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1. 1. Bildung in the language classroom. Reading literature to stimulate young people's desire to learn English

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

   Author : Thomas Mellen; [2023-08-01]
   Keywords : reading; literature; bildung; didaktik; professional self-determination;

   Abstract : The power of reading literary texts to stimulate language learning, critical thinking and communicative competence is well established, yet young people are reading less literature than they did ten years ago. The aim of my research is to find out what teachers and other educational professionals can do in order to support young people to take up the habit of regular deep reading. READ MORE

3. 2. Could Pricing Strategies in Different Regions Create a Sense of Division? : A Qualitative Study in the Pursuit of Scrutinizing European Individuals' Views on Penetration Pricing, Price Skimming, and Prestige Pricing Pertaining to a New Sugar-Sweetened Beverage

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE)

   Author : Zoltán János Tóth; [2023]
   Keywords : penetration pricing; price skimming; prestige pricing; the economic theory of buyer behaviour; pricing in marketing; marketing;

   Abstract : Background: To many customers, prices are mundane; however, marketers engage in casuistry to purport their product as superior to others by enticing prices. Prices are the most susceptible variable in the Marketing Mix. READ MORE

4. 3. Assessing the Transformative Potential of a Sociocracy-Informed Climate Change Adaptation Lab in Lund, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Rory Daniel Antoniuk; Spilios Iliopoulos; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate change; climate change adaptation; sociocracy; transformational change; transformative change; power; power cube; ladder of participation; complexity; systems; public participation; climate change adaptation lab; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Effective climate change adaptation necessitates enhanced public participation as there is a need for the voice of people to be meaningfully incorporated to facilitate transformational adaptation, contend with complexity, and avoid maladaptation. Despite this, widespread participation in climate change adaptation governance in Global North countries like Sweden is currently restricted by rigid power dynamics, even in spaces that purport to be transformationally participatory. READ MORE

5. 4. Understanding Reification in the Composition of New Concert Music

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : Christopher Pantelidis; [2021]
   Keywords : Composition; Reification; Music; Music Philosophy; Ethnography; Audio Paper; Concert Works; Stimulated Recall; Metaphor;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the relationships that exist between reification, the conceptualisation of music, and the composition of new concert music. In general terms, reification can be described as the mental process of conceiving abstract concepts as tangible and concrete things. READ MORE

6. 5. A Legal and Moral Review of the Central Intelligence Agency Operatives in the War on Terrorism

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Sebastian Stjärneblad; [2013]
   Keywords : CIA; Targeted Killing; Terrorism; Humanitarian Law; Just War Theory;

   Abstract : In this essay I examine whether the CIA operatives can be considered as legitimate practitioners of violence in a conflict situation, thus looking through a lens where terrorism is treated as an act of war. This paper does not purport to evaluate and review the legality of targeted killing as a mean of warfare or a tool for criminal enforcement but rather the CIA agent’s status from an international law perspective, specifically humanitarian law. READ MORE