Essays about: "awakening"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 60 essays containing the word awakening.

1. 26. A Crude Awakening: Hedging Exposure in the Global Airline Industry

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Isabella Ross; Johan Ytterfors; [2016]
   Keywords : risk management; airline industry; financial hedging; operational hedging; operational efficiency;

   Abstract : The fear of high prices and volatility in the price of jet fuel, provides strong justification for airlines to hedge their risk as a means of migrating their exposure to price fluctuations. We determine the effectiveness of financial and operational hedging among European and U.S. airlines. READ MORE

3. 27. Fighting the dragon and riding the wave of love and peace : how environmentalist groups in Hong Kong utilized the context of a social movement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Frans Libertson; [2016]
   Keywords : Umbrella Revolution; social movements; cross-movement coalition; politicization; social movement abeyance; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the potential of society, and social movement in particular, as an agent of change for sustainability. In August 2014 student activists initiated a sit-in strike outside of the Hong Kong government headquarters, as a protest against the non-democratic electoral system forced upon the city by China. READ MORE

4. 28. Feminism and Social Transgression inCharlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Kate Chopin’s The Awakening

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Hanni Mohell Malinen; [2015]
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5. 29. Children’s place in Samoan schools

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK - Högskolan för design och konsthantverk

   Author : María Markovic; [2014-03-20]
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   Abstract : Apart from simply being fun, playgrounds can have versatile benefits; they can contribute to various issues like physical-, cognitive-, motor- and social development plus health in general. This thesis will focus on how playgrounds can serve as a platform for children to create their own community and a place in the school environment. READ MORE

6. 30. A Sea Change. An Examination of the Imagery in Chopin's The Awakening

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Frida Jäverfelt; [2014-02-06]
   Keywords : Kate Chopin; Edna Pontellier; imagery; symbolism; feminist; female emancipation; individuation;

   Abstract : The Awakening is Kate Chopin's tale of a woman seeking her individuation and selffulfillment in a male-dominated society – it is a novel about female emancipation. The aim of this essay is to examine the imagery in The Awakening in order to see how the protagonist, Edna Pontellier, and her struggle for individuation are depicted. READ MORE