Essays about: "immortality"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the word immortality.

  1. 6. The Immortal Life and Immoral Values of Dorian Gray : A Study of Immortality and Immoral Behavior in The Picture of Dorian Gray

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Martina Edsman; [2018]
    Keywords : Immortality; Immorality; Dorian Gray; Oscar Wilde;

    Abstract : This essay aims to examine how immortality and immoral behavior are represented in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. The claim in this essay is that an immortal life is not a desirable life and that it traps you in a paradoxical existence that cannot be desirable. READ MORE

  3. 7. In flux strategy : solidago life support

    University essay from Konstfack/Institutionen för design, inredningsarkitektur och visuell kommunikation (DIV)

    Author : Johan Krantz; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The cultural concepts of identity, life and nature are under constant negotiation. The world have been defined as; the given (nature) and the constructed (culture). Without this constructed dichotomy it is more complex. READ MORE

  4. 8. A Biblical Reading of William Wordsworth’s Poem Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Nansi Soulakeli; [2016-03-14]
    Keywords : William Wordsworth; childhood; nostalgia; immortality; memory; spirituality;

    Abstract : This paper examines in depth the concepts of childhood and immortality in William Wordsworth’s poem Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood in light of the biblical allusions presented in the text. My thesis supports the claim of a hidden transcendental spirituality revealed through a close-reading of the poem, and later clarified in relation to The Scriptures. READ MORE

  5. 9. The True Master of Death : An Existential Reading of Harry Potter

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Katrin Dahlbäck; [2013]
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    Abstract : This thesis consists of a comprehensive character analysis of the protagonist and antagonist in the Harry Potter series, on the basis of existential psychology. It is argued that the outlook of this branch of psychology provides a thorough framework for the interpretation of characters and objects in Rowling’s fictional world. READ MORE

  6. 10. Memorality: The Future of Our Digital Selves

    University essay from Institutionen Designhögskolan

    Author : Jess Myra; [2013]
    Keywords : interaction design; digital humanities; digital immortality; thanatosensitivity; tangible media; user interface design;

    Abstract : Digital Immortality or Not?The aim of this thesis was to explore how we might be stewards for our post-life digital self after physical death, and to provide a new interaction experience in the form of a tangible, digital, or service design solution. Prior to the project kick-off secondary research, including academic research papers, analogous services, and existing projects, was distilled to form topical questions. READ MORE