The Relationship Between Evidence and Truth: A Philosophical Analysis of Doubt and Certainty
Text commentary - 3 pages - Philosophy
"Explore the complex relationship between evidence and truth in philosophical inquiry. Discover how doubt plays a crucial role in the search for truth, and why evidence alone is not a guarantee of certainty. Learn how thinkers like René Descartes and Jules Lequier navigated the challenges of...
Virtual Objects Property Law
Dissertation - 49 pages - Internet and digital law
This document discusses the legal regime applicable to virtual objects in virtual worlds, examining the challenges of applying classical property law to digital entities.
Beat Generation - Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg
Essay - 2 pages - Literature
'Follow your inner moonlight, don't hide the madness' is a quote by Allen Ginsberg that embodies the ideas that members of the literary and social 'beat generation' movement advocate. The later was created in the 1950s at the end of the Second World War, mainly by two young...
What Would You Miss?
Creative writing - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages
Write two emails to a friend, boy and girl, where you explain what you would or would not do if you were participating in a show about survival. Don't forget to include what you would be able to do, and the things, people, food and comfort you would miss. Write about 10 lines for each friend.
Antony and Cleopatra - William Shakespeare (1623) - How Does Shakespeare Incorporate Several Elements, Both Real and Fictive, in Order to Make it a Consistent Story?
Text commentary - 5 pages - Literature
Antony and Cleopatra was published in 1623, but already played on stage around 1609. The story is based on real facts and takes us back to Ancient Rome, relating to the life of the emperor Mark Antony. To write his play, Shakespeare found inspiration in the work from Plutarch's title Life of...
Rethinking Freedom: From Escaping Determination to Mastering Constraints
Essay - 3 pages - Philosophy
This document explores the concept of freedom, challenging the common notion that it means escaping all forms of determination. Instead, it proposes a more realistic and achievable definition of freedom as mastering constraints to take advantage of them. Written for a law course, this analysis...
The Window as a Symbol of Poetic Creation and Introspection
Text commentary - 2 pages - Literature
This analysis explores the concept of poetic creation and introspection through the lens of Charles Baudelaire's poem 'The Windows' (1869). The poem delves into the significance of the window as a symbol of creation, introspection, and the poet's connection to the world and his...
BRICS Characteristics and Evolution
Essay - 3 pages - Economic politics
The BRICS countries share common economic traits and objectives, but also exhibit significant heterogeneity and divergences, affecting their global influence.
Visiocom Strategic HR Plan for Recruitment
Case study - 27 pages - Marketing theories
Visiocom, a European leader in video game production and distribution, outlines its strategic HR plan to recruit 90 people in one year, addressing internal and external factors.
Creative Advertising Impact on User Engagement
Dissertation - 21 pages - Digital & e-marketing
This study examines the effects of creative advertising on user engagement, memorability, and purchase intention compared to traditional advertisements on social media.
Analyzing Narrative Instances in Albert Camus' The Stranger: Uncovering Absurdity through Vincent Jouve's Theory
Dissertation - 10 pages - Literature
Unlock the complexities of Albert Camus' The Stranger through Vincent Jouve's theory of enunciation, revealing the novel's plural and complex narrative instance. Discover how Camus' deliberate enunciative choices convey the absurdity of Meursault's existence and critique...
Marketing Thesis Methodology: Creativity & Technology in Social Media
Practical guide - 4 pages - Communication
A guide to developing a marketing/communication thesis on the impact of creativity and technology on social media engagement.
Stade de France Consortium GEPP Implementation
Case study - 11 pages - Human resources
The Stade de France Consortium, a public limited company managing the Stade de France, requires innovative strategies to stay ahead in the event sector.
Baudrillard on image: Illusion
Thesis - 4 pages - Literature
Our modern society is obsessed with the image in many different ways. The more our technology has progressed, the more we have found ways in which to create images in ways that are indiscernible from reality. Special effects in movies are defining the way that we view cinema, and...
Theater and audience perception in a postmodern perspective
Essay - 9 pages - Arts and art history
« The genuinely postmodern work forces us to recognise that reality is something other than our formulations of it, and that those formulations are therefore constructs » (Jean-François Lyotard). Investigate and interrogate the urge in performance theatre to radically restructure audience...
The Truman Show: Movie Review
Internship report - 6 pages - Film studies
Many elements in the Truman Show illustrate the reality of our current society and how it works. I will particularly talk about the attitude of viewers who, perhaps unwittingly, are partly responsible for the broadcasting of this kind of program (reality TV shows). I shall also...
Philosophy and the postmodern perspective on organization theories
Case study - 17 pages - Political science
Postmodernism refers to a general term that encompasses diverse fields such as literature, art, philosophy, architecture, fiction, and so on… It is originally an architectural movement constructed in opposition to modernism. Whereas modernism corresponds to a perspective whose epistemology...
Theater and audience perception in a postmodern perspective - publié le 15/01/2007
Essay - 9 pages - Arts and art history
Renowned French philosopher Jean Francois Lyotard described the impact of post modernization as ?The genuinely postmodern work, forces us to recognize that reality is something other than our formulations of itself and that those formulations are therefore what is constructed'. An...
Human factors in designing image-based virtual environment
Dissertation - 74 pages - Educational studies
Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging technology and tends to be more and more widely developed. Virtual realities can be considered as a new form of simulation devices; a new way to represent reality in a sensible manner. They are defined firstly on the technology they use and on the...
Experience and emptiness in Gary Snyder's "Mountains and Rivers without end"
Essay - 20 pages - Literature
Language orders our experience of reality. It establishes a scale of binary opposition dictating where one ends and another begins, clearly defining the relationship between what is and what isn't. This relationship grounds our notion of self and creates the framework through which we...
Postmodernism and cinema - publié le 09/01/2009
Thesis - 7 pages - Film studies
‘It's about flights of fantasy, and the nightmare of reality, terrorist bombings, and late night shopping, true love, and creative plumbing.' (Gilliam; 1985). This tagline for the film Brazil highlights most of the concepts present in postmodernist criticism of cinema and television....
What kinds of theoretical issues does realism present us with?
Essay - 3 pages - Arts and art history
?Realism' is a cultural movement that became predominant in the middle of the XIXth century. It is an aesthetic mode which aimed at showing life "as it is". Realism, in literature, refers to the insistence of representing reality without embellishment. Leading realist writers were...
Artistic harmonious balance between the reader's mind and the author's mind
Thesis - 15 pages - Literature
Vladimir Nabokov boasts an impressive resume. As a writer, critic and scholar, he perfected both his own craft, and his ability to analyze the work of others. Similarly, within his texts, he focused a great deal of energy on the manipulation of his readers own reactions, earning him a reputation...
Coherence therapy
Case study - 6 pages - Psychology
Coherence Therapy, previously referred to as Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy, was developed by Bruce Ecker and Laurel Hulley during the 1980's and 1990's. As a type of psychotherapy borne out of the constructivist tradition, Coherence Therapy's major tenet revolves around the individual as an...
Should Television Formats Be Copyright able?
Case study - 9 pages - Civil law
The idea of copyrighting television formats has become a prevalent area of debate in recent years, partly due to the increased global marketing/trade in television today and partly due to the changing nature of our television viewing habits and the types of programs on offer to the public at...
"Flying Carpet", Steven Millhauser - "flying up to the sky"
Book review - 4 pages - Literature
Steven Millhauser is a writer of realist fiction. However, his work cannot be limited by labeling it only realistic. Another dimension is added to his short stories. They are full of interpretations. In Flying Carpet, though the story seems to be quite casual, even banal - a child trying to reach...
"Flying Carpet", Steven Millhauser - "flying up to the sky" - publié le 30/06/2010
Text commentary - 4 pages - Literature
Steven Millhauser is a writer of realist fiction. However, his work cannot be limited by labeling it only realistic. Another dimension is added to his short stories. They are full of interpretations. In Flying Carpet, though the story seems to be quite casual, even banal - a child trying to reach...
Apocalyptic rhetoric and its effect on religious identity
Case study - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Apocalypticism offers a unique rhetoric of violence. Israelite people experienced violence and domination for centuries under the control of Persians, Greeks, Selucids, Ptolemies, and Roman rulers. Israelite identity was challenged under these occupying forces because the God of Israel was a...
Postmodernism and cinema
Essay - 7 pages - Film studies
‘It's about flights of fantasy, and the nightmare of reality, terrorist bombings, and late night shopping, true love, and creative plumbing.' (Gilliam; 1985). This tagline for the film Brazil highlights most of the concepts present in postmodernist criticism of cinema and television....
Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner
Case study - 2 pages - Philosophy
Epistemology is the science of how we know. It strives to draw connections in order to clarify abstract concepts such as “meaning” and “reality”. These are broad subjects and each has many of its own sub-divisions. “Meaning” and “reality”,...
