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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"homecoming"”.
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Place attachment and alumni's experience during the homecoming weekend
… attachment to the local community during the homecoming weekend in college towns. A conceptual framework was developed to capture the relationship among alumni homecoming attendees’ festival experience, destination experience, place attachment, and satisfaction. A self-administrated …
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Homecoming Festivals: The Re-accentuated Image of Don Quixote in Western Novel
The publication of Don Quixote (1605, 1615) impacted significantly the dynamics of Western literature. The renowned novel, which builds upon a considerable number of characters and episodes, is considered one of the most read and most analyzed pieces of literature in the world. This novel opens a …
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Homecoming: finding a place for shamanic practice in the creation of post colonial theatre
At the centre of my research, in the light of my homecoming and notions of home, there is a question: might I find a place where dimensions of shamanism might intersect with modes of performance, in the creation of theatre for the 21st Century? In this liminal hybrid moment, a place between the …
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Expressions of exile and homecoming: A critical analysis of the selected Namibian poetry in English
… the thematic expressions of the exile and homecoming of selecting Namibia poetry in English. The study is guided by new historicism and post colonialism theories. The study adopted a qualitative approach and data was analysed using a thematic analysis. The study found that Namibians gained …
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A psychoanalytical approach to Harold Pinter’s plays :Old Times, The Homecoming and The Birthday Party
… of the following works: Old Times (1971), The Homecoming (1965) and The Birthday Party (1957). Furthermore, the thesis aims at conducting a thorough analysis of the selected plays, by using key Freudian concepts such as the Oedipus complex, the castration complex, the ‘uncanny,’ aggression and …
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The Brass Bands Played Too Late: Vietnam Veterans Discuss War, Homecoming, and Life After Vietnam
… This work is unique in that it combines the homecoming stories of many veterans in one volume, and includes stories of women who served in Vietnam as well. The following collection of memoirs offers the chance to learn what themes and daily experiences most require expression by Vietnam …
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Exile, homecoming, and the remembered journey: towards a new writing of perspective, place and event
The final thesis is in two sections: Section I is a work of Creative Writing comprising a novel entitled Sunnyland; Section II is a self-reflective commentary on the writing of the novel which explores some of its formal decisions and attempts to place Sunnyland within a contemporary context. …
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Narratives of the transnational student: a complicated story of cultural identity, cultural exchange and homecoming
… cultural identity, sense of belonging and homecoming; interweaving their experiences into a new transnational identity and a plural sense of belonging. The study examines a sub-group of elite, highly mobile people referred to as "transnational students" - who in a working definition are …
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The Difficulty of Homecoming: Film and Philosophy through Monster, A Hidden Life, and Mountains May Depart
… film-philosophical account of the difficulty of homecoming. It offers close readings of three films—Monster (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2023), A Hidden Life (Terrence Malick, 2019), and Mountains May Depart (Jia Zhangke, 2015)—and examines how they explore the question of becoming at home in the world. …
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A Descriptive Multiple Case Study of Three Elementary Schools in Project Homecoming, the Inclusion Program Within the Dallas Independent School District
… elementary schools participating in Project Homecoming within the Dallas Independent School District. I was interested in how these actions, policies, and procedures affected the different groups within the schools--students, parents, certified staff, and non-certified staff as well. The data …
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Martin Heidegger, Emmanuel Levinas, and the politics of dwelling
The late modern and postmodern theme of homecoming permeates the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, who grapples with the topic throughout the various phases of his lifelong meditation on Being. Heidegger continually gave thought to the relationship between Being and the place or site in which it …
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Maintaining Community On Hardship Island: A Case Study Of Demographic Change And Community Agency
… significant benefits of community agency and the homecoming (a biennial planned social events) were identified that facilitate keeping the sense of community alive and community attachment strong. Community actors use grassroots efforts to sustain the community identity despite population loss in …
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What happens to the mental health of United Kingdom personnel when they return home from Afghanistan?
… assessed between three weeks to four months post homecoming; and those assessed between four to eight months post homecoming. Results: Symptoms of poor mental health increased from<br/>baseline to follow up, with no difference between follow up groups. There was a<br/>significant rise in PTSD …
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The Vietnam War and the press
… release of American prisoners of war (Operation Homecoming).
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THE ETHICAL IMPERATIVES WHICH EMERGE FROM A THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON DISINTEGRATION AT THE END OF LIFE (FRAIL ELDERLY)
… Reconciliation is here translated as homecoming, a term which has both a transcendent and worldly significance. The Judaeo-Christian doctrines of universalism and of reconciliation establish an imperative to create an environment for the elderly in which reconciliations can take place. …
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Let Him Be an Honor to the Country: Veteran Violence and Public Opinion after the Civil War
… violence and the hardships associated with the homecoming of veterans. Alcohol and drug addiction that began during the war followed veterans home. Discipline in the army was inconsistent, and violence abounded in camp as well as on the battlefield. Combat was psychologically traumatic for some …
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“Women of Allah” and “The Book of Kings:” Shirin Neshat’s Narratives of Returning Home
… home in “Women of Allah'' and she visualizes her homecoming in “The Book of Kings.” The central point to this research is Neshat’s personal relationship to an event that caused her a traumatic experience, the experience that interrupted her sense of identity due to the drastic social and political …
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A Qualitative Study of Parents' Experiences of Having Had an Adolescent Son in a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program
… interviews: initial departure, settling in, homecoming, resources, costs and losses, and advice to other parents and professionals. The findings expand the primarily negative view of such parents to include a richer and more complex understanding.
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Representation of marriage in selected Harold Pinter plays
… time maintaining the marriage. The Lover, The Homecoming, The Collection, Old Times, Betrayal, and Ashes to Ashes share this issue. The first part explores the ideas of home or domesticity and the cycle of resentment in marriage, and the second part discusses sexual infidelity and triangular …
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