Swedish language

undisputedly a pioneer of modernist poetry and feminist thought in Finland-Swedish literature, with the introduction of central European styles and techniques being introduced into Scandinavian literature being accredited almost entirely to her. Her emphasis on duality between the body and the mind, the unapologetic feminist motives and ability to incorporate modernist techniques into her poetry have influenced many writes in both the Swedish speaking community of Finland and also further afield. Most notably writers such as Mare Kandre, Gunnar Harding, Eva Runefelt and Eva Dahlgren have attributed much of their artist success and stylistic attributes to the work of Södergran. Despite her obvious influence on Scandinavian…

The key to a successful country is its ability to continually progress forward. Yet the United States always seems to be behind other countries. For instance, women in the United States received the right to vote in 1920 but women in New Zealand started voting in 1893. Denmark was the first country to legalize same sex unions in 1989 but it wasn’t until 2015 that the United States legalized same sex marriage. If the United States wants to continue being a country who boasts “rights” and “world…

senior managers are selected from inside the company in Finland. As for training, induction system in Finland is very poor (Farooq, 2011), but the role of training and development is widely emphasized in Finland, partly due to the rapid change of working life and need for flexibility in companies. When someone is hired, he is not told each and everything about the company and especially the policies and procedures of the company about certain things. From this level, PPV should make it more…

It had been 31 years since humans wandered out of their homes in Division 3. After the nuclear war ended in 2020, the government of Havenbush divided the country up in three divisions. Division 1, was full of people who were affiliated with the government, they were the only ones with the freedom to legally break the New Amendment. Division 2 was full of middle classed people. Division 2 had a few violators that broke the New Amendment rules, and they were killed by the Sanitizers, robots armed…

As a young boy, I always loved to play sports, going outside with my father either kicking a football, throwing a tennis ball, or shooting some hoops. Sport for me is a way to express myself. At the age of 4 I learnt how to ride a bike, taught by my sister in a caravan park named “Cairns Coconut” In our family of five, I have an identical twin named Matthew and a Sister named Sarah. A place which sticks in our family’s heart is Port Elliot Caravan Park. I have been going to there for 15 years,…

are a single attribute of a culture. Some of Sweden’s cultural traits are First of May parades, Christmas feasts and wooden horses. Once known for their land, Sweden now is known for their fast growing economy and infrastructures due to all the people who moved their. “Less than a tenth of the land is devoted to agriculture, mostly in the form of family farms. Forested land is held largely by individuals and corporations; the state owns less than 5 percent”(Culture of Sweden 4). The…

Rationale For part 3 of our English course we have been dealing with language and mass communication and we have been discussing the ethics around several advertisements. Through the course I have become aware of the influence of images as used in advertising on young children. With this task I have demonstrated my understanding of how the media are trying to persuade and shape the public opinion. The intended purpose of my task is to raise awareness about gender inequality in advertisements…

Metaphor is a tool under the umbrella of figurative language where one object is directly compared to another object. In reference to Linnaeus' Systema Naturae, Linnaeus seems to be "an interpreter of fertile metaphors," where he is interpreting observations from his own perspective and he is finding the most accurate metaphors to serve as descriptions for his perspective (Johnson-Sheehan 177). For example, in Systema Naturae Linnaeus classifies humans under, "MAN," where humans are, "the…

My interviewee is a bilingual Swedish and English speaker, called Anna, that grew up in a Swedish household with a Swedish/British mother until she was twelve and then moved to America to live with her Canadian/American father. During this interview, I learned many things about Anna’s culture, there are aspects that point to the stigmas that come along with growing up two a multilingual household, the focus of this interview was linguistic stigmas, prestige differences, and linguistic…

It is a common misconception that spoken language is required in order to learn to read and write. This is especially the case when referring to print that is pronounced phonetically. However, the ability to acquire literacy is not unique to those who have spoken language. Deaf adults are also capable of achieving adequate skills in literacy, without any auditory input. While there is a surplus of research dedicated to analyzing how hard of hearing and deaf children with cochlear implants or…