Essays about: "self portrait"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words self portrait.

  1. 1. Looking at Dorian Gray like Art : The Mirror, The Portrait, and The Ideal

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Laia Sepúlveda Garcia; [2023]
    Keywords : Oscar Wilde; Irish Literature; Portrait; Mirror; Doubled Self; Looking At; Seeing; Perception of the Self; Art and Life; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Characterization; Oscar Wilde s philosophy; Art for Art s Sake ; Apprehension of reality; Semi-art figure; Human-like;

    Abstract : This research delves into the complex themes of perception, art, and self in Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Drawing from Wilde's philosophy of "Art for Art's Sake," the study explores the characterization of Dorian Gray through the perspectives of Lord Henry and Basil Hallward. READ MORE

  3. 2. Extramural English, Motivation and Identity : A study of Swedish young English language learners’ participation in English class

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

    Author : Sebastian Lagnebäck; [2022]
    Keywords : engagement; ideal L2 self; L2 learning experience; L2 motivational self system; linguistic portrait; phenomenographic;

    Abstract : This phenomenographic study examines how imagining a future self as an English speaker and extramural English habits interact and affect the desire to learn English and engagement in the English classroom. The study was carried out in northern Sweden, and used a purposive sample of 23 pupils in the fifth and sixth grade of Swedish compulsory school. READ MORE

  4. 3. How does a fly avoid obstacles?

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Stian Lockhart Pedersen; [2022]
    Keywords : Image processing; Time-To-Impact; TTI;

    Abstract : An implementation of a Time-To-Impact(TTI) algorithm in a language more closely related to small compact devices, such as a Field-programmable gate array(FPGA), needs tobe developed. The algorithm is based on an article written by Åström and Forchheimer [1]. READ MORE

  5. 4. “For this is the truth about our soul…” : Examining dialogic relationships and the construction of consciousness in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Olivia Danielewicz; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to examine how Woolf creates and depicts consciousness, using Bakhtinian thoughts on dialogism to determine the conditions and limitations for the creation of a ‘self’. In Mrs Dalloway, the characters are indeed portrayed as isolated, all struggling to communicate with one another. READ MORE

  6. 5. Using Mask R-CNN for Instance Segmentation of Eyeglass Lenses

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Marcus Norrman; Saad Shihab; [2021]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Computer Vision; Instance Segmentation; Mask R-CNN; CNN; Convolutional Neural Networks; Transfer Learning; Maskininlärning; Datorseende; Instanssegmentering; Mask R-CNN; CNN; Konvolutionella neurala nätverk; Överföringsinlärning;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the performance of Mask R-CNN when utilizing transfer learning on a small dataset. The aim was to instance segment eyeglass lenses as accurately as possible from self-portrait images. Five different models were trained, where the key difference was the types of eyeglasses the models were trained on. READ MORE