if m<-1, then m^2 > -m -> m^2 + m > 0 so m^2 + m + 4 > 0
if -1 < m < 0, then 0 < m^2 < 1
so m^2 + m + 4 > 3
and if m > 0, m^2 > 0
m^2 + m > 0,
as m^2 + m + 4 is greater than zero for each case it is always postive
works well for seeing it intuitively, but as for actually proving you're best to...