Essays about: "harry"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 116 essays containing the word harry.

  1. 6. Harry Potter and racial hierarchies in the English language classroom : A thematic study on racial inequality in Harry Potter

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Munira Ahmed; [2023]
    Keywords : Fantasy; Democratic values; Critical Race Theory; Racial inequality; Anti-oppression education.;

    Abstract : This essay focuses on the pedagogical benefits of using fantasy literature in the classroom as it relates to the Swedish school’s democratic values of anti-racism and working for a just society. It examines the representations of racial prejudice, discrimination, and othering among wizards and muggles which are explicitly or implicitly present throughout the Harry Potter series as well as what the representations of inequality can offer in terms of inculcating democratic values and critical thinking in a Swedish upper secondary classroom. READ MORE

  3. 7. Portfolio Optimization Problems with Transaction Costs

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)

    Author : Stina Gustavsson; Linnéa Gyllberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Portfolio optimization; variable transaction costs; fixed transaction costs;

    Abstract : Portfolio theory is a cornerstone of modern finance, and it is based on the idea that an investor can reduce risk by diversifying their investments across various assets. In practice, Harry Markowitz mean-variance optimization theory is expanded upon by taking into account variable and fixed transaction cost, making the model slightly more reliable. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Angel in the House: Performing to Gender Expectations with Anne Shirley and Hermione Granger

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Emma Wagner; [2023]
    Keywords : adolescent female characters; the Angel in the House; gender performativity; Anne of Green Gables; Hermione Granger;

    Abstract : This essay explores how adolescent girls in two pieces of children’s fiction are portrayed in children’s literature from the start and end of the 20th century to examine how they perform their gender in relation to expectations as informed by the Angel in the House discourse. Anne of Green Gables and the Harry Potter series were published at the start and end of the twentieth century, and both texts engage with the discourse. READ MORE

  5. 9. Speech Fluency and Ageing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för lingvistik och kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Harry Polfeldt; [2022]
    Keywords : fluency; age; ageing; aging; linguistics; language; disfluencies; disfluency; dysfluency; dysfluencies; speech; error; errors; psycholinguistics; pause; pauses; repetition; repetitions; lengthening; lengthenings; prolongation; prolongations; swedish; interruption; interruptions; filled; unfilled; unfilled pause; unfilled pauses; filled pause; filled pauses; speech error; speech errors; speech fluency; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Several physiological changes in the speech production process in old age have been documented, yet studies of cognitive changes are few and inconclusive. The current study investigates changes in rates of disfluencies, rates of speech errors and speech rate to examine if speech fluency changes throughout the adult lifespan, as well as whether the influence of task complexity on fluency remains constant regardless of the age of the speaker. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Royal Family, ...and they lived NOT so happily ever after.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Louise Andersson; Emelie Blennow; Emma Tyledal; [2022]
    Keywords : The Royal Family; Uncontrolled-communication; Whistleblowing Corporate Brand Management; Brand Reputation.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Once upon a time, in a kingdom not that far away, a royal wedding took place between Prince Harry of Great Britain and the American actress Meghan Markle. It had been love at first sight, and with high expectations of life as a married woman, Meghan entered her new family filled with joy for what the future might hold. READ MORE