Essays about: "New Jersey"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words New Jersey.
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6. Charging the Void : (Perception Odd Logic)
University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitetAbstract : As a concern for how new city developments invest in commercial public space of economic activity rather than cultural activity and inclusion, part of a global trend and also the case of Umeå’s ambition to reach the population growth of 200 000 inhabitants by the year of 2050. The question to be asked in this regard is what kind of effect does this produce on the way we as local inhabitants can take control and be part of the creation of our own living environment? Or are we just victims of a life consumed by slow decay due to the capital dominance? In relation to this main concern, the project has been developing through the aspect of acknowledging inferior space and abandoned objects as a method and typology to analyze alternative ways to perceive the city off based the logic of clear function and use, but in terms of human interaction and subjective perception of space. READ MORE
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7. “Ghetto Nerd at the End of the World”: the Decolonized Chronotope, Liminality, and Dialogics in Junot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – MediaAbstract : Narratives focusing on People of Color often suffer from neocolonial treatment with narrow focus on race at the expense of character development, working with stereotypical monoliths rather than complex individuals. These types of narratives tend to use Whiteness as a “neutral” reference point. READ MORE
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8. Terrorism, Religion and Race : A Comparison Between John Updike's Terrorist and Bernard MacLaverty's Cal
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : ”Terrorism” is a term widely used today. It and its effects are portrayed and discussed innewspapers, in movies, on TV. Seeing as it seems to be present in most media, it appears quite inevitable that terrorism has also found its way into literature. READ MORE
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9. A Case Study of hurricane Sandy - According to ERA-Interim
University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionenAbstract : In late October 2012 hurricane Sandy caused a lot of damage to the islands in the Caribbean Sea and later on (as an extratropical cyclone) to the United States; New Jersey. The system was different in many ways relative to “normal” hurricanes, e.g. READ MORE
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10. Performing the Jersey : Subjectivity, Identity, and Change within the Scottish Football Culture
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : Before the days of cable television it was almost impossible to watch Scottish Football in Sweden. As such, my father would listen to all important Celtic games on the radio. READ MORE
