Essays about: "time-travel"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the word time-travel.

  1. 1. Containment as Imprisonment or Freedom : A Corpus-Assisted Analysis of Conceptual Container Metaphors in The Handmaid’s Tale

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Lina Haji Akram; [2023]
    Keywords : conceptual metaphor theory; conceptual container metaphors; embodiment; cognitive stylistics; mental states;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a close reading of the award-winning novel The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood. Drawing on Conceptual Metaphor Theory as a framework, and the notion of embodiment, the study sheds light on metaphorical linguistic expressions that contribute to the realization of conceptual container metaphors pertinent to the main character’s psychological state. READ MORE

  3. 2. Resource-efficient and fast Point-in-Time joins for Apache Spark : Optimization of time travel operations for the creation of machine learning training datasets

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

    Author : Axel Pettersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Apache Spark; Point-in-Time; ASOF; Join; Optimizations; Time travel; Apache Spark; Point-in-Time; ASOF; Join; Optimeringar; Tidsresning;

    Abstract : A scenario in which modern machine learning models are trained is to make use of past data to be able to make predictions about the future. When working with multiple structured and time-labeled datasets, it has become a more common practice to make use of a join operator called the Point-in-Time join, or PIT join, to construct these datasets. READ MORE

  4. 3. Rail-air transport competition : A discrete choice analysis along with an international empirical investigation

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Evgeny Nikolaev; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : There is an increasing interest among many nations to decrease CO2 emissions.Promoting more sustainable modes of transportation is one particular area that has roomfor improvement. For instance, short and medium distance flights can bepotentially substituted by high-speed rail (HSR). READ MORE

  5. 4. An Immersive Experience : Communicating the Past using AR/VR at Gamla Uppsala and Uppåkra Archaeological Centre.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Urszula Frick; [2021]
    Keywords : Augmented Reality; Virtual Reality; digital; communication of history; design thinking perspective; performance of knowledge; archaeology; narratology; time travel; imagination;

    Abstract : In the age of digitization, the use of Augmented and Virtual Reality as digital supplements to the traditional museum visit become much more frequent. The author of this study investigates development process, and the way history is communicated through the Gamla Upsala AR/VR and Uppåkra VR experiences. READ MORE

  6. 5. ”There is no why” : A Psychoanalytic Approach to Trauma and Delusion in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Filip Kall; [2020]
    Keywords : Trauma; Delusion; Psychoanalysis; War; Psychological Mechanisms; Time-Travel; Aliens;

    Abstract : Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut provides a profound discussion on how the many traumas of war affect the human psyche. The novel’s protagonist, Billy Pilgrim, is a direct witness of many horrific events in World War II, which causes certain life-changing symptoms later in his life. READ MORE