Essays about: "superman"

Found 5 essays containing the word superman.

1. 1. “Beautiful Power Shield!” vs. “Explosive Superman Punch!” : A Comparative Analysis of Promotional Metadiscursive Language in eSports and Mixed Martial Arts Sports Commentaries

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : Anton Gustin; [2020]
   Keywords : metadiscourse; eSports; mixed martial arts; sports; promotional language; commentary; metaphors; evaluative adjectives; metadiskurs; eSport; mixed martial arts; promotionsbefrämjande språk; kommentarer; metaforer; evaluerande adjektiv;

   Abstract : Sports commentary is an essential part of live broadcasted sports as well as eSports and is a task that requires that the caster be verbally proficient and can maintain a high tempo when speaking, especially in more fast-paced sports. This study aims to analyze this promotional language sportscasters use by approaching it from the linguistic phenomenon of metadiscourse. READ MORE

3. 2. The Superman Speaks and the Wonder Woman Keeps Quiet : Men and Women's Speech in Contemporary Superhero Movies

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Rebecka Åhl; [2019]
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   Abstract : This qualitative study aims to investigate how gender is reflected through language in the two superhero movies Wonder Woman and Man of Steel. Emphasis is put on five linguistic markers that have been found to differ between female and male speakers. These markers are: amount of speech, interruptions, questions, minimal responses and hedges. READ MORE

4. 3. Superman and Wonder Woman to the rescue : “Man of Steel” and “Wonder Woman” as pedagogical aids to discuss gender in the EFL classroom

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Emelie Poulsen; [2019]
   Keywords : Man of Steel; Wonder Woman; gender; superhero image; EFL classroom; film studies;

   Abstract : As the American superhero films continue to increase their popularity around the globe, and because of the reccurent criticism against their poor and stereotypical representation, this essay aims to analyse the two newly made productions Man of Steel and Wonder Woman from a gender perspective. The essay argues a difference in Superman and Wonder Woman’s superhero images and further discussess the opportunities as well as potential problems the superhero narratives can offer to discuss gender in the EFL classroom. READ MORE

5. 4. Segmentation of motor units in ultrasound image sequences

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

   Author : Robin Rohlén; [2016]
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   Abstract : The archetypal modern comic book superhero, Superman, has two superpowers of interest: the ability to see into objects and the ability to see distant objects. Now, humans possess these powers as well, due to the medical ultrasound imaging and sound navigation. READ MORE

6. 5. New Times, New Heroes : Ambiguity, Socio-Political Issues and Post Modernism in Frank Miller's Graphic Novel The Dark Knight Returns

   University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Jan Axelsson; [2013]
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   Abstract : Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns is one of the first graphic novels to redraw the map for this kind of literature but perhaps first and foremost for the characteristics of superheroes and villains. It is a story which we have read before in the sense that Batman, the eternal crime fighter, chases his arch enemies Two Face and the Joker, but it is also a new story in which we meet an ambiguous and complex superhero. READ MORE