minimize Trading Shifts at Work. Retrieved May 12, 2020, from https://www.paychex.com/articles/payroll-taxes/how-to-manage-and-minimize-trading-shifts-at-work
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God Of Old Testament Versus God Of New Testament
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Astika, Made. \\\\\\\\\\\\"The Relationship Between Old And New Testament: A Study On Contemporary Debate Of Methodology Of The Old Testament Theology.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Jurnal Jaffray 11, no. 1 (2013): 129-149.
Baah-Odoom, Dinah, and Frimpong Wiafe. \\\\\\\\\\\\"The Importance Of The Old Testament To The Christian Spirituality.\\\\\\\\\\\\" The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention, Vol. 3 iss. 7, (2016); 2414-2425.
Baker, David L. Two Testaments, One Bible: The Theological Relationship between the Old and New Testaments. InterVarsity Press, 2010.
Jasper, F. N. \\\\\\\\\\\\"The Relation of the Old Testament to the New: Part I.\\\\\\\\\\\\" The Expository Times 78, no. 9 (1967): 228-232.
Lamb, David T. God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?. InterVarsity Press, 2011.
Longman, Tremper III. Making Sense of the Old Testament (Three Crucial Questions): Three Crucial Questions. Baker Books, 1999.
Mathewson, Dave. \\\\\\\\\\\\"Reading Heb 6: 4-6 in light of the Old Testament.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Westminster theological journal 61, no. 2 (1999): 209-226.
Newman, Kelly D. \\\\\\\\\\\\"To Know the One True God: Reconciling the God of the Old Testament with the God of the New Testament.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Masters of Arts in Religious Education, Brigham Young University. (2006).
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Coronavirus COVID 19
… develop in patients if not treated right away.
However, because cases of the virus are still being studied, there is no clear cut analysis of what symptoms are readily linked with COVID 19. Some who present experience chest pain and palpitations. Others have shortness of breath. Still ……
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Chen, N., Zhou, M., Dong, X., Qu, J., Gong, F., Han, Y., ... & Yu, T. (2020). Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study. The Lancet, 395(10223), 507-513.
Kekatos, M. (2020). Ventilating too soon. Retrieved from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8201783/Some-doctors-moving-away-ventilators-virus-patients.html
Myers, S. L. (2020). China Spins Tale That the U.S. Army Started the Coronavirus Epidemic. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/world/asia/coronavirus-china-conspiracy-theory.html
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2015). Improving diagnosis in health care. National Academies Press.
Oliver, D. (2020). Coronavirus genetic material stayed on surfaces for up to 17 days on Diamond Princess cruise, CDC says. Retrieved from https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/24/coronavirus-diamond-princess-cabin-surfaces-contaminated-cdc-report/2905924001/
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Barriers That Prevent Implementation Of IoT Within Small Businesses
… in chapter two. Chapter three provides a detailed description of the study’s qualitative methodology and chapter four presents the results of the data analysis. Finally, chapter fives provide a summary of the research together with answers to the study’s guiding research questions and subquestions.
The Implementation of … guiding Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology theoretical/conceptual framework followed by an overview of the Internet of Things (IoT) and an analysis of current trends that are having an impact on its proliferation. In addition, an examination of the risks that are associated with the … impact on its proliferation. In addition, an examination of the risks that are associated with the implementation of IoT is followed by an analysis of other barriers that prevent the implementation of IoT by small businesses. Finally, a summary of the research and the key findings that … influence, and (4) facilitating conditions……
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Ahamed, J., & Rajan, A.V. (2016). Internet of Things (IoT): Application systems and security vulnerabilities. 2016 5th International Conference on Electronic Devices, Systems and Applications (ICEDSA), 1-5.
Aishah, S., Sahandi, R., Prakoonwit, S., & Khan, W. (2019). Big data and IoT opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In Handbook of Research on Big data and the IoT. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7432-3.ch005
An, N. & Wang, J. (2018, October). Research and practice on innovative methods of ideological and political education for college student. Educational Sciences Theory and Practice, 18(5), 2386-2391.
Banham, R. (2016, July-August). IoT complexity: As the Internet of Things expands, the risks-and questions of liability-become more complicated. Risk Management, 63(6), 39-44.
Bhardwaj, A., Subramanyam, G. V., Avasthi, V. & Sastry, H. (2016). Review of solutions for securing end user data over cloud applications. International Journal of Advanced Computer Research, 6(27), 2277-2291.
Bok, H. (2014, September). An empirical study on factors influencing Internet advertising effects. Advances in Management, 7(9), 6-9.
Business.com. (2018). Disaster preparedness for small businesses. Business.com, September 26. Retrieved from https://www.business.com/articles/business-disaster-prep/ .
Cass, J. (2019). Internet of Things: What it is, how it works, examples and more. Just Creative. Retrieved from https://justcreative.com/2018/11/19/internet-of-things-explained/ .
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Government Politics And Political Corruption Values
… interesting to note the methods used in this research. The author takes into account both individual variables and also institutional factors in the analysis. Methodology used includes public opinion survey data from 28 different countries. Also, the author uses qualitative data including interviews with media professionals, and … to them by providing an alternative point of view.
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Newell, J.L. (2018). Corruption in contemporary politics. Manchester University Press.
In this book, Newell discusses the relationship between political corruption and wealth disparity. Newell also shows how power and wealth are connected, and how both the … offers case study examples from different types of contemporary governments including both democratic and non-democratic regimes. One of the unique features of the book is the section on minimum trust necessary to reduce or prevent corruption, and also the frank discussion on the role that scandal and ……
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How Media Perpetuate Racism
… come to characterize the ruling class’ use of mass media in controlling the population (Heaggans). As Horkheimer and Adorno later showed in their analysis and dissection of the Culture Industry, the controllers of mass media have essentially used the basic framework of Lynch to perpetuate the idea … X, it is the same story again and again. Today, leaders are simply prevented from being formed by a media that follows the book of Lynch, implanting in the minds of the African-American community the idea that the women should be independent and the men should be ……
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Works Cited
Adorno, Theodor and M. Horkheimer. The culture industry: Enlightenment as mass deception. Stardom and celebrity: A reader, 34, 2007.
Aldrige, Derick. “From Civil Rights to Hip Hop: Toward a Nexus of Ideas.” http://www.thehiphopproject.org/site/pdfs/hhp_civilRights.pdf
Blair, Elizabeth. “The Strange Story of the Man behind Strange Fruit.” NPR. http://www.npr.org/2012/09/05/158933012/the-strange-story-of-the-man-behind-strange-fruit
Cashmore, Ellis. The Black culture industry. Routledge, 2006.
Collins, Patricia Hill. "New commodities, new consumers: Selling blackness in a global marketplace." Ethnicities 6.3 (2006): 297-317.
Davis, Angela. The Meaning of Freedom. San Francisco, CA: City Light Books, 2012.
Guy, Talmadge C. "Gangsta rap and adult education." New directions for adult and continuing education 2004.101 (2004): 43-57.
Heaggans, Raphael C. "When the oppressed becomes the oppressor: Willie Lynch and the politics of race and racism in hip-hop music." West Virginia University Philological Papers 50 (2003): 77-81.
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Investigative Conclusion And Testimony
… as court procedures are concerned and it has to adhere to various court rules. To a large extent, the said report details the analysis of the expert witness and the conclusions arrived at as a consequence of the said analysis. To ensure that the expert witness is sufficiently cross-examined, the other parties must be furnished with details of the report. Adam (2016) points … case, choosing to report only what would help law enforcement and your company's bottom-line? How can we know from your work that your analysis should be accepted by the court?”
I support the work of law enforcement because I am a firm believer in the rule of ……
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Adam, C. (2016). Forensic Evidence in Court: Evaluation and Scientific Opinion. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Casey, E. (Ed.). (2009). Handbook of Digital Forensics and Investigation. Burlington, MA: Academic Press.
Maras, M. (2014). Computer Forensics: Cybercriminals, Laws, and Evidence (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Newman, R.C. (2007). Computer Forensics: Evidence Collection and Management. New York, NY: CRC Press.
Reddy, N. (2019). Practical Cyber Forensics: An Incident-Based Approach to Forensic Investigations. New York, NY: Springer.
U.S. Department of Justice (2018). Reporting Intellectual Property Crime: A Guide for Victims of Copyright Infringement, Trademark Counterfeiting, and Trade Secret Theft. Retrieved from https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ccips/file/891011/download
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Enterprise Risk Management In Wells Fargo During The Pandemic
… ERM perspective the problem has to be approached comprehensively with risk understood at the macro level. This paper will provide 1) a critical analysis, including a comparison and contrast of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) vs. traditional risk management; 2) a discussion of hazard, financial, operational and strategic … contrast of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) vs. traditional risk management; 2) a discussion of hazard, financial, operational and strategic risks; 3) a SWOT analysis of Wells Fargo; 4) an examination of the relationship between organizational culture and ERM; 5) a discussion of risk in terms of current … a speculative tool; and 8) a discussion of the ways three leading companies (one domestic and two international) implement Enterprise Risk Management.
Critical analysis and Comparison of ERM with Traditional Risk Management
ERM is simply a plan-based business strategy, the purpose of which is to identify, evaluate, … portfolio investments in MBS. Derivatives……
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Beasley, M. (2020). How to Leverage ERM Principles to Better Respond to COVID-19-Related Risks. ERM Professional Insights.
Derysh, I. (2020). Watchdog questions why Wells Fargo reported giving only one large PPP loan to a Black-owned business. Retrieved from https://www.salon.com/2020/07/22/watchdog-questions-why-wells-fargo-reported-giving-only-one-large-ppp-loan-to-a-black-owned-business/
English, C. (2020). Wells Fargo Forced to Cut Its Dividend After Fed Stress Test. Here’s What Other Banks Did. Retrieved from https://www.barrons.com/articles/wells-fargo-forced-to-cut-its-dividend-after-fed-stress-test-51593467664
Hall, J. (2007). Internal Auditing and ERM: Fitting in and Adding Value. Retrieved from https://global.theiia.org/about/about-the-iia/Public Documents/Sawyer_Award_2007.pdf
Kaplan, R. & Mikes, A. (2012). Managing risks: A new framework. Harvard Business Review, 3.
Lewis, M. (2010). The Big Short. NY: W. W. Norton.
Lundqvist, S. (2014). Abandoning Silos for Integration: Implementing Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Governance. Lund University.
Morgenson, G. (2020). More Wells Fargo customers say the bank decided to pause their mortgage payments without asking. Retrieved from https://www.nbcnews.com/business/personal-finance/more-wells-fargo-customers-say-bank-decided-pause-their-mortgage-n1234610
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