Essays about: "Wellbeing"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 603 essays containing the word Wellbeing.

  1. 36. The Voice of Nature : Ecological Personification in Abulhawa’s Mornings in Jenin and Abdel-Fattah’s Where the Streets Had a Name: An Ecolinguistic Analysis

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Zayna Halis; [2023]
    Keywords : Conceptual Metaphor Theory; ecolinguistics; ecological personification; ecosophy; ecological identities; eco-resistance; embodied metaphors;

    Abstract : This study delves into the ways in which the displaced Palestinian characters in Susan Abulhawa’s Mornings in Jenin (2010) and Randa Abdel-Fattah’s Where the Streets Had a Name (2008) connect to their homeland through embodied metaphors, particularly through the personification of their native lands, which will be read with recourse to Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). By utilizing ecolinguistics as an analytical lens and applying CMT, this study illuminates how both literary works significantly underscore the urgency and cruciality of the human-nature interconnection and interdependence amid tragedy and dispossession. READ MORE

  3. 37. Wheelchair Users Relationship to Clothing : A Study of Incorporating Adaptive Clothing in the Fashion Industry, with an Investigation of Adaptive Trousers and its Functional, Aesthetic and Socio-Psychological Qualities

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Kajsa Wallman; Sarah Enocson; [2023]
    Keywords : Adaptive clothing; wheelchair; adaptive trousers; inclusive design; product development; aesthetic perception;

    Abstract : This study investigates the functional and aesthetic needs in adaptive clothes, with emphasis on trousers for wheelchair users. A pair of trousers were provided by Design by Björk to be investigated and distinguish if the desired consumers' needs are met. READ MORE

  4. 38. Buy Now, Pay Later: Assessing the Financial and Behavioral Implications for Gen-Z Consumers in the USA

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Feseha Gebeyehu; Avraam Mavridis; [2023]
    Keywords : BNPL; Gen-Z; Impulsive spending; Overconsumption; Debt; Credit; Financial Wellbeing;

    Abstract : Background: The payment methods available to consumers for online purchases have evolved over time, with options ranging from debit and credit cards to e-wallets like PayPal and Apple Pay. Among these methods, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has emerged as a significant payment method alternative. READ MORE

  5. 39. Soma Sonic : Creating Awareness through Senory Experience

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : John Cowhie; [2023]
    Keywords : Interaction design; health and wellbeing; Sonic Interaction; Movement;

    Abstract : With this thesis project I plan to create an embodied and sonic interactive experience. The theoretical basis brings together Somaesthetic Design and Deep Listening practices in the form of a movement based, sound installation. The results of engagement aim to develop awareness and with deep engagement produce a nonduality state. READ MORE

  6. 40. Samarbetet för det som är och ska bli : en studie av Etelhems eldsjälar och civila engagemang

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Felicia Sandberg Vilén; [2023]
    Keywords : Etelhem; eldsjäl; tillit; strukturella hål; samarbete; civilt engagemang; Gotland;

    Abstract : Utvecklingsarbete på en ideell basis anses kunna bidra till att skapa en bra grund för att kunna bo kvar på små orter där statens och kommunens investeringar successivt minskat, och för att förbättra människors generella välmående. Den här studien handlar om civilt engagemang i Etelhem, ett mindre samhälle på Gotlands landsbygd, cirka fyra mil söder om Visby. READ MORE