Essays about: "self-improvement"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the word self-improvement.

  1. 11. "Using the bad for something good" : Exploring the possible paradox of meditation apps in light of digital stress

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Johanna Rose; [2020]
    Keywords : meditation apps; mHealth; meditation; Headspace; mindfulness; digital stress; technostress;

    Abstract : This study investigates meditation apps from a user perspective. While focusing on the user, interviews with psychologists and an auto-ethnographic study of three different meditation apps were used to inform the research, enrich the findings and create an as wholesome as possible picture. READ MORE

  3. 12. Exploring Working Holiday Makers’ Motivations in Australia. An investigation on the factors influencing Working Holiday Makers’ decision to engage with the 88 days of specified regional work criteria

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

    Author : Martina Frappa; [2019]
    Keywords : Working Holiday Makers; Australia; 88-day criteria; labour migration; motivations;

    Abstract : This study investigates the reasons why Working Holiday Makers (WHMs) in Australia decide to complete the 88 days of specified regional work to obtain a Second Working Holiday (WH) visa. The research follows a qualitative approach via the use of semi-structed interviews on a sample of fifteen current or former WHMs. READ MORE

  4. 13. ‘Female Nature, Cucks, and Simps’: Understanding Men Going Their Own Way as part of the Manosphere.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Zhane Hunte; [2019]
    Keywords : Manosphere; masculinities; identity; misogyny; antifeminism; hegemony; discourse; social media logic;

    Abstract : The main aim of this thesis was to examine the ‘Men Going Their Own Way’ (r/MGTOW) community on Reddit. This aim was carried out by exploring (1) the themes perpetuated in the community, (2) how r/MGTOW fits in the contemporary ‘manosphere’, (3) the linguistic identity of its users, (4) the presence of hegemonic and inclusive masculinity, and lastly (5) the role of social media logics on r/MGTOW. READ MORE

  5. 14. A Better Version of Yourself: Sweat, Smiles and Muay Thai Tourism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Max Yasmine Gonen; [2019]
    Keywords : transformation; Muay Thai; self-improvement; tourism; Thailand; masculinity; sweat; experience economy; performance ethnography; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This ethnographic study investigates the functions of BestFighter Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts training camp in Koh Samui, Thailand, as a successful actor in a booming self-improvement economy. In this thesis I explore the entanglements with locality and power which enable what satisfied participants refer to as augmented experiences of self-improvement. READ MORE

  6. 15. Education as an Act of Self-Fulfilment : A Literary Analysis of Holocaust Narratives in the Light of Personal Development and Their Utilization in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Ena Kapetanovic; [2017]
    Keywords : Holocaust Literature; Personal Development; Personal Self; Narratives; English as a Foreign Language; The EFL Classroom; Swedish High School;

    Abstract : The aim of the present inquiry was to identify significant factors which had impact on the lives of Miriam Darvas and the protagonist Liesel Meminger, linked to the circumstances of the Holocaust in their respective narratives Farewell to Prague and The Book Thief. Through the investigation of the living conditions impacting the individuals, Maslow’s Theory of Motivation is applied in order to find the factors hindering the possibility for Miriam and Liesel to develop in their personal selves. READ MORE