Essays on Literature Review

The book of The Prince was written by Niccolo Machiavelli in 1513 and was intended to criticise the tradition of humanist government ruled by the prince. The author made use of the book to advance his agenda of power, leadership and the proper way of navigating the political landscape. The...

Political scientists have a familiar refrain that citizen's need to engage forcefully in the extensive debate on policy and politics. The reasons for the catchphrase is that political scientists get obsessed with arcane, technical issues and problems. Besides, political consultants and self-proclaimed experts have cozied up to authorities and news...

Margaret Atwood’s popular novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” published in the year 1985 portrays the story of a totalitarian state and its populace. The Republic of Gilead has policies that control the social order of the characters’ environment, which they inhabit, their information, behaviors, cultural values, and movements. The control approach...

Based on the theories of international relations that have been advanced by various authors, it is apparent that the behaviour of states in the international system is not governed primarily by their fear of other states and the desire to acquire the power to overcome that fear. Whereas the aforementioned...

In his reading Dower argues about Japanese experienced defeat irrespective of the death of many people including the army during the war and the loss was based on the issue of Japan forgetting the importance of being human. Japan witnesses deaths of soldiers who starved during the war in Burma and...

In The Kami, the author points out the diversity of the Japanese society as well as culture. Individually, the author dwells on the practices that are considered to be at the very center of the culture in question. These Shinto practices involve people's beliefs and relations with forces, powers, spirits,...

The Key Maxim: The State as the Leading Actor in Global Relations The key maxim is that the state is the leading actor in global relations. However, the state also requires the contributions of other actors, which can be agents of the country. Therefore, the states have a wide range of...

‘So often, admirable people rise from the depths of the most miserable situations. (Quinones pg 113). This was true for one Adam Jones. He was a local caddie and a loud drunk. No one gave two thoughts about him, but that day fate called him to risk his life for...

Ariel Levy’s argument in her article tries to argue how on a raunch culture women tend to engage themselves in sexuality performances, which are not usually their sexuality expressions but are premeditated for the pleasure the males in the society or appear as if they are trying to be pleasurable...

In the book, The Death of Ivan Ilyich: An Introduction The character of the author, Leo Tolstoy, and that of the main personality, Ivan Ilyich shares some similarities and differences. One of the most evident similarities between the two men is that they both came from very influential and wealthy families,...

At first I perceived the narration as real life scenery explaining the courtship relationship between the two couple, but my perception was at last diverted towards the end into a movie.   As I read further in the genre, I felt at first that the book was all about mystery where...

Change is inevitable. It is the norm, the ever-changing and the dynamic environment that brings about the transition. White in his book ‘Here is New York’ gives an insight of the changes that have struck New York since the year 1947. From the tall buildings that existed ages ago to...