Essays about: "Heros"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Heros.

1. 1. Not All Heros Wear Capes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Fang Cheng; Hanna Åstrand; [2023]
   Keywords : Keywords: Emotion Creation; Brand Archetype; Myth-telling; System 1; Hero; Ordinary People; Hero’s Journey; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to enhance our understanding of branding communication with mass audiences using ordinary people in myth treatment. Methodology: This qualitative study explores the phenomenon of ordinary people portrayed as heroes in advertisements in an abductive manner. READ MORE

3. 2. "Stick vs. Rope. Gun vs. Strand." : The Monomyth and the Hero as Warrior in Kojima Productions' 2019 Video Game Death Stranding

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Beatrice Näsling; [2022]
   Keywords : Kojima Productions; Death Stranding; video game; Joseph Campbell; monomyth; hero s journey; violence; heroic archetypes.; Kojima Productions; Death Stranding; TV-spel; Joseph Campbell; monomyt; hjältens resa; våld; hjältearketyper;

   Abstract : Released in 2019, the video game Death Stranding follows the monomythic structure described by Joseph Campbell in his 1949 book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The journey begins with the protagonist, Sam “Porter” Bridges, reluctantly accepting his calls to adventure, and, as he begins to move west, he receives supernatural aid from an increasing number of helpers he encounters along the way. READ MORE

4. 3. Robert Langdon's Hero's Journey : Reading the Novels of Dan Brown with the perspective of the Monomyth

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Emma Klevskog; [2017]
   Keywords : Robert Langdon; Hero s Journey; Female Helpers; Dan Brown; Joseph Campbell; The Monomyth; The Da Vinci Code; Inferno; Angels and Demons; The Lost Symbol.;

   Abstract : This essay investigates the characteristics of Robert Langdon and his female helpers in Dan Brown’s novels Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost symbol and Inferno.  In each of these novels, the quests are always solved by a male-female team. READ MORE

5. 4. Fast and Scalable Static Analysis using Deterministic Concurrency

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

   Author : Patrik Ackland; [2017]
   Keywords : concurrent static analysis; ifds algorithm; reactive async;

   Abstract : This thesis presents an algorithm for solving a subset of static analysis data flow problems known as Interprocedural Finite Distribute Subset problems. The algorithm, called IFDS-RA, is an implementation of the IFDS algorithm which is an algorithm for solving such problems. READ MORE

6. 5. Kicking Ass with Style: Linguistic Humor Strategies in Three High-Grossing Action Movie Franchises

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Henrik Valis; [2014-02-11]
   Keywords : engelska; humor studies; action movies; linguistics; semantics; pragmatics; sarcasm; puns;

   Abstract : Since the 1980s, the American action hero has become increasingly humor-conscious as he disarms the villains through superior strength but also through superior wit. It is the aim of this study to, from a linguistics perspective, investigate the action hero's use of humor in so-called action blockbusters, i.e. READ MORE