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Historical license in films narrating British history: inaccuracies and point of view
(2014)
The objective of this essay is to prove that films based on historical events are not reliable sources for academic purpose, as they present historical inaccuracies and biased points of view.
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 ...
A Slow process of Dulling: slavery and science fiction in Octavia Butler's Kindred
(2014)
Science fiction has historically been associated with white male Anglo writers. However in this essay I focus on an African American writer, Octavia Butler, and her pioneer science fiction novel Kindred (1979) because she ...
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
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 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 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 ...
“Do You Hear the Aliens Sing?”: Analysing America’s Alienation in Starkid’s Musicals The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals and Black Friday
(2021)
[Abstracts] This study will analyse how two of Starkid’s musicals, The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals and its sequel, Black Friday, engage in a critique of America through the figure of the alien. In order to ...