Essays about: "terrified"

Found 3 essays containing the word terrified.

1. 1. 'Is less more'? A Contemporary Debate on Nuclear Weapons

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Veronica Gleizer; [2012]
   Keywords : Nuclear Weapons; Mutual Deterrence; Iran; Kenneth N. Waltz; Scott D. Sagan; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The global community has long been fascinated by – as well as terrified of – nuclear weapons. Since the introduction of the weaponry to the international arena in 1945, the goal has been to halt its proliferation. An ideal, future world is one that is free from nuclear weapons. READ MORE

3. 2. Emotion Adjectives : A corpus study of the use of terrified, petrified and horrified in British and American English

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Elin Hagström; [2009]
   Keywords : British National Corpus; collocate s ; collocation s ; Corpus of Contemporary American English; emotion adjectives; horrified; near-synonyms; petrified; terrified.;

   Abstract : For many non-native speakers of English it can be difficult to distinguish semantic differences between near-synonyms. In order to create idiomatically correct sentences in a language it is important to know which word to use in a specific context. READ MORE

4. 3. To live deliberately or to conquer an island of despair : A comparative analysis of the depictions of man's relationship with nature in Walden and Robinson Crusoe as grounded in the works' protagonists

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Erika Lagergren; [2007]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This essay researches how the literary personae H. D. Thoreau and Robinson Crusoe develop during and by their respective sojourns in nature as evinced in Walden and Robinson Crusoe. Thoreau and Crusoe come to spend time in nature for different reasons but since they both face similar challenges the two narratives are comparable. READ MORE