Essays about: "David England"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words David England.
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1. Myth and Magic in David Almond's Narratives: North East Englands Magical Environments
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)Abstract : This essay explores setting, myth and magic in three of David Almond’s narratives for children: Skellig (2000), My Name is Mina (2010) and A Song for Ella Grey (2015). It looks at how magic influences and changes the way the characters view their local environment. READ MORE
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2. The Giving Up of Greer: The Hypocrisy at the Heart of the Janus-Faced Empire : Writing Back Against the British Imperial Discourse
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : The aim of this essay is to examine the tension at the heart of the British colonial discourse as it affects the relationship of Travis and Joyce in the chapter "Somewhere in England", in Caryl Phillips's 1993 novel, Crossing the River. The thesis of the essay is that the colonial discourse of the British insists on a racial signifier in the imagined community of the British, and thus resists the idea that a person can be both black and British. READ MORE
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3. The End of the World? Representations of Scandinavia in Nineteenth-Century Scottish Travel Literature
University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – MediaAbstract : This dissertation analyses the representations of Norway, Denmark and Sweden in Scottish travel literature towards the end of the Georgian Era. By comparing two travel accounts, I aim to identify both the authors’ approach to the Nordic countries as well as their reflections on their own national identity. READ MORE
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4. Effects of inflation adjustments on IFRS Financial Reporting in Brazil : -A comparative study of nine companies for the accounting years of 2015 and 2016
University essay from Södertörns högskola/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : International accounting principles are generally based on historical cost accounting which, according to Munteanu and Zuca, is the best suited accounting method due to its conforming character of clarity and reliability. Large relative price changes and high inflation makes historical cost accounting less relevant and comparable as money loses its purchasing power. READ MORE
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5. Community explorations : voices from Brazier’s Park
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This Bachelor Thesis within the subject of Rural Development aims at exploring a specific community and how it works as alternative way of living. The community, Brazier’s Park, is located in the Southern countryside of England, near Oxford. Here there is a group of people living and working together in a community. READ MORE
