Macmillan Ltd 1470-8914/03 $15.00 www.palgrave-journals.com/cpt Silence: A Politics Kennan Ferguson1 Department of Government and International Affairs‚ University of South Florida‚ 4202 East Fowler Avenue‚ SOC 107‚ Tampa‚ FL 33620-8100‚ USA E-mail: kennan@luna.cas.usf.edu This article investigates the unfamiliar political implications of silence. Generally regarded as simply a lack of speech imposed upon the powerless‚ silence is thereby positioned as inimical to politics. In a normatively
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Silence suppression Silence suppression is achieved by recognizing the lack of speech through a speech processing mechanism called voice activity detection (VAD) which dynamically monitors background noise and sets a corresponding speech detection threshold. This technique is also known as speech activity detection (SAD). Silence suppression is a way to save bandwidth when conducting voice communications‚ or at least audio communications‚ over the Internet; it’s an advantage for businesses‚ especially
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Figures of Speech in "The Tiger" by William Blake In the poem "The Tiger"‚ the author‚ William Blake‚ is describing one of the most powerful and beautiful creatures and praising God’s work in the process by using symbols and different figures of speech. The figures of speech that are used are alliteration‚ metaphor‚ and anaphora. By using these certain figures of speech‚ Blake brings the focus to those things that he is so in awe of. Now‚ Just to give a quick background to the author‚ we go
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Introduction of sound. As the scene opens no music is played‚ only the rusty dish is rolling on the ground‚ and then the camels create a noise so sharp and vulgar then the insects start to buzz‚ suddenly the car arrives and the wheels make a sound over the fence wire causing a harsh sound similar to an alarm. This sparks a fast paced drum beat musical introduction which mimics the racing heart of Molly‚ Gracie and Daisy and their mum as they are running away from the constable’s car. The sounds cause a sense
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Examples of figures of speech in romantic poems In the poem “Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth ‚ “ the anchor of my purest thought” in line 109‚ the author uses a metaphor comparing the idea that nature makes the speaker feels safe and the role of memory and imagination as something pure. In the poem “Ozymandias” by Pershy Bissy Shelley‚ The hand that mock ’d them and the heart that fed in line 8‚ it is an instance of Synecdoche and Alliteration. The hand that mock ’d them makes reference
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“abomination.” How was he able to see the Jews being murdered and thrown out of their homes without feeling a bit of remorse? It seemed he had made his heart become like a hard cold stone. Being silent is taking away your freedom of speech. It takes away more than freedom of speech‚ it also stops people from expressing what they feel. Hitler did more than kill millions of Jews; he took their liberty and most importantly their freedom of expressing themselves. Hitler had everything planned out and organized
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Good vs. Evil‚ Detective vs. Criminal. Everyday man is weighed down with the matter of whether to do good or to do evil. Even though society constantly persuades us to be moral‚ nevertheless‚ evil still lurks. In the movie “The Silence of the Lambs” directed by Jonathan Demme‚ Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Jame Gumb play the role of evil. Where there is evil‚ there is good therefore‚ Clarice Starling and Jack Crawford play the role of good. Society typically teaches us that good always defeats evil
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sets Antony in motion to deceive his murderers into allowing him to speak to Rome. In his speech to the Romans‚ Antony turns Rome against Brutus using repetition to convey the irony in his own speech and discredit Brutus‚ as well as‚ applying meter to add emphasis to the mutiny‚ and contrast Brutus’s speech allowing him to connect with his countrymen. Repetition is used powerfully throughout Antony’s speech to convey a multitude of thoughts‚ however‚ the repetition particularly lends to the irony
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INTRODUCTION Sound is a mechanical wave an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid‚ liquid‚ or gas‚ composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard‚ or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations. Sound is a sequence of waves of pressure which propagates through compressible media such as air or water. (Sound can propagate through solids as well‚ but there are additional modes of propagation). During their propagation
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Songs of Silence Theme: Silence Topic: How is silence depicted in the following chapters: Effita‚ A story with no name‚ Nathan and Miss Minnie? In the novel Songs of Silence the theme silence is portrayed in the various chapters and shows us the different reasons and reactions to silence. Silence is a major theme in the novel but in these particular chapters it gives us a clearer understanding to what is happening. The novel suggests to us that silence is not just the absence of sound‚ but is
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