Essays about: "features of society"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 299 essays containing the words features of society.
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1. Reflections on One’s Own Body : An Approach to the Potential of Self-Image in HCI
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Self-image and the way we present ourselves to the world are highly relevant in today’s society, fostered to some extent by the ubiquitous use of technology. For example, the idealized body image that is disseminated in the media and on social networks can affect the relationship we have with ourselves. READ MORE
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2. Governance and decision-making : Lessons from three French eco-villages
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : In a context of rising environmental pressure and slow societal changes in response, the emergence of ecovillages comes as a small-scale solution to actively propose sustainable alternatives to the modern consumerist society. The human factor plays a key role in enabling such ecovillages to last. READ MORE
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3. Electric Leisure Boats: Enablers and Barriers : A case study of leisure boat manufacturers
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Combustion engines and fossil fuels have traditionally driven motor-powered leisure boats. Electrification is quickly transforming the transportation sector, but electric boats are rare. The primary drawback of the electric boat is the high production cost. READ MORE
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4. Serious Triviality : A Serious Societal Critique in a Trivial Setting in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)Abstract : In the late Victorian era, the British upper-class seemed to have set up their own standard of morals where truthfulness and religious conviction gave way for manners and appearance. Oscar Wilde was an outspoken socialist and talented author who shared his critique towards the ills of this society within his literary works. READ MORE
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5. Incorporation of Environmental Features into Peacebuilding Initiatives at Three Actor Leadership Levels : A Case Study of Liberia
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Environmental change and degradation, and increasing intrastate armed conflict are two pressing challenges of our time. Regions with highest rates of intrastate armed conflict have shown to overlap with regions of highest dependency on natural resources for livelihood provision and survival, where research of interrelatedness between conflict and environmental degradation, the environment-conflict nexus, increased during the 1990s. READ MORE