Essays about: "1920s"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the word 1920s.

  1. 1. Interior Design Of Hydro-Foiling Boat

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Industridesign

    Author : Anton Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Boat; Interior Design; Design; Hydro-Foil; Industrial Design;

    Abstract : Boats have a rich history, evolving in shape and purpose. From ancient logboats to modern superyachts, their design depends on their intended use. Among personal watercraft, such as yachts and motorboats, there are various types like fishing boats and day cruisers. Runabout boats are popular today for leisure. READ MORE

  3. 2. Agency and Tradition : Women in 1920s China through the Lens of Film

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Natacha Rojrung; [2023]
    Keywords : Keywords: Agency; China; Raise the Red Lantern; film; female characters;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is an attempt to provide examples of how women’s roles have been portrayed in Chinese film made in modern time about women in the 1920s through examination and analysis of the film Raise the Red Lantern《大红灯笼高高挂》by Zhang Yimo by using agency theory. The study delves into the portrayal of female characters' actions within traditional marriage and family dynamics as depicted in the film. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Black woman's fight against oppression: Celie's transformation in the Color Purple

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Hanna Stark; [2023]
    Keywords : The Color Purple; Celie; feminism; oppression; gender traits; masculine femininity;

    Abstract : In the novel the Color Purple (1982), the author, Alice Walker, highlights the oppression African American women had to endure in the South, during the 1920s. It tells the story of the protagonist Celie's life, from being a sexual abused girl, to becoming an independent woman. READ MORE

  5. 4. Temporal, climatic and spatial variation in the distribution and activity patterns of the raccoon (Procyon lotor) in Hainich National Park, Germany

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Maria Grüneberger; [2022]
    Keywords : raccoon; procyon lotor; hainich National Park; canopy Walk; camera trapping; nocturnality; ground temperature; habitat preference; european beech; fagus sylvatica; anthropogenic influence;

    Abstract : The raccoon (Procyon lotor) has been a part of German fauna since the 1920s, following a number of releases and escapes from captivity. This study intends to investigate the distribution and activity patterns of this non-native mesopredator in Hainich National Park, which lies in Central Germany, in-between 3 core areas of established raccoon populations. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Swedish workers' travel stories about workplace conditions in the 1920s Soviet Russia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Radoslaw Repelewicz; [2022]
    Keywords : Travelogues; travel stories; Swedish travellers; Journeys to Soviet Russia; Early Swedish accounts of Soviet Russia; Soviet workplace conditions;

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