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Racial superiority arguments in Grant's PASSING OF THE GREAT RACE and Higham's STRANGERS IN THE LAND
Krampera, Michal; Sampey, Daniel Paul; Kleprlík, Michal
2016 - English
The bachelor paper deals with racial ideologies and the idea of racial superiority in the first
half of the 20th century in the United States. Individual theories from Madison Grant’s The
Passing of the Great Race and John Higham’s Strangers in the Land are compared and
analyzed in context with American immigration policy and the authors’ background.
Keywords:
nativism; racial superiority; racism; new immigration; eugenics; Nordic race; nativismus; rasová nadřazenost; rasismus; noví imigranti; eugenika; nordická rasa
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Racial superiority arguments in Grant's PASSING OF THE GREAT RACE and Higham's STRANGERS IN THE LAND
The bachelor paper deals with racial ideologies and the idea of racial superiority in the first half of the 20th century in the United States. Individual theories from Madison Grant’s The Passing of ...
Identity in Gish Jen's Mona in the Promised Land
Jeriová, Dominika; Bubíková, Šárka; Kleprlík, Michal
2016 - English
The thesis deals with the identity in Gish Jen's Mona in the Promised Land. It primarily analyses the ethnic identity of characters in terms of integration and generational differences. Furthermore, it is concerned with the brief history of Chinese American literature and Chinese immigration.
Keywords:
identita; etnicita; začlenění; první a druhá generace; imigrace; čínsko-americká literatura; identity; ethnicity; integration; first and second generation; immigration; chinese american literature
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Identity in Gish Jen's Mona in the Promised Land
The thesis deals with the identity in Gish Jen's Mona in the Promised Land. It primarily analyses the ethnic identity of characters in terms of integration and generational differences. Furthermore, ...
Inversion and Fronting in Journalistic Style
Benová, Andrea; Huschová, Petra; Ježková, Šárka
2016 - English
This thesis is devoted to a morphosyntactic and pragmatic analysis of inversion and fronting distributed in contemporary British newspapers. The theoretical part focuses on a description of the two aforementioned highlighting structures. In addition, word order and the principles of structuring information in a sentence are discussed. The analytical part subsequently studies the morphosyntactic features, function and occurrence of inversion and fronting in newspaper discourse.
Keywords:
inverze; syntaktická prepozice; slovosled; principy; réma; téma; novinový styl; inversion; fronting; word order; principles; rheme; theme; journalistic style
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Inversion and Fronting in Journalistic Style
This thesis is devoted to a morphosyntactic and pragmatic analysis of inversion and fronting distributed in contemporary British newspapers. The theoretical part focuses on a description of the two ...
Learner Autonomy
Benešová, Eva; Černá, Monika; Zitková, Helena
2016 - English
This master thesis deals with the issue of learner autonomy in English language learning. It is divided into the theoretical and empirical part. The theoretical part describes ways of learner autonomy development within and outside of the Czech educational system. Also it aims to identify factors that influence learner autonomy development. The empirical part is a case study of a selected elementary school class. The aim was to describe how various factors influence learner autonomy development and how learner autonomy is developed in the particular class. The findings of the study are analysed with respect to the theoretical basis.
Keywords:
výuka anglického jazyka; autonomie žáka; případová studie; cíl vzdělávání; english language teaching; learner autonomy; case study; aim of education
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Learner Autonomy
This master thesis deals with the issue of learner autonomy in English language learning. It is divided into the theoretical and empirical part. The theoretical part describes ways of learner autonomy ...
Regionální diferenciace sociálního a ekonomického rozvoje v rozvojových zemích
Čápová, Monika; Macháček, Jaroslav; Stejskal, Jan
2016 - English
Tato diplomová práce se zabývá regionální diferenciací rozvojových zemí ze sociologického a ekonomického pohledu. Je v ní uvedena problematika rozvojových zemí všeobecně a poté se zabývá konkrétními případy, jejimž jsou Jihoafrická republika a Botswana. Cíl této práce je definovat sociální a ekonomické rozdíly mezi Jihoafrickou republikou a Botswanou. V závěrečné části je provedena statistická analýza, která zkoumá korelaci mezi jednotlivými sociologickými a ekonomickými ukazateli vůči indikátorům ekonomické aktivity.
Keywords:
Jihoafrická republika; Botswana; rozvojové země; sociální vývoj; ekonomický vývoj; South Africa; Botswana; developing countries; social development; economic development
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Regionální diferenciace sociálního a ekonomického rozvoje v rozvojových zemích
Tato diplomová práce se zabývá regionální diferenciací rozvojových zemí ze sociologického a ekonomického pohledu. Je v ní uvedena problematika rozvojových zemí všeobecně a poté se zabývá konkrétními ...
Growing Up in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Nachtigall, Šimon; Kalavská, Petra; Sampey, Daniel Paul
2016 - English
The main aim of this bachelor paper is to provide an analysis of the process of growing up in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. This work analyzes the development of Scout's gender identity in regards to the traditional Southern gender role for women. Firstly, the genre Bildungsroman is introduced. Then, the essence of Southern womanhood is depicted simultaneously with the major changes in the Southern society, ranking from the antebellum era to the Great Depression. The second part of the paper consists of the detail analysis of Scout's coming-of-age, regarding her conformance to the traditional gender code for girls of her time.
Keywords:
Leeová, Harper; Jako Zabít Ptáčka; americký Jih; ženskost; Bildungsroman; pohlavní identita; Harper, Lee; Mockingbird; American South; womanhood; Bildungsroman; gender identity
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Growing Up in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
The main aim of this bachelor paper is to provide an analysis of the process of growing up in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. This work analyzes the development of Scout's gender identity in ...
Man and Nature in the Poetry of Samuel T. Coleridge and Robert Southey
Neumann, Lukáš; Vít, Ladislav; Sampey, Daniel Paul
2016 - English
This bachelor thesis is dealing with selected poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834) and his contemporary Robert Southey (1774 - 1843), more specifically with poems "Frost at Midnight," "Kubla Khan," and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by S. T. Coleridge; as well as "Madoc," and "The Inchcape Rock" by R. Southey. In its first part the thesis focuses on introducing the discipline of ecocriticism, introduce the authors' perspective of relation between nature and man, and explains the importance of so called 'sublime' for romantics. In the second and third chapter of the thesis ecocritical comparative analyses of selected poetry are covered. The results of the thesis are summarized in conclusion.
Keywords:
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor; Southey, Robert; romantismus; poezie; ekokritika; příroda; romanticism; poetry; ecocriticism; nature
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Man and Nature in the Poetry of Samuel T. Coleridge and Robert Southey
This bachelor thesis is dealing with selected poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834) and his contemporary Robert Southey (1774 - 1843), more specifically with poems "Frost at Midnight," ...
Narrative Strategies in Selected Sherlock Holmes Stories
Šafusová, Martina; Sampey, Daniel Paul; Bubíková, Šárka
2016 - English
This paper focuses on the differences in narrative strategies in two short stories about Sherlock Holmes. In the first part of the paper, the descriptions of different kinds of narrators and ways of expressing characters' thoughts, i.e. for example direct and indirect speech, interior monologue, etc. are provided, as well as a brief summary of the historical background of detective fiction with focus on the changes in narrative style. The second part of this paper deals with finding examples of the described phenomena in "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" and explaining the observed differences between the two stories.
Keywords:
narrative strategies; narrator; Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson; Speckled Band; Adventure of the Mazarin Stone; vyprávěcí strategie; vypravěč; Strakatý pás; Mazarinův drahokam
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Narrative Strategies in Selected Sherlock Holmes Stories
This paper focuses on the differences in narrative strategies in two short stories about Sherlock Holmes. In the first part of the paper, the descriptions of different kinds of narrators and ways of ...
Journeys in Kerouac's On the Road
Pospíšilová, Jana; Sampey, Daniel Paul; Kleprlík, Michal
2016 - English
The aim of the bachelor paper is to provide an analysis of the significance of the "journey" in Jack Kerouac's On the Road. The theoretical part of the thesis outlines the definition of the journey and the ways this term can be understand from religious perspective in connection with the core book, especially how the inward spiritual journey evolved in tandem with the physical road trip. The chapter outlines the cultural and historical background of the Beat Generation and post-war society in the USA. All the mentioned ways are defined and elaborated in order to be clear with the usage of relevant literature sources connected to the Beat Generation and literature, American literature in general and mid-20th century fiction. The analytical part includes the application of the information explained in the theoretical part into practice, explores the importance of the physical journey as well as the one into person's inside and their interconnection and discusses the aspects of a journey. The idea of mobility and whether the journey in the On the Road is just the way of running away from society or whether it portrays the form of a protest and finding is also focused on.
Keywords:
Kerouac, Jack; inner journey; Beat Generation; consumer society; Buddhism; Kerouac, Jack; vnitřní cesta; Beatnická generace; konzumní společnost; Buddhismus
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Journeys in Kerouac's On the Road
The aim of the bachelor paper is to provide an analysis of the significance of the "journey" in Jack Kerouac's On the Road. The theoretical part of the thesis outlines the definition of the journey ...
Landscape and Englishness in British Early Twentieth Century Literature
Kujal, Stanislav; Vít, Ladislav; Roebuck, Olga
2016 - English
This thesis is concerned with the depicton of the rural landscape in several selected travelogues from early twentieth century British literature, namely by W. H. Hudson, H. V. Morton and. Edward Thomas. The interwar period in Great Britain is specific for its emphasizing of the concept of Englishness and its interest in the English rural landscape. In the theoretical chapters the thesis strives to provide theoretical background concerning the terms landscape and Englishness and the relationship between them. The analytical part analyzes the texts from the viewpoints discussed in the theoretical part. The conclusion summarizes the results.
Keywords:
angličanství; krajina; cestování; pastorála; útěkářství; nostalgie; Anglie; Enghlishness; landscape; travel; pastoral; escapism; nostalgia; England
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Landscape and Englishness in British Early Twentieth Century Literature
This thesis is concerned with the depicton of the rural landscape in several selected travelogues from early twentieth century British literature, namely by W. H. Hudson, H. V. Morton and. Edward ...
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