Essays about: "christmas"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the word christmas.
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1. Getting Wealthier and Healthier? Evidence From the Spanish Christmas Lottery
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper uses the Spanish Christmas Lottery to provide new evidence about the relationship between wealth and health for adults and infants. Using a difference-in-difference design across provinces and time, I explore how overall health status, hospitalization rates, neonatal health, and alcohol consumption are affected by lottery outcomes. READ MORE
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2. Light Cultivates Culture, Culture Cultivates Light
University essay from KTH/LjusdesignAbstract : As lighting designers, we are aware of the importance of light in constructing dynamic, interesting spaces that enhance the human experience. But light is more than simply a physical component; it also has a rich cultural meaning that affects how we perceive and comprehend the world. READ MORE
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3. Nature's Ink : Ecocritical Explorations in Swedish and Japanese Literature
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Ecocriticism is a field that examines the relationship between literature and the physical environment. As an emerging discipline, it is crucial to expand its contribution to reinforce the existing literature. A writer's creation of a literary world reflects their life and relationship to the outside world. READ MORE
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4. Weight Watchers – Wellness That Works? : Analysing the correlation of weight and health through The Weight Watcher’s visual communication on social media
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : The following thesis aims to examine the social media use of the Weight Watchers, during a limited amount of time. The interest of losing weight seems to increase every year, after Christmas and New Years celebrations. This year, the Weight Watchers have been very active in advertising themselves during this period of time. READ MORE
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5. “I Will Tell Your Story” : Making and Using an Ethnographic Portrait of Tanzanians with Albinism
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis is both an ethnographic story about people with albinism in Tanzania and a reflection on how that story may be used to generate understanding and support in the wider world. In much of sub-Saharan Africa people with albinism face discrimination and even violence at all levels of society. READ MORE