Essays about: "A FRIEND"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 149 essays containing the words A FRIEND.

  1. 21. “What’s up, bro?” : A synchronic corpus study on the use of bro in TV shows

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Felizia Livskog; [2022]
    Keywords : corpus; TV corpus; slang; sociolinguistics; synchronic; bro;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyze the synchronic variation in usage of the word bro in English speaking TV shows that aired 2017, by extracting data from The TV Corpus. In today’s society bro is becoming more and more frequent in use and the increase seems to be partly due to the high level of nuance the word has. READ MORE

  3. 22. Beyond the Billboard; How advertised prices affect how you feel, think, and behave

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Vladan Gajic; [2022]
    Keywords : advertising; unintended advertising effects; happiness; time money evaluation; prosocial behaviour;

    Abstract : Commercial advertisements are intended to persuade consumers to purchase products, but their influence often extends unintentionally and uninvitedly to non-commercial domains. Researchers have uncovered many such, unintended ad effects - good and bad - from lowered self-esteem to increased empathy. READ MORE

  4. 23. Studenters och djursjukskötares attityder till djur och djurs välfärd

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Kayley Tran; [2022]
    Keywords : attityder; djur; djursjukskötare; förmåga att känna; status; studenter; välfärd;

    Abstract : Icke-humana djur utgör en integrerad och viktig del i både samhället som stort och för den enskilda privatpersonen. Djuren används i dag på många olika sätt, där sällskapsdjuren har rollen som en vän eller familjemedlem, medan andra djur används inom livsmedelsindustrin, forskning och för nöjes skull. READ MORE

  5. 24. Pricing of Embedded Options: Implementing Stochastic Interest Rates & Stochastic Spread

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Jan Müller; [2022]
    Keywords : Option pricing; Callable bonds; Affine term structure models; Hull-White one-factor; Hull White two-factor; Trinomial trees; Short rate; Default intensity; Swaption volatilities; Black-76; Credit derivatives; Calibration; Optimisation.; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Given the current market climate, in an era of negative interest-rates, the Hull-White model has regained popularity in the eyes of investors. This thesis aims to extend this model to incorporate credit risk, to allow the modelling of credit derivatives such as diff swaps, defaultable corporate bonds and credit default swaps. READ MORE

  6. 25. A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND? : A Quantitative Study on The Effect of Diamond Extortion on Sexual Violence

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

    Author : Ester Tottie; [2021]
    Keywords : sexual violence; CRSV; natural resources; alluvial diamonds; lootable natural resources;

    Abstract : Sexual violence has been a considered tragic yet inevitable part of most armed conflicts throughout history. Various connections have been made between natural resources and conflict-related sexual violence and this paper aims to explore this relationship further. READ MORE