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Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportarten: Theorie und Praxis, Note: 1,9, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Fragt man eine(n) Rennradfahrer(in), welche Sportart er oder sie ausube, so lautet die Antwort haufig schlicht "Radsport," und viele Fragensteller(innen) verzichten auf eine Nachfrage zur Prazisierung, fur sie ist klar: "Der oder die sitzt auf dem Rennrad." Das ist eigentlich recht merkwurdig, wartet "der Radsport" doch mit einer Vielzahl unterschiedlichster Disziplinen auf und wird auf ganz unterschiedliche Art und Weise ausgeubt. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit soll nun...

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,7, University of Marburg, language: English, abstract: According to Epstein and Friedman, the engagement of America's film industry with ho- mosexuality in general has always been a sensitive issue and still is up to today. Although quite a few people working in Hollywood, "in all aspects of moviemaking, from producing to performing," are openly homosexual, the industry's main players are still reluctant to intensively approach this "prime phobia in Hollywood" (Hilliard 9). From the...

Examination Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, University of Marburg, language: English, abstract: The main goal of this paper is to address the question if there is any type of socio-historical narrative surrounding the state of Mexicans in the United States that might have developed from the very beginnings of Mexican-American relations up to contemporary US society and, further, might find its expression in contemporary American literature, using the example of "The Tortilla Curtain." While the main approach of this paper...

Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, University of Marburg, language: English, abstract: When it comes to framing the war linguistically, metaphors have always been key for many politicians in conveying their message and distinguishing in a simplistic manner between good and evil. Employing metaphors in political discourse helps politicians simplify their content and make the audience understand their message more clearly, as Lakoff notes: "Abstractions and enormously complex situations are routinely understood via metaphor" (1991: 25)....