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Miniature Poems as a Means of Seeking New Beginings for Chinese Poetry in the 20th Century
Krechloková, Patricie ; Lomová, Olga (advisor) ; Andrš, Dušan (referee)
This thesis deals with miniature poems, which appeared at the beginning of the May fourth movement, as a genre of modern chinese poetry and was redoscovered by the misty poets after the Cultural revolution. Part of a brief introduction to the literary- historical contexts of both periods are short biographies of two representative poets of this genre, Bing Xin and Gu Cheng. Eventually the form and themes of miniature poems are introduced. The main part of this thesis is a comparative study of Bing Xin's and Gu Cheng's miniature poems. The thesis concludes, that Gu Cheng refines and eleborates the artistic value of the miniature poem. Part of the study is a criticism of primary source, as well as a summary of the current state of research. Key words: Modern poetry, Bing Xin, Gu Cheng, místy poetry, May fourth movement
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Football and social modernization
Hanuš, Karel ; Duffková, Jana (advisor) ; Vinopal, Jiří (referee)
This work is dedicated to the transformation of football (soccer) in the process of social modemization and partially to influences of football on modemization. The goal of this work is comprehension of basic dynamics of modem football which assumes combination of theoretical and historical approach. The core ofthe analysis (exploiting plurality oftheoretical aproaches) is aimed at situation in Europe (and particularly in England) which was crucial for general development. However, non-European regions are not neglected. Af first is the work focused on characterization of premodem team ball games from which later resulted modem football. Analytical framework comprises relation of football to the four modemization trends and its selected displays: rationalization of society ( creation of the formal rul es, institutionalization of football and development of tactic ), the market generalization and expansion of economic system (commercialization of football (including mass mediums ), professionalization of players and particularities of football in state socialist countries ), transformations of social bonds, identity and increase of nation states (nationalism and clubism) and displays of selected social inequalities in football and efforts to its change ( class inequalities, global inequalities and gendered...
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English verbal (pseudo-) compounds from a diachronic viewpoint
Vráblová, Zuzana ; Čermák, Jan (advisor) ; Klégr, Aleš (referee)
We attempted to analyze not only the diachronic development of pseudo-compound verbs (or rather tendencies in the historical development because we excluded the Early Modern English period from our research), but also the synchronic problems in the Old and Middle English periods. But a fully consistent and balanced analysis proved impossible due to a variety of objective reasons. First, even though a fairly large number of Old English texts (i.e. 3037) survived into Modern English, we have no evidence as to how much texts were actually compiled in that period. The number of Middle English texts in CME is extremely low (i.e. 146). (What might seem puzzling is that Old English records surpass the Middle English ones. But it is due to the fact that CME has not been finished yet.) This unbalance of available texts makes any comparison between pseudo-compound verbs in Old and Middle English highly inaccurate. Second, Old English literature is to a very large extent homogeneous, consisting almost entirely of religious texts. Middle English writers compiled also other types of texts (e.g. secular prose and secular poetry). Nevertheless, it is impossible to draw a definite conclusion about the use of pseudo-compound verbs in various kinds of literature unless all Middle English texts are incorporated into CME....
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Domestic violence on the senior patients suffering from mental disease.
KŮROVÁ, Hana
Home violence on senior patients suffering from mental disorder is often problematic in nowadays-modern society and its line of incidence is on increase. Home violence occurs in many forms {--} economical, physical, psychical violence, but also neglecting of seniors. This violence is difficult to reveal from more reasons. Seniors take this reality as their personal life{\crq}s failure, as the mistake in upbringing and so they quietly bear the violence from their children. Another reason of the increasing latency is their age, present medical condition, limited social contacts. The research was made on the gerontological ward of the psychiatric clinic and in the senior house. Seniors suffering from mental disorder created the searching sample. Acquired information was refilled by semi-operated dialogues with medical staff and by no-operated dialogues with other clients of these institutions. After the research we can say that the most often form of violence committed on seniors is the financial blackmailing. It was also found out that seniors on whom the violence was committed react strongly on the presence of family members by worse mood, by expression of face or by completely change of body position. The home violence can attach everybody, each age, each education, each social status, each religion, both sex. It is important to pay attention to this problem and to try to help to victims of home violence. A lot of seniors suffering from mental disease don{\crq}t stay at home with their family care but they are often moved to a special institution against their will. People who work there in these institutions have positive relation to seniors with mental disorder. They must be empathetic and very patient. This work is very exacting and just these people working in helping professions often suffer from burnout syndrome. It is important to behave to seniors with respect and to people who work with them too.
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Significant bassoon producers and makers of the world
Skalický, Radovan ; Herman, František (advisor) ; Seidl, Jiří (referee)
Bassoon is woodwind instrument with a conical bore, which is sounded by a double-reed and is used as a tenor or bass line of the woodwind section of the orchestra or chamber ensemble. Quite long evolution of bassoon begins in 1525 with instrument called Phagotum. This instrument is followed by dulcian made of one wooden part, through bassoon of the classical and romantic period, which was made from more joints, to the modern shape of instrument, which is known from first half of 19th century. In this time two main types of bassoon were established: French type (with subtle construction, softer sound and easier reaching of upper register) and German type (robust with a dark homogenous sound mainly in low register). German type, which now dominates in the whole world, was designed especially by Carl Almenraeder (1786 ? 1843) and Johann Adam Heckel (1812 ? 1877). Modern bassoon is made of maple wood and consists of five joints: bell, bass joint, butt, wing joint and bocal. As a sixth joint can we eventually count in a double-reed. In contemporary praxis there exist two sizes of the instrument: bassoon and contrabassoon, sounding one octave lower.
The most significant German-bassoon producers before Second World War were beyond Heckel also German firms Adler, Hüller, Kohlert, Mollenhauer and Mönnig. Current main producers of this bassoon type are: Amati (Czech Republic), Bell (Canada), Fox (USA), Heckel (Germany), Mönnig-Adler (Germany), Moosmann (Germany), Püchner (Germany), Schreiber (Germany), Takeda (Japan), Walter (Germany), Wolf (Germany) and Yamaha (Japan). French type of bassoon was formerly produced by Mahillon (Belgium), Boosey & Hawkes (England) and Morton (England). In these days it?s made only by Buffet-Crampon (France) and Selmer (France). Except for these producers wide range of historical replika?s can be mentioned. The most important are for example: Olivier Cottet, Laurent and Vergeat (Francie), Moeck, Rainer Weber and Guntram Wolf (Germany), Matthew Dart, John Hanchet, Graham Lyndon-Jones and Barbara Stanley (Great Britain), Peter de Robinson and Konningh (Holland), Robert Cronin and Ross (USA).
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Etical Aspects of Euthanasia
NOVÁKOVÁ, Alžběta
I chose the topic "euthanasia" because of its actuality, obscurity and complexity. There are many definitions, opinions, suggestions etc. concerning euthanasia. The main task of this work is explanation of the meaning of the term "euthanasia". In the theoretical part the work deals with the definition and forms of euthanasia. If possibilities of medical cure is exhausted, there are also lenitive and hospice care. That's why I deal with these topics too in my work. In the historical part of the work I study history of the problem: especially in Antiquity, in the Modernity, and in the time of Nazi Regime in Germany. In this context I considered the modern ethical theory -- utilitarianism and its main proponents. Very interesting and important question is the relationship of religion to the problem of euthanasia. That's why I studied some document of the Catholic Church concerning euthanasia. It is not possible to omit arguments of both defenders of euthanasia and its opponents. Very important chapter is legislation -- in Czech Republic and in some countries in Europe, where some experiences with euthanasia exist. The final part of the work is the discussion to the topic and especially one particular case.
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Multicultural theory. The relationship between ethics and the concept of authenticity
Volfová, Hana ; Jirásková, Věra (referee) ; Kubišová, Zuzana (advisor)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the theories of Charles Taylor, his social and political theory and its moral foundation. The thesis focuses on the questions of multiculturalism and the influence of ethics of authenticity upon them. It is divided into three essential parts. First part is devoted to the ethics of authenticity, the defects of contemporary society and the formation of modern identity. The next provides a closer look into the position of the author in the multicultural discussion, and the last part analyses the politics of recognition with its two parts, politics of universalism and politics of difference. The conclusion answers the question how the ethics of authenticity influences Taylor's view of multi-culturalism.
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Joseph Soloveitchik's philosophy of religion
Lyčka, Milan ; Sobotka, Milan (advisor) ; Karásek, Jindřich (referee) ; Sláma, Petr (referee)
Joseph Soloveitchik (1903 - 1993), rabbi and philosopher, one of the most important representatives of modern Jewish Orthodoxy, has made an attempt to translate traditional Jewish religious concepts in the language of modern science and philosophy. As a philosopher, he was versed in the Neo-Kantian philosophy of the Marburg School, as a rabbi he was under the influence of the so-called Analytical School, founded in Eastern Europe by members of his family. From the philosophical heritage of Neo-Kantianism he adopted the emphasis on the pureness of thought, understood as mathematical and scientific, and from the direct Kant's inheritance he endorsed particularly his a priori concept of pure forms of sensible intuition and cognitive categories. The Analytic School affected him through their emphasis on a non-historical analysis of religious concepts, leading to their deeper knowledge, and in the same time establishing a new relation to the Transcendent. In this way, Soloveitchik has rehabilitated religion as a noesis and aimed at its philosophical reflection. The central notion of his religious philosophy is halakhah, traditionally conceived as a set of norms and commandments ruling the life of a practising Jew. In Soloveitchik's view the halakhah has become a philosophical concept, a hermeneutic key to the...
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The critique of the concept of aesthetic experience in the 2nd half of XX. century. Two controversies: the end of art and the rebirth of natural beauty
Dadejík, Ondřej ; Zuska, Vlastimil (advisor) ; Petříček, Miroslav (referee) ; Haman, Aleš (referee)
The present thesis explores the critique of aesthetic experience in aesthetics of the second half of the 20th century. The aim is to defend the consistency of the notion of aesthetic experience and highlight its potential for aesthetics in the 21st century. The thesis points out certain historical and conceptual inconsistencies in the critique, and advances some arguments in support of tenebality of traditionally the main distinctive feature of aesthetic experience: disinterestedness. We focus on two dominant discussions in modern aesthetics that both built on re-evaluation and crititique of the concept of aesthetic experience, namely the controversy about the aesthetic nature of art, and the so-called rebirth of theoretical interest in aesthetic dimension of nature (and other living environments). The thesis comprises ten chapters, each devoted to a particular facet of the concept of aesthetic experience. The chapters are arranged around the 'nuclear chapter' (IV) that articulates the methodological point of view, based on an open model of descriptive definition (drawn mainly from the work of Stephen C. Pepper).
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