Essays about: "American modern literature"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words American modern literature.

1. 1. Neanderthal genome sequencing : A genetic research study

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Susanna Uhr; [2023]
   Keywords : aDNA; genome sequencing; method progression; Neanderthals; modern humans; genetic divergence; interbreeding; aDNA; genom sekvensering; metodutveckling; Neandertalare; moderna människor; genetisk splittring; korsning;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to provide information regarding the development of aDNA research. The essay also strives to distinguish eventual impact on previous and contemporary conceptions concerning Neanderthal and modern human genetic divergence and possible interbreeding between the two species. READ MORE

3. 2. John the Baptist Through the Lens of Generative AI : A Narrative and Reception-Historical Analysis of Mark 1

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Wettervik; [2023]
   Keywords : John the Baptist; Gospel of Mark; biblical art; visual exegesis; narrative criticism; Late Ancient Christian Sources; phenomenology; generative artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence; Midjourney; Johannes döparen; Markusevangeliet; biblisk konst; visuell exegetik; narrativ tolkning; patristik; fenomenologi; generativ artificiell intelligens; artificiell intelligens; Midjourney;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the intersection of reception history in biblical studies, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and phenomenology. Three images, from text prompts using different English translations of Mark 1:1–8 (KJV, NRSV and NIV) have been generated by GAI. READ MORE

4. 3. Are they all victims?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Elisabeth Kynaston; [2020]
   Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Patriarchal ideologies, gender equality and the conflict between the old and modern ways of life have always been topics of discussion in contemporary society. In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby, when patriarchal ideologies were dominant in American society and American literature. READ MORE

5. 4. The Young & The Dying : The Continued Romanticization of Terminally Ill Adolescents in Contemporary American Cinema

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

   Author : Christian Gregory; [2020]
   Keywords : Cancer; Sick-Lit; Sick-Flicks; Cystic Fibrosis; CF; YA Literature; YA Films; The Fault in Our Stars; Five Feet Apart; Love Story; John Green;

   Abstract : This essay examines how the past decade’s wave of young adult films portraying termi-nal illnesses compare and contrast with similar works from both film as well as literary works commonly referred to as “sick-lit”. By viewing three prominent films released be-tween 2014 and 2019 and applying both literature dealing with sick-lit as well as texts fo-cused on how cinema tends to portray serious illnesses such as cancer, I attempt to dis-cern whether significant change in the way which contemporary film handles severe ill-nesses has occurred. READ MORE

6. 5. When Literary Prose Meets Television : Comparing the vocabulary of A Song of Ice and Fire to Game of Thrones

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Sabur Kiflemariam; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This paper compares the vocabulary used in the first seven episodes of Game of Thrones by television network HBO, to its source material, the 1996 novel A Game of Thrones. In particular, three questions were investigated; which medium uses the most frequent vocabulary, which medium makes most use of older words, and what do these findings imply with regards English language learning. READ MORE