Essays about: "action movies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words action movies.

  1. 1. "Frozen Tears" : A Study of Representaions of Masculinity in Three Egyptian Movies

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Nesma Hewidy; [2023]
    Keywords : masculinity; representation; Egyptian cinema; social role theory; patriarchal society;

    Abstract : This thesis examines representations of masculinity in the following Egyptian movies: El Badla (2018), Welad Rizk 2 (2019) and Taymour w Shafika (2007). Each movie is from a different genre to further explore how this may influence the constructed representation of masculinity. The genres are comedy, action and romance. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Robert Bång; Simon Torffvit; Anton Grandi; [2023]
    Keywords : Comparative; Comparative Study; Quantitative; English; EFL; English as a Foreign Language; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; Comprehension; Test; Video Games; Video Game; CALL; Computer assisted language learning; The Last of Us; TLoU; The Last of Us: Remastered; Naughty Dog; PlayStation; HBO; Home Box Office; Game; Games; Computer Games; Skolverket; Upper Secondary School; Gymnasiet; Gymnasieskolan; Sweden; Control Group; Immersion; Multimodality; Interactivity; Interactive; Television; Television series; Media; Audiovisual media; Audiovisual; Large-scale; Gender; Program; Video Game Literacy; Game Literacy; Narrative; Educational; Serious Games; Mature; Problem of Content; Attitudinal; Survey; Likert-scale; Likert; Interventionist; Narratology; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE

  4. 3. Grammar "bores the crap out of me!": A mixed-method study on the XTYOFZ construction and its usage by ESL and ENL speakers

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Nok Chin Lydia Chan; [2021]
    Keywords : Construction Grammar; constructions; corpus linguistics; ESL; processing; priming; Jabberwocky sentences.;

    Abstract : Different from Generative Grammar which sees grammar as a formal system of how words are put together to form sentences, Construction Grammar suggests that grammar is more than just rules and surface forms; instead, grammar includes many form-and-meaning pairings which are called constructions. For years, Construction Grammarians have been investigating constructions with various approaches, including corpus-linguistics, pedagogical, second language acquisition and so on, yet there is still room for exploration. READ MORE

  5. 4. Copyright implications of computer-generated imagery using the likeness of real people

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Emmi Leinonen; [2020]
    Keywords : Copyright law; Parody; CGI; personality rights;

    Abstract : The Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 27 shows that copyright law has two functions. ‘everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. READ MORE

  6. 5. All in the name of security : A qualitative content analysis regarding the concept of security in the movie Zero Dark Thirty

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Emelie Andreasson; [2017]
    Keywords : Security; movies; qualitative content analysis; ontological security; identity; media;

    Abstract : This study explores how the concept of security is presented in current American action movies.This study will use the movie Zero Dark Thirty as an illustrative example to examine the concept ofsecurity during the ’War on Terror’-era. The study will use qualitative content analysis in order toexamine the concept of security. . READ MORE