Bachelor Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3, Catholic University Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, language: English, abstract: 'Tell me one last thing' said Harry. Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?' ...] 'Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?' While some people devour the books enthusiastically, others despise and would rather burn them. But whatever people think about the Harry Potter series' social, educational or literary value, they can...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Wirtschaftsgeographie, Note: 1,7, Katholische Universitat Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die generelle Zielsetzung dieser Hausarbeit besteht darin, Erklarungsansatze fur die Integration der kulturellen und religiosen Zuge des Islam in wirtschaftspolitische Systeme zu leisten und die daraus resultierenden Grundzuge und Chancen bzw. Probleme des Islamic Banking in der Zukunft aufzuzeigen. Das erste Kapitel bietet eine einfuhrende Definition des Begriffs Islamic Banking. Im zweiten Kapitel wird auf...

Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, Catholic University Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, language: English, abstract: The Gothic novel "Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus" is the result of Mary Shelley's travels to Geneva, Switzerland, with her future husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, Dr. John Polidori and Lord Byron, themselves famous authors, and an entertaining contest between those friends about who could write the best horror story. Conceived of a nightmare after reading German ghost stories by the fire and conversing...

Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, Catholic University Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, language: English, abstract: Once upon a time - 200 years ago to be precise - two brothers put down a collection of previously orally bequeathed wondrous and fantastic stories that would continue to amaze children and adults all over the world. These so-called folktales or fairy tales with their simple stories, magical characters and educational morals fascinated people for hundreds of years. The stories written down by the brothers Grimm represent the...

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3, Catholic University Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, language: English, abstract: For centuries the myth of Vampirism has fascinated and scared people at the same time. This may be ascribed to the seductive, mysterious and dangerous nature of vampires as well as the uncertainty of their actual existence. As a matter of course, people are frightened by things they cannot define scientifically or by common sense. If they do really exist though, then what are vampires precisely? Are they...

Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, Catholic University Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, language: English, abstract: People have always been interested in language. First records of Sanskrit grammar, morphology and word-formation rules were written down by Panini over 2500 years ago. So it is not surprising that especially now with all the possibilities technology offers, linguists are determined to identify THE word-formation-theory. In the last century there has been a boom in publishing, creating enormous corpora that...