During class we read the first two chapters of a book by Susan Wendell called "The Rejected Body". The first chapter we looked into was "Who is Disabled? ... The important part for her is that while she is pointing out these bureaucratic definitions of disability it seems in all of them there is the stigma that there is something wrong with the individual being defined. ... The second chapter of Wendell's book is "The Social Construction of Disability". In this chapter she further explores society's definition of disability and the stigma around this. ...

• Word Count: 1608
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The opening chapter reveals the most important aspects in Raskolnikoff's character as proud person who is emotionally detached from the rest of humanity. ... He believes himself to be part of an elite "superman" who can transgress moral standards for higher purposes. ...

• Word Count: 261
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Martin devotes a chapter to each element of the tripod, explaining their significance in the integrative thinker's development and how they combine to create an effective integrative thinker. Throughout the book, Martin studies the thought processes of prominent leaders and for each chapter uses several examples outlining how the leader used a particular aspect of integrative thinking to create successful strategy. ... To avoid overload, it can be so tempting to specialize, to simplify, focusing on a small part of the whole as we attempt to improve or "fix".  ...

• Word Count: 824
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I think that this is an interesting point because the first chapter of the novel was entirely dedicated to the physical burdens and metaphorical weights that soldiers carried as they trekked through Vietnam, and now the end of the story relates back to that in explaining the reason why O'Brien needs to write stories the way that he does. ... I think this was the purpose of the novel, to show normal readers that they can comprehend stories from people who served in war but they'll never really understand or have the full experience of what its like to have to keep those stories as a ...

• Word Count: 685
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

An interesting and distinctive point of the structure is the development of chapter length from short to long as the book progresses. ... The clever language used is a vital part of the overall success of the novel and Mark Haddon has really fine tuned this aspect to the advantage of the books creative appeal and credibility. ...

• Word Count: 1041
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate