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    Free Speech

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    No one can deny that freedom of speech is one of the most basic rights in democracies both in the United States and abroad. Unlimited freedom of speech however‚ is an unrealistic expectation for many reasons. The most pressing one being a violent reaction to hate speech. We must be able to seek a balance between freedom of expression and censorship of religious and racial hatred. Hate speech is a type of speech that incites other people to hate a certain group in society defined by common characteristics

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    The King's Speech

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    The King’s Speech When I think about the film The King’s Speech I think of personal problem and courage. King Gorge VI had a personal problem and that he stammered. This problem made him unable to do his task like giving speech to people. He tried hard to overcome this problem. Sometimes he got disappointed and felt he failed and is not a good fit for his job. I saw how he sometimes became hopeless and disappointed. Also courage comes in my mind when I think of this film. The King decided

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    Hate Speech

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    Hate Speech‚ Should it be Regulated? Hate speech‚ what is it? The definition of hate speech‚ according to Mari J. Matsuda‚ author of "Assaultive Speech and Academic Freedom‚ is "…(a word of group of words) of which is to wound and degrade by asserting the inherent inferiority of a group" (151). In my own words hate speech is a humiliation and demeaning slur of words specifically used to disgrace a person for their race‚ religion‚ or sexual habits. There is now a controversy if hate speech should

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    Speech Recognition

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    Datasheet Date: 6-Aug-12 Model #: 1180 Product’s Page: www.sunrom.com/p-762.html Speech Recognition System based on HM2007 The speech recognition system is a completely assembled and easy to use programmable speech recognition circuit. Programmable‚ in the sense that you train the words (or vocal utterances) you want the circuit to recognize. This board allows you to experiment with many facets of speech recognition technology. It has 8 bit data out which can be interfaced with any microcontroller

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    Figure of Speech

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    1. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. is a term that describes a literary stylistic device. Alliteration occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. For example‚ “She sells sea-shells down by the sea-short” or “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” are both alliterative phrases. In the former‚ all the words start with the “s” sound‚ while in the later‚ the “p’s” take precedence. Aside from tongue twisters‚ alliteration

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    southern states was heavily segregated in 1963 and racial division was enshrined in southern custom and law. King delivered his speech when it was needed most‚ however Emma Goldman delivered “The political criminal of today…” ahead of her time as the mere idea of freedom of speech was considered scandalous. With two separate causes represented by great speakers; Negro’s and free speech‚ both composers attempted to win their audiences support for their cause. King delivered “I have a dream” to a crowd of

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    was reminded of this significance when Bertie suddenly released his frustration during his talk with Lionel. Truly‚ The King’s Speech presented a story of a man whose courage to change inspires the viewers to speak for their purpose. Courageous it is for the challenges that Bertie faced to overcome his apprehension were not of ease‚ but of difficulty‚ given that his speech problem was rooted in something deeper- his experiences as a young prince. As a child‚ he encountered the strict side of his father

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    Kings Speech

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    Blume 1 22/09/11 The Kings Speech Review Refurbished History The King’s Speech is a moving film which provides viewers with an auto- biographic view on King George VI’s reign to power. Set in the 1930’s‚ The King’s Speech accurately conveys a believable setting and experience through the acting and camera work. Every emotion portrayed by the characters can be witnessed

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    Hate Speech

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    This paper will address some of the issues surrounding hate speech and its regulation. I will explain both Andrew Altman and Jonathan Rauch’s positions in the first two sections. The third section will be on what Altman might say to Rauch’s opposite views. I will then discuss my view that hate speech should never be regulated under any circumstance especially in the name of protecting someone’s psychology‚ feelings‚ or insecurities like Altman prescribes. In the end‚ I will conclude that we should

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    Madeleine Albright speech at Farmers School Business Introduction Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright took time out of her busy schedule to address students at the Miami University’s Farmers School of Business a month to the election of America’s new president. From the video‚ it can be pointed out that she was concerned with the issues of foreign policy the president will face. I agree with her on the fact that one has to be tolerant and ready to corporate with other people in realizing

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