Essays on Book Report

James Surowiecki is the author of the book “The Wisdom of Crowds” and a business columnist for The New Yorker magazine. Surowiecki started working on the concepts for this book as a columnist on the magazine’s finance page. The book is particularly fascinating since it offers a fair evaluation of…

The CEO considered in this scenario is John Welch who received the largest golden parachute in US history. 1b) John Welch received the golden parachute from General Electrical in 2001 after serving as the CEO for the company for 20 years. 1c) The Golden parachute was paid at a gross…

The three most captivating of John Updike’s works are the Olinger Stories: A Selection, The Maples Stories and In the Beauty of the Lilies. John Updike was a renown American novelist, poet, art critic and short story writer. Several of his testimonies and poems made the appearance in The New…

The story opens with the narrator informing the reader that a blind buddy of his wife, Robert, is coming to pay them a visit. The narrator is apprehensive about the impending visit. The story then flashes back to how the narrator’s wife met Robert when she used to work for…

In his book; Black men and Public Space, Staples explains how the idea that people have about you because of your race or your heritage can itself be a danger to you and the community at large. He narrates his life away from his fatherland as a freshman at the…

In Act III of “A Doll’s House” with the aid of Henrik Ibsen, Torvald learns about a forgery that his wife Nora made to secure money. Torvald lashes out at Nora for bringing him shame and inserting him in the position of debt. However, after a second letter comes in…

Surrealism is a fashion of literature or art that was developed in the 20th century. It stresses on the irrational and subconscious significance of imagery that is achieved through automatism or the exploitation of surprising juxtapositions and chance effects among others. Surrealism can additionally be described as a movement in…

The recommendation that I think is most relevant from Justice Sotomayor is that “You have to work harder”. This phrase is very applicable in actual life. This is because some individuals take advantage of social training or their backgrounds and fail to work hard enough. An example is students who…

In this book, Alison Bechdel is mostly trying to reach for that woman who is nevertheless really alive and who has a demanding, vulnerable, intellectual voice which is every bit as effective as that of hers. Of course, this title happens to be the same with that of the famous…

Both the ‘Red Scarf Girl’ and ‘Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother’ demonstrates the issue of autocratic leadership and other styles. The content of these books portrays the image of authoritative behavior in the parenting of a child. Through autocratic leadership, there is the application of both really useful and…

Treasure Island is an iconic adventure story, a coming-of-age tale, and the preeminent pirate novel. The novel introduced pirate concepts such as one-legged seamen, black-sailed ships, the scary black spot, and parrots yelling “pieces of eight.” It has spawned countless imitations, including countless films. The Pirates of the Caribbean series…

Eveline is a passive young girl who lacks opportunity and harsh environment and hides away in daydreams. Influenced by society, she fears getting recognition and escapes into daydreams. The story tries to show how these three elements can create a strong character. Here are some key aspects of the character…