Using Passive and Active Voice: Architectural and Engineering Marvels 6.0 Introduction to Voice So far in this grammar‚ verbs have been classified by their form‚ tense‚ aspect‚ and modality. Another essential concept in the English verb system is voice. Grammatical voice refers to either passive or active voice. Consider the sentence The French government commissioned sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi to design the Statue of Liberty. The sentence is considered an active voice sentence because the
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A Voice for the Voiceless Zurisadai Hernandez I saw the fear in my two year old sister’s eyes as we were separated from my mother before crossing the border. I hugged her tightly and assured her that everything was okay as I held back my tears. The next couple of days‚ my sister cried endlessly and persistently asked where “mommy” was. I kept my sister by my side‚ made sure she was safe‚ and attempted to make her smile as often as possible. Finally we arrived in a bus stop in Los
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In the article “Giving Voice to Children’s Voices: Practices and Problems‚ Pitfalls and Potentials‚” James argues that “despite the representations of the “voices of children‚” children themselves may‚ nonetheless‚ continue to find their voices silenced‚ suppressed‚ or ignored in their everyday lives.” (James‚ p. 261) After conducting the photo voice assignment with my fifteen-year-old participant‚ Keerthana‚ I was able to come to a realization that due to the power imbalance between the researcher
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Voices of Protest Throughout the Great Depression‚ the U.S experienced many changes. When there was a time of change‚ whether it was good or bad‚ there were always people who wanted to oppose it. In this essay‚ I will discuss Huey Long’s and Father Coughlin’s reasoning and methods of protest. Huey Long and Father Coughlin were influential politicians who opposed the new society of Big Business and high technology. They blamed certain companies and the owners of Big Business for the financial
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English Essay Island Voices “The use of symbolism is interestingly used to express the theme of ‘seeing’ and the effects of modernism in Tanjong Rhu and Lee” The stories in Island Voices were compiled to highlight the consequences faced by Singaporean as the city transformed from a traditional society to a cosmopolitan Asian city. Many of the authors of these short stories use literary devices to emphasize their message. I feel that Tanjong Rhu and Lee both use symbolisms to emphasize the
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word sleep in his tragedy Macbeth to show how power can be used to a disadvantage‚ leading up to a constant state of guilt building up inside of characters Macbeth and lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth uses her power over Duncan while he is asleep only to lead her
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Every type of text‚ whether it is a film‚ song‚ poem or speech portrays a distinctive voice. The distinctive voice is usually a result of how the composer wants to get their point of view across to the audience. John F Kennedy’s Inaugural Address‚ 9th Earl Spencer’s Eulogy for Princess Diana and George W. Bush’s 9/11 Address to the Nation are all speeches‚ which makes it easier to hear the distinctive voice within each one‚ along with the numerous language techniques‚ stylistic features and their
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There are many wonderful stories created but the two stories I like best are “The Necklace” and “Voice Tape.” I like this two because it can happen in reality and it can move every people’s heart in some ways. Moreover‚ both of the stories give a moral lesson on how to handle our life positively and how we must face and overcome every problem we encounter. These two stories also give significant to our responsibilities in life and we must not just rely on other people even it
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What does it mean to be true to your inner voice? This question entices many responses. Does it mean that everything we think has to be done‚ said‚ or acted upon? If this were the case‚ the world would be full of chaos. Being true to your inner voice‚ in my opinion‚ simply means being able to feel comfortable with your inner voice. Radiolab’s podcast on Clive‚ demonstrates an excellent form of truth to an inner voice. Clive‚ an old man who suffers from the worlds worst case of amnesia and who cannot
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Project/ scenario name: Custom scenario description: Voice based Web Browser Internet has brought about an incredible improvement in human access to knowledge and information. Voice browsers allow people to access the Web using speech synthesis‚ pre-recorded audio‚ and speech recognition. This can be supplemented by keypads and small displays. Voice may also be offered as an adjunct to conventional desktop browsers with high resolution graphical displays‚ providing an accessible alternative
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