scary of a fashion. The Gargoyles and pointed banisters make the church seem more like a prison than somewhere to be welcomed‚ but the cathedrals nonetheless are such impressive structures. 2. How did Gothic architecture change from previous time periods? What was new about Gothic architecture? Sometime in the past the walls of the cathedrals were bulky and small. Then when time started to progress the walls became tall narrow and had glass incorporated into them‚ making their structure even more
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Hate Speech Edward Oliver‚ Jr PHL-305 3/102013 Colette Palamar Hate Speech Hate Speech Thomas Jefferson one of the founding fathers once said‚ “A democracy cannot be both ignorant and free.” The first amendment structured to give United States citizens the right to speak freely is an essential law that builds the foundation of the United States Constitution. The first amendment is one of the most controversial laws that higher instructions of learning‚ churches‚ state‚ and
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1304 February 16‚ 2013 On racist Speech The voice of writers and authors are the key components to their inner thoughts. It is a way of actually portraying what a person is trying to say. However the case is that their words silenced and put in period of exile away from the eyes of the public. Author Charles Lawrence goes on to state that racist speech is wrong simply because of the drastic agony it puts on a victim’s perspective. In the article “On Racist Speech‚” the author‚ Charles R Lawrence
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Pronunciation of Nouns in Text to Speech systems E.Veera Raghavendra‚ Lavanya Prahallad IIIT Hyderabad‚ India raghavendra@iiit.net‚ lavanyap@cmu.edu At present most speech synthesis systems use raw text as their input which is understandable from a human point of view but problematic for the machines since the process of converting text to speech is very complex; in this paper we discuss the need for having a specific SSML tag for each “mention” (1st occurrence‚ 2nd occurrence) of a proper noun
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examples‚ comment on and discuss the development of French Domestic Architecture in the 17th century In 1600‚ the civil war finished in France between the Protestants and the Catholics; therefore‚ there was a need for new buildings in France. However‚ Henri IV was assassinated in 1611 and therefore Louis XIII took the throne until 1643. He had Italian influence as his mum; Marie di Medici was Italian which reflected the style of architecture that was built during his time as king. However‚ between 1643
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Speech Communication 49 (2007) 861–873 www.elsevier.com/locate/specom Highly accurate children’s speech recognition for interactive reading tutors using subword units Andreas Hagen‚ Bryan Pellom *‚ Ronald Cole Center for Spoken Language Research‚ University of Colorado at Boulder‚ 1777 Exposition Drive‚ Suite #171‚ Boulder‚ CO 80301‚ USA Received 15 December 2005; received in revised form 20 February 2007; accepted 9 May 2007 Abstract Speech technology offers great promise in the field of automated
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offensive speech‚ like hate speech and bullying - online or in person - be restricted and prohibited? “On October 17‚ 2006‚ Megan Meir‚ a thirteen-year-old girl in Dardenne Prairie‚ Missouri‚ who had been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and depression‚ committed suicide because of postings on MySpace‚ an Internet social networking site‚ saying she was a bad person‚ whom everyone hated and the world would be better off without” (John O. Hayward). Throughout the years offensive speech‚ like
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incitement to commit crimes. These speech codes are for the safety of citizens and are often used to suppress hate speech in private institutions and in the workplace. Speech codes should be allowed on college campuses in order to create a safe environment for people of different sexes‚ races‚ sexual orientation‚ religions‚ and classes‚ and to provide an equal learning environment for all by limiting the freedom of speech. Speech codes limit freedom of speech to prevent serious harm to students
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Oprah Winfrey Commencement Speech at Stanford University 2008 Oprah’s audience was very receptive of her mainly because she is a respected icon known all over America. The audience was a group of diverse faculty‚ staff‚ graduates‚ family and friends. When Oprah started her speech welcoming the audience‚ she gave them an icebreaker saying she wanted to let them in on a secret to personalize her speech. She lets the audience know that her god daughter Kirby attends Stanford and she is very proud
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CONTENTS Introduction……………………………………………………....................3 Chapter 1: Speech Act Theory…………………………………...................5 Chapter 2: Indirect Speech Acts in English………………........................10 Conclusion…………………………………………..………................…..15 References……………………………………………..………...................17 INTRODUCTION Language is an inseparable part of our everyday lives. It is the main tool used to transmit messages‚ to communicate ideas‚ thoughts and opinions. It situates us in the
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