Essays about: "the language of death"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 37 essays containing the words the language of death.
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11. Willy Loman's Impact on his Own World : A Lacanian Analysis of a Life Lived in Incongruence
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : In the 1949 play The Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller depicts a man that goes through life without ever really understanding his own place in it. Willy Loman spends his life chasing a dream yet lacks the ability to achieve it. READ MORE
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12. Banishing the “Language of Murder, Blood and Revenge”: The EU’s Campaign Against the Death Penalty in Iraq
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The abolition of the death penalty lies at the core of the EU’s human rights agenda. Iraq, a long-term partner of the EU, has one of the highest execution rates in the world. Despite the plethora of policies, agreements and strategies of the EU in its relations with Iraq, the death penalty remains unbridled and in widespread use. READ MORE
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13. He passed away watching people die on TV : A corpus study about euphemisms for to die, dying or dead in American English
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate the use and frequency of euphemisms for die, dying or dead in the American English-language using the Corpus of Contemporary American English. To fulfill the purpose, three research questions were answered. READ MORE
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14. An Illusion of the American Dream : The Great Gatsby from a Feminist Perspective
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/EngelskaAbstract : The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald encapsulates the Roaring Twenties, a period of social and political change. The economy is thriving, and the American Dream, with its promise of monetary wealth, happiness and upward mobility, is seemingly within reach. READ MORE
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15. The Role of Public Libraries in the Promotion of Sami Rights in Sweden : A Normative Perspective
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : According to 2§ of the Swedish Library Act, libraries shall work towards the development of a democratic society by spreading knowledge and providing people with the possibility to form their own opinions (SFS, 2013:801). It’s a natural consequence that Sweden’s national minorities are not provided with the same amount of services as the majority community, however the extent of how much space the minorities ought to be given in public libraries is a relatively unexplored research topic. READ MORE
