Essays about: "1989"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 312 essays containing the word 1989.

1. 16. The Power of Words : How the use of words reflects societal opinion

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : David Brodin; [2023]
   Keywords : Gay; Queer; Corpus Linguistics;

   Abstract : This essay examines the ways that the underlying meaning of the keywords queer and gay had changed between, and during, the periods of 1989-1991, 1999-2001 and 2009-2011 within the medium of written American English as collected by the Corpus of Historical American English across multiple written genres. The examination of the two chosen keywords was conducted by sorting the list-results of respective COHA queries into each period, and then conducted by a systematic sorting of the query results into one out of four categories depending on how the keywords were primed, framed and used. READ MORE

3. 17. Combining Hipparcos and Gaia data: Improved Astrometric Calculations With Orvara

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Astrofysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

   Author : Melvin Tham; [2023]
   Keywords : Astrometry; Af Leporis; Smethells 119; Gliese 105; Gliese 86; Orvara; Hipparcos; Gaia; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Hipparcos and Gaia are two missions intended to catalogue positions and motions of stellar objects. Orvara is a computer program which aims to combine the data from these two missions to calculate Keplerian parameters for stellar systems. READ MORE

4. 18. Factors affectingresistance to smarthome technology : An application of innovation resistancetheory in the European smart homemarket

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Georgios Tsioutsiouliklis; Hariharasudhan Vigneswaran; [2022]
   Keywords : Smart Home Technology Innovation Adoption Resistance;

   Abstract : Smart home technology was first conceptualized in 1989 and has extensively been promoted for many years ever since. However, even after 30 years since conceptualization, the technology has seen very low penetration levels and consistently missed all market forecasts. READ MORE

5. 19. Peace on Whose Terms? : A Goal Approach to Conflict Resolution

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Sebastian Raattamaa; [2022]
   Keywords : Conflict Resolution; Negotiations; Settlement; Issues;

   Abstract : Contemporary peace and conflict research has come to discount the potential effects of the goals rebels pursue in both conflict and negotiation. Rather than probing the issues parties fight over, research has focused on the conditions surrounding conflict settlement as an explanation for why parties decide to either defect or comply. READ MORE

6. 20. Child Soldiers as an Expendable Resource: Costs Related to Child Soldiering : How Does Child Soldier Usage Affect Rebel Losses?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Noomi Weinéus; [2022]
   Keywords : child soldiers; forced recruitment; fighting capacity; conflict severity; rebel losses;

   Abstract : As there seem to be a relationship between child soldiering and increased fighting capacity, there appears to be logical advantages of using child soldiers. However, research suggest that children ought to be inferior soldiers than adults. READ MORE