Essays about: "Black english"

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  1. 11. The black eyes of Bruce Lee : From Normative to Descriptive & Prescriptive Multiculturalism

    University essay from Konstfack/Institutionen för Konst (K)

    Author : Behzad Khosravi Noori; [2012]
    Keywords : Multiculturalism; Polyculturalism; Bruce Lee; Balkanization; storyteller documantry; public art; hyper-politicized society; Mostar; divided city;

    Abstract : Multiculturalism or cultural pluralism is a policy, ideal, or reality that emphasizes the unique characteristics of different cultures in the world, especially as they relate to one another in immigrant receiving nations. The word was first used in 1957 to describe Switzerland but first came into common currency in Canada in the late 1960s2. READ MORE

  3. 12. Equality in Crime Fiction : A Modern, Female Literary Detective in Christopher Brookmyre's A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Sara Krohn; [2011]
    Keywords : Feminsm; Crime Fiction; English;

    Abstract : En uppsats om kvinnor och feminism inom den moderna kriminal litteraturen. ... READ MORE

  4. 13. A Study of Metaphors in the Heart of Darkness and their Swedish Translations

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Johanna Olsson Tillström; [2009]
    Keywords : Translation; Vinay Dalbernet; Metaphors; Conceptualization; Lakoff; Conrad; Heart of Darkness;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to compare metaphors from the 1970 edition of Joseph Conrsd's Heart of Darkness (originally published in 1902) with their Swedish translations in Mörkrets Hjärta, by Einar Hecksher (2006), to see how mwtaphors have been translated from English into Swedish, i.e. READ MORE

  5. 14. "Not Perfect Grammar, Always Perfect Timing" : African American Vernacular English in Black and White Rap Lyrics

    University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Madeleine Magnusson; [2008]
    Keywords : AAVE; rap music; rap lyrics; hip hop music; Ebonics;

    Abstract : African American Vernacular English, AAVE, is a variant of English spoken mostly by lower-class black citizens in the US. Since the most popular music genre among African Americans today is rap, this paper will describe what characterizes AAVE and rap music, and explore the use of AAVE in rap lyrics of both black and white rappers. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Conquering Heart - Exploring allegorical short-cuts in Conrad's Heart of Darkness

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Matz Hammarström; [2008]
    Keywords : Conrad; Joseph; Heart of Darkness; Darras; Jaques; Allegorical short-cuts; Nature versus Man; Kurtz; Marlow; English language and literature; Engelska språk och litteratur ; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The aim of the essay is to gain a deeper understanding of Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness, through exploring a number of its allegorical short-cuts: the sepulchral city, the Company's offices, the knitters of black wool, the grove of death, and Kurtz' sketch in oil. The analysis of these short-cuts, aided by the gist of some of Conrad's letters to Cunninghame Graham, yields important clues to the understanding of Heart of Darkness as a whole, and its underlying conflict between Man and Nature, as well as to the understanding of specific elements of the story such as the significance of Kurtz' Intended and Marlow's final lie. READ MORE