This disertation turns its focus to one of the most significant personage of violin history. It portrays Eugène Ysaÿe not only as an interpret, conductor and pedagogist, but also as unconventional composer which established underlying milestone influented violin techniques of 20th century. We will point out to amity with leading artistic personalities which affected not only his evolution as composer. On musical examples, we will demonstrate his musical language, composition technique and personal input. This work should serve as complex oversight of Ysaÿe's life and persisting legacy.

Student Number : 0110601M - MSc research report - Faculty of Science / Based on the perceived need for improved graphing skills of students at first-year university level, two lecturers wanted to produce a web-based computer programme to improve first-year university biology students’ ability to construct and interpret graphs. Prior to designing and developing the package, however, it was important to establish whether there was a need for such a programme, and what might need to be included. The investigation to establish this provided the research described in this research report. A situation analysis was conducted to establish the nature and extent of the problems of graphing skills discussed anecdotally in the staff room of biology departments at a number of institutes. The ultimate intention (beyond this study) was to determine whether the problems were extensive and serious enough to warrant developing supplementary teaching materials to teach graphing skills. All lecturers (n = 5) and teaching assistants (n = 4) involved in using or teaching graphing skills to first-year biology students at one university were identified and interviewed. The purpose of the interviews was to establish the problems they believed are exhibited by their first-year students (with reference to graphing skills), and the nature and extent of current teaching of such skills in their first-year courses. In order to triangulate the information on student’s problems an item analysis was conducted of all questions incorporating graphs in two mid-year examination papers (n = 478 and n = 65), and students were observed during a practical session (n = 43). Results revealed that students experienced fewer problems with interpreting graphs than with graph construction. Of the four categories of graph interpretation problems identified by the teaching staff, the most popular category was students inability to describe quantitatively what the graph is showing (4 teaching staff). This was confirmed in the question paper analysis when 58% of the medics students (n=478) were unable to answer correctly one question involving several interpretation skills. No specific skills for graph interpretation were observed as being a problem in the College of Science question paper (n=65). Observations showed interrelating graphs as the biggest problem (5 students out of 43). Five categories for problems with graph construction were identified by the teaching staff. The most commonly mentioned problem (4 teaching staff) was identifying or plotting variables, whereas class observation revealed scaling axes as the most problematic skill shown by students (15 out of 43). In the exams, 80% of the medics students could not correctly answer one question requiring multiple skills including identifying variables, and 56% could not correctly answer another question that required skills that also involved identifying variables. The College of Science question paper revealed that 85% of the students could not supply the units of measurement for the y axis. A needs analysis was conducted to establish how the lecturers thought graphing skills should be taught and who should teach the skills. This information was needed to provide suggestions (from education “experts”) about what could be included in the computer programme to be developed subsequent to the research study, and how the teaching could best be done. Four members of the teaching staff said it was important to give students a lot of exercises to practice the skills and five members of the teaching staff said it was the responsibility of the university tutors or lab staff to teach graphing skills.

<p>The main purpose of this study was to examine how social workers interpret and legally practice the 6 § LVU (Care of Young Person´s Act) in regards to legal cer-tainty. The papers intention was to investigate and describe the legal scopes limits and deficiencies, linked to practical social work. The study was composed on a legal dogmatic method which implies to examine the law and its elaboration. The investi-gation was based on different court rulings of care of youths according mostly to 6 § LVU. Perusal and interpretation of the rulings have been necessary in order to clarify the issues. The investigation was also based on Professor Asbjørn Kjønstad's analysis method of social work. In addition to accomplish the purpose of the study following legal principles have been mentioned and used: objectivity principle, principle of le-gal certainty, principle of equal treatment, the official principle, principle of propor-tionality, the timeliness principle and the urgency principle. The analysis shows that 6 § LVU has deficiencies which leads to difficulties for social workers to interpret and use the law in practical social work. The total conclusion of this study is that 6 § LVU requires revision in order to ensure citizens legal certainty.</p>

The aim of this thesis was to study how social workers in social services in several municipalities perceive that they interpret the concept of domestic violence and how they believe they would act when it comes to different types of domestic violence. The thesis has focused on three types of violence; physical, psychological and economical. Seven social workers were interviewed with a thematised interview guide and six vignettes. The theoretical perspectives applied in the analysis were the process of normalization and the continuum of violence. The results showed that the social workers did not interpret domestic violence unanimous, and they had different ideas of how they would act in the vignettes. To sum up, the study showed that the social workers found it easier to identify and define physical violence as domestic violence and they tended to more frequently suggest the couples in the vignettes to separate as well as to protect the victim of violence. In comparison to physical violence, the social workers found it more difficult to identify and interpret psychological and economical violence, and tended to suggest the couple to stay together and try family counselling.

In the first part of my thesis which consists of two parts - theoretical and empirical - I concentrate upon the ways of "word reviving" through human voice, speech and their artistic ways of expression, namely declamation, recitation, artistic recitation - where beside structuring of recitation I focus on collective recitation. Interpretation is a part of meaningful work with the word. I deal with its meaning from the point-of-view of its relationship with literary work. I deal with the concept of poetry and theatre, for closer specification of theatre form of poetry theatre and for fuller understanding of its content. I focus on the issue of poetry theatre, as an independent theatre form which has developed in the Central European region, especially in the non-professional theatre, in certain theoretical anchorages and historical connections. I mention a nationwide competition of artistic word and poetry theatres - Hviezdoslavov Kubin - especially with the children poetry theatre, within the category of children reciting groups. And last but not least, in the second part of my thesis I concentrate on the creative process with a children group, on the possibility of working with lyrical text.

Since the 19th century archaeologists have found different types om amulet rings on various dig sites around Scandinavia with the biggest concentration in the Mälardal area. It is an object connect to old Viking age and Vendel period societies found from time to time during archaeological excavations. The problem with the amulet rings is, that the scientists don’t know how to fully interpret these artefacts. The common belief is that amulet rings are object connected to religious practice and the pagan cult. The purpose of this essay is to give the amulet rings a larger meaning and try to put new light on them, to widen the understanding of the object and to point out that more than religion can be interpreted around the artefacts and the context they are preserved in. This will put the rings in a more social sphere and widen the meaning and use of the object and the understanding of the Viking people. This essay is written with an intention to give a broader image surrounding the social role of the amulet rings in Viking age societies. This will be done through a descriptive and investigative mapping of the micro contexts of the amulet rings. The archaeological sites that will be used to do so are Lilla Ullevi and Kalvshälla in Uppland with a contextual approach as a theoretical perspective. In this essay, it has been shown that the sites have used the amulet rings to find religious connections in the Viking age and Vendel period complexes by schematically interpreting the rings as religious objects instead of seeing the possibilities in the material. Even if religion seems to be present the distribution of the rings indicates a larger scale of social use and not only religious actions. The result is that the ring is more flexible and complex then previously thought and more in-depth research into amulet rings is needed to fully understand the object and to use them in bigger archaeological interpretations.

Orientador: Graziela Rodrigues / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-17T03:52:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Reis_Weber_M.pdf: 595968 bytes, checksum: 019be6e243a74e95e798de8f3a323bdc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: O trabalho aqui apresentado é registro de estudos do Método Bailarino-Pesquisador-Interprete (BPI), que convergiu na estruturação da personagem Zé Mané. Constam como principais referências teóricas os trabalhos literários da criadora do Método, a Profa. Dra. Graziela Rodrigues - Bailarino-Pesquisador-Interprete: Processo de Criação (1997) e O Método BPI (Bailarino-Pesquisador-Interprete) e o Desenvolvimento da Imagem Corporal (2003). A dissertação dos estudos teóricos do Método apresentam desenvolvidos em seis tópicos: Estrutura Física do BPI; Inventário no Corpo; pesquisa de Campo; Co-Habitar com a Fonte; Dojo e Estruturação da Personagem. Foi desenvolvido pesquisa de campo e trabalhos laboratoriais , na aplicação prática do Método, tendo como tema o "Caipira" e a cultura que o envolve. Observamos nos trabalhos práticos o desenvolvimento dos três eixos do Método: O Inventário no Corpo; O Co-Habitar com a Fonte e A Estruturação da Personagem. Nosso foco esteve voltado para a ativação da habilidade da percepção corporal do Intérprete, durante o processo de estruturação da personagem Zé Mané. A discussão dos resultados obtidos reforçam a questão da identidade corporal que o método BPI trabalha num processo elaborado de dentro para fora do corpo do Interprete, sempre solicitando a ele que ative a sua habilidade de percepção corporal: das emoções, dos sentimentos, dos aspectos fisiológicos localizados no tempo e no espaço. Concluímos que o método BPI trabalha o Interprete para atuar de forma abrangente nos espaços das artes cênicas / Abstract: The work presented here, is a record of studies of the method Dancer-Researcher-Performer (DRP), which converged on the structuring of character Zé Mané. Listed as the main theoretical references the literary works of the creator of the Method Prof. Dr. Graziela Rodrigues - Dancer-Researcher-Performer: Process of Creation (1997) and The Method DRP (Dancer- Researcher-Performer) and the Development of Body Image (2003). The thesis of the theoretical method developed is presented in six topics: Physical Structure of DRP; Inventory in the Body, Research Field, co-inhabit with the Source; Dojo and Structure of the Character. It was developed field research and laboratory work, practical application of the method, taking as his theme "Caipira" and the culture that surrounds it. Observed in practical work to develop the three axes of Method: The inventory in the Body, The Co-Living with the Source and The Structure of Character. Our focus was turned to the activation of the ability of body awareness of performer, during the process of structuring the character Zé Mané. The discussion of results reinforces the question of identity that the method body DRP works in a process developed from within the body of the performer, always asking him to activate your ability to sense body: emotions, feelings, physiological aspects of located in time and space. We conclude that the method works the DRP Interpret to act comprehensively in performing arts spaces / Mestrado / Artes Cenicas / Mestre em Artes

In John 5:39-40 we see a dividing line being drawn over the proper interpretation of “the Scriptures” between the Jewish leaders of the first century and the early Christians of the Johannine community. Both parties agreed that “searching the Scriptures” was essential; however, the two groups disagreed about the nature with which one was to “search the Scriptures” and how one was to possess or lay hold of this eternal life. “The Jews” viewed eternal life as a birthright that was maintained by rigorous study of the law and strict observance of its principles. The study of the law became an end in itself. The Christians of the Johannine community, on the other hand, believed that eternal life was only granted as gift when a person comes to the one of whom the Scriptures testified, Jesus Christ. Eternal life was neither a birthright nor something that could be merited, but rather a gift given to those who truly “search the Scriptures” and truly see the one who they are written of. This disagreement between the Johannine community and the first century Jewish leadership is a reflection of the division between Jesus and the Jewish leaders during his day as well as a reflection of the division between Christians and Jews in our day. But perhaps more importantly, it is a reflection of the complacent attitude that pervades much of the church today. The words of this passage are a warning or wake-up call to us all. We must be careful not to presume that eternal life is ours because of any merit or association. We must be careful to search “the Scriptures” with our eyes wide open and without presuppositions that will hinder of from discerning its true meaning. But most importantly, we must look to the one of whom these “Scriptures” testify, Jesus Christ. If we truly want to live, as we assume all men do, then we must do what is necessary to inherit eternal life. We must heed the words of “the Scriptures” and we must heed Jesus’ words: we must come to Jesus who alone is the source of eternal life. This begins and ends with proper interpretation of the Word of God. / Dissertation (MA (New Testament Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / New Testament Studies / MA / unrestricted

Ranamane (in Gerard 1993: 177) describes L. D Raditladi as one of the first Setswana writers of importance, a dedicated conservationist and enthusiastic developer of the Setswana language whose works have won considerable acclaim. Raditladi is well known as a prolific dramatist, novelist and poet, and as the translator of Shakespeare’s Macbeth into Setswana. He also wrote for both the Naledi ya Batswana newspaper and Kutlwano magazine (Boikutso 1985: 17). Shole (1988:97) speaks of Raditladi as the first dramatist to write history in Setswana, explaining that Raditladi drew inspiration from the historical dramas of Shakespeare. According to Gerard (1981), Boikhutso (1985) and Ranamane et al. (1986) the quality of Raditladi’s writing was widely recognised during his lifetime. He won numerous prices in for example, the IAI, the May Esther Bedford and the library competitions. In addition he received a monetary grant for the South African Publishing Company became of the exceptional quality of his writing. A representative example of Raditladi’s work is his drama Dintshontsho tsa Lorato, published in (1957). A survey of the literature reveals that his drama has already been investigated, by Ranamane (1986) Shole (1988) and Malimbe (1994). However Malimbe confines her investigation to the plot, and Ranamane and Shole theirs to the plot and style of the drama. Thus, no critic has previously examined the content of Dintshontsho tsa Lorato. The chief aim of this investigation is thus to critically analyse the structure of the drama Dintshontsho tsa Lorato at the level of content and plot, using two research methods, namely definition and interpretation, within the context of the adapted narratological model. This model conceives of a text according to three levels, namely content, plot and style, and focuses on the topic of the content, the theme of the plot and the atmosphere of the style. Thus this research study differs from the three previous investigation of Dintshontsho tsa lorato because it focuses on the content level of the text by examining the topic, and the plot level by analysing the theme. The content of a text is coordinated by the topic to form a unified entity. The topic of the drama we are investigating is reflected in its title, namely Dintshontsho tsa Lorato. The topic is thus of vital importance, and determines the arrangement and presentation of four important elements of content, namely character, time, place and events. These four elements are examined in more detail. The characters of the drama can be grouped into two categories, namely kind-hearted persons (e.g. Mmamotia) and quarrelsome persons (e.g. Sakoma). Mmamotia the antagonist, opposes the hero, Sakoma, who tries to force her to marry him against her will. These two characters are investigated using the concepts of intention, patronage, resistance, assistance and success. Time and place together fall under setting. Setting can be defined as the natural and artificial environment in which characters in literature live and move (Roberts 1982: 1). Time is the period in which the events of the plot happen, and the order in which they happen. This can be expressed in various units, for example a day, month or year. Place denotes the geographical and topological position in which the characters in the story are situated and the events of the plot take place. Bal (1985:8) regards the place within which the characters find themselves as the ‘frame’. The last of the four elements, the events, together make up the plot of the drama, which Strachan (1988: 20) and Magapa (1997) describe as the second level of the text. Here theme is key. Theme is the message the writer actually intends to give to the audience. The theme of the drama Dintshontsho tsa Lorato centres on dishonesty and unfaithfulness. The conflict begins when Sakoma is unable to marry Mmamotia because he is a foreigner in the Bangwato tribe, whose cultural beliefs forbid intermarriage. The plot is examined by focussing on the special functions in the plot of the protagonist Sakoma and the antagonist Mmamotia, and the events related to them are classified as representing either good or evil. The study of Dintshontsho tsa Lorato not only reveals how Raditladi creates his characters but also how he selects and shapes them for the purpose of dramatizing human life with all its varied manifestations. The action that takes place reveal essential character traits of the various characters, and do the words of the characters around them. For instance, Sakoma describes himself as a brave man who will not take no for an answer, and other characters describe Mmamotia as an extraordinarily beautiful woman who is extremely attractive to men. The plot is them examined according to the conflicts that occur in its various stages, namely the exposition, the development, the climax and the denouement. There are eleven distict conflicts that can be identified occurring between characters in he events of the plot. The event of Raditladi using two techniques, namely song and rhetorical questions, presents the events of the exposition, which form the first conflict that sets the plot going. In the development, several other techniques are used to show the conflicting forces of character and events and to emphasize message of the drama. The second, fourth and eleventh conflicts are discussed in detail because they involve the protagonist and the intagonist. (The other conflicts, which are between other characters, can be described as weak, and are not examined in great detail, though they are vital for creating suspense). In the climax phase the technique of dialog is examined, particularly in the conflict between the protagonist and the helper. The denouement phase has no conflict. Here Raditladi uses one important technique, namely monologue, to streangthen the presentation of the theme of Dintshontsho tsa Lorato. Overall, the most frequently used techniques are dialogue, monologue, point of view, repetition, foereshadowing, rhetorical questions and are the inactive mood. This drama can be classified as a tragedy, because its ending is sad, since the three main characters die. Using this tragic ending Raditladi tries to caution his audience against dishonesty and unfaithfulness. Thus it is the theme that holds the audience to the end of the drama. / Dissertation (MA (Setswana))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / African Languages / MA / unrestricted

AFRIKAANS: Die begeerte om oor hierdie onderwerp te skryf, het uit my leefwêreld ontstaan. Dit was gedurende 1994¬-2001, die eerste jare van die na-apartheidsera. Die meeste inwoners het die veranderinge demokraties aanvaar en andere het die verandering op politieke en sosiale gebied as te dramaties ervaar. Onder dié wat bedreig voel, bestaan die moontlikheid van 'n gewelddadige heilige oorlog wat uit die Ou Testament geregverdig word. Die probleemstelling is: • dat menslike geweld in 'n heilige oorlog vanuit die Ou Testament geregverdig kan word omdat daar nie rekening gehou word met die heilige-oorlog-tradisiegeskiedenis van die Ou Testament nie. Die hipotese is: • dat daar 'n ontwikkeling in Israel se denke oor 'n heilige oorlog in die Ou Testament plaasgevind het, • dat 'n studie oor die groei in Israel se denke oor 'n heilige oorlog in die Ou Testament by die eindpunt in 2 Kronieke 20:1-30 sal uitkom wat 'n heilige oorlog as 'n kultiese handeling beskou, • dat hierdie kulminasiepunt van die heilige-oorlog-tradisie in die Ou Testament uitIoop op 'n heilige oorlog sander gewelddadige menslike deelname. Die doelstellings is: • om volgens Gerhard von Rad die groei in Israel se denke oor 'n heilige oorlog aan te toon, • om die eindpunt van die heilige-oorlog-tradisie in 2 Kronieke 20:1-30 in diepte te ontleed, • om aan toon dat Israel se voortdurende afskaling van geweld konsekwensies vir ons inhou. Hoofstuk 1 is die inleidende hoofstuk waarin bogenoemde probleemstelling, hipotese en doelstellings geformuleer is. In hoofstuk 2 is daar volgens Von Rad aangetoon hoedat Israel se denke oor die heilige oorlog 'n ontwikkeling gehad het. Hy bespreek die nadenke oor 'n heilige oorlog in die geskiedenis van ou Israel, na-Salomoniese novelle, profete, Deuteronomium en die Kronis. Hierdie nadenke het 'n eindpunt bereik in 2 Kronieke 20:1-30. 'n Dieptestudie in hoofstuk 3 van 2 Kronieke 20:1-30 het aangetoon dat die Ou Testament tot die gevolgtrekking kom dat 'n heilige oorlog nie uit gewelddadige menslike deelname behoort te bestaan nie, maar uit gebed, vas, aanbidding, lofprysinge, raadpleging van en geloofsvertroue in Jahwe. In die jaar 200 I wil hierdie verhandeling vir die wat bedreig voel hierdie perspektief van 2 Kronieke 20:1-¬30 oor 'n heilige oorlog gee. Die bede is dat hierdie studie die Kronis se beskouing oor 'n heilige oorlog sal herleef en dat dit 'n bydrae tot vrede sal lewer. ENGLISH: The desire to write about this subject arose from the world in which I live. It was during 1994-2001, the first years of the post-apartheid era. Most citizens accepted the changes democratically, others experienced the changes in the political and social spheres as too dramatic. Amongst those who feel threatened , the possibility exists that a violent holy war may be justified out of the Old Testament. The problem statement is: • that human violence in a holy war may be justified from the Old Testament because the history of the holy-war-tradition of the Old Testament was not taken into account. The hypothesis is: • that, in the Old Testament, an evolution took place in Israel's thoughts on a holy war; • that a study of the growth in Israel's thoughts on a holy war in the Old Testament would eventually culminate in 2 Chronicles 20: 1-30, which regards a holy war as a cultic action; • that this culmination point of the holy war tradition in the Old Testament will lead to a holy war without violent human participation. The objectives are • to demonstrate the growth in Israel's thoughts on a holy war according to Gerhard von Rad; • to analyse in depth, the culmination point of the holy-war-tradition in 2 Chronicles 20: 1-30; • to demonstrate that Israel's continual de-escalating of violence holds consequences for us; Chapter 1 is the introductory chapter in which the above problem statement, hypothesis, and objectives were formulated. In Chapter 2, the development of lsrael's thoughts on the holy war, according to Von Rad, is illustrated. He discusses the reflections on a holy war in the history of old Israel, in the post-Solomonic novel, prophets, Deuteronomy and the Chronicler. Such reflection culminated in 2 Chronicles 20:1-30. An in-depth study in Chapter 3 of 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 showed that the Old Testament came to the conclusion that a holy war ought not comprise violent human participation, but rather: prayer, fasting, worship, praising, consultation of Yahweh and trust in Yahweh. In 2001, this thesis should provide the perspective of 2 Chronicles 20: 1-30 on a holy war to those who feel threatened. It is our prayer that this study will revive the Chronicler's views on a holy war and that it will contribute to peace. / Dissertation (MA (Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Old Testament Studies / unrestricted