Essays about: "Amanda Anderson"

Found 4 essays containing the words Amanda Anderson.

  1. 1. Multi-objective optimization for placing airspace surveillance observers

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Amanda Anderson; [2021-08-13]
    Keywords : Facility location; multi-objective optimization; ant colony algorithm; genetic algorithm; pareto optimal; observer placement; 3D viewshed;

    Abstract : Reconnaissance is an important aspect of military planning. Tools that help an alysts monitor and make informed choices are vital for avoiding costly situations. The use of ground-based radar sensors is a common method for monitoring for both land-based and airborne threats. READ MORE

  3. 2. Constructing 'the Other': A Study of Cultural Representation in English Language Textbooks

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Johanna Ivanoff; Amanda Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : English Language Textbooks; ELT; cultural representation; Critical Discourse Analysis; CDA; Visual Semiotics; Circles of World Englishes; the hidden curriculum; hegemonic discourses; imagined communities; Orientalism; the Other ;

    Abstract : Educational textbooks have the power to influence pupils’ perception of the world. In the subject of English, this specifically concerns learning about cultures in different parts of the world where English is used. READ MORE

  4. 3. Women's education at The Open University of Tanzania - a road to development? :  

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Amanda Anderson; [2012]
    Keywords : Higher education; women empowerment; personal development;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the importance of higher education for women of Babati, Tanzania. The research has been carried out by focusing three research questions; What does an education at the Open University of Tanzania (OUT) mean for the female students on a personal level? What is the female students’ perception on the importance of women’s higher education for development? How can the female students’ perceptions on the importance of women’s higher education be analyzed within the context of the term women empowerment? In order to answer these questions semi-structured interviews were conducted in Babati town, Tanzania in February 2012 with female students and graduates of the Open University of Tanzania. READ MORE

  5. 4. “Shifting Boundaries and Unfixing Fixities”: Boundary Crossing in Pauline Melville’s The Ventriloquist’s Tale

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Roberts; [2009]
    Keywords : Nationalism; Globalization; Boundaries; Borders;

    Abstract : A central theme in Pauline Melville’s novel, The Ventriloquist’s Tale, is the question of endogamy and exogamy, with the opposing alternatives embodied in Melville’s characters. This theme has received much attention in the critical commentaries generated by the novel, with a prevailing number of critics claiming that Melville proposes endogamy as the only option for indigenous communities to remain intact. READ MORE