ABSTRACT In this paper we address the issue of pronunciation model- ing for conversational speech synthesis. We experiment with two different HMM topologies (fully connected state model and forward connected state model) for sub-phonetic model- ing to capture the deletion and insertion of sub-phonetic states during speech production process. We show that the experi- mented HMM topologies have higher log likelihood than the traditional 5-state sequential model. We also study the first and
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Researched-Based Essay Topic # 6: Can media bring about social change? If so‚ why? If not‚ why not? Alexa Grimes Ryerson University Radio and Television February 1st‚ 2010 Over the last two decades‚ several major changes have occurred in the media industries that have altered the way in which the media institution operates. Social theorists have always had two distinct visions when it comes to the introduction of new media; one‚ a utopia where mass media is used to spread
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An individual’s role in society can vary with the number themes the characters exhibit. When there are signs of fate‚ cruelties‚ weaknesses‚ and desires for justice and catharsis the role of an individual becomes more complicated. In Antigone‚ most of those themes are shown thus a single person’s influence or role on society is very small and complicated to attain. However in The Lottery the society has most of the control and there is not many signs of those characteristics so the role of a person
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How can you apologize? Since a long time‚ there was a nice youth lives with his beloved wife in harmony and humor. They always wished to have a child to bear their names and to achieve their hopes. One day‚ and after a long time of waiting‚ the wife got pregnant. Time started passing slowly‚ moment after moment‚ day after day‚ week after week‚ month after month‚ and finally‚ Sabreen‚ the wife of Ahmed‚ delivered Luai‚ the child that they had been waiting for a long time. His parents
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Society can Change a Person Jones In reading class were reading Fahrenheit 451 and character name Mildred is very self-centered‚ robotic‚ and unfeeling. Another character named Captain Beatty explained why she like this or why society is like that. Why is mildred is so robotic is that she didn’t have to work for anything; everything was given to her. Also she have a routine that she that she follow everyday. Captain Beatty say that “ all this started with the civil war. People used to not get
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and various other people that will surely be remembered for decades to come. The Jewish people’s faith were tested during this incident‚ including Elie Wiesel’s. In his memoir NIGHT‚ it recalls of the author’s personal experience and how his understanding of God changes throughout his stay in the camps. As the story unfolds‚ the protagonist is extremely devoted and faithful. This is hinted when the author notes that "I was almost thirteen and deeply observant. By day I studied Talmud and by night
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The relationship between teens and drugs has been around for decades; however‚ this is not what you would call positive. Substance abusing (which is using drugs or alcohol in ways than can cause physical harm) is often associated with crime. But why do youths take drugs" Youth take drugs for the following reasons: social disorganization‚ peer pressure‚ family factors‚ emotional‚ or rational choice. Social disorganization deals with drug abuse to poverty and disorganized urban environment. Drug use
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central question of ‘On Liberty’ is: to what extent can society legitimately exercise power over the individual? Power can be exercised either by different governments such as authoritarian‚ monarchical or democratic‚ which are always a threat to individual liberty. Or by self-government‚ ‘’of each by all the rest’’‚ i.e. following the rule of the most numerous or active part‚ the majority‚ anonymous social force that destroys the freedoms of individuals. This is due to the fact that the needs and wants
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You Can Change the World - Become an Activist Folks‚ I want to ask you a question: do you think everything in your life is perfect just as it is? Or are there some changes you would make if you had the chance? If the answer is “yes”… then you have everything you need to be an activist Let me explain. A lot of people choose to sail steadily through life on an even keel. But there are some people who are boat rockers. They go through life making a fuss when things...
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Roles of Individuals and Societies The early twentieth century marked a period of rapid industrial and technological change in a society which began to redefine the roles of the individual and society. Max Weber and Sigmund Freud were two revolutionary thinkers of the time who recognized the importance of this relationship and tried to determine whether the power balance between society and the individual was tilted in one particular direction or the other. A world becoming an increasingly complex
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