Essays about: "Brother"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the word Brother.

  1. 1. Music As a Means of Resistance : Rhetorical Analysis of Three Ukrainian Wartime Songs

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

    Author : Ksenija Ševcova; [2023]
    Keywords : music; lyrics; war; Ukraine; Russia; slogan; symbol; sample; intertextuality;

    Abstract : This study delves into Ukrainian wartime songs of resistance that were inspired by the ‘Russian warship’ slogan. Langer (1953) believes that songs can express emotions that language alone fails to convey. Dynamic interaction of music and lyrics slows down, arrests, and intensifies images and moods. READ MORE

  3. 2. “Is it a sin against God to be poor?” : Marxist and Pedagogical Perspectives on Oppressive Ideologies in Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower and its Potential for Teaching Critical Thinking.

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Sofia Schalander; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this essay, I have analysed the novel Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler through a Marxist lens to investigate how ideological oppression is depicted through Capitalism and religion. To examine these ideologies, I analysed Lauren Olamina, the first-person narrator and her half-brother, Keith. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Big brother sees you” : A qualitative study on users’ experiences with targeted advertising on Facebook

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)

    Author : Marwa Ali; Mikaela Hollgren; [2022]
    Keywords : Targeted advertising; privacy; Facebook; big brother effect; panopticon; Riktad reklam; integritet; Facebook; big brother effekten; panopticon;

    Abstract : As a consequence of the exposure of scandals involving targeted advertising and data collection, privacy concerns have arisen among users of social media, in particular Facebook. Previous research studies demonstrate that consumers have little knowledge about online behavioural advertising and hold misconceptions about it. READ MORE

  5. 4. “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

  6. 5. Big Brother is Watching: : Electronic Performance Monitoring in the Knowledge-based Sector

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Magdalena Kaminskaite; Samir Muzaiek; [2021]
    Keywords : Electronic Performance Monitoring; Knowledge-based Workers; Organizational Control; Privacy; Technology-mediated Control; Remote Work; Workplace Surveillance.;

    Abstract : In light of the global shift to remote work that was prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic - the relevance and use of Electronic Performance Monitoring (EPM) significantly escalated across all sectors. However, the most recent comprehensive literature review on the topic by Ravid et al. READ MORE