Essays about: "renaissance"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 78 essays containing the word renaissance.
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21. Cycling as a Cooperative Act: Observing cyclists' interactions with pedestrians at a zebra crossing in Stockholm
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : Cycling is undergoing a welcome renaissance, especially in urban contexts. However, there are tensions, in relation to pedestrians, which could negatively affect cycling’s growth. This thesis observes the social interactions and physical reactions of cyclists when co-present with pedestrians at a zebra crossing in central Stockholm. READ MORE
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22. Rediscovering Beatrice and Bianca: A Study of Oscar Wilde’s Tragedies The Duchess of Padua (1883) and A Florentine Tragedy (1894)
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Towards the end of the 19th century Oscar Wilde wrote the four society plays that would become his most famous dramatical works: Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893), An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). The plays combined characteristic Wildean witticisms with cunning social criticism of Victorian society, using stereotypical characters such as the dandy, the fallen woman and the “ideal” woman to mock the double moral and strict social expectations of Victorian society. READ MORE
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23. The Amazon Archers of England : Longbows, gender and English nationalism 1780–1845
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : In the 1780s the medieval weapon of war; the English longbow, enjoyed a renaissance, as historical archery became a fashionable recreation among the English aristocracy. Later, during 1819-1845, longbow archery developed into a mass movement, as it spread downwards in the English class system, into the bourgeoning middle class. READ MORE
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24. Hyperborea : Revival of the Grand Tour
University essay fromAbstract : Tracing back human life through the centuries reveals that humans have always been wanderers exploring the world. For thousands of years our distant ancestors travelled the lands as nomads before settling down and founding the first communities which, over time, grew into today's cities. READ MORE
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25. The impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissances Dam on the Water-Energy-Food security nexus in Sudan
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Controversy in transboundary rivers usually arises due to a lack of inclusive agreement and cooperation between the basin countries. Originating from Ethiopia, the Blue Nile River contributes most of the Nile River water making it vital for water, energy, and food security at downstream Sudan and Egypt. READ MORE