Thesis (M.A.)--University of Louisville, 2003. / Department of Sociology. Vita. "December 2003." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 43-46).

This thesis concerns Czech contemporary composition for harp, specifically the solos, chamber music and concertos by Czech composers. It describes the current state of research - four diploma theses written on the Czech contemporary repertoire. This thesis presents certain authors who have written works for harp - P. Eben, J.F.Fischer, I. Loudová, Z. Matějů, L. Matoušek, K. Slavická a P. Zemek giving their brief biography, enlisting their works with harp and mainly presenting interviews with the composers concerning their attitude to harp and their methods of dealing with the specific technical features of harp.I give more information about the structure or creation background of selected pieces. The analytic chapter gives the comparison of different approaches to harp in the work of the selected composers. The background for this comparison is mainly the interviews with the comopsers or my own konwledge of their pieces. The integral part of the thesis is also a large table of the contemporary Czech composition for harp, placed in the appendix.

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Master's thesis deals with the issue of seating for the elderly. The goal is the analysis of seating for the elderly and creating structural design chairs for the elderly. The beginning of the thesis is about demography and about important information regarding elderly, their habitation, psychology, health and properties of seating specified for them. Next, the thesis deals with market research. Survey in retirement homes has the goal find out features about seating furniture in retirement homes and find out information from clients and nursing personnel about satisfaction with seating furniture and requirements for seating furniture. In the end of thesis the informations are completely evaluate and used for create a custom structural design of furniture element.

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Master's thesis deals with the children's production, which use fear as educational or entertainment aspect. The intention is to find these aspects in children's production and review their effects and impacts. It considers the comparison of these two aspects. Selected problem is solved through author's own reflections, based on her childhood or her experience gained through working with children. It analyzes the children's production, as well as feelings of fear and anxiety. The thesis provides an opportunity to get familiar with unconventional production for children. We found out that the production for kids must be more flexible than for adults. It is not always easy for parents to accept. This thesis can help beginning authors, interested in production for children, to become familiar with this issue and inspire them. A part of the master's thesis is the author's reflection on her own artistic performance and moments of practical implementation, through which the author tries to complete theoretical approaches. The photo attachment is included in the text of thesis. In the end of the thesis is text attachment. There is also a CD-R included, on which there are records of some stagings mentioned in the text.

Published Article / The potential for tourism to contribute to development in South Africa has been enthusiastically embraced by the government and by many scholars. This article examines tourism from two perspectives 'Tourism First' and 'Development First' and tries to reconcile each of these modes with developmental dictates. A number of obstacles to the realisation of the developmental potential of tourism are identified. The inherent tensions between traditionalism and tourism, as an expression of modernity, are explored. It is concluded that, although the tourism industry is an excellent generator of positive economic multipliers, it does not readily lend itself to functioning as a 'lead sector' for development.

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