Negative Politeness Strategies in Business Correspondence
Kubantová, Eva; Huschová, Petra; Ježková, Šárka
2017 - English This bachelor thesis deals with the usage of negative politeness strategies in business correspondence. The aim of the paper is to investigate the linguistic usage, its context and function. The paper is divided into a theoretical section, purpose of which is to investigate Brown and Levinson's pragma-linguistic concept of politeness and discuss the most common linguistic devices of negative politeness, their use and function. The analytical part consequently examines the linguistic features occurred in the provided sample of business correspondence. Keywords: zdvořilost; negativní zdvořilostní strategie; nepřímost; modální slovesa; obchodní korespondence; politeness; negative politeness strategies; indirectness; modal verbs; business correspondence Available in digital repository of UPCE. Negative Politeness Strategies in Business Correspondence

This bachelor thesis deals with the usage of negative politeness strategies in business correspondence. The aim of the paper is to investigate the linguistic usage, its context and function. The paper ...

Kubantová, Eva; Huschová, Petra; Ježková, Šárka
Univerzita Pardubice, 2017

Female characters in The Great Gatsby and Breakfast at Tiffany´s
Kořínková, Nikola; Bubíková, Šárka; Kleprlík, Michal
2017 - English This bachelor thesis deals with emancipation and the role of American women in the first half of the twentieth century, particularly in the 1920s and 1940s, when many of the most important changes in the status of women in the United States occurred. The theoretical part of this paper provides a historical and literary context of these two periods with a particular focus on the status and roles of American women. The practical part further demonstrates these changes on the female characters of two culturally significant novels from these periods The Great Gatsby written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald and Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote. Keywords: americké ženy; emancipace; Snídaně u Tiffanyho; Velký Gatsby; ženské postavy; American women; emancipation; Breakfast at Tiffany's; The Great Gatsby; female characters Available in digital repository of UPCE. Female characters in The Great Gatsby and Breakfast at Tiffany´s

This bachelor thesis deals with emancipation and the role of American women in the first half of the twentieth century, particularly in the 1920s and 1940s, when many of the most important changes in ...

Kořínková, Nikola; Bubíková, Šárka; Kleprlík, Michal
Univerzita Pardubice, 2017

Využití manganitých komplexů pro rozklad hydroperoxidů
Kosenko, Liliia; Honzíček, Jan
2017 - English Tato bakalářská práce je zaměřena na studium vlivu manganitých sikativů na průběh autooxidace u zasychání alkydových pryskyřic. Teoretická část je zaměřena na rozklad hydroperoxidů a jejich funkci v oxopolymeračně zasychajících nátěrových hmotách a na mechanismus autooxidace. V praktické části je popsáno měření rychlosti zasychání a stupně tvrdosti pro zkušební nátěry alkydových pryskyřic s různou koncentrací vybraných manganitých komplexů. Keywords: hydroperoxidy; sikativ; alkydy; autooxidace; hydroperoxides; drier; alkyds; autoxidation Available in digital repository of UPCE. Využití manganitých komplexů pro rozklad hydroperoxidů

Tato bakalářská práce je zaměřena na studium vlivu manganitých sikativů na průběh autooxidace u zasychání alkydových pryskyřic. Teoretická část je zaměřena na rozklad hydroperoxidů a jejich funkci v ...

Kosenko, Liliia; Honzíček, Jan
Univerzita Pardubice, 2017

Nature in the Work of Thomas Hardy
Novotná, Zdeňka; Vít, Ladislav; Roebuck, Olga
2017 - English The work focuses on the portrayal of nature in three novels by Thomas Hardy - Far From the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and The Return of the Native. The first part of this paper focuses on the historical and literary background of the 19th century Britain as well as on the features of two movements important for this thesis naturalism, and romanticism. The aim of the paper is to analyze these novels, in the second part of this paper, and decide whether or not the author was influenced by naturalistic ideas of the 19th century, but also by the still remaining influence of the Romantic period. Keywords: Hardy; naturalismus; romantismus; příroda; krajina; Hardy; naturalism; romanticism; nature; landscape Available in digital repository of UPCE. Nature in the Work of Thomas Hardy

The work focuses on the portrayal of nature in three novels by Thomas Hardy - Far From the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and The Return of the Native. The first part of this paper focuses ...

Novotná, Zdeňka; Vít, Ladislav; Roebuck, Olga
Univerzita Pardubice, 2017

Human Individual in H. G. Wells' Prose Fiction
Kendík, Miloš; Vít, Ladislav; Roebuck, Olga
2017 - English The bachelor thesis focuses on human individual in the fiction prose of the father of science fiction Herbert George Wells, particularly on the way the individual is described by Wells, and the relationship between the individual and the society in which he lives. The paper closely analyses the evolution of individual characters, their role in the story and the perception of individualism in the context of technical development, which is an essential part of each fictional world of H. G. Wells. The paper also illustrates methods which are used by individual characters to take advantage of their development and acquired knowledge within their community and organized society. Keywords: evolution; humanity; character; individuality; science; technology; evoluce; individualita; lidskost; postava; technika; věda Available in digital repository of UPCE. Human Individual in H. G. Wells' Prose Fiction

The bachelor thesis focuses on human individual in the fiction prose of the father of science fiction Herbert George Wells, particularly on the way the individual is described by Wells, and the ...

Kendík, Miloš; Vít, Ladislav; Roebuck, Olga
Univerzita Pardubice, 2017

Irish Ideals of Womanhood in The Country Girls Trilogy by Edna O´Brien
Janáková, Michaela; Kleprlík, Michal; Vít, Ladislav
2017 - English Keywords: perioperative care; mental disability; communication; nursing care; perioperační péče; mentální disabilita; komunikace; ošetřovatelská péče Available in digital repository of UPCE. Irish Ideals of Womanhood in The Country Girls Trilogy by Edna O´Brien

Janáková, Michaela; Kleprlík, Michal; Vít, Ladislav
Univerzita Pardubice, 2017

Cockney Dialect and Slang in Selected British Films and TV Series
Vtípilová, Aneta; Huschová, Petra; Nováková, Eva
2017 - English This thesis is devoted to the lexico-semantic features of Cockney dialect and slang in selected British films and TV series. The theoretical part focuses on the description of Cockney dialect and slang in general and it thoroughly describes three main lexico-semantic features of Cockney, namely general vocabulary of Cockney slang, rhyming slang and back slang. The analytical part studies the meanings, usage and connotations of the aforementioned features in regard to the situational context of the films and TV series. Keywords: Cockney; dialekt; slang; rýmovaný slang; význam; konotace; Cockney; dialect; slang; rhyming slang; meaning; connotation Available in digital repository of UPCE. Cockney Dialect and Slang in Selected British Films and TV Series

This thesis is devoted to the lexico-semantic features of Cockney dialect and slang in selected British films and TV series. The theoretical part focuses on the description of Cockney dialect and ...

Vtípilová, Aneta; Huschová, Petra; Nováková, Eva
Univerzita Pardubice, 2017

The Disintegration of the American Dream in the Short Stories of Francis Scott Fitzgerald
Šlechtová, Martina; Kleprlík, Michal; Roebuck, Olga
2017 - English The work deals with the phenomenon of the American Dream and its historical, cultural and sociological roots in the context of three short stories by the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. The first part is divided into four chapters. It contains the historical circumstances of the rise of the American Dream, a brief biography of an American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and his comparison with Theodore Dreiser and Ernest Hemingway, the individual components of the American Dream, and the influence of ambition on the achievement of life goals. The second part deals with an analysis of three short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It examines the way their protagonists use their ambitions in their quest for the American Dream. Keywords: americký sen; Fitzgerald; ambice; cíle; materialismus; The American Dream; Fitzgerald; ambition; goals; materialism Available in digital repository of UPCE. The Disintegration of the American Dream in the Short Stories of Francis Scott Fitzgerald

The work deals with the phenomenon of the American Dream and its historical, cultural and sociological roots in the context of three short stories by the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. The first ...

Šlechtová, Martina; Kleprlík, Michal; Roebuck, Olga
Univerzita Pardubice, 2017

The Development of the Victorian Domestic Novel
Filipiová, Simona; Vít, Ladislav; Roebuck, Olga
2017 - English This bachelor thesis defines the term "domestic novel" and analyzes how the aspects of this genre are interpreted in the works of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë and George Eliot. The analysis shows how this genre evolved through time and what the chosen novels Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre and The Mill on the Floss have in common, which aspects are shared and which ones are different. The special focus is given to the role of women in the Victorian Britain, how their position developed and how it changed. The role of the women is described, analyzed and examined using the examples and citations from the chosen novels. Keywords: domácí; romány; Viktoriánská Británie; ženy; rodiny; manželství; domestic; novel; Victorian Britain; woman; family; marriage Available in digital repository of UPCE. The Development of the Victorian Domestic Novel

This bachelor thesis defines the term "domestic novel" and analyzes how the aspects of this genre are interpreted in the works of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë and George Eliot. The analysis shows how ...

Filipiová, Simona; Vít, Ladislav; Roebuck, Olga
Univerzita Pardubice, 2017

Teaching grammar through song-based activities
Zeman, Martin; Reimannová, Irena; Vít, Marek
2017 - English The bachelor thesis deals with creating song-based activities for the students of the stage 2 of the elementary education. The activities are aimed at teaching grammar with special attention directed to explaining and practicing the difference between the present perfect simple and past simple. The theoretical part defines the key concepts and terms needed for the practical part, including the communicative competence, the framework education program for elementary education, the present perfect simple together with the past simple, using songs as authentic materials to teach grammar and lesson planning. The practical part is focused on individual activities that are constructed and inspected based on the outcomes of the theoretical part. Keywords: komunikační kompetence; rámcový vzdělávací program pro základní vzdělávání; předpřítomný čas prostý; minulý čas prostý; písně; gramatika; plánování lekcí; communicative competence; framework education program for elementary education; present perfect simple; past simple; songs; grammar; lesson planning Available in digital repository of UPCE. Teaching grammar through song-based activities

The bachelor thesis deals with creating song-based activities for the students of the stage 2 of the elementary education. The activities are aimed at teaching grammar with special attention directed ...

Zeman, Martin; Reimannová, Irena; Vít, Marek
Univerzita Pardubice, 2017