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Magne Håland
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George W. Bush a revolutionary president? : the picture of "the others": an analysis of political speeches by George W. Bush and Harry S. Truman
2010
Masteroppgave i historie- Universitetet i Agder 2010 There are ongoing debates about the concept of continuity and discontinuity in American foreign policy. This research has focused on whether the controversial George W. Bush`s rhetoric can be seen as radical new or as a traditional element in American foreign policy. According to researchers such as Sven Melby, Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, George W. Bush can be seen as a revolutionary president. George W. Bush rhetoric was aggressive and dualistic. With his polarization of the world into good and evil spheres, he must carry much of the responsibility for his hawkish image, they claim. Not all agrees to a presentation like this one…
TYPOLOGIES OF EVIL IN THE X-FILES
2019
Master's thesis religion REL500 - University of Agder 2019 When the show first appeared in the `90sI saw The X-filespurely as entertainment. Having recently reexaminedthe series with a more scholarly approach new perspectives have come to light.My research question has been this: TherearedifferentaspectsofevilinTheX-Files.WhatcharacterizesthedifferentfacesofevilinTheX-FilesanalyzedintermsofthephilosophyofevilbyHannahArendt,LarsFredrikSvendsen,JohnKekesandZygmuntBauman?By applying four different typologies of evil,multiple drives behind various evil acts stand out. By applying theory in combination with applied ethics is has been possible to raise specific philosophical question in relation …