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Showing 1 to 20 of 1098 for “"Myth"”.
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Nascent Myth
… thesis. The body of work presented in "Nascent Myth" evolved from personal exploration regarding myth and spirituality. Birds are used as the unifying element to present several aspects of mythology. I address mythology as our connection to the mysterious, and I will share my spiritual …
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Unfinished myth
I have always claimed that places are stronger than people, the fixed scene stronger than the transitory succession of events. This is the theoretical basis not of my Architecture, but of Architecture itself.
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MAKING MYTH MATTER: INTERROGATING NARRATIVE AND RECONSTRUCTING METANARRATIVE IN CLASSICAL MYTH ADAPTATION
Making Myth Matter analyzes the influence of classical myths and their adaptations on cultural values and offers a prescription for how the adaptation process may be improved for cultural sensitivity. My concern is to address the troubling treatment and interpretation of acquaintance rape in three …
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Islamophobia : reality or myth?
This thesis examines the concept of ‘Islamophobia’ using statistical data from available large-scale social surveys. The primary aim of the presented research is to determine the extent to which available statistical data support or challenge assertions and conclusions concerning ‘Islamophobia’ …
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Professional Wrestling and Myth
… reaffirm community values. The decline of sacred mythic heroes provides an opportunity for new heroes to be born. In the search for third places, people found community through hobbies and chose heroes in their specific interests. Professional wrestling is such a third place, and is an intriguing …
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The myth of inclusion?
… sought to draw parallels between inclusion and myth. The research question asks, to what extent can inclusion be considered to be a myth?A discourse analysis was carried out on eight selections from key documents used to implement and perpetuate an inclusion agenda. Four questions were used to …
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Dorian Gray: The Myth
<p>“Narcissus and Echo” is a myth cautioning against excessive self-adoration and fixation on beauty. However, in the late 19th century, this ancient myth underwent a transformation, taking center stage as a prominent symbol in the emerging Aesthetic Movement. Contrary to warnings present in the …
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Diego Rivera: constructing a myth
… identity for Mexican culture by cultivating a mythology for the nation that in many ways became synonymous with his own life. He fostered a sense of Mexicanidad, or pride in one's Mexican identity by looking to his country's pre-Columbian heritage as well as its indigenous population and …
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The motherhood myth: unrealistic expectations
… mothers, a phenomenon that I call the Motherhood Myth. My study sheds light on how this Motherhood Myth takes shape, how it is transmitted and reinforced by culture and interpersonal expectations and what its consequences are on family life, women's mental health and well being. I use several …
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Thomas Wolfe's Myth of America
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Community architecture : myth and reality
… community architecture is apolitcial. but this myth is refuted here. Finally, an attempt is made to understand what elements of community architecture are applicable to the context of the United States, and what changes would be necessary for housing groups to allow for user participation in …
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Schematic effects of rape myth acceptance
… the type of influence exerted by rape myth acceptance (RMA). Rape myths may be defined as "beliefs about rape (i.e., about its causes, context, consequences, perpetrators, victims, and their interaction) that serve to deny, downplay or justify male sexual aggression against women" …
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Rape myth acceptance in college students
… between variables that may be related to rape myth acceptance in college students. Identifying variables that may be related to rape myth acceptance is essential for improving rape prevention programming. The setting chosen to examine these variables consisted of 349 students enrolled in …
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The Early Yeats and Greek Myth
… subject of this study is Yeats’s use of Greek myth in his early poems. By early poems is here meant those poems contained in Crossways (1889), The Rose (1893), The Wind Among the Reeds (1894), In the Seven Woods (1904), The Green Helmet and Other Poems (1910), and Responsibilities (1914) as …
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The Myth of the Second Amendment
<p>This dissertation traces the evolution of the United States Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Second Amendment, which shifted from a constitutional provision grounded in collective security and concerns about tyranny to a modern doctrine emphasizing an individual right to possess firearms. …
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The Myth of African Culture in Islam
The point of my research is to reassess themes and notions of cultural imperialism and African perceptions and responses to foreign influences, while at the same time explore traditional cultural patterns, cultural identity, and continuity within the context of an ethno-history. It further brings …
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