Essays about: "affirmations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word affirmations.

1. 1. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WIND ATLASES: WIND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF FORESTED SITES FOR WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Joel Thomas; [2021]
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   Abstract : Wind atlases are interactive databases used extensively for preliminary wind resource assessment aimed at optimal wind power development. The selection and processing of wind atlas data are important and will determine the quality of the subsequent WRA (Wind Resource Assessment) phases. READ MORE

3. 2. The Mah Jong Game of Life : Storytelling, Identity and Orientalist Discourse in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club

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

   Author : Victoria Balakireva; [2021]
   Keywords : Amy Tan; Asian American literature; Orientalism; language; storytelling; representation;

   Abstract : This project examines the connection between the representations of Chinese American women and the Orientalist discourse, as depicted in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. Using a deconstructive and intersectional approach, the project focuses on four interconnected constituents that regulate the novel’s main structural and thematic elements: Narrative Structure; Mother-Daughter Relationships; Language, Writing and Identity; and Feminist Affirmations. READ MORE

4. 3. Does symbolic recognition matter? - Secession-inducing features of symbolic recognition in two autonomous sub-state entities within Spain

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Theodor Emanuelsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Symbolic recognition; Autonomy institutions; Secession; Catalonia; Galicia; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This essay is a hypothesis-generating study that theorizes on secession-inducing features of symbolic recognition in places divided by national, ethnic, linguistic or cultural diversity, something that has generally been overlooked in the research field of constitutional design, secessionism and power sharing systems. The hypothesis is partially tested using a most-similar research design for two autonomous sub-state entities in Spain (Galicia and Catalonia) to show indications of the hypothesized relationship. READ MORE

5. 4. 'Animals kill, that's how the world works' : the role of neutralisation and affirmation techniques in the discourse of animal product consumption

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

   Author : Tea Tawast; Therese Åhlvik; [2017]
   Keywords : neutralisation theory; neutralisations; affirmations; animal product consumption; dialogism; dialogical discourse analysis; topoi; structuration dialectic;

   Abstract : Despite the fact that the consumption of animal products gives rise to a number of negative environmental externalities, global consumption keeps increasing. Previous research has applied neutralisation and affirmation theory in order to understand (dis)engagement in pro-environmental behaviour, typically with a focus on the individual user of such discursive justification strategies. READ MORE

6. 5. Eko 765 : Causality between GDP, Renewable Energy and CO2 within a sustainable development framework

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Par Isar Robert Cristian; [2016]
   Keywords : Economic growth; GDP; emissions; MDG; environment; transformity; sustainability; policies;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to investigate the causal relationship between GDP and renewable energy. In order to find a significant relationship, a literature review is first analyzed in order to select the right methods for analysis. READ MORE