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Teaching and learning phrasal verbs: how they are presented in teaching books, dictionaries and mobile applications, and a proposal of possible alternatives
(2013)[Abstract]This assignment is intended to present more efficient and entertaining methods to teach phrasal verbs to students of English as a foreign or second language by looking at different materials that deal with them. -
The American Dream in the spotlight
(2014)[Abstract] "The American Dream" is the concept of America that the foundig fathers of the country, among other, built during the early years of the United States of America. But analysing two contemporary films that openly ... -
The Birth of African American Identity in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself
(2022)[Abstract] The object of study of this end-of-degree project is the autobiography of Frederick Douglass, titled Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself, and written in 1845. ... -
The enduring nature of the British monarchy from 1837 to 1952
(2014)Se estudian los cambios sufridos en la monarquía inglesa durante los siglos XIX y XX, en que reinan los Hanover. La monarca más característica en el primero de estos siglos es la reina Victoria. El siglo XX en cambio, se ... -
The Hidden Figures of the Scottish Literary Renaissance: Willa Muir
(2022)[Abstract] The objective of this paper is the analysis of Willa Muir as a Scottish woman and as a writer, and how she is framed within the Scottish Literary Renaissance, which was a progressive tendency that reached ... -
The impact of the Great Famine upon Irish Poetry
(2016)[Abstract] This paper analyses the importance that Irish history has in relation to Irish Literature, specifically in this case, a thorough investigation of the Great Famine and its impact upon Irish poetry. Moreover, I ... -
The Other in the Eye: A Transgeneric Approach to the Neo-Baroque Monster
(2016)[Abstract] My purpose on this degree dissertation is to examine horror creatures in English-language fiction. To achieve this, three different texts have been selected: Arthur Machen's short story ““The Great God Pan”” ... -
The process and modes of control in dystopian literature: an analysis of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451
(2020)[Abstract]Despite the extensive research on dystopian literature, little is concerned with specific frameworks to identify and classify dystopian novels. Most studies assemble a commentary on the topic rather than a ... -
The Representation of Adolescence in Media: Puberty, Gender and Sexuality through Big Mouth
(2023)[Abstract] This study focuses on the modern media representation of gender, sexuality, and adolescence development. These complex issues are commonly failed to be contemplated, understood or even disclose in contemporary ... -
The represetation of Southern women in the literary works of Flannery O'Connor and Zora Neale Hurston: a comparative approach
(2014)Both authors try to demythologize two stereotypes associated with women in the American South during the first half of the twentieth century: the white Southern lady ad the black woman as the mule of the world. Each writer ... -
The Riot-Grrrl Feminism of the Early ‘90s in North America: The Punk Scene
(2019)[Abstract] In this undergraduate essay, I have analysed and portrayed the ‘90s feminist punk movement Riot Grrrl in order to understand the relevant contributions they made by connecting punk and feminism at such an early ... -
The role of the written press in the construction of division in Northern Ireland
(2023)[Abstract] This research examines the role played by the print media in the construction of social division in Northern Ireland during the years of the events known as the Troubles, a dark period in Irish history that ... -
The Sitcom: Brooklyn Nine-Nine as an Evolution of The Office
(2020)[Abstract]The situation comedy or sitcom (a term formed by clipping the words ‘situation’ and ‘comedy’) is one of the best known and more enjoyable genres of current TV shows, and it is globally acclaimed by its originality ... -
The sociolinguistics of language variation:the dialect of the city of Birmingham
(2021)[Abstract] Language variation can be considered a representation of not only the linguistic reality of a community, but the development of socio-economic changes within a given society. These processes implement profound ... -
The Study of Kennings in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf
(2016)[Abstract] Beowulf is an anonymous poem written in the Anglo-Saxon period (449-1066 AD), considered nowadays an English literary masterpiece and the most relevant epic poem in existence. It springs from Germanic oral ... -
The surfing experience and its main issues acquired from a comparative literature study on surfing literature
(2014)The study will try to undertand the view of surfing literature authors about surfing and which issues are for them the most relevant. The study will comprehend why surfing means much more for them than a simple hobby or sport -
The Translation of Humour: Dubbing and Subtitling from English into Spanish in Modern Family
(2021)[Abstract] This end-of-degree project analyses a collection of episodes ofthe American sitcomModern Familyfocusing on the translation of humourfrom English to Spanish. The main purpose of this paper is to ... -
Their Surname Is Also Important: Anti-Archetypical Characters in Patrick Rothfuss’s The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear
(2021)[Abstract] This paper intends to detach both The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss from what is traditionally expected of fantasy, the literary genre to which The Kingkiller Chronicletrilogy—incomplete ... -
Twelfth Night’s Performances: An Analysis of Gender Presentations and Sexuality in Shakespearean Drama
(2022)[Abstract] Literary works are quite relevant in the study of a certain period’s social attitudes and concepts such as gender and sexuality. This is especially true for drama as it provides a way to observe the characters ... -
Unspeakable Femininity: Love, Motherhood and Depression in Sylvia Plath’s and Anne Sexton’s Poetry
(2018)[Abstract] This undergraduate project analyzes a selection of poems written by two United States authors: Sylvia Plath —“Love Letter” (1960), “Morning Song” (1961) and “Lady Lazarus” (1962) —and Anne Sexton— “For My Lover, ...