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1. Seeking protection : A case study on the urban Somali refugees in Nairobi
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : A massive challenge presents for host countries to manage and integrate incoming displaced people. East Africa is one of the sub-Saharan African regions experiencing an enormous refugee influx. READ MORE
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2. Dominionist Policy Goals
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : I argue that, while no major politician is openly acknowledging affiliation with or adoption of Dominionist political beliefs, that these beliefs are influencing the tenor of the Republican party and that the influence of these beliefs is reflected in many of the policies and platforms of prominent members. Further, there are Dominionist adjacent organizations actively driving the Overton window and the public policy agenda towards a more Domionist centered political arena. READ MORE
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3. Restoring Value : Homeschooling in the Context of the Devaluation of Reproductive Labor
University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)Abstract : Homeschooling is becoming an increasingly popular education alternative in much of the developed world and the desire by parents to homeschool is slowly changing the perception of homeschooling and the laws that regulate and/or prohibit the practice. This paper examines the practice of homeschooling via a gendered lens and with clear recognition of the devaluation of reproductive labor within the modern, capitalist social context. READ MORE
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4. Civil Religion Iconography : A New Theoretical Perspective Regarding Public Art
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Based on the idea that public art reflects cultural values and is meant, not as many have argued as a means of teaching history, but rather as a means of promoting cultural ideals, public art serves a role in lauding people and behaviors and reflects an important facet in the creation of a national identity and ethos. Further, that in this function of promoting societal norms, public art serves as an iconography of a “civil religion” which tells a story to the citizenry about what a given country admires, reveres and aspires to and promotes a specific moral narrative regarding a country and its people. READ MORE
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5. Feasibility Study of Chemical Energy Storage for an Energy Efficient Commercial Office Space
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknikAbstract : Shifting the load demand of a commercial office space to utilise off peak tariffs would lead to cost savings as power is cheaper at this time. To achieve this shift, chemical energy storage was considered using Lead Acid batteries, Lithium-ion batteries and Advance Lead Acid batteries. The output of these storage types is electricity. READ MORE
