Essays about: ":-friendship"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 106 essays containing the word :-friendship.

  1. 31. Visitor Perceptions of Authenticity and Commodification in Easter Island Cultural Heritage Tourism : Pride and Empowerment of the Rapanui

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Evelina Elf Donaldson; [2020]
    Keywords : easter island; rapanui; rapa nui; authenticity; commodification; tourist perceptions; tourism; cultural heritage; community-based tourism; indigenous;

    Abstract : This study sought to analyze tourist perceptions of cultural heritage tourism on Easter Island, more specifically, how they perceived and valued the concept of ‘authenticity’ in representations of local Rapanui culture. By analyzing and categorizing trends found in Trip Advisor reviews left for 6 tourism businesses on the island (3 traditional performance venues and 3 guided tour companies), this primary research question was further broken down to assess 1) what factors in particular render an experience valuable and authentic to the tourist, 2) how tourists perceive indigenous Rapanui’s relationship to their own culture in the context of cultural tourism, and 3) if they perceive the industry as exploiting or empowering the Rapanui people. READ MORE

  3. 32. Fictional Texts in the EFL Classroom in Swedish Compulsory and Upper Secondary Schools : A Qualitative Study of Teachers’ Strategies and Experiences of Teaching and Selecting Fictional Texts to EFL Students in Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Donjeta Osmani; [2020]
    Keywords : teaching fiction; fictional texts; fiction; reading; English students; EFL classroom; EFL teachers;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the approaches to teaching fictional texts that are exercised by English teachers with the intention of gaining an insight to the purpose of fictional texts in the Swedish EFL classroom. The levels in focus are the lower and upper secondary schools. READ MORE

  4. 33. The power of friendship : Can friendship between ethnic groups reduce prejudices in multi-ethnic Suriname?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Pernilla Östlund; [2020]
    Keywords : Contact hypothesis; Contact theory; Suriname; Minor Field Study; Ethnic groups; Prejudice; Prejudice reduction; Minorites; Friendship;

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  5. 34. Graph convolutional network based friendship recommender system for a social network

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

    Author : Harsha Holenarasipura Narasanna; [2020]
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    Abstract : This thesis aims to design and develop a deep neural network for friendship recommendations, and quantify its superior performance over a non-learned model for a given social network platform. The given social network consists of a large number of users over 120,000. READ MORE

  6. 35. DEALING WITH DRAMA : A Qualitative Study on Workplace Friendship Deterioration

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Menal Suliman; Jenny Uneby; [2019]
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    Abstract : Relationships are an essential factor for wellbeing. To create and maintain relationships is also a crucial part of many jobs. These relationships sometimes develop into friendships, which often have been viewed as positive for performance and wellbeing at the workplace. READ MORE