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Psychosocial Problems in Pregnant Women : Anxiety and Fear during Pregnancy
Tisová, Markéta ; Mellanová, Alena (advisor) ; Marková, Eva (referee)
This theoretical and empirical work addresses experience with anxiety and fear during pregnancy of primiparae. In the theoretical part the pregnancy is defined. Physical, psychical and social changes are described as well as adjustment of women to pregnancy. Further on there are general characteristics of the concept of anxiety and fear with their demonstrations and results. In the next part there is the description of anxiety and fear in pregnancy, their reasons, possible demonstrations and results of anxiety and fear in pregnancy. The research project of my graduation work was focused at the detection of how far the primiparae experience fear and anxiety during pregnancy and what reasons and cause are indicated. We tried to find out if there are any correlations between fear and anxiety in pregnant women and if there is any possibility to estimate in advance which group of women would experience fear and anxiety more. We also tried to find out what helps the pregnant women to get rid of these fears and anxiety or how can these feelings be reduced and if there is any possibility to prevent these feelings. Next we wanted to know how the primiparae get the information about pregnancy and which information is considered most appropriate.
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Christian Symbols in M. A. Hansen's Novel The Liar as a Work of Christian Existentialism
Slouková, Radka ; Humpál, Martin (advisor) ; Hartlová, Dagmar (referee)
The Liar is one of the Danish writer Martin A. Hansen's best known and popular novels. The Liar is influenced by existentialism, one can call it a work of Christian existentialism. In my thesis I demonstrate which main features of Christian existentialism are present in the novel. In the first part I describe existentialism as philosophy. Existentialism came from France to Denmark. It is a philosophy that focuses on the concrete individual. People must create their own existentence by accepting responsibility for their action. The important concepts are freedom, choice and responsibility. They denote the authentic existence. People in the inauthentic existence are passive, they don't act and don't accept responsibility. Existentialism takes up the question of freedom, too. But one is condemned to freedom and can't escape. That's why the world is absurd and incomprehensible. One can find most of the existentialist elements in The Liar. The protagonist Johannes Vig lives an inauthentic existence. He likes to lie to the people. He is passive, he doesn't act. In the middle of the novel he understands that he didn't live right and tries to find a better way of living. It is not easy, Johannes has lost the fight about Annemari (the girl he loves) and slept with Rigmor (the woman who loves him). But now he has...
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Eleonora of Kaunitz (1809-1898)
Smítková, Lenka ; Velek, Luboš (advisor) ; Pokorná, Magdaléna (referee)
The content of this bachelor graduation thesis is the life and activity of Eleonor countess of Kaunitz, born as Voračický of Pabienitz and Bissingen, a noblewoman in 19th century. Eleonor came into being as the oldest of six daughters. Her family was very patriotic and met famous czech intelligence coming from middle class. She took up there her further opinions and activities. In 1828 she married Michal Karel count of Kaunitz and gave him ten children. Their harmonious relationship ended unexpectedly in 1852, when Michal Karel suddenly died. As a dowager she educated her children and then returned to charity, philanthropy, benefaction and patronage. She felt as Czech and speak czech, in contrast to most of other aristocracy in Czech countries. In 1855 the famous czech author Božena Němcová donated Eleonor her best known work - The Grandmother. Countess Kaunitz died in 1898 and she is buried not in the family tomb, but according to her wish, in the Vyšehrad cemetery, "among the celebrated Czechs".
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The influence of surrealism on the Czech theatre in the twenties and thirties of the 20th century
Budařová, Jana ; Just, Vladimír (referee) ; Herman, Josef (advisor)
The study analyzes the influence of surrealism on the Czech theatre in the twenties and the thirties of the 20th century. Surrealism is a style in which fantastic visual imagery from the subconscious mind is used with no intention of making the artwork logically comprehensible. Founded by Andre Breton in 1924, it was a primarily European movement which attracted many members of the Dada movement. The Czech Surrealist circle was made up of many of the prominent artists, including Jindřich Štyrský, Jindřich Honzl, Vítězslav Nezval, Karel Teige, František Muzika, Toyen. The study tried to analyze the influence of surrealism on the dramatic art, the direction, plays and scenography and demonstrate how surrealism change the creation of Vítězslav Nezval, František Muzika, Emil František Burian, Jindřich Štyrský and Jindřich Honzl.
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Newspaper Making in 50's with Vesnické noviny as an example
Weiszová, Veronika ; Köpplová, Barbara (advisor) ; Aplt, Daniel (referee)
Main aim of my diploma thesis is to define which factors were influencing process of newspaper production during the period after Second World War and first years of communist regime in Czechoslovak republic. For period between years 1945 and 1960 were specific demographic, socio-economic ad legislative changes. Because of existence of wide range of these factors I decided to demonstrate the impact of factors on the process on one determined journal - Vesnické noviny Poděbradska. These newspapers should help to regime to fulfilled one of mayor tasks - establishment of functional concept of collective farming. Editor in chief responsible for Vesnické noviny had to cooperate with various institutions. Okresní národní výbor was composed of 24 members, that had executive power over the in their hands. Second one was Jednotný svaz českých zemědělců - institution collecting peasants of Czechoslovakia which was subordinate to ministry of agriculture. Very important part of newspaper production was participation of local correspondents. My diploma thesis proves that incapability of institutions and editor in chief to work together had serious consequences for quality of newspapers. This document also includes information about media laws valid during post-war period.
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Developement of tax burden of dependent and independent activity
Doležalová, Ivana ; Vančurová, Alena (advisor) ; Charvátová, Jana (referee)
This thesis deals with the development of tax-dependent and independent activities. The main aim is to demonstrate significantly higher taxation of tax-dependent against independent activities. The partial objective is to summarize the development of taxation from 1993 until the end of 2009. Thesis first discuss the question of fair determination of the tax base, further examines the legislative regulation of taxation of both activity. In the analytical part the development of taxation is analyzed since 1993 where the numerical calculations show the impact of changes on taxpayers. The thesis records all the important changes that have taken place in connection with the method of calculating the tax liability, development of the tax bands gliding progressive taxation and the subsequent change in the "flat" tax in relation to the amount and way of using tax discounts and deductions, the impact of changes in the development of minimum and maximum tax base, the impact of the existence of a minimum tax base, etc. The calculations are performed on three types of taxpayers who are divided by the amount of their income to low-, medium-and high income taxpayers. Most of the results shall provide a comparison of the impact of tax on taxpayers performing dependent and independent activity.
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From function to the device - communication mix of the advertising compaign Generali (semiotic analysis)
Pajerová, Hedvika ; Šoltys, Otakar (advisor) ; Klabíková Rábová, Tereza (referee)
This thesis deals with the advertising campaign of Generali, which was never putted into practise. The campaign was created for insurance group Generali as an essay in school subject called 3MG321 Marketing Communications, that was teached in spring semester 2011 at the University of Economics in Prague. Campaigns authors are Jan Klusoň, Filip Mikschik, Hedvika Pajerová and Petra Pištěková. The new communication strategy proposed communication mix including TV, radio, internet, outdoor, indoor, print and direct mail. The practical part of this thesis examines the form of this campaign in that media and interprets them from a semiotic perspective. The analysis emphasis on the colours red and white and also on the character of a lion. These colours and the symbol are used by the Generali insurance company since its inception and are part of its logo also. The practical part is based on theoretical grounds, which include the interpretation of the character of the lion from biological, mythological, heraldic and dreamlike aspects. The theoretical part also describes the history of Generali logo, a lion character and use of colours in it, as well as a description of the occurrence of a lion character in the Czech media landscape demonstrated on the example of the Český lev. Without this demonstration...
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Forms of Selfidentification of Czech Evangelic Emigrants in 18th century
Pukančíková, Petra ; Horský, Jan (advisor) ; Křížová, Markéta (referee)
Forms of selfidentification of Czech evangelic emigrants in 18th century Selfidentification analysis of Czech evangelic emigrants who settled in Berlin during 18th century is based on their own biografies they wrote before death. Nevertheless, emigrants did not primarily presented themeselves in it but rather they demonstrated through reflection of their own life their belonging to Czech community in Berlin. Research of thease texts is therefore concentrated on textual analysis of chosen categories (for example heart, soul, conscience, salvation, awakening and so on), which emigrants indentified their relations to their belief, fellows and to themselves. Biografical writing aimed at devotional self-reflection was connected with lutheran pietism and presents only one part of authors self-perception. Dispite of this limitation we can find out how emigrants viewed themeselves through their realtionship with God and "awake kommunity".
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Reflective simulation of patients-in-bed movement
Gargulák, Jan ; Říha, Antonín (referee) ; Kindler, Evžen (advisor)
The work at first proposes ideas of the nested and external simulation. The external simulation works with the model M and the nested simulation work with the model N. The external simulation always calls nested simulation so that the nested model N is initialized according to the state of the external model M and then the nested experiment is performed. Its result can influence the state of the external model. The reflective simulation is a special case of the nested simulation when the external and the nested models are identical or almost identical. We describe how to implement reflective simulation in Simula language. Using this knowledge, we implement reflective simulation of patients-in-bed movement in Simula language. The resulting fully functional program clearly demonstrates properties of the reflective simulation.
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Teaching Visual Culture Through Semiosis: Transporting Postmodern Paradigms in Ars Education
Tipton, Tereza M. ; Fulková, Marie (advisor) ; Hernández, Fernando (referee) ; Tavin, Kevin (referee)
This research study demonstrates what happens when students and preteachers of art become aware of how they encode and decode visual experience in contemporary society, and how they relate these experiences to artistic practice. The study inquired into how pre-service teachers and high school students of art/education interpret visual culture and contemporary art when it is taught through a process of visual semiosis, involving dialogic inquiry, reflective writing, and art-making. Participants in the study were encouraged to become aware of and reveal their own thinking and learning processes by examining the nature of their perceptions, ideas, attitudes, and beliefs. Participatory Action Research (PAR) was conducted between 2005-2008 during four, semester-long seminars with an internationally mixed group of (15) under/graduate students of art/education at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic and collected from two sessions with (13) Visual Culture students at the University of Western Bohemia, Plzeň, Czech Republic. Sessions included contemporary gallery exhibitions in Prague with critical theory texts, dialogic and written reflections, and art-making activities. Additional data was gathered with (108) Czech high school students at the Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague during the exhibition: Uncertain...
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