Essays about: "principle of relevance"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 41 essays containing the words principle of relevance.

1. 6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Irony

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Simon Torffvit; [2022]
   Keywords : irony; humor; principle of relevance; literature teaching; English as a Foreign Language; EFL; maxims of conversation; close reading; The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : In this paper, I explore how Douglas Adams’ comedic 1979 science-fiction novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy could be used to improve English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ understanding of irony. Specifically, the study is based on criteria for the English 5 course in Swedish upper secondary school and is performed using a combined theoretical framework of Dan Sperber and Deidre Wilson’s principle of relevance and Paul Grice’s maxims of conversation. READ MORE

3. 7. Design systems in the Public Key Infrastructure area : Usability, ethics, and impact

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Jessica Lucchetta; [2022]
   Keywords : Design system; Ethical risks; Public key infrastructure; Design system; Etiska risker; Public key infrastructure;

   Abstract : This research was conducted in the field of public key infrastructures (PKI). This sector is highly confidential and deals with managing security through encryption. The products in this area are technical: the user interface and user experience aspects are not prioritized and they are usually ignored or downplayed. READ MORE

4. 8. Energy systems and urban circularity: evaluating the performance of indicators for district heating and cooling systems according to the circular economy principles

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Joana Rebola; [2022]
   Keywords : sustainable development; district heating and cooling; circular economy; indicators; assessment;

   Abstract : The circular economy model has been proposed as a possible strategy for sustainable development in urban areas, implying that its core principles need to be cascaded down to various sectors, including the energy sector. District heating and cooling systems have great potential to enhance circularity on an urban level due to the establishment of synergies between different sectors, the incorporation of renewable energy sources and high efficiency. READ MORE

5. 9. MASTER SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUES Linguistic Representation in the Movie Script Erin Brockovich

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Micaela Nilsson; [2021-02-16]
   Keywords : linguistics; domination techniques;

   Abstract : Master suppression techniques (MSTs) were defined by Ås in the 1970s (Ås, 1992). There are seven MSTs; making invisible, ridiculing, withholding information, double binding, heap blame or shame, force or threat of force and objectification. READ MORE

6. 10. Nikāḥ as precondition for paradise? Spiritual corporeality and al-Ghazālī’s theology of marriage in the Kitāb ādāb al-nikāḥ

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

   Author : Mariette Frieda Anita Minnemann; [2021]
   Keywords : al-Ghazali marriage asceticism Medieval theology history of religion Islamic theology Soteriology cosmogony eschatology embodiment Sufism Sufi tasawwuf spiritual corporeality mysticism Ibn Arabi Islamic mysticism jihad body Ihya kitab nikah intercourse sex celibacy embodied resurrection din Medieval Islamic studies religious studies; Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : With the 11th century text Kitāb ādāb al-nikāḥ, the “Book on the Proper Conduct of Marriage”, the Islamic thinker al-Ghazālī (1056 –1111/447–504) replies to a contemporaneous debate within Sufi asceticism with a theology of nikāḥ. The text is part of his opus magnum, the “Renaissance of the Knowledge of dīn”, which aims at a renewal of Muslim piety and provides practical guidance to the male audience addressed. READ MORE