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The Representation of Social and Class Injustice in S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders / Prikaz nejednakosti u društvu i društvenim slojevima u romanu Autsajderi S. E. Hinton
The Representation of Social and Class Injustice in S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders / Prikaz nejednakosti u društvu i društvenim slojevima u romanu Autsajderi S. E. Hinton
Katarina Borbaš
The Outsiders by American writer S. E. Hinton is a cornerstone of young adult literature, revolutionising the depiction of class difference and the way class struggle is represented within young people. The novel showcases a depiction of not only class injustice, but also social injustice as the two class groups are held to different societal standards based solely on their outward appearance. This paper will further explore the manifestation of said class struggle through not only...
The Representation of Women in the Army in Contemporary American War and Fantasy Literature
The Representation of Women in the Army in Contemporary American War and Fantasy Literature
Valentina Markasović
Love My Rifle More Than You by Kayla Williams and Shoot Like a Girl by Mary Jennings Hegar represent two instances of the rising genre of women’s military memoirs. They offer women’s views on the social constructs within the military, not only the nature, but also the perception of which is considered to be highly masculine. In addition to the memoirs, a conduit for women to engage in battles and express their experiences is the genre of fantasy. The paper therefore compares and...
The Representation of the American Dream in John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath and John Ford's Film Adaptation
The Representation of the American Dream in John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath and John Ford's Film Adaptation
Zvonimir Obradović
The goal of this paper is to show the similarities and the differences in the portrayal of the American Dream in John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath and John Ford’s film adaptation. The American Dream is the national creed that highlights ideas like freedom, individualism, and equality of opportunity as supreme. James Truslow Adams gives expression to this long-lasting idea that stems from the Puritans and is further influenced by the Founding Fathers, multitudes of entrepreneurs,...
The Representations of Femme Fatale in Literature and Movies: a Feminist Phenomenon or a Sexual Object?
The Representations of Femme Fatale in Literature and Movies: a Feminist Phenomenon or a Sexual Object?
Tea Barić
This paper analyses the femme fatale archetype and its representations in literature and movies. Its aim is to explore whether they represent feminist heroes who changed the traditional roles of women in society or whether they are stereotypical characters represented as male fantasies objectified into sex symbols based on the prejudices and injustices of patriarchal society. The femme fatale archetype is analysed in 1862 Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s novel Lady Audley’s Secret, 1940 Raymond...
The Role of Aesthetic Education in Early EFL Learning
The Role of Aesthetic Education in Early EFL Learning
Marina Lukačević
Aesthetics is a philosophical discipline dealing with the sensory cognition of the truth realized as beauty. According to Kant, a beautiful work of art is created by a genius in the free use of her cognitive powers of imagination and understanding. The present study attempted to apply Kants aesthetic insights to FL vocabulary learning. A theoretical design of an aesthetic vocabulary strategy was offered and the additive effect of its application as opposed to imagery technique was tested in...
The Role of First Language in Learning English as a Foreign Language
The Role of First Language in Learning English as a Foreign Language
Beata Šikloši
The present paper examines the role of the mother tongue in learning English, more precisely, in acquiring the English article system. Comparing the results of two types of tests completed by Hungarian and Croatian learners of English some conclusions were made on whether the presence or absence of the article system in the students’ L1 has any effect on their success in acquiring the English articles. The role of the mother tongue was tested both at the receptive and the productive level.
The Role of Grammar Learning Strategies in EFL Achievement
The Role of Grammar Learning Strategies in EFL Achievement
Josipa Čabraja
The term "grammar learning strategies" refers to the various approaches or techniques that learners use to acquire and internalize grammatical rules and structures of a language. This master’s thesis investigates the relationship between grammar learning strategies and learners' achievement in the context of two grammar schools located in Osijek and Slavonski Brod. The study employs a quantitative research approach, utilizing a questionnaire administered to learners in both schools. Data...
The Role of Religion in Twentieth Century War Narratives
The Role of Religion in Twentieth Century War Narratives
Leon Delić
From the earliest days of Christianity to today, battle, war, and warfare have had a longstanding and persistent alliance with religion. Throughout history, from the Battle of Rephidim in the Book of Exodus, and the Medieval Crusades, all the way to World War I, religion, or at least Christianity and war, have had an inseparable bond. Religion is key to understanding those wars – to comprehend why so many people participated in wars, and why they persisted in fighting during these wars....
The Role of Stay Abroad in Perception of Oral Proficiency and Willingness to Communicate
The Role of Stay Abroad in Perception of Oral Proficiency and Willingness to Communicate
Mia Leko
This master’s thesis investigated the effects of an international student exchange program “Work and Travel” (W&T) on students’ perceived oral proficiency and willingness to communicate in English. Three groups of respondents were chosen: students of the English language and literature who did not participate in the program, and two groups of students of other faculties, non-language majors, – one that participated in the program and one that did not. Statistically significant...
The Runic Script and its Characters in Old English and Middle English Texts
The Runic Script and its Characters in Old English and Middle English Texts
Monika Petrinec
The aim of this work is, primarily, to introduce and describe the topic of the runes as found in the development of the English language. A true value of the runes lies actually in some of the preserved texts which were vastly created during the Old and Middle English period. According to historical evidence, the runes were used by various people since prehistoric times, but the traces were probably lost. The early inscriptions chiselled into the stone or wood were the results of...

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