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1. 1. The significance of believing in healing : On the therapeutic value of spoken words in ancient Egyptian medical papyri

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Tuva Johansson; [2019]
   Keywords : magic; medicine; healing; papyri;

   Abstract : Medicine and healing, constantly changing through time, have always been important aspects of life. The desire to avoid the inevitable state of death has driven mankind in all corners of the world to develop certain ways of prolonging life from a very early time. READ MORE

3. 2. The Big Society - British Conservatism and its journey to modern, compassionate progressiveness?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Tuva Johansson; [2012]
   Keywords : Big Society; welfare reform; underclass; critical discourse analysis; British politics; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis is investigating the British Conservative Party’s focus on two concepts: the Big Society and the Broken Society. By using Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analytical approach in analysing the language used in political speeches, the values and ideas constituting the Big Society was found. READ MORE