This thesis deals with the theater as a specific aesthetic form combining visual and acoustic transmission of information within a specific communication model. Theory of theater, which is a independent and self-sufficient art department drawing on other types of art and creating unique artistic communication and experience in a particular space and time. The theater surroundigs and space, which is in the theater clearly defined and divided into zones - the stage and the auditorium. Thus adapted space affects the creation, transmission and reception of signs and require specific procedures of creative work. Particular kind of theater in this work is physical theater and dance. Through movement and dance in the theater transmits communication content in a different way. Symbolism of the body and movement in theater includes theatrical code. This system constitutes the characters and the code with which the operating theater and regulates the material which is used as theater character. At the same time determines how and under what conditions they can be combined characters and the importance attributed to these characters the audience. The empirical part contains an analysis of the performance of shadow dance group Teulis who participated in the project Czech Slovakia has talent.

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This research explores the application of Viewpoints and Composition training with a cast of high school students to measure changes in the social cognitive development (SCD) of individuals and the collective group. The research centers on the writing of Michael F. Mascolo and Deborah Margolis, which takes a coactive approach to the relationship between one's social cognitive development and how it is manifested in his or her actions within a social group. Using this framework, the researcher assesses the personality types within the cast and analyzes how utilizing Viewpoints training creates shifts within these personalities. The researcher approaches this study from both a theoretical standpoint as a student during a two-week intensive training course for adults with SITI Company, and a practical standpoint in the direction of a fully mounted production with high school actors. The objective of the research is to propose a method to implement advanced Viewpoints training within a high school ensemble in order to cultivate ensemble and ultimately aid the social cognitive development of the individual actors.

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The purpose of this essay is to conduct an analysis of four different classroom materials for the English 6 course in order to see the extent to which the textbooks follow accepted teaching methodology for reading, and whether or not their methodology changed after the curriculum switch in 2011. The books being analysed are Progress Gold C, Streams in Literature, Blueprint C Version 2.0, and Viewpoints 2. The analysis has been done by first looking at the teaching methodology literature in order to create a framework of questions to follow when analysing the classroom material, and from that framework looking at what reading activities are available and which model they follow, whether the texts activate different areas of knowledge for the students, and the variety of reading purposes that are available in each book. The answers have then been summarised individually for each point that has been picked out in the framework, and I have then briefly discussed whether or not there is a difference between the textbooks published prior to the curriculum change contra those published afterwards.   The conclusion of my analysis is that each of the books is strong in its own way, but that they do not all adhere to the chosen teaching methodology models – with Viewpoints 2 being the strongest in relation to the chosen framework, and Streams in Literature being the weakest. The books are all very similar at first glance, but it is clear to see that each of the authors has chosen their own way of handling the subject of reading literature in the classroom, with Streams in Literature choosing to focus almost entirely on the texts, while Progress Gold C and Blueprint C Version 2.0 have a much heavier focus on linguistics, and Viewpoints 2 strikes a balance between the two. My conclusion is that while all four of the books seem to follow the teaching methods analysed in this essay to some degree, all of them would require a good amount of revision in order to be more optimally developed towards the teaching theories presented here. / Syftet med denna uppsats är att genomföra en analys av fyra olika klassrumsmaterial som tillhör Engelska 6 kursen för att kunna se i vilken utsträckning textböckerna följer den accepterade undervisningsmetodiken kring läsning, och om metodiken ändrades efter kursplansbytet 2011 eller inte. Böckerna som analyseras är Progress Gold C, Streams in Literature, Blueprint C Version 2.0, och Viewpoints 2. Analysen har genomförts genom att först titta på litteraturen kring undervisningsmetodik för att skapa en teoretisk ram med frågor att följa när böckerna analyseras, och att sedan utifrån den ramen titta på vilka aktiviteter som finns och vilken modell de följer, om de aktiverar olika kunskapsområden hos eleverna, samt variationen mellan vilka lässyften finns i böckerna. Svaren har sedan sammanfattats individuellt för varje bok och punkt i den teoretiska ramen, och jag har då diskuterat översiktligt om det finns en skillnad mellan textböckerna som är utgivna innan kursplansbytet jämfört med de som är utgivna efter bytet.   Sammanfattningen av min analys är att varje textbok är stark på sitt eget sätt, men att inte alla följer den valda undervisningsmetodiksmodellen – förhållandet till den teoretiska ramen är starkast i Viewpoints 2 och svagast i Streams in Literature.Böckerna är vid första anblick väldigt lika, men man kan tydligt se att varje författare har valt sitt eget sätt att hantera hur man läser literatur i klassrummet. Streams in Literature väljer att fokusera nästan enbart på texterna, medans Progress Gold C och Blueprint C Version 2.0 har ett mycket tyngre fokus på lingvistik, och Viewpoints 2 har hittat en balans medan de två olika sätten. Min slutsats är att även om alla fyra textböcker verkar till en viss grad följa undervisningsmetodiken som har analyserats i denna uppsats så skulle alla behöva en stor mängd revideringar för att vara mer optimalt anpassade mot den presenterade undervisningsmetodiken.

Este trabalho aborda o problema de casamento entre duas imagens. Casamento de imagens pode ser do tipo casamento de modelos (template matching) ou casamento de pontos-chaves (keypoint matching). Estes algoritmos localizam uma região da primeira imagem numa segunda imagem. Nosso grupo desenvolveu dois algoritmos de casamento de modelos invariante por rotação, escala e translação denominados Ciratefi (Circula, radial and template matchings filter) e Forapro (Fourier coefficients of radial and circular projection). As características positivas destes algoritmos são a invariância a mudanças de brilho/contraste e robustez a padrões repetitivos. Na primeira parte desta tese, tornamos Ciratefi invariante a transformações afins, obtendo Aciratefi (Affine-ciratefi). Construímos um banco de imagens para comparar este algoritmo com Asift (Affine-scale invariant feature transform) e Aforapro (Affine-forapro). Asift é considerado atualmente o melhor algoritmo de casamento de imagens invariante afim, e Aforapro foi proposto em nossa dissertação de mestrado. Nossos resultados sugerem que Aciratefi supera Asift na presença combinada de padrões repetitivos, mudanças de brilho/contraste e mudanças de pontos de vista. Na segunda parte desta tese, construímos um algoritmo para filtrar casamentos de pontos-chaves, baseado num conceito que denominamos de coerência geométrica. Aplicamos esta filtragem no bem-conhecido algoritmo Sift (scale invariant feature transform), base do Asift. Avaliamos a nossa proposta no banco de imagens de Mikolajczyk. As taxas de erro obtidas são significativamente menores que as do Sift original. / This work deals with image matching. Image matchings can be modeled as template matching or keypoints matching. These algorithms search a region of the first image in a second image. Our group has developed two template matching algorithms invariant by rotation, scale and translation called Ciratefi (circular, radial and template matching filter) and Forapro (Fourier coefficients of radial and circular projection). The positive characteristics of Ciratefi and Forapro are: the invariance to brightness/contrast changes and robustness to repetitive patterns. In the first part of this work, we make Ciratefi invariant to affine transformations, getting Aciratefi (Affine-ciratefi). We have built a dataset to compare Aciratefi with Asift (Affine-scale invariant feature transform) and Aforapro (Affine-forapro). Asift is currently considered the best affine invariant image matching algorithm, and Aforapro was proposed in our master\'s thesis. Our results suggest that Aciratefi overcome Asift in the combined presence of repetitive patterns, brightness/contrast and viewpoints changes. In the second part of this work, we filter keypoints matchings based on a concept that we call geometric coherence. We apply this filtering in the well-known algorithm Sift (scale invariant feature transform), the basis of Asift. We evaluate our proposal in the Mikolajczyk images database. The error rates obtained are significantly lower than those of the original Sift.

Este trabalho aborda o problema de casamento entre duas imagens. Casamento de imagens pode ser do tipo casamento de modelos (template matching) ou casamento de pontos-chaves (keypoint matching). Estes algoritmos localizam uma região da primeira imagem numa segunda imagem. Nosso grupo desenvolveu dois algoritmos de casamento de modelos invariante por rotação, escala e translação denominados Ciratefi (Circula, radial and template matchings filter) e Forapro (Fourier coefficients of radial and circular projection). As características positivas destes algoritmos são a invariância a mudanças de brilho/contraste e robustez a padrões repetitivos. Na primeira parte desta tese, tornamos Ciratefi invariante a transformações afins, obtendo Aciratefi (Affine-ciratefi). Construímos um banco de imagens para comparar este algoritmo com Asift (Affine-scale invariant feature transform) e Aforapro (Affine-forapro). Asift é considerado atualmente o melhor algoritmo de casamento de imagens invariante afim, e Aforapro foi proposto em nossa dissertação de mestrado. Nossos resultados sugerem que Aciratefi supera Asift na presença combinada de padrões repetitivos, mudanças de brilho/contraste e mudanças de pontos de vista. Na segunda parte desta tese, construímos um algoritmo para filtrar casamentos de pontos-chaves, baseado num conceito que denominamos de coerência geométrica. Aplicamos esta filtragem no bem-conhecido algoritmo Sift (scale invariant feature transform), base do Asift. Avaliamos a nossa proposta no banco de imagens de Mikolajczyk. As taxas de erro obtidas são significativamente menores que as do Sift original. / This work deals with image matching. Image matchings can be modeled as template matching or keypoints matching. These algorithms search a region of the first image in a second image. Our group has developed two template matching algorithms invariant by rotation, scale and translation called Ciratefi (circular, radial and template matching filter) and Forapro (Fourier coefficients of radial and circular projection). The positive characteristics of Ciratefi and Forapro are: the invariance to brightness/contrast changes and robustness to repetitive patterns. In the first part of this work, we make Ciratefi invariant to affine transformations, getting Aciratefi (Affine-ciratefi). We have built a dataset to compare Aciratefi with Asift (Affine-scale invariant feature transform) and Aforapro (Affine-forapro). Asift is currently considered the best affine invariant image matching algorithm, and Aforapro was proposed in our master\'s thesis. Our results suggest that Aciratefi overcome Asift in the combined presence of repetitive patterns, brightness/contrast and viewpoints changes. In the second part of this work, we filter keypoints matchings based on a concept that we call geometric coherence. We apply this filtering in the well-known algorithm Sift (scale invariant feature transform), the basis of Asift. We evaluate our proposal in the Mikolajczyk images database. The error rates obtained are significantly lower than those of the original Sift.

Magistrinio darbo tiriamasis objektas – Bronio Railos, žymaus lietuvių intelektualo, buvusio trečiafrontininko, tautininko, po Antrojo pasaulinio karo perėjusio į liberalų stovyklą, politinės pažiūros ir veikla XX a. ketvirtajame dešimtmetyje. Ši tema istoriografijoje iš viso nėra sulaukusi tyrėjų dėmesio. Tyrimas atliktas remiantis gausiais istorijos šaltiniais. Atlikus tyrimą paaiškėjo, kad Bronys Raila - kontraversiška XX a. Lietuvos istorijos asmenybė, neturėjusi aiškių ideologinių nuostatų ir išsiskyrusi savo pažiūrų ir veiksmų radikalumu ypač ketvirtajame dešimtmetyje. Jaunystėje B. Railai buvo artimos kairiosios idėjos, kurį laiką bendradarbiavo socialdemokratų spaudoje, o 1930-1931 m. ir kairiųjų net prokomunistinės orientacijos lietuvių rašytojų žurnale „Trečiasis frontas“. Buvo vienas iš šio žurnalo ideologinių vadų, ko jis pats nenorėjo pripažinti. Lietuvos valdžiai uždraudus „Trečią frontą“, trečiafrontininkai išsiskirstė. B. Railos pasitraukimą iš trečiafrontininkų nulėmė daugiau ne idėjiniai motyvai, o išoriniai faktoriai. Lemiamos įtakos turėjo Lietuvos komunistų partijos arši kritika trečiafrontininkų atžvilgiu, komunistų spaudoje pasitaikantys nuolatiniai B. Railos užsipuldinėjimai, net prakeiksmai, kas ir nulėmė B. Railos atsimetimą nuo „kairės“ ir galbūt evoliucijos į komunistinę santvarką. Nemažiau svarbu ir tai, kad, B. Raila nebegalėjo rašyti spaudoje, uždraudus „Trečią frontą“. Iš trečiafrontininkų perėjęs į tautininkų gretas, B. Raila tapo... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Summary The object of the master thesis paper is the political attitudes and activities of Bronys Raila who was a famous Lithuanian intellectual, former third front line solder who joined the left–wing campus after the World War II, during the 4th decade of the 20th century. This theme has not received any attention from the researchers of historiography yet. The research has been conducted on the basis of vast historical resources. After it has been conducted, it emerged that Bronys Raila was a controversial personality of Lithuanian history of the 20th century who had not any clear ideological attitudes and who was distinguished by his radical views and activities, especially during the 4th decade of the mentioned century. Early in life, Bronys Raila was influenced by the leftist ideas and, for some time, he collaborated in the social–democratic press; further, during the period of 1930 and 1931, he worked in the journal “Trečiasis frontas” (The Third Front) of the leftist procommunist Lithuanian writers. He was one of its ideological leaders, which he himself never fancied to admit. After the Lithuanian government prohibited its printing, the third front line solders dispersed. However, Bronys Raila’s retreat was influenced not by his ideological motives but by the external factors. The most influential ones were the severe critic of the Lithuanian communist party towards the third front line solders, constant attacks (even curses) of Bronys Raila in the... [to full text]

This thesis examines the issue of Texas annexation from the viewpoints of two southern cities: Richmond, Virginia, and New Orleans, Louisiana. It looks primarily at four major newspapers, two in each city: the Richmond Enquirer and the Richmond Whig; and the New Orleans Times-Picayune and the New Orleans Whig. These four newspapers were examined thoroughly from January 1844 to July 1845. In addition to the above newspapers, the Congressional Globe and national voting patterns on Texas annexation were examined. Analysis of the editorial articles in the above newspapers offers the best possibility of understanding public sentiment toward Texas annexation and the presidential election of 1844. The evidence examined in this study indicates that Texas annexation became a decisive issue in the presidential election of 1844. It also shows that, although the press and elements within both Democratic and Whig parties were aware that the slavery question was intricately linked to the Texas annexation issue, slavery and sectional politics were not the primary factors influencing annexation. Ultimately, fundamental concerns regarding western expansion in general, especially for the Whigs, and political party loyalty proved the decisive factors in the presidential election of 1844 and Texas annexation. The evidence gathered in this study indicates that Texas annexation deliberately became an issue in the presidential election by the Democratic party. It also shows that although consideration was given to the slavery question by elements of both the Whig and Democratic parties, sectional politics did not enter into play concerning the annexation of Texas.