Essays about: "Free Speech"

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  1. 21. THE POLITICS OF A CHILDREN’S BOOK Haroun and the Sea of Stories

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Safija Zuko Turkovic; [2018-09-19]
    Keywords : Salman Rushdie; fatwa; post colonialism; totalitarianism;

    Abstract : Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a multifunctional tale, representing and arguing for, among other things, political expression, opposition to censorship and not least a movement for free speech. Disguised as a children’s book, Haroun raises many issues central for Rushdie the author after he had been censored by a fatwa issued against him as a consequence of publishing the religious satire The Satanic Verses. READ MORE

  3. 22. Making Sense of the Migration-Fear Nexus: Culture of Fear and its Consequences for Political Discourse : A Political Critical Discourse Analysis of Hart aber fair in the German Migration Debate (2013-2017)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Ines Mergler; [2018]
    Keywords : Culture of Fear; Critical Discourse Analysis; Germany; Political Talk Show; Migration; Political Discourse; Politics of Fear; Refugee Crisis; Sociology of Fear; ;

    Abstract : Fear is a challenge for European democracies today that is discussed in the same breath as rising populism and anti-immigrant speech. However, it seems that fear has also become a defining principle for Western (post)modern society in many other areas of life. READ MORE

  4. 23. The relation between human-to-human interaction and human-to-tablet interaction in a neurocognitive test

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Axel Ekwall; Linnea Holm; [2018]
    Keywords : Digitalization; neurocognitive test; Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test RAVLT ; mild cognitive impairment MCI ; validation study; usability; speech interface; human-computer interaction HCI ;

    Abstract : Our lives become longer with new advancements in medicine and technology. As a result, cognition and memory impairments will become a growing concern[23]. To be able to treat cognitive decline, dementia and related diseases, the need for early detection of memory deficiencies increases. READ MORE

  5. 24. Dual number in the North Saami dialect of Ofoten and Sør-Troms

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Finsk-ugriska språk

    Author : Olle Kejonen; [2017]
    Keywords : Saami; North Saami; grammatical number; dual number; reciprocal pronouns; sámegiella; davvisámegiella; grammatihkalaš lohku; guvttiidlohku; resiprohka pronomenat;

    Abstract : This study deals with grammatical number in the North Saami dialect of Ofoten and Sør-Troms, Norway. Five informants were interviewed and the material was collected both through free speech and elicitation. The study shows that in this dialect, plural forms are used when referring to two individuals. READ MORE

  6. 25. Thematic Oppositions in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Silav Sandy; [2017]
    Keywords : Pride and Prejudice; oppositions; theme; thematic oppositions; binary oppositions; literature; contrasts; Stolhet och fördom; oppositioner; tema; tematisk; binära oppositioner; litteratur; kontrast; Silav Sandy; Silav; Sandy;

    Abstract : This essay examines anticipation and real outcome structured as two oppositions in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. These opposites will be analyzed through Austen’s use of literary devices such as “free indirect speech” and irony. READ MORE