Bachelor Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, University of Osnabruck, 26 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Compared to other writers of his time, Shakespeare introduces an unusual amount of deep female characters in his comedies. His representation of women, in particular the ways in which his female roles are interpreted and put on stage, have become topics of scientific interest. Especially the young women often show vitality, great intelligence, and a strong sense of personal independence, which...

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, University of Osnabruck, course: British Life and Times, 21 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: If people who are living outside the United Kingdom are asked to characterise British humour, many of them will probably mention the jokes of one of the Monty Python series or maybe famous quotes from the British sitcom Fawlty Towers; and if you ask these people which person they would associate with the shows, the answer will probably be: John Cleese. He is well...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Padagogik - Schulwesen, Bildungs- u. Schulpolitik, Note: 2,0, Universitat Osnabruck, Veranstaltung: Theorie der Schule, 12 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Bild der Schule in Deutschland ist nach wie vor gebrandmarkt durch verschiedene Studien, welche belegen, die Ausbildung der Schuler sei ungenugend und konne im internationalen Vergleich nicht mithalten. Die Leidtragenden sind hierbei stets dieselben: Die Lehrer. Offentlichen Meinungen zufolge liegt es an ihnen, dass die Schule sich nicht weiterentwickelt habe...

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 1,7, University of Osnabruck, course: Forging the American Mind - Literature, Philosophy and the Anticipation of Cognitive Science, language: English, abstract: Dreams can be seen as subjective phenomena that only become realities if we can remember their contents after waking. But how many of you remember your dreams and why do we dream at all? - The first question can easily be answered: About 80% according to the statistics (Jouvet 27). The answer to the second question, however, has...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Sonstiges, Note: 1,0, Universitat Osnabruck, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. (Hamlet, Act 2, Sc. 2) Worter machen fur sich betrachtet sicherlich noch keine Sprache aus; jedoch besteht eine sprachliche Mitteilung, egal welcher Art, immer aus Worten. Daher ist der Erwerb eines ausreichenden Wortschatzes fur Lerner einer Fremdsprache (L2) unverzichtbar. Ludewig 2011] betont diesbezuglich, dass die deutsche Sprache im Gegensatz zum Englischen, zwischen zwei Pluralen von "Wort"...