Essays about: "describe character"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 105 essays containing the words describe character.

  1. 1. Could this phrase be more constructional? : A Construction Grammar approach to the COULD X BE MORE Y phrase from the television show Friends

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Linn Nordlander; [2024]
    Keywords : construction grammar; information structure; CXBMY; SAI; constructions; rhetorical questions; parody;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the COULD X BE MORE Y phrase (CXBMY), well-known from the television show Friends, to argue for its qualification as a construction. By analyzing the phrase’s formal and functional features, as well as its frequency in the COCA corpus, this thesis compares the findings to the definition of constructions by Goldberg (2006, p. READ MORE

  3. 2. Undisplayed BPM for Engaging Exercise : Using Heart Rate Data in a Lower Body VR Exergame

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för teknik och estetik

    Author : Ajsha Caca; Sejke Nord; [2023]
    Keywords : Heart rate data; biofeedback; VR; virtual reality; fitness bike; health; Pulsdata; biofeedback; VR; virtual reality; träningscykel; hälsa;

    Abstract : This study has researched the use of undisplayed heart rate data as biofeedback in the contextof a lower body VR exergame using a fitness bike, in collaboration with Ericsson Research.Most of the global population need to exercise more, but describe it as dull and monotonous. READ MORE

  4. 3. Analysis of Rainfall-runoff processes at different scales in two mountainous, Arctic catchments in northern Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : June Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Arctic hydrology; Catchment response parameters; Water height recession analysis; Permafrost presence; Glacier presence;

    Abstract : The hydrological regime in Arctic catchments is being altered as an effect of climate change. To be able to project future changes in Arctic hydrology and hydrogeology, the mechanisms and drivers affecting runoff generation needs to be understood. READ MORE

  5. 4. Healthcare workers’ experiences of reproductive and maternal healthcare : a minor field study in Tanzania

    University essay from Sophiahemmet Högskola

    Author : Isabella Best; Jennifer Straatman; [2023]
    Keywords : Experiences; Maternal healthcare; Maternal mortality; Reproduction; Tanzania; Mödrahälsovård; Mödradödlighet; Reproduktion; Tanzania; Upplevelser;

    Abstract : Background  Maternal health is described as the health a woman experiences during pregnancy, delivery and after the baby is born. Every year an estimation is made that 210 million women are pregnant and 140 million babies are being born. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Close Reading of Two Invisible Survival-Horror Characters: : A comparison between the Kaernk from Amnesia: The Dark Descent and the Walrider from Outlast

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Ariana Morgana; Ricky Lilja; [2022]
    Keywords : character design; close-reading; enemy design; horror games; invisible enemy; survival horror; video games; Walrider; Outlast; Kaernk; Amnesia: The Dark Descent;

    Abstract : This thesis looks at two invisible characters, the Kaernk from Amnesia: The Dark Descent and the Walrider from Outlast, to investigate how these characters are incorporated into and contribute to elements found within survival-horror games, and how their design affects the player. The thesis uses a close-reading methodology adapted for video-games to generate data used to first describe each of the characters and the scenario where they are first encountered, and later analyze and discuss the data, as well as compare the data from each character to one another. READ MORE