Essays about: "animal metaphor"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words animal metaphor.
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1. What is farm animal welfare? : a study of animal-based food consumers’ perceptions inMexico using the ZMET tool
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Authors stress that farm animal welfare (FAW) has become a mainstream contemporary societal demand worldwide, resulting in research conducted with FAW. The most popular type of research are surveys that analyse consumers’ attitudes towards FAW, yet, these are limited geographically to the European Union, the United States, and Canada. READ MORE
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2. The Portrayal of Natural Disasters in News Reporting
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : As climate change becomes more destructive to our planet, some governments have taken action towards a more sustainable future. One being the UK, where a Climate Emergency was declared in 2019, which affects public corporations and news outlets. READ MORE
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3. The Elephant in the Courtroom: The Universality of Rights vs the Uniqueness of Human Animals in the Law
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : The elephant in the courtroom is a metaphor for the overt problem facing the human rights discourse concerning the reluctance to recognize rights beyond the human animal. The growing global development of animal rights law in both the legislature and the judiciary of many jurisdictions, exposes the ethical dilemma of human rights that has been the defining characteristic of codified rights since their conception. READ MORE
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4. Metaphorical uses of verbs of animal sounds in Swedish
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistikAbstract : Animals often act as source domain is metaphorical shifts. In European languages, there are often several lexicalised verbs for specific sounds with a prototypical animal as subject. READ MORE
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5. “Visibility is a Trap” : Revealing the Metaphor of the Simian in Naked Lunch.
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : Thus far, the novel Naked Lunch has not been discussed from the aspect of critical animal studies, nor has it been connected to the theories of Michel Foucault. This essay however, argues that these diverse fields could be connected through the use of the simians that are frequently employed in Naked Lunch. READ MORE