Essays about: "monsters"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the word monsters.

  1. 1. Cookie Monsters : Using Large Language Models to Measure GDPR Compliance in Cookie Banners Automatically

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Marcus Otterström; Oliver Palonkorpi; [2023]
    Keywords : cookie banners; gdpr; compliance; consent; large language models; design science research;

    Abstract : There is a widespread problem of cookie banners not being compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which negatively impacts user experience and violates personal data rights. To mitigate this issue, strides need to be made in violation detection to assist developers, designers, lawyers, organizations, and authorities in designing and enforcing GDPR-compliant cookie banners. READ MORE

  3. 2. “People, Corrupted”: Monstrous Transformations in “The Whistlers” and “Whitefall”

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Charles Perseus D'Aniello; [2023]
    Keywords : monster theory; monstrosity; gothic; internet horror; bare life; zombies; heterotopia; cannibalism;

    Abstract : This essay explores monstrosity in two contemporary horror stories: “The Whistlers” by Amity Argot, and “Whitefall” by C.K. Walker, focusing on how the humans in these texts are monstrously transformed. READ MORE

  4. 3. 'We all end up mutilated': Bodily destruction and self-mutilation in the first three novels by Chuck Palahniuk

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Jakob Eyjólfsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Chuck Palahniuk Fight Club Survivor Invisible Monsters Self-Mutilation Self-Destruction Mutilation Disfigurement Determinism Free Will; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In this essay, I explore the motifs of bodily destruction and self-mutilation in the first three novels of American author Chuck Palahniuk: Fight Club (1996), Survivor (1999) and Invisible Monsters (1999). These motifs are prevalent throughout the author’s work and are particularly noteworthy in how detailed and graphic the novels are. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evil Monsters and Machines : A Techno-Orientalist Perspective on Threat Perception in the United Kingdom

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Lisa Bergsten; [2021]
    Keywords : techno-orientalism; orientalism; security; threat perception; United Kingdom; China; discourse analysis; poststructuralism;

    Abstract : This thesis looks at the construction of China as a security threat in the United Kingdom, through the theoretical lens of techno-Orientalism. The main argument is that techno-Orientalist ideas influence the Western perception of China as a security threat, which leads to the creation of certain fears regarding China which affects the identity creation of both the United Kingdom and China. READ MORE

  6. 5. Monsters versus Humans : A Comparative Study of the Storytelling about Sasquatch and Stallo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Emma Elliott; [2021]
    Keywords : Sasquatch; Stallo; indigenous people; Native Americans; Sami; North America; Europe; ethnology; folklore; Sasquatch; Stalo; ursprungsbefolkning; ursprungsamerikaner; samer; Nordamerika; Europa; etnologi; folklore;

    Abstract : Abstract Elliott, E. 2022. Monsters versus Humans – A Comparative Study of the Storytelling about Sasquatch and Stallo This essay aims to get a deeper knowledge of how indigenous peoples have created discursive narratives to explain and understand the inexplicable occurrences in existence. READ MORE