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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Sandman"”.
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As funções narrativas das capas de Sadman
… foi feita a análise das capas de série Sandman, identificando que as mais presentes são as funções Representativa e de Síntese Tópica e que as capas apresentam uma potência plástica e estética que não são contempladas com a atual metodologia.
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Returning the King: the Medieval King in Modern Fantasy
… specifically in the work of Neil Gaiman (The Sandman) and George R. R. Martin (A Game of Thrones), are similar to the medieval models, as kingship and the requirements of kingship were popular themes in medieval texts, including Beowulf and King Horn. The role of the king in epic tales varies …
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'Rapport and Subversion: Mesmer's Treatment of Paradis and Its Influence On the Fiction of E.T.A. Hoffmann' and The Cost of Light (a novel)
… how E.T.A. Hoffmann's characters in'The Sandman','Councillor Krespel'and 'New Year's Eve Adventure'operate as paradigms for the Paradis/Mesmer relationship. This chapter also showshowHoffmann's awareness of Mesmerisminfluenced his short stories, 'Automata','The Magnetiser'and 'The Golden …
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Gender Allyship in Organizations
Allyship behaviors, such as the use of one’s pronouns in emails or beginning introductions with pronoun sharing, are becoming more common practices in organizations. However, there is little consensus on the best way to implement these types of ally behaviors in organizations to effectively create …
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The Graduation Pipeline: Investigating the Effects of Juvenile Justice System Contact on High School Graduation Rates
Contact with the juvenile justice system can seriously impact life chances for youth. System contact can lead to significant challenges by disrupting paths to traditional life attainments. Research overwhelmingly points to negative projections from juvenile system exposure. Labeling theory has been …
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Mindfulness : an autoethnographic teacher research study
This dissertation outlines the emergence of a mindfulness pedagogy based on a mixed methods approach. The study uses both qualitative and quantitative methods, and is informed by autoethnography and teacher research. The data comes from a semester-long study of the writer’s classroom as she …
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English for Speakers of other Languages: a route to civic integration
… national rebirth through greater participation (Sandman 2008). This thesis evidences the way this integration is achieved through the ESOL material.<br/><br/>Renewal of the nation and the role of nationalism is the subject of much debate among theorists. Although in this debate, theorists may …
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Investigating the Self-Assessment of Adult Literacy Learners with Dyslexia across Several Cognitive Domains
The dissertation evaluated the ability of adult literacy learners with dyslexia to assess their cognitive abilities in two separate domains: reading and memory. This study also evaluated the effect that one-on-one tutoring had on the learner's ability to accurately self-assess these cognitive …
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New methodologies for studying the biological activity of platinum complexes
A review of existing approaches to platinum drug discovery highlighted the need for new methods to perform mechanism-based, high-throughput screening of platinum complexes. A new solution phase screening method was based on the importance of high mobility group (HMG) domain proteins in the …
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The 'Uncanny' and The Android
The character of the android is found widely in film and literature. While she appears across the entire spectrum of genres, she most often makes her appearance in the uncanny text. This appearance is nearly always accompanied by some variation of the vision motif. Despite wide spread interest in …