Essays about: "self-expression"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 64 essays containing the word self-expression.

1. 21. Mass Media and Press Freedom as Mechanisms for Value Change: Evidence from 19th Century India

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : David Fornborg; [2022]
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   Abstract : I analyze regional variation in the prevalence of press freedom and newspapers involved in socio- religious debate in 19th century colonial India, and test empirically whether they have had a persistent effect on values held by current day Indians. I find that press freedom is associated with a higher prevalence of socio-religious newspapers in colonial presidencies. READ MORE

3. 22. Searching for possibilities - Exploring the potentials of my Qanun performance.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Richard Alsadi; [2021-10-21]
   Keywords : qanun; ancient instrument; traditional instrument; Middle Eastern music; world music; experimental; ambience; soundscape composition; maqam; noise music; self-discovery; extended techniques; improvisation;

   Abstract : Over the course of many years of playing the qanun; a trapezoidal middle eastern zither-like stringed instrument, I have noticed how often the instrument has been played within its modal traditional framework, leading me to a perception that the qanun and myself are prevented from discovering more techniques and new potentials. I, hence, have been attempting to explore the traditional manners of treating the instrument with regard to timbre, playing techniques, and different harmonic orientations - while trying to maintain its true qualities and not losing sight of its traditional soul. READ MORE

4. 23. Exploring Human-Robot Interaction Through Explainable AI Poetry Generation

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

   Author : Philippe Strineholm; [2021]
   Keywords : explainable AI poetry generation human robot interaction HRI;

   Abstract : As the field of Artificial Intelligence continues to evolve into a tool of societal impact, a need of breaking its initial boundaries as a computer science discipline arises to also include different humanistic fields. The work presented in this thesis revolves around the role that explainable artificial intelligence has in human-robot interaction through the study of poetry generators. READ MORE

5. 24. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY : Innovative Design for an Ankle Foot Orthosis

   University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Industridesign

   Author : Theresa Hoai-Thuong Nguyen; [2021]
   Keywords : Ankle Foot Orthosis; Orthotics; Assistive Technology; 3D Printing; 3D Scanning; Additive Manufacturing; Self-Expression; Personalization; Customization; Human Rights;

   Abstract : The following report presents a Master thesis project about a re-design of an ankle foot orthosis using additive manufacturing as the production method, conducted by a student in Spring 2020 as part of the Master’s programme Industrial Design at Jönköping University’s School of Engineering. Ankle foot orthoses are the most prescribed lower extremity orthoses worldwide and are worn in a visually obtrusive way making patients feel stigmatized for their disability. READ MORE

6. 25. Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety among EFL Leaners in Swedish Lower Secondary Schools

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Abdullah Amouna; [2021]
   Keywords : English-as-a-foreign-language EFL ; foreign language anxiety FLA ; foreign language speaking anxiety FLSA ; language anxiety LA ; fear of negative evaluation FNE ;

   Abstract : Language anxiety (LA) is “the worry and negative emotional reaction when learning and using a second language and is especially relevant in a classroom where self-expression takes place” (Gregersen & MacIntyre, 2014, p. 14). READ MORE