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Ethics of the self as an aesthetics of existence in Wharton's "The house of mirth" and "The age of innocence"
Černá, Pavlína ; Roraback, Erik Sherman (advisor) ; Rhoads, Bonita (referee)
Most Edith Wharton scholars have argued The House of Mirth1 (1905) and The Age of Innocence2 (1920) to be naturalist novels interwoven with and based upon socio-economic determinism. Feminist critics, such as Judith Fetterley and Cynthia Griffin Wolff, have depicted Lily Bart in The House of Mirth as a victim of patriarchal society; meanwhile, Marxist critics like Wai-Chee Dimock have been preoccupied with the omnipresent power of the marketplace in the novel. In the case of The Age of Innocence, the criticism has often focused on Wharton's usage of the tribal world of manners as the determining and inescapable force in an individual's life.3 This thesis will engage in reading The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence as naturalist novels with an emphasis on the notion of human conduct and ethics.
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Specifics of school children comperatitive swimming
ČERNÁ, Pavlína
As a theme of my bachelor thesis I chose the specifications of race swimming of school children and influence on child's progress. I divided my thesis into the two parts. The first part is theoretical, in which I closely characterized this. I focused on individual age period and how are the children able to learn schwimming skills in this certain period. Then I occupied myself in sport preparation, which training is suitable for a certain age group and if the frequency of schwimming trainings causes some health or social problems.
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Suggestions for Improvement of Tangible Fixed Assets Management
Černá, Pavlína ; Komárek, Miroslav (referee) ; Mikulec, Luděk (advisor)
This thesis focuses on issue of tangible fixed assets management in the company DT – Vyhybkarna a strojirna a.s. in the Prostejov city. This company produces, installs and restores turnout trackwork for railways, trams and underground tracks. The first part of this thesis analyses current situation of tangible assets and its handling, based on the evaluation of the maintenance department. Afterwards it defines weak parts and reveals shortages, on which an improvement suggestions for optimalizing and melioration of that state is made. At the end of this thesis is made an economic evaluation of the suggestions and expected changes in case of the implementation.
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Labeling of food products with quality labels
Černá, Pavlína ; Zadražilová, Dana (advisor) ; Sadílek, Tomáš (referee)
A diploma thesis deals with food quality labels in the Czech Republic. Quality labels are granted by the Department of Agriculture, private companies or by retail chains. The thesis describes various food quality labels granted by various organizations. A research question is: "Prefer costumers buying food with a quality label?" An author conducted a questionnaire research focused on the quality label Klasa, which is granted by the Department of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. Results of the research were compared with a research focused on the other quality label - Regionální potravina. In the following part of the thesis are compared systems of food quality labels in the Czech Republic and in foreign countries. The problem of costs connected with working of private labels is also mentioned in the thesis. Special attention is paid to private labels of food retail chains, because they are very important and economically strong players on the food market in the Czech Republic.
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Foreign direct investments of Austrian companies in Czech republic
Černá, Pavlína ; Bolotov, Ilya (advisor) ; Čajka, Radek (referee)
A bachelor thesis deals with foreign direct investments of Austrian companies in Czech Republic -- with the development of their inflow and a state during last years. The recent economic crisis has been also taken into account. Further the work concentrates on activites of Austrian investors in various economic fields of the Czech economy and on the influence of these foreign companies upon our national economy. The research also involves a theoretical part -- definition of the term ,,foreign direct investments" and their typology, rules for realization of the foreign direct investments issued by the European Union and World Trade Organisation and a summary of rules established in order to win investment incentives on the base of the Investment Incentives Act.
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Symbolism of Christian graveyards
ČERNÁ, Pavlína
This document briefly describes historical evolution of Christianity. It follows up formation of Christianity and events that affected its evolution significantly. It analyzes main Christian symbols like fish, anchor, chalice, dove or lamb. It constructs meaning of the symbols from the beginning of Christianity to present days. The importance of the symbols for believers is demonstrated by frequent quotations from the Bible. It shows the meaning of the symbols for other civilizations and religions. This paper describes evolution of graveyards and methods of burying. Then it focuses on Czech lands. It shows the view of society on dying and the death itself from the Middle Ages to present especially how Christianity affected perception of death and how it cause changes in burying and ordering on graveyards. This document analyzes tomb symbolism - specifically St. Otylie and the cemetery in Mlady, both in Czech Budejovice and also place of final rest in Albrechtice nad Vltavou. It compares frequency of Christian symbols appearing at each cemetery and researches which of the symbols are the most favorite decoration on memorials. The main task of this document is to find out if today?s people incline to modernization of tombs or if they rather keep up to conventional Christian traditions.
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Selected Risk Behaviour at the Secondary Schools in the Region of Domažlice
ČERNÁ, Pavlína
The topic of this bachelor thesis is ?Selected Risky Behaviour at the Secondary Schools in the Region of Domažlice?. Risky behaviour is a phenomenon threatening societies across all cultures. Its negative consequences can be intensified even more if it occurs at the adolescent age. Healthy development of adolescents is at risk under its influence. It affects the biological, psychological and social features not only at the time when the adolescent behaves risky but also in future when the individual has to bear the consequences of such behaviour. The thesis compromises of a theoretical part, in which selected forms of risky behaviour along with the protective factors that significantly affect this type of behaviour are briefly characterized. The goals stated are defined and the research in question, including the comparison of the results ascertained with the findings of other authors that are presented in the theoretical part, is described in the practical part. The occurrence of risky behaviour cannot be entirely eliminated, however, it can be reduced at least or it is possible to postpone its beginning. Primary prevention is used for this purpose. Monitoring of risky behaviour on which the practical part of this thesis is focused can be used as one of the basic evaluation tools for prevention. The research was conducted at the secondary schools in the region of Domažlice. These were various types of schools differently orientated ? a grammar school, a business secondary school and an apprentice school. The data of the learners of these schools were gathered on a quantitative basis through questionnaire investigation. The questionnaires were distributed among the responders at schools. Great emphasis was put on anonymity of the questionnaires and assuring the responders that the questionnaires filled in by them will not get in hands of any of the close authorities. Therefore the authority was not present when the learners were filling in the questionnaires. The highest validity of data could have been ensured in this way. On the basis of the data gained the hypotheses stated before were confirmed. The goal of the research was to map the occurrence of the selected risky behaviour at the secondary schools in the region of Domažlice. Comparison of the responders? involvement in risky behaviour for boys and girls was defined as the first of the individual goals. The other individual goal was to compare the occurrence of risky behaviour at the individual types of schools. The research obviously suggests that it is not possible to comprehensively define whether it is boys or girls who behave more or less risky. It can be only said that some selected phenomena are more typical of males, others of females, occurrence of others is comparable for both of them. When observing risky behaviour at the individual types of schools, the occurrence of unwanted phenomena is significantly higher at the apprentice school compared to the other types of school. The number of adolescents behaving risky in the region of Domažlice corresponds to the average of the Republic. The results of the thesis can be used for implementation of effective primary prevention, for the needs of further researches, and, last but not least, as a theoretical framework for education in this area.
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Senior´s Home Care Service Comparison in the Czech Republic and Austria
ČERNÁ, Pavlína
The subject of the following bachelor´s essay is todays society aging, domiciliary services realized in the Czech Republic and 24 hour care service available in Austria. This work is describing and comparing these two method´s and its aim is to find common and diferent signs. The main focus is related to activities which each of the service is providing, the functionality of the service and the requirements for an individual who is in charge of the direct care service towards the client as well as the financing side.
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Welfare state: Crisis and Perspectives
Černá, Pavlína ; Krebs, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Kučerová, Jaroslava (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the crisis of the welfare state, which is causing problems in the public finance and deteriorating economic situation in many countries. Compares two groups of similar economic level OECD countries which spend the highest and the lowest social expenditure in percentage of GDP. Observes differences in their economic and demographic situation. The thesis also deals with the causes of the crisis and provides an example of successful economic reform, which significantly reduced growth of the welfare state and started a very successful economic period. The results of the analysis and the example of the reform provide some proposals for the welfare state cisis solution throught liberal way.
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Supplementary pension insurance and its connection with the pension reform
Černá, Pavlína ; Kapinusová, Jana (advisor) ; Loužek, Marek (referee)
Tato práce se zabývá aktuální problematikou českého důchodového systému. Jeho současná podoba nevyhovuje stávajícím podmínkám a z dlouhodobého hlediska není finančně udržitelná. Hlavní příčinu spatřujeme v nepříznivém demografickém vývoji. Jednou z možností, jak tuto situaci vyřešit, je reforma spočívající v zavedení povinného fondového pilíře k nynějšímu PAYG systému. Tento fondový pilíř vychází z penzijního připojištění. Práce dále pojednává o způsobu fungování, financování, otázce povinnosti, dobrovolnosti a bezpečnosti nové kapitálové části důchodového systému.
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