Book Review:
Book Review: A minimum 4-page review essay of one book from the list of Suggested Books below (or if a student has a book they wish to select), this Essay will provide a critique of a scholarly monograph which grapples with a particular subject related to business, globalization, commodities, consumption, capitalism and business history more […]
Reflect critically on Gandhi’s book Hind Swaraj (1909)
In the short reading report, we want to reflect critically on Gandhi’s book Hind Swaraj (1909). Read the book and then address, in parts of approximately equal length, three questions: What are Gandhi’s overall or major arguments? If you had to summarize the book in one page, what would you say? Here we seek the […]
The book: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Adso’s encounter with the poor girl from the village represents love as experienced by a young medieval monk, thus (perhaps) very different from any love you have ever felt in your own life. Making specific references to Eco’s description of Adso’s love joys and torments (Third Day: After Compline and Night; Fourth Day: Terce and […]
Book review of Transforming Labour: Women and Work in Post-War Canada,
Since the review will be short, you will have to think carefully about what the main points of the book really are, and avoid everything that is not absolutely essential to the arguments presented in the book. Your review should present the key arguments made in the book, and say whether they are empirically well-supported […]
Book review: Aid and Development
Description Book review on ‘Aid and Development’ by Myles Wickstead Subject: Critical Reasoning Your review will need to address a series of questions about aspects of the book, such as its main argument, connection to development, argumentative and writing style (see below). There might be multiple major arguments that run through the book. In this […]
Determine the major themes of the book and the author’s chief argument
Each student is required to write one review (around 1200 words) on one of the books listed below. The review should be submitted prior to Nov 14’s class. Early submission is allowed; late submission will be penalized (a day = 1% of the total grade). Here are a few tips of how to write a […]
Science Fiction Book report: Use “The Robot: I, Robot 1 by Isaac
Use “The Robot: I, Robot 1 by Isaac Asimov (2008, Paperback)” to write a report which contain: 1. Who is the author? (100< words< 200), background, other works, etc. 2. What is the main theme of the book? Summary(Greneral legth: 250 3.How is the Society in the book different from present day Society? 4. How […]
Book Review: Suicide (Authors: Emile Durkheim, George Simpson &
Suicide by Emile Durkheim, George Simpson, and John A. Spaulding Cover (if included,1 page) Part 1: Presentation (min. 1 page) Give us an overview of the theorist and the work you have selected. You can include minimal biographical and historical information here. Discuss their major contributions and impact on the field of sociology. What is […]
Comparative Analysis Book Review: The Worship Band and God’s Singers
Students compose a 10-12 page paper that compares and contrasts the main themes and methodologies outlined in these two texts using the 4-MAT Review Method: Lane, Tom. The Worship Band Book: Training and Empowering Your Worship Band. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2012 (ISBN: 9781458418173) Williamson, Dave. God’s Singers: A Guidebook for the Worship Leading Choir […]
“Compare and contrast the accounts of Moses in the Book of Exodus (Old
Write an essay about: “Compare and contrast the accounts of Moses in the Book of Exodus (Old Testament) and the Surah of the Cow (Quran) and, in particular, the origins of ritual and law. What are the similarities, and more importantly, the significant differences?” Sources : Exodus (Old Testament) + the Surah of the Cow […]
