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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Essay from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Freiburg, course: Henry James in Transition, language: English, abstract: Many of the critics writing about The Spoils of Poynton belong to one of two groups: ¿Either they take Fleda to be the heroine of the story in the traditional sense [¿] or they have taken her to be neurotic and self-deceiving, pathologically fearful of sex, and contributing more harm than balm to the domestic row between the Gereths¿ (Lodge. Introduction: 5). Both ways of interpretation actually imply that Fleda is indeed the ¿free spirit¿ James intended. This view is particularly clear in the wikipedia article which states that ¿Fleda Vetch has earned most critics' sympathy for steering the right course through an almost impossible situation¿ (Wikipedia). The talk of a ¿right course¿, however, reveals the author¿s belief that Fleda has a choice. In the following, I want to argue that the exact opposite is the case. Fledäs actions are not based on moral considerations but rather on existential necessities. Her freedom is therefore restricted to the realm of her imagination; all other decisions are dictated by the expectations of society. This is also the one unifying force to which all characters are subject and due to ¿his own disillusionment with existing English society¿ (Lyons. Social Vision: 64), James uses the comedy and irony in The Spoils of Poynton as a vessel to convey his socialcriticism.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 16 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Didactics - English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 1,0, University of Edinburgh (English Language and Linguistics Department), course: Second Language Acquisition, language: English, abstract: This essay addresses a question which is central to input research, namely to what extent the quality of input has an effect on SLA, particularly on the learner's ability to comprehend. Thereby the term 'quality' shall be interpreted as referring to any impact of modified input and negotiated interaction that is not related to its amount or frequency. After a brief review of Krashen's Input Hypothesis, Long's Interaction Hypothesis and Swain¿s Comprehensible Output Hypothesis, I will then proceed to suggest ways in which Foreigner Discourse modifications might facilitate SLA. I shall also review a number of studies dealing with (un)modified input-SLA relationships, among which are Long¿s (1985) and Gass & Varonis' (1994) study. Due to the constraints imposed upon this essay, I will of course be drawing upon a very small selection of the pertinent literature.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 16 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3 (A), , language: English, abstract: Next, as we¿re Servants, Masters at our HandsExpect Obedience to all just Commands;[¿] Purchas¿d by annual Wages, Cloaths and MeatTheirs is our Time, our Hands, our Head, our Feet:We think, design and act at their CommandAnd, as their Pleasure varies, walk or stand [¿].¿1This stanza of the poem ¿Servitude¿, written by footman Robert Dodsley in 1728 incorporates the common image of the ideal servant at that time ¿ and this may seem rather shocking to a reader at the beginning of the 21st century. Nowadays, handing over such a large part of an individual¿s personal freedom to a ¿master¿ seems very problematic or even unthinkable. Especially to let one¿s ¿Head¿ be ¿purchas¿d¿ and to think at another person¿s ¿Command¿, that is to give up one¿s freedom of thought, contradicts basic human rights, which are highly valued in today¿s society. It becomes clear that servitude implies more than just dusting portraits, polishing silver and setting tables - namely restrictions of individual rights, of personal life and consequently of the servant¿s sense of self. This topic has recently not only been discussed within historical and sociological research but also treated in film and literature, examples being Robert Altman¿s Gosford Park, Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood, Marianne Frederiksson¿s Hannah¿s Daughter and Margaret Foster¿s Lady¿s Maid.The butler Stevens is the protagonist in Kazuo Ishigurös novel The Remains of the Day. He tells about his service in a distinguished English manor, Darlington Hall, during the first half of the 20th century. Stevens¿s life in servitude is characterised by the complete lack of a personal realm. By examining the character Stevens, I want to determine which effects this incompatibility of self and service has on the individual. To begin with, I will briefly sketch the image of the ideal servant, as described by Stevens. By explaining the core values he is expected to incorporate I aim at determining where this incompatibility stems from in the first place. Following, the consequences this concept of domestic service has on the servant¿s social relationships (both to his fellow servants, family, friends and to his master) will be analysed. Finally, I want to establish what impact it has on the servant himself, his sense of self and his personal identity.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 16 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Politics - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,7, Marmara University, course: Turkish Greek relations, language: English, abstract:This term paper shall take a deeper look at the military regimes in Turkey and Greece. For a better understanding of the historical background an overview over the military regimes in point 2 of the term paper is inevitable. After that in point 3 ¿ the main part of the paper ¿ a comparative analysis is carried out whereby at first the theoretical framework is pointed out before it comes to the actual comparison.My analysis focuses on the military regimes that were evoked by coups d¿état in both countries. With limitations to space I only draw attention to the last military regimes in both countries, meaning the junta in Greece from 1967-74 and in Turkey from 1980-83. Those timeframes are to be compared in this term paper. In the following part 4 I will also draw my attention to the role of the military in Greece and Turkey today, how the perception of the military changed and the role it is taking in the current society with regard to its power and influence.This will lead to a final estimation in the last part of the term paper.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 28 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,6, University of Marburg (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Blood, Lust, and (Un)death: Vampires in American and British Cultures, language: English, abstract: Terence Fisher's masterpiece was his 1958 movie version of Bram Stoker¿s Dracula, starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. With the huge success of that film, Fisher and Hammer Films started a whole new era of horror movies. Other Dracula films were to follow.Vampirism has traditionally been associated with lust and sexuality, which becomes clear in various modern vampire movies. But this is rather an exception because the film history of blood suckers demonstrates that, when times were different, vampires were depicted differently, too. In Fisher's films, sexuality began to play a bigger role in the genre than ever before and became the key to success of each and every vampire film made by Hammer.Using two of the early Hammer movies, Dracula (1958) and its sequel Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966), this paper will not only present the necessary historical background that made it all possible but will also analyze these movies with regard to the role of sexuality in them.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 28 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1-, University of Frankfurt (Main) (Institut für England- und Amerikastudien), course: Social Issues in U.S. Supreme Court History, language: English, abstract: Die Arbeit verschafft einen Überblick über die Todesstrafe in der USA. Dabei wird versucht die gesamte Geschichte der Todesstrafe von der Kolonialzeit bis heute zu skizzieren. Anhand ausgewählter Fälle des Obersten Gerichtshofes (vor allem aus den 1960er Jahren) werden Verfassungsmässigkeit etc. bestimmter Fälle diskutiert. Insgesamt verschafft die Arbeit einen guten Überblick über das gesamte Todesstrafensystem der USA (nur auf jurisitischer, nicht politischer oder moralischer Ebene)Electrocution, lethal injection, gas chamber, hanging, shooting, beheading or stoning are different ways or instruments to execute a person who is sentenced to death. Death penalty or capital punishment means the intentional killing of a person who is guilty to have committed a certain crime. After a legal trial, the person is sentenced to death. The way by which the death is put into effect depends on the country and its laws. Death penalty or capital punishment is a very controversial topic concerning political, judicial and moral issues. This paper will be about the death penalty prior in the United States of America. In part I, I will present some facts and figures as well as give a short introduction to death penalty in general. I think it will be also necessary to outline the history of the death penalty in the United States. I will give a short overview of the most important developments from colonial times until the 1950s. The 1960s constituted a big challenge for the legality and constitutionality of the death penalty. That is why I will analyze this period in particular in Part II of this work. I will present selected Supreme Court Cases and their decisions. Thus, I will try to elaborate the judicial developments of the death penalty in the United States. Therefore, I will deal with cases regarding the constitutionality of the death penalty; furthermore with cases on death penalty laws and limitations of the death penalty. I want to emphasize that I will concentrate primarily on the judicial aspects of this topic, I will not deal with moral or political issues, but they might be mentioned additionally. By this means, I would like to examine how the death penalty is anchored in U.S. law and to find out which cases played an important role and contributed to this development. In so doing, I will draft a picture of the death penalty system in the United States.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 28 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Paderborn, language: English, abstract: The following paper deals with collocation. The topic is investigated with a linguistic view, but also didactic aspects should not be completely disregarded, because collocation is a very important topic especially for teachers. They have to know which word goes together with which term and how to explain these relationships to their pupils. The collocational aspect will have its meaning explained. Then a description of how collocations are used will follow. The third part of this paper presents Benson¿s understanding of collocation. He distinguishes between the collocations of different word classes. The first section is about lexical collocations, which contains collocations consisting of nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives. Then the most common lexical combinations will have their meaning explained. The first given type of collocation consists of verbs and nouns; the second one deals with the collocations of adjectives and nouns and the third section examines collocations of verbs and adverbs, while the last combination consists of adverbs and adjectives. These combinations are the most common lexical collocations, so others should be disregarded. The different kinds of collocations are examined concerning their behaviour in a sentence and the possibility they suggest to be substituted. After this examination the paper summarizes the structure of grammatical collocation. In the next part, Cowie¿s understanding of collocation is presented. He distinguishes between restricted and open collocations, which will be explained in this section. The next part of the paper contains some aspects one has to take account of when collocations are translated. Concerning translatability there are three different types of collocations: collocations of complete, partial and of no equivalence. These types are presented and examples are given. Finally, a few suggestions are given on how to teach collocation in school. Therefore, some different suggestions for teaching are given to make allowances for the student¿s age and advancement. The paper ends with a short summary and a final reflection.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Bachelor Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Theater Studies, Dance, grade: A, Roehampton University London, language: English, abstract: A man speaking English beautifully chooses to speak in French, which he speaks with greater difficulty, so that he is obliged to choose his words carefully, forced to give up fluency and to find the hard words that come with that difficulty, and then after all that finding he puts it all back into English, a new English containing all the difficulty of the French, of the coining of thought in a second language, a new English with the power to change English for ever [.]. (Rushdie, Salman (2006))BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 44 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: USA, grade: 2,0, University of Marburg (Politikwissenschaften), course: Reformperspektiven der Vereinten Nation, language: English, abstract: The United States of America are one of the most important UN member states regarding their power which can be determined by their contribution to the UN Budgetary System. This essay tries to figure out the main strategy of the U.S. American UN reform process. In some ways it is completely different to the strategies of other member states.After the introduction in chapter 1, chapter 2 shortly introduces the U.S. as a member of the UN. Subsequently, chapter 3 describes the position of the United States concerning their priorities in the UN reform process where as chapter 3.1 to 3.3 lay down the three main priorities ¿Management and Budget¿, ¿Human Rights Commission¿ and ¿Security Council¿. Further reforms concerning Development, the Peace Building Commission, Democracy Initiatives and the UN Democracy Fund as well as the Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism are summarized in chapter 3.4. The last chapter 4 will provide an evaluation of the American strategy and will give a view on its effects on the UN reform process.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 36 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Law - Comparative Legal Systems, Comparative Law, grade: A-; 16 Punkte, Suffolk University Law School (International Law), course: International Trade Regulations, language: English, abstract: One of the main objectives of rules of origin should be uniformity and simplicity in their administration. Although this is not always true, developing and developed countries have undertaken the task towards simplification, harmonization and liberalization of rules of origin. This harmonization work has been carried out under the auspices of the Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Technical Committee on Rules of Origin (TCRO) of the Brussels-based World Customs Cooperation Council, which has been responsible for the technical part of the work, including discussions on the rules of origin options for each product.After all, an Agreement on Rules of Origin (ARO) was established in the WTO. This ¿first-ever¿ agreement is designed to harmonize and to clarify non-preferential rules of origin for goods in trade on the basis of the substantial transformation test. The WTO wants to ensure that their rules are transparent and do not distort or disrupt on international trade, that they are administered in a consistent, uniform, impartial and reasonable manner, and that they are based on a positive standard. That means the ARO in WTO wants to state what does confer origin rather than what does not.This work wants to give an overview about 'Non-preferential Rules of Origin', especially the dispute concerning the New American Rules of Origin for Textile Products among the European Communities and the United States (WT/DS85;WT/DS151) 'Preferential Rules of Origin' 'Rules of Origin as a Trade Barrier' 'Rules of Origin as a Factor of Production'Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 28 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Paderborn (Fakultät für Kulturwissenschaften), course: Shakespeare: The Comedies, language: English, abstract: 'A Midsummer Night¿s Dream' is Shakespeare¿s most enchanting comedy and one of his most popular plays. It is very lyrical and poetic, filled with magical beings from mythological worlds and the power of true love.Shakespeare¿s age was the great time of fairy poetry in English literature, but no other work has influenced our visions of fairies as much as 'A Midsummer Night¿s Dream'. Till today the idea of fairies, as we have them in our mind, is shaped by Shakespeare¿s delighting comedy.The play can be interpreted as ¿a fantasia on love¿ , because love, it¿s follies, absurdities, conflicts and even dangers draw a red line through the play: from the quarrel between the fairy king and queen, to the heroic love of Theseus for his war-conquered Amazon queen, to the love-chase of Hermia, Helena, Lysander and Demetrius, and to the enchanted experiences of Bot-tom. In nearly all of these love affairs the fairies have their (sometimes helping) hand engaged and they are thus very important agents in the main- and in the sub-plots.In this paper I will first take a survey of the historic belief in fairies in Shakespearian England, and then look at Shakespeare¿s literary sources for the most important and most famous fairies who appear in this play, namely Oberon, Titania and Puck. Then I will show some parallels between the fairy queen Titania and Queen Elizabeth I, and afterwards I will analyze the quarrel between Oberon, king of fairies, and his wife. Finally I will give a comprehensive overview of the various ways of performing the play, both in theatre and in film.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2008 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,0, Heilbronn Business School (HBS), language: English, abstract: Characteristics of today¿s business world and selection of a appropriate leaderThe literature is full of theories and explanations, why and how leader behave in certain situation, and what a perfect leader must have to perform outstanding. With the concepts and the definition it became clearer that leadership appears in groups with the result of changes.A closer look inside the business world today shows, that a lot of crisis takes place in various companies every day. Inherent with the globalization and the information availability and transparency is also that business cycles become faster and faster. Thereby only companies which are organized and structured very flexible, and are able to adapt themselves on new situations are successful.So the task for a manager is to be prepared on new changing situation, to foresee situations and to solve upcoming crisis successfully.Due to that the following paper is based on a personality and a successful leader of the past: Eric Shackleton. As he was able to master his extreme crisis situations very successful, he is also today a very respected and admired person and a architype for todays manager.To learn from theories is more effective by applying them to an existing situation. Due to that in this paper a short description of Shackleton, his live and personality takes place in order to give and insight in his actions. Thereby special characteristics and actions of Shackletons are pointed out. Based on that, the analytical steps are made, with the use of charismatic as well as transformational leadership theories. Thereby a justification of those theories is made as well as the differences of those is highlighted.In the end a transformation into today¿s buisness life is made.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - General, grade: 1,4, European Business School - International University Schloß Reichartshausen Oestrich-Winkel, language: English, abstract: 1. INTRODUCTION1.1 NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND OBJECTIVEDue to the impact of globalization on our economy and the growing dynamic of marketscompetition between companies has changed over the last decades. Shorter productlife cycles, the pressure on prices, or the high costs of research and development forbetter products have made it difficult for today¿s companies to prevail against theircompetitors in the contest for profits. But also the challenge to meet the high levels ofcustomers¿ quality and service demand has weakened a company¿s ability to differentiateitself from its competitors. Especially small and medium-sized enterprises have toface this problem when competing against bigger companies. Thus, these facts contributeto the implication of finding new and alternative ways of gaining a strategic andcompetitive advantage.One measure of doing so is to establish so called strategic partnerships, by leaving thestage of company-versus-company competition. By this means, the partners use synergyeffects and bundle their strengths to aim for growth and profit enhancement. Such strategicpartnerships have become very popular over the last years. This form of collaborationis used in particular by large multinational firms to develop new products and servicesand to enter new markets.Even though strategic partnerships are strongly increasing in number, approximately 5060% of them fail in achieving their original goals. Therefore, it is important to analyzewhat strategic partnerships are, how they work and whether they are more suitable forsome areas than for others. The goal of this seminar paper is to discuss to which extentstrategic partnerships can help companies to gain a strategic advantage in the supplychain. I will thereby focus on two points: Firstly, which are the areas most applicablefor strategic alliances And secondly, what are the decisive parameters a company hasto take into account when building a strategic partnership Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: 1,3, The FOM University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, course: Master of Business Administration (MBA), language: English, abstract: Financing the activities of companies is nowadays one of the most important challenges in Corporate Finance. More and more companies and investors use Junk Bonds as a stable part of their financial sourcing activities in Corporate Finance. The use of Junk Bonds is as a source for financing such activities like takeovers, merger and acquisitions, and restructuring instead financing activities by conventional bank credits established. This tool provides benefits and risks to both parties ¿ buyers and issuers. The assignment at hand surveys some information about the role of Junk Bonds in Corporate Finance by focusing on risks and benefits from different perspectives.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 40 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: 74,0, Northumbria University, course: International Marketing Management, language: English, abstract: This assignment is about the global green consumer and green marketing around the globe. Beside the theoretical information the example of The Body Shop shows the main issues of green marketing in practice.Table of contents:1 CROSS BORDER MARKET SEGMENTATION 32 THE GLOBAL GREEN CONSUMER 32.1 Definition 32.1.1 The Body Shop 62.1.2 The product policy of The Body Shop 62.2 Reasons for the emergence of global green consumers 72.3 Problems in researching 82.4 Green marketing 102.5 Opportunities for the international marketer ¿ now and in the future 122.6 Limitations of marketing such an international cross cultural segment 133 CONCLUSION 14REFERENCE LIST 15APPENDICES 18Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 24 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Project Report from the year 2007 in the subject Business economics - General, grade: 1,9, European Business School - International University Schloß Reichartshausen Oestrich-Winkel, language: English, abstract: 1 Introduction1.1 Nature of the Problem and ObjectiveThe role of international trade has been redefined by the emergence and high pace ofglobalization. The effects are among other things that routes of transportation becomelonger, product life cycles shorten, and the requisite for the availability of goods andservices increases (Christopher, 2005, pp. 207). Keeping this in mind, the logistics industryis one of the fastest growing industries world-wide and benefitted in particular ofthis shift towards a globalized world. Even though logistics as such has prevailed over along time, it has been only recently that the industry has received an enormous boostdue to the global adherence and new technical developments. It was mainly because ofthe standardized container that this accretion, and globalization itself, could happen. Butalso the ¿New Economy¿ accelerated this growth to a significant extent by introducingcomputers and telecommunication media, and thereby established a dynamic, highcompetitive and world-spanning market. At the same time, companies demand moreand more premium solutions from logistic service providers1 in order to cope with thecompetitive environment. The importance of the innovative and crucial factor of telecommunicationtechnology (TT) in this specific sector can therefore not be denied.More importantly, it is of significant matter to have an understanding, as well as knowinghow to implement and take advantage of these technologies, in order to gain ormaintain a competitive edge over rivaling companies. (Christopher, 2005, p. 9).The objective of this paper is therefore to describe the impact which modern and innovativeTTs can have on the logistics sector. In order to pursue this goal, it is importantto focus on three points: the understanding of several TTs which are of use for commercialusage, their effects on logistic issues, and the linkage of these two points to practicalexamples as they can be found today. Due to the fact that the area of logistics spans alot of different modalities and areas, like passenger logistics or document logistics, thefocus will lie on container cargo shipment, exemplary for the drivers of this industry. Inaddition, particularly this field of logistics makes already, and has great potential tomake, use of TTs for improvements in its field of activity.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 28 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Document from the year 2008 in the subject Business economics - Accounting and Taxes, grade: keine, , language: English, abstract: This booklet is specifically addressed to foreign licensors and its tax advisors receiving licence income from German sources and which are faced or threatened with tax deduction in Germany.The intention of this book is to provide you with an adequate but hardly exhaustive understanding of the German tax consequences and also opportunities as a foreign licensor.After reading this book you should have a good understanding of you rights as taxpayer and should be able deal with the main tax issues as foreign licensor in Germany.Important Notice: The Tax Act of 2009 has changed large parts of the section 50a German Income Tax Act and thus the tax withholding procedure. In many cases a deduction of related expenses is now possible at least to a certain extent. Still not so, however, for royalty payments for which reason the domestic withholding tax rate has been reduced to 15% (plus solidarity surcharge), regardless if the foreign licensor is a corporation or other person.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 52 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper del año 2007 en eltema Romanística - Español, literatura, cultura general, Nota: 1,0, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel (Romanisches Seminar), Materia: PS II 'Phantasie-Welten. Der Diskurs der imaginatio', Idioma: Español, Resumen: En esta disertación se analiza el concepto imaginativo del amor de don Quijote de la Mancha a través de la literatura del lector Quijote desde la invención de su dama Dulcinea del Toboso (I,1) hasta el primer encuentro de ambos (II,10). Se intenta resumir los diversos conceptos literarios de amor con ayuda de una comparación tipológica para aplicarla al capítulo del encuentro.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 20 pp. Spanisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Diploma Thesis from the year 2001 in the subject Astronomy, grade: 1,0, Technical University of Graz, language: English, abstract: The focus of this work about binary star systems is on model applications ans selections of an algorithm to determine the parameters of individual binaries. It consists of four major parts: a general introduction to the theory of binary stars; introductory material about spectroscopy and photometry; a description of IRAF (Imaging Reduction and Analysis Facility) - this is a software program which allows the reduction and the analysis of gathered data of astronomical objects - and its application on parameter determination of the binary system UV Leonis. Last but not least follows the presentation of the spectroscopical and photometrical results of this binary star system.The spectroscopical and photometrical results confirm that the components of the binary star system UV Leonis are main-sequence stars having the same spectral type as the Sun. From the radial velocity curves we can conclude that both components must be nearly spherical due to the sinusoidal shape of their radial velocity curves. The characteristics of their B and V light curves tell us that the orbital inclination is a little bit smaller than 90° because of the V-shaped eclipses. Our results agree with the results from the literature, while masses were spectroscopically determined here for the first time. Our value of the distance to UV Leo is consistent with trigonometric parallax from the Hipparcos mission but our error bar is smaller.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Diploma Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 1.7, UNITEC New Zealand (Supply Management Institute (SMI)), course: Diplom, language: English, abstract: Problem Definition and Scope of the Diploma ThesisThe problem which is addressed in this diploma thesis is the research deficit in the field of benchmarking supply and sourcing strategies. As it was stated in the introduction, no academic publication could be identified in which supply or sourcing strategies in the automotive industry are benchmarked with another industry and detailed recommendations for a particular industry are derived. This lack of academic research is related to a general research deficit in the whole field of supply management which was already identified by Wildemann (2000), Van Weele (2002) and Jahns (2005).The whole field of supply management cannot be entirely benchmarked within two industries in a diploma thesis. Because of that and to reduce complexity, the sourcing strategy triangle which is further explained in section 2.4 and shown in the following figure 2 was developed as a benchmarking framework.1.3 Structure of the Diploma ThesisFirstly, chapter one provides an introduction including the problem definition (section 1.1), background information about the Hilti Corporation (section 1.2) and the structure of the diploma thesis (section 1.3). This is followed by supply management definitions and classifications which are given in chapter two of the thesis; supply management terminologies are defined (section 2.1), a supply strategy is explained in its strategic environment (section 2.2) and different supply management concepts are explained and analyzed (section 2.3). Besides that, also the sourcing strategy triangle which is used for the benchmarking approach is introduced in section 2.4. After that, chapter three includes the benchmarking analysis of the sourcing strategy triangle. In section 3.1, the applied benchmarking methodology is explained before the actual benchmarking analysis is pursued in section 3.2 which is divided into three sections according to the three elements of the sourcing strategy triangle: benchmarking global versus local sourcing (section 3.2.1), benchmarking supplier management (section 3.2.2) and benchmarking commodity management (section 3.2.3). Based on this benchmarking analysis, recommendations are derived for power tool companies in chapter four. Finally, a conclusion and an outlook into the future of the automotive and power tool industry together with supply management in both industries are given in chapter five.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,1, Technical University of Chemnitz, language: English, abstract: Gegenstand dieser Magisterarbeit ist die deutsche Auswanderung in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika im Zeitraum von 1800 bis 1914. Eine Besonderheit stellt dabei sicherlich die Berücksichtigung der Rückwanderung nach Deutschland dar. Anders als in den meisten Werken zum Thema Auswanderung wird hier auf die Auswirkung der Erfahrungen, welche im Zielland gemacht wurden, im Hinblick auf die mögliche Entscheidung zur Rückkehr in die Heimat eingegangen. In der heutigen medialen Berichterstattung wird ein teilweise zu einseitiges, in jedem Falle aber ein zu romantisierendes Bild der Auswanderung als Abenteuer vermittelt. Der Prozess der Migration galt jedoch seit jeher nicht nur als Hoffnungsträger für ökonomisch, sozial, politisch oder religiös Benachteiligte und Unterdrückte. Für viele war und ist Auswanderung der letzte, quasi unausweichliche Ausweg aus einer inakzeptablen Existenz im Heimatland. Dass die transkontinentale Wanderung, speziell während der Ära der Massenwanderung im 19. Jahrhundert, mit zahlreichen Gefahren, Entbehrungen und Strapazen verbunden war, wird gern vergessen zu erwähnen. Diese Arbeit soll Aufschluss über die Schicksale von Auswanderern und den Akt dieser Migration geben, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf der Betrachtung der negativen Erfahrungen liegt.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Master's Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Sociology - Media, Art, Music, grade: 1, University of Dalarna, language: English, abstract: Sergio Leone, the well known Italian Western director, once criticized the woman¿s role in the Hollywood Western as follows:[T]he woman is imposed on the action, as a star, and is generally destined to be ¿had¿ by the male lead. But she does not exist as a woman. [¿] Usually, the woman not only holds up the story, but she has no real character, no reality. She is a symbol. She is there without any reason to be there, simply because one must have a woman [¿].(Leone quoted in Frayling 2006 : 129)This critique of women in the American Western seems to imply that the Italian Leone himself tried to depict women differently in his Western movies: either to let them completely out or to provide them with a real character, with a reason to be in the film. Is his way of depicting women then prototypical for the other Italian Westerns Is there maybe even a specific Italian way of representing gender roles in Western movies which is different from that of their American counterparts In general, Western movies have been harshly criticized for their depiction of women. Many authors have argued that the Western in general is a genre that focuses mainly on men and masculinity and leaves only small space with narrow stereotypes for women (see for example Mitchell 1996, Tompkins 1992, French 1997).The research questions are:1) Is there a difference in the gender depiction in Spaghetti Westerns and Hollywood Westerns 2) If there is a difference, what are the reasons for this To answer these questions, different theories of gender in movies are addressed, in order to give an overview of the approaches towards such a topic. Afterwards, the Hollywood and Spaghetti Western in general, as well as the gender depictions in them will be theorized. As a first approach to explain the expected differences, the focus will be on the (visual) cultures of America and Italy. The last point in the theoretical section will deal with the connection between nation and gender because this may well be a crucial variable for the gender depiction in the different Western genres. In the following methodological section, the film analysis that is used to examine movies of the two genres will be explained.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 112 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Bachelor Thesis from the year 2001 in the subject Theater Studies, Dance, grade: A, University of North London, language: English, abstract: The 'Golden Twenties': it was a time of great diversity and confusions, changes and excitements, fears and joys, both in public life and in private. And eventually, a time when womankind redefined herself. The Neue Frau was born.This work examines the Myth of the Neue Frau in relationship with the metropolis Berlin and its Cabaret scene during the time of the Weimar Republic.'Berlin is a girl in a pullover, not much powder on her face, Hölderlin in her pocket, thighs like those of Atlanta, an undigested education, a heart which is almost too ready to sympathise, and a breadth of view which charmes one¿s repressions . One walks with her among the lights and the shadows. And after an hour or so one is hand in hand.Berlin stimulates like arsenic, and then when one¿s nerves are all ajingle she comes with her hot milk of human kindness; and in the end, for an hour and a half, one is able, gratefully to go to sleep.' Harold Nicolson, journalist, about Berlin during the 1920sBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 84 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seminar paper de l¿année 2007 dans le domaine Etudes des langues romanes - Français - Littérature, note: A (80%), Bishop's University Lennoxville (Canada Québec: Bishop's University Lennoxville), langue: Français, résumé: L¿¿uvre Gaspard de la Nuit : fantaisies à la manière de Rembrandt et de Callot de Jacques Louis Napoléon Bertrand (1807-1841), nommé Aloysius Bertrand , a laissé une empreinte durable sur la poésie française. Le travail de Bertrand sur le discours poétique permet de voir la puissance et l¿unité de ses poèmes en prose. Ses poèmes en prose traitent de thèmes différents : Bertrand décrit un spectacle pittoresque, crée un dialogue malicieux avec les personnages fantastiques et diaboliques, dessine les fantaisies d¿un rêve ou les horreurs d¿un cauchemar dans le cadre du Moyen Âge. Comme beaucoup de ses contemporains, Bertrand n¿échappe pas à l¿influence de Walter Scott et d¿Hoffmann. Le fantastique le fascine et lui donne le souffle pour son ¿uvre.Beaucoup de poètes témoignent de l¿originalité de Bertrand, par exemple Charles Baudelaire en écrivant à Arsène Houssaye:J¿ai une petite confession à vous faire. C¿est en feuilletant, pour la vingtième fois au moins, le fameux Gaspard de la Nuit, d¿Aloysius Bertrand [¿], que l¿idée m¿est venue de tenter quelque chose d¿analogue, et d¿appliquer à la description de la vie moderne, ou plutôt d¿une vie moderne et plus abstraite, le procédé qüil avait appliqué à la peinture de la vie ancienne, si étrangement pittoresque. Quel est celui de nous qui n¿a pas, dans ses jours d¿ambition, rêve le miracle d¿une prose poétique, musicale sans rythme et sans rime, assez souple et assez heurtée pour s¿adapter aux mouvements lyriques de l¿âme, aux ondulations de la rêverie, aux soubresauts de la conscience Baudelaire s¿inspire du travail de Bertrand pour écrire ses propres poèmes en prose. Mallarmé, lui aussi, voit dans Bertrand une source d¿inspiration fertile comme l¿indique la phrase célèbre du poète à sa fille : « Prends Bertrand, on y trouve tout ! » .Gaspard de la Nuit : fantaisies à la manière de Rembrandt et de Callot présente les efforts de Bertrand pour faire entrer dans la poésie la manière et les procédés. Sa transposition d¿art se montre profondément sous ses évocations fantastiques, le goût et le sens du mystère.Pour explorer la dimension du fantastique dans Gaspard de la Nuit, nous analyserons la composition de l¿¿uvre dans un premier temps. Le texte liminaire et la préface nous semblent intéressants à observer précisément car ces deux textes contiennent déjà beaucoup d¿indications fantastiques. Puis, dans une seconde partie, nous analyserons l¿univers du fantastique dans l¿¿uvre elle-même. En particulier, nous interpréterons les poèmes du livre trois, La nuit et ses prestiges, de Gaspard de la Nuit qui est l¿exemple par excellence des occurrences fantastiques. Bertrand lui-même jugeait ce livre le plus important. Le poète est le protagoniste de ses poèmes du troisième livre ce qui prouve que son ¿uvre l¿a hanté toute sa vie. Finalement, nous montrerons dans quelle mesure Bertrand se sert de la dimension du fantastique pour trouver la réponse à ses questions sur l¿art.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 28 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie der Antike, Note: 1,3, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Veranstaltung: Aristoteles Metaphysik Buch Z, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Aristoteles steht in der griechischen Tradition der Suche nach Seinsprinzipien aller in der Natur zu beobachtenden Dinge und Lebewesen. Er dachte dabei im Gegensatz zu Platon an die Immanenz des wesentlichen Grundes des Seins im Einzelwesen an sich.In der Metaphysik untersucht Aristoteles die Prinzipien und Ursachen der Seinsweise des Einzelwesens (das Seiende). In dieser Arbeit möchte ich besonders das primäre Seiende, die erste Ousia, behandeln und darstellen, was Aristoteles als höchstes Prinzip der Seinsweise der Dinge überhaupt zu ergründen versuchte. Ich stütze mich besonders auf einige, kontroverse Textstellen, Buch Z 3 und Z 4, in der Metaphysik, welche den wesentlichen Kernpunkt seines Philosophierens über die Metaphysik zum Ausdruck bringen.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 52 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Wohnen, Stadtsoziologie, Note: 2,0, Hochschule Koblenz (ehem. FH Koblenz) (Sozialwesen), Veranstaltung: Stadt als Lebensraum, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Begriff des ¿Wohnens¿ stößt bei jedem Mitglied unserer Gesellschaft auf eine klare, zumeist allgemein anerkannte Definition. Oft drängt sich bei der Frage nach dem ¿Wohnen¿ vorrangig der Gedanke an den Raum des Wohnens, also das Haus, die Wohnung, das Zelt, der Wohnwagen oder was auch immer die persönlich bevorzugte Wohnform darstellen mag, in den Vordergrund. Die Frage nach der Region, der Art der Besiedlung selbiger, sprich: Vom Zelten in freier Natur bis zum Bewohnen eines Appartements in einem Hochhaus, welches in einer Großstadt steht, erfreut sich in der Regel zumindest sekundärer Bedeutung. Was dem einzelnen zweitrangig erscheinen mag, soll jedoch explizit Gegenstand dieser Arbeit sein. Offensichtlich ist das Bewohnen einer Stadt eine schlicht und einfach notwendige, anders gesagt zweckmäßige Angelegenheit. Dass eine Stadt viele verschiedene Wohnformen auf engem Raum bietet, dass die komplex verstrickten funktionellen Zusammenhänge - im Gegensatz zu der autarkeren Lebensweise in ländlichen Regionen - in Verbindung mit dem viel größeren kulturellen Angebot vielfältige Möglichkeiten zur Freizeitgestaltung bieten, oder auch dass eine Stadt als Ergebnis soziologischer und sozialökologischer Prozesse - seien diese nun gewillt herbeigeführt oder automatisch aufgetreten - in ihrer Struktur kein Produkt reiner Willkür ist, wird doch in der Regel nicht bewusst wahrgenommen. Eben diese Aspekte einer Stadt sollen jedoch in dieser Arbeit sowohl beschrieben, als auch diskutiert werden.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 20 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Jura - Europarecht, Völkerrecht, Internationales Privatrecht, Note: 1,5, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Veranstaltung: Seminar 'Islamisches Recht', Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 1. EinführungIn meinem Referat ist auf die Frage einzugehen, wie und unter welchen Bedingungen es zur (ausnahmsweisen) Anwendung von islamischem Recht vor den Gerichten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland kommt. Dazu ist es für den Betrachter nötig einen kurzen Überblick über die Vorschriften des internationalen Privatrechts zu bekommen. In der Folge gebe ich eine kurze einführende Erklärung der Begrifflichkeiten ab, um dann anhand von Beispielen aus der Judikatur der vergangenen 10 Jahre in die einzelnen Rechtsbereiche vorzustoßen, in denen es bereits zur Anwendung von Normen des islamischen Rechts als ¿echtes¿ internationales Recht oder zur Anwendung von islamisch geprägten Rechtsordnungen, also ausländischem nationalen Recht, gekommen ist. Die so durchgeführte chronologische Aufarbeitung des Themengebiets soll einerseits das Verständnis für die Systematik des internationalen Privatrechts fördern und andererseits die Problematik im Zusammenhang mit der Anwendung von islamischem Recht und nationalen Rechtsordnungen christlich-abendländischer Prägung im allgemeinen und der deutschen Rechtsordnung im speziellen dartun. Die fallbezogene Aufarbeitung hat sich dabei insofern angeboten, als auch die Rechtsfortbildung in diesem ambivalenten Bereich bis jetzt konkret durch Judikatur und nicht abstrakt durch den Gesetzgeber erfolgt. Die angesprochenen Fälle sind exemplarisch herausgegriffen, weshalb das vorliegende Werk keinesfalls den Anspruch auf vollständige Abhandlung dieses weitreichenden Themas erheben kann.1.1. Internationales Privatrecht1Der Begriff ¿Internationales Privatrecht¿, IPR, hat eine weitere und eine engere Bedeutung. Im weiteren Sinn umfaßt das IPR neben dem IPR im engeren Sinn auch Vorschriften über das internationale Zivilverfahrensrecht und ¿internationales Einheitsprivatrecht¿. Das internationale Zivilprozeßrecht regelt die Bereiche der Zuständigkeit der Gerichte, Vollstreckung und Anerkennung von ausländischen Zivilurteilen. Das IPR ieS umfaßt Regelungen, die bestimmen, welche von mehreren Rechtsordnungen auf den konkreten Sachverhalt anzuwenden sind (nationales Kollisionsrecht). [.]Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 24 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Soziale Arbeit / Sozialarbeit, Note: 1,0, Katholische Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit Saarbrücken , Veranstaltung: Praxisforschung II, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Rahmen meines Studiums besuchte ich die Veranstaltung 'Praxisforschung II', die sich u.a. mit der Evaluation Sozialer Arbeit als einem Teilbereich sozialwissenschaftlicher Forschung beschäftigt. Im Zuge dessen habe ich mir das Thema ¿Evaluation, Innovation und Qualitätsmanagement¿ zum Erstellen eines Kurzreferates ausgesucht. Beim Kopieren der angegebenen Literatur entdeckte ich einen Artikel von Helmut Kromrey, der sich mit der Thematik von Qualität und Evaluation im System Hochschule beschäftigt und den ich mir aus Interesse ebenfalls kopierte.Mein Kurzreferat beginnt damit, den Begriff der Evaluation näher zu eruieren und seine Herkunft zu klären. Im Anschluss daran erläutere ich einige Schlagworte, die mit dem Begriff der Evaluation im Zusammenhang stehen und ihn des öfteren begleiten. Es folgt im dritten Kapitel ein kurzer geschichtlicher Rückblick auf die Evaluationsforschung. Im Anschluss daran stelle ich Funktionen vor, die die Evaluation haben kann. Diese Aufzählung beruht nicht auf Vollständigkeit und drückt nicht aus, dass jede Evaluation alle genannten Funktionen erfüllen muss. Im fünften Kapitel widme ich mich dem bereits oben genannten Artikel und werde Kromreys Vorschlag zur Evaluation im System Hochschule vorstellen.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 24 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Interkulturelle Pädagogik, Note: gut, Universität Erfurt (Erziehungswissenschaftliche Fakultät), Veranstaltung: Aggressionen - pädagogisch bedeutsame Erklärungs- und Handlungsansätze, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Referat ¿Aggressionen gegen Lehrkräfte¿ wurde von fünf Studentinnen des Aufbaustudiengangs Sonderpädagogik vorbereitet und gliederte sich in fünf Schwerpunkte. Den Anfang bildete eine Definition über den Begriff ¿Aggression gegen Lehrkräfte¿, welche den Studierenden einen ersten Überblick über die Thematik geben sollte. Anschließend war eine Gruppenarbeitsphase geplant, in welcher die Studierenden mit Hilfe von verschiedenen Bilder und Fallbeispielen, unterschiedliche Arten von Gewalt erarbeiten sollten. Auf dem Handout, welches jeder Studierende erhalten hat, befanden sich einige wichtige Informationen zu diesen Gewaltformen und den Konsequenzen für den Lehrer. Des Weiteren beinhaltete die Handreichung Informationen über aktuelle Untersuchungsergebnisse und über Gewaltprävention.Gewaltprävention ist meiner Meinung nach ein sehr wichtiges Thema im Zusammenhang mit Gewalt und Aggressionen in der Schule und sollte daher nicht unterschätzt werden. Aus diesem Grund werde ich mich in der folgenden Ausarbeitung vertiefend mit dieser Thematik auseinandersetzen. Ich werde versuchen pädagogische Handlungsweisen zur Gewaltprävention zu erläutern und ein Programm von Olweus näher vorstellen.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 20 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Deutsch - Deutsch als Fremdsprache / Zweitsprache, Note: 2,0, Universität Rostock (Institut für Germanistik), Veranstaltung: Proseminar Fach- und Wissenschaftssprache für Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 5 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im DaF-Unterricht spielen verschiedene Fertigkeiten eine Rolle, wobei sich die meisten Lehrwerke auf die verbale Kommunikation stützen, so dass das Sprechen und Hörverstehen im Vordergrund stehen. Jedoch ist auch das Erlangen der Schreibfertigkeit sehr wichtig, da dabei verschiedene kognitive Prozesse stattfinden, wie z.B. das Nachdenken über den Inhalt oder das Achten auf die sprachliche Korrektheit des Geschriebenen.Im folgenden werden verschiedene Übungsformen für das Schreiben im DaF-Unterricht vorgestellt. Diese orienterien sich an der Einteilung von Günter Storch, die er in dem Buch ¿Deutsch als Fremdsprache: eine Didaktik, theoretische Grundlagen und praktische Unterrichtsgestaltung¿ vorstellt. Parallel dazu werden konkrete Übungen vorgestellt, die man in den Lehrbüchern für den DaF-Unterricht findet. Analysiert werden drei Anfängerwerke, 'Stufen International 1', 'Elemente 1 plus' sowie 'Minna und Otto'.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 20 pp. Deutsch.