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The representation of magic in the germanic literature of the Middle Ages
(2020-11-24)
Magic is something that has always been known and has always been performed. There are many different kinds of this practice such as witchcraft, astrology or tarot, that have been explored from various perspectives. But ...
The development of the vocalic system of the english language: from Proto-Germanic to present-day English
This dissertation focuses in the evolution of the vocalic system of English: the aim of this work is to analyze and explain why and how vowels have developed from Old English to Present-Day English. To begin with, the ...
Monstrous victims: the representation of female vampires in Ryan Murphy’s "American Horror Story Hotel"
(2020-11-24)
[EN].Gender representation in cinema has been an object of debate for years. More recently, television series have been incorporated to this debate as these productions also offer gender representations which may even ...
Ellipsis in drama and novel: a cohesive device
(2022-03-07)
Ellipsis is one of the devices contributing to the cohesion of both written and spoken discourse. It is the omission of some elements from a clause whose meaning is understood even though they fail to be phonetically ...
Late Hollywood classics as a tool for understanding American society in the 50s.
(2022-03-08)
Contrary to what happened in Europe, the war was a period of great economic prosperity for Americans. As reflected in movies, the changes increased considerably in the 50s, with some external factors ‒the Cold War, the ...
The problem of multilingualism in the European Union: a historical perspective and evolution
(2022-03-08)
The reality of multilingualism in the European institutions is a more complex issue than its motto: United in Diversity. The increasing penetration of English in the everyday use of European citizens and its establishment ...
African americans' civil rights and cinema in the twentieth century
(2022-03-07)
This paper seeks to study the history of African American civil rights through cinema, from the 1910s to the 1960s. In the twentieth century, the fight for black civil rights became a defining moment for American history, ...
The portuguese overseas expansion (1415-1825)
(2022-03-08)
The Portuguese Empire was one of the most successful European empires of history. Stretching all the way from Brazil, to Macao; it had territories in every continent in the world. Portugal’s discoveries opened the world ...
We´re all mad here: applying chaos theory to Lewis Carroll´s “Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” and Tim Burton´s “Alice in Wonderland”
[EN].Chaos theory, through its exploration of the construction of reality and its dynamics, provides a valid method for the analysis of any literary work. Research on the relationship between this theory and literary works ...
Challenging meaning types: a study on direct and indirect refutation
(2017-11-21)
Refutations, the expressions of disagreement in dialogue, are part of our everyday conversations. Arguments and discussions are present in our daily lives since every possible subject that anyone could speak about embraces ...