Essays about: "character"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 2023 essays containing the word character.

  1. 16. Pursuits of the body: Sensory realities in Clive Barker’s The Hellbound Heart

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Rebecca Sonesson; [2023-07-07]
    Keywords : Horror; Clive Barker; gothic literature; The Hellbound Heart; literary studies; body horror; new materialism; splatterpunk; the weird;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how corporeality is represented within horror literature, and if the depicted corporeality can be read in a more material way rather than in a metaphorical way. By using the character of Frank from Clive Barker’s novel The Hellbound Heart, the relation between representations of corporeality and physical materiality is examined. READ MORE

  3. 17. Comparison of High ESG Portfolio Performance in Germany and Switzerland

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Nino Shakulashvili; Saud Talic; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : ESG; Portfolio Performance; Fama French; Carhart; Risk Factors; Value; Size; Momentum; Germany; Switzerland;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the relationship between stock return performance and sustainability, the latter taking the form of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework. The paper provides a comparative setting in which stocks of companies headquartered in Germany and Switzerland are examined. READ MORE

  4. 18. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HEBRAISMS IN THE SHORT RECENSION OF ENOCH 2

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Inna Ohlsson; [2023-06-26]
    Keywords : Fornkyrkoslaviska; Enoch; Hebraism; apocalyptic; Old Church Slavonic;

    Abstract : It has long been known that Enoch 2, short recension, contains plenty of Hebraisms and many scholars commented on them. The present work is the first systematic study of Hebraisms based on two methods: comparative, where Enoch 2 is compared to Zerubbabel, and corpus linguistical, where AntConc software is used to study the words, which can give rise to a Hebraism. READ MORE

  5. 19. Tuning the Snare Drum

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Simon Arriola Segura; [2023-06-19]
    Keywords : Tuning; colour; tone; snare drum; orchestral percussion;

    Abstract : The percussion in the orchestra is always seen as the rhythmic section and the section which gives different colours and effects to the main melody. No one really thinks about the tuning of the percussion instruments but on the timpani. READ MORE

  6. 20. A (COMPREHENSIVE) SEXUALITY EDUCATION? A Qualitative Field Study About the Support or Resistance of Communities Toward Sexuality Education in Guatemala

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karolina Lecalonnec; [2023-04-11]
    Keywords : Sexual Politics; Comprehensive Sexuality Education; Resistance; Support; Communities; Secondary School Teachers; Guatemala;

    Abstract : Sexuality education is considered a fundamental element to improve public health outcomes, informing young people about their rights and sexual health, and contributing to sustainable development. However, in many countries around the world, it remains a sensitive topic, often as a result of sociocultural and religious taboos, which due to recent efforts has received renewed resistance and opposition. READ MORE