Essays about: "Apprehension of reality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Apprehension of reality.

1. 1. Looking at Dorian Gray like Art : The Mirror, The Portrait, and The Ideal

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Laia Sepúlveda Garcia; [2023]
   Keywords : Oscar Wilde; Irish Literature; Portrait; Mirror; Doubled Self; Looking At; Seeing; Perception of the Self; Art and Life; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Characterization; Oscar Wilde s philosophy; Art for Art s Sake ; Apprehension of reality; Semi-art figure; Human-like;

   Abstract : This research delves into the complex themes of perception, art, and self in Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Drawing from Wilde's philosophy of "Art for Art's Sake," the study explores the characterization of Dorian Gray through the perspectives of Lord Henry and Basil Hallward. READ MORE

3. 2. Do We Mistake Fiction for Fact? : Investigating Whether the Consumption of Fictional Crime-related Media May Help to Explain the Criminal Profiling Illusion

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

   Author : Teresa Greiwe; [2021]
   Keywords : criminal profiling; criminal profiling illusion; cultivation theory; cultivation effects; fictional crime-related media;

   Abstract : The disparity between the ongoing use, the overall positive attitudes towards criminal profiling and the lack of empirical evidence for its validity is also referred to as criminal profiling illusion. Associated risks for society range from misled police investigations, hindered apprehensions of the actual offender(s), and wrongful convictions of innocent citizens to mistrust in the police and their methods. READ MORE

4. 3. Blind Injustice : J. M. Coetzee and the Misapprehension of the Ecological Object

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Tom Bradstreet; [2016]
   Keywords : J. M. Coetzee; Life Times of Michael K; ecocriticism; object-oriented ontology; postcolonial theory;

   Abstract : This thesis attempts to develop a concept of 'ecological misapprehension' by means of an object-oriented ecocritical analysis of several works by J. M. Coetzee. READ MORE

5. 4. The Deconstruction of Maturity in Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Mikael Sewerin; [2014]
   Keywords : Joyce; Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; Stephen Dedalus; irony; psychological realism; Bildungsroman; maturity; teleology; deconstruction; static apprehension.;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the use of irony in Joyce’s Portrait, claiming that it has the effect of deconstructing common notions of maturity that are engrained within the Bildungsroman tradition, and that this was Joyce’s intention. In Portrait, irony plays the role of psychological reality, undercutting Stephen’s unrealistic expectation to see his life follow a traditional path of teleological progression. READ MORE

6. 5. Capacity assessment of a single span arch bridge with backfill : A case study of the Glomman Bridge

   University essay from KTH/Byggvetenskap

   Author : Henrik Bjurström; Johan Lasell; [2009]
   Keywords : Arch bridge; vault; finite element; backfill; failure envelope; masonry; capacity assessment; Bågbro; valv; finita element; fyllning; brottenvelopp; stenvalv; klassningsberäkning;

   Abstract :   The aim of this Master Thesis is to assess the load carrying capacity of the Glomman Bridge outside of the Swedish city Örebro. The Glomman Bridge is an unreinforced concrete single span arch bridge with backfill. The bridge was constructed in 1923 on assignment from the Swedish National Railways (SJ). READ MORE