Decadence

“I don’t know how it works, but it works.” Inadvertently, lead singer Millie Perks perfectly encapsulates the essence of emerging Gold Coast indie-rock band IVEY. Nominally, Millie is referring to the intricacies of IVEY’s song writing process; offering a mere throwaway line, before providing deeper analysis. However, underlying this, she indicates something far more resonant. She’s right, IVEY are a paradox, and yet incredibly simple. Ostensibly, their prosperity seems unlikely, having to…

at the gaze of the subject, you get a serene glazed eyes with a very polite smile. Almost intruding on her busy yet mundane bouquet of flowers she is most interested in getting tied with delicate hands and pinky finger gently protruding showing a decadence in her style. The way her pose, eyes, posture, and expression were all sending a subtle message to the viewer. “The beauty spots were even more eloquent and promising of delight: in the corner of the eye it was considered assassin, on the…

This wealth was put into the royal treasury which became important for financial administration and storage of wealth. Darius followed Lydian tradition and minted coins gold coins “darics” and silver coins “sigloi”, stamped with insignia. He also introduced a new weight, the “karsha”, in the shape of a pyramidion. The standardization of weights and measures and the introduction of coinage was effective in facilitating imperial trade and provided flexibility in the exchange of goods throughout…

Introduction – About Kompan in a nutshell: Kompan A/S is a Danish company that is the world’s largest playground supplier. The company was founded in 1970, and has revenue of 455 million DKK in 2013. Its purpose is to be the global market leader by selling playgrounds equipments. The company has a philosophy which is based on 3 values: Health, Learning and Environment. Kompan’s aim is to create a better future for the kids. Marketing: Strategic questions: Problem proposal: Kompan would like to…

September 11 is a critical day in the American history. The violent hijacks of 9/11 changed America and the world as well politically, socially, and economically. Since the fall of the Twin Towers, America realized that it has to confront a new furious enemy called terrorism. Stacy Suver, a critic of American literature, affirms that the hijacks of September 11defined terrorism in a direct way as a kind of “communication” that intends to deliver a message about power “between the perpetrator of…

Dracula: A degenerate and a threat What is Dracula? Is he a monster, a villain, an illness, a disease or an immigrant? Whichever way Dracula is looked at, he is a symbol for what we most fear. In Dracula, Bram Stoker utilises late Victorian era anxieties and uses the character of Dracula as a symbol for threats regarding imperialism. When it came for me to do my research into degeneration, two theorists lead the way; Max Nordau and Cesare Lombroso. I decided to continue my research by…

Table of contents Introduction 1 Chapter 1. The Victorian Era 3 Chapter 2. Tess, the tragedy of an unfair existence…

UNIVERSITATEA TRANSILVANIA DIN BRAŞOV FACULTATEA DE LITERE PROGRAMUL DE STUDII UNIVERSITARE DE MASTERAT: Studii Lingvistice pentru Comunicare Interculturală Forma de învăţământ: Zi DISERTAŢIE Absolventă: Bușe Ionela Monalisa Coordonator: Lect. univ. dr. Sibișan Aura Braşov 2015 TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV FACULTY…