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This essay explores how a critical reading of the novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939) can inform teachers when discussing inequality issues in the ESL classroom. The main questions being investigated are how the novel The Grapes of Wrath reveals oppressive and unequal power relationships, and how a critical reading of the novel can be used when teaching and informing others about inequality. In this

The Mesopotamian Marshlands form one of the first landscapes where people started to transform and manipulate the natural environment in order to sustain human habitation. For thousands of years people transformed natural ecosystems into agricultural fields, residential clusters and other agglomerated environments to sustain long term settlement. Moreover, the Mesopotamian Marshlands, located in o

Denna uppsats redogör för förhållandet mellan kulturella normer och svensk straffrätt. Först genom att analysera ämnet från ett de lega lata-perspektiv och sedan från ett de lega ferenda-perspektiv. De lega lata-utredningen analyserar delar av straffrättens allmänna del och allmänna bestämmelser såsom regeringsformens bestämmelser med koppling till kultur och minoriteter. Resultatet visar att strThis essay investigates the relationship between cultural norms and Swedish criminal law. The analysis is performed by discussing the topic from a lex lata perspective and then from a lex ferenda perspective. The lex lata portion analyzes sections of the general part of criminal law, the legislator’s integration goals and the Instrument of Government’s articles on culture and minorities. The resu

The inclusion of car-sharing services into new residential areas has lately been introduced in several places around Sweden. This case study reviews car-sharing in new residential areas in the city of Malmö; in the central area of Fullriggaren and the more peripheral area of Kalkbrottet. The study seeks to explain the importance of local conditions and local policies for the establishment of car-s

Denna uppsats undersöker jävsreglernas tillämpning vid betygssättning i grund- och gymnasieskola med enskild och kommunal huvudman. De betyg en elev erhåller kan ha stor betydelse för elevens framtidsutsikter, främst för möjligheterna till vidare studier. Därför är det av stor betydelse att betygssättningen är rättvis och att läraren som beslutar om betyget gör betygsbedömningen på ett sakligt ochThis essay analyzes the rules on partiality and their applicability on grade decisions in elementary and upper secondary schools governed by a private entity or by a municipality. The grades a pupil obtains may have a great effect on his or her future, especially regarding prospects on more advanced studies. Therefore it is of great importance that the grading is just and that the teacher performs

Tvångsvis marköverföring är oftast förknippat med expropriation. Tvångsvis marköverföring är dock möjlig med stöd av andra lagar varav fastighetsbildningslagen är en. För att en marköverföring ska kunna ske utan att alla inblandade är med på det behöver vissa allmänna och särskilda villkor vara uppfyllda. Enligt egendomsskyddet i den svenska grundlagen och EKMR måste ett tvångsvis ingrepp i annansForced land transfer is usually associated with expropriation. However, forced land transfer is possible with the support of other laws, of which the real estate formation law is one. In order for a land transfer to be possible without everyone involved participating in it, certain general and special conditions need to be fulfilled. According to the property protection in the Swedish Constitution

This thesis aims to provide a political strategy for building a lasting pro-climate governing majority in the House and Senate. It analyses the current state of the pro-climate coalition in Congress and lays out the top opportunities for and threats to climate governance in the US. Overall, passing robust climate legislation through the US Congress requires a clear understanding of how social iden

Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka vilka kompetenser som anses viktiga för en revisor att besitta och utifrån Det dubbla greppet analysera hur den teknologiska utveckl-ingen i revisionsbranschen har påverkat revisorns kompetenser. Metod: För att undersöka syftet har en intressentanalys genomförts. Denna har genomfört med hjälp av kvalitativa och semi-strukturerade intervjuer med sex olPurpose: The purpose of this essay is to investigate which competences that’s considered important for auditors to possess and based on Det dubbla greppet analyse how the techno-logical development has effected competences auditors possess. Methodology: In order to investigate the purpose of the essay the authors conducted a stakeholder analysis. To achieve this semi structured qualitative inter

Topics of financial distress and corporate governance structure have attracted many researchers before. However, no one combined the three distress models of Altman (1968), Ohlson (1980) and Zmijewski (1984) with corporate governance variables. The main goal of this paper is to answer the following question: what is the impact of corporate governance variables on financial distress for traded U.S

Quantification through image analysis is used in a multitude of fields, and often requires algorithms tailored to the specific task and object that needs to be quantified. The need for flexibility means that such segmentation algorithms are quickly becoming outdated with the advent of convolutional neural networks, which can be trained to fit the specific requirements of the user. One of the field

It is a huge challenge for any strategic communicator to reach its audience as they are constantly overwhelmed with information. A current trend is to create so-called deepfakes, where a photo, audio, or video can be manipulated while making it feel authentic. Although it is an effective way to engage and entertain that has become increasingly popular, it has also received a lot of criticism as it

The summary of the present master thesis can be outlined as the following: The international terrorism and the counter-terrorism have been one of the biggest issues and concerns of the international community over the last decades. The international terrorism aims at the very destruction of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. There is no question and the debate that the international terr

Today the practice of torture around the world continues being widespread and rampant and Latin America is not far from that reality. Although, many countries in Latin America have overcome civil wars and authoritarian governments that used torture as a means to silence the disagreements of political opponents or to fight against the enemies of the State, the practice of torture continues being pa

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka sambandet mellan det alltmer populära begreppet mentalisering och affektreglering. Detta samband utgör en viktig del i mentaliseringsteorin men har hitintills i väldigt liten utsträckning studerats empiriskt. Deltestet Mentalisering i NEPSY-II administrerades till 26 skolbarn i åldrarna 9-13, som därefter fick fylla i ett självskattningsformulär om den egnThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mentalization and affect regulation, a relationship which has been put forward in the theory of mentalization and has yet to be studied empirically. The subscale Mentalization in NEPSY-II was administered to 26 children between the ages of 9 and 13, who also got to complete a self-report measure concerning their own affect regul

Det finns få lagar inom den moderna svenska skatterätten där debatten varit så livlig som kring Lag (1995:575) om skatteflykt. Både lagens existens och dess tillämpning har av en mängd kunniga personer analyserats, värderats och kritiserats. Bland annat har det ifrågasatts huruvida Regeringsrättens brukande av lagen bidragit till en ökad förutsägbarhet, avseende lagens tillämplighet. Det vill säga

The “pay to be paid” Rule is a fundamental component of Protection & Indemnity (hereinafter referred to as “P&I”) insurance policies, which requires a Club Member to discharge his liabilities to the injured third party before he can be indemnified by the P&I Club. If the Club Member cannot compensate the third party as a result of insolvency, the third party is denied full satisfaction