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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Paul Wise The Conflict Theory This paper will talk about what The Conflict Theory is‚ and who it was derived from. It will also give‚ and explain an example of what The Conflict Theory pertains to in modern society. The Conflict Theory focuses on the negative aspects of society as opposed to most other theories which tend to focus more on the positive aspects of society. It pays more attention to things like race‚ gender and social class because they are seen as grounds for the worst struggles in
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Despite of the gross cold I decided to go to school .the problem was i didnt knew that day was a holiday‚no it was not sunday but whatever day it was it was terrible.there is nothing like i am affectionate towards school but we students have to keep our work updated.the most weird thing was my mom didnt remembered it too. so after that i walked downstairs to my parking lot took my vehicle and drove .the first breeze made me astonished then the breezes didnt affect my will to go to school . at last
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"Technology ultimately separates and alienates people more than it serves to bring them together." It is always a controversial issue whether technology separates and alienates people more than it serves to bring them together. From my point of view‚ technology has done more to bring people together than to separate or alienate them. Therefore‚ I disagree with the statement. Here are some reasons why. First of all‚ technology has brought about a revolution in the way we communicate with each other
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Encountering Conflict – Conflict can both crush people and inspire people to greater heights. Conflict presents itself in various forms; it can occur in different places‚ can be intentional or unexpected and affect people in diverse ways. To survive people then need to develop coping mechanisms to overcome or at least begin their journey of recovery. If they cannot do this‚ then they will not be able to move on. Conflict is a subject that everyone in the world faces on a day to day basis‚ but
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Conflict is an inherit part of life; it isn’t necessarily negative. I am writing in response to the prompt ‘conflict is an inherit part of life; it isn’t necessarily negative. Based on my knowledge of the text‚ The Rugmaker of Mazar e Sharif I will write an expository piece in the form of an analytical essay to highlight to the readers that conflict isn’t necessarily negative. I have chosen to do this because I believe that conflict is a part of life as it can bring good and bad for individuals
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Award in Effective Management M3.14 Managing Conflict in the Workplace Cause and effects of conflict There are many causes of conflict in the work place‚ below are eight I have briefly described. 1. Conflicting Resources- We all need access to certain resources – whether these are office supplies‚ help from colleagues‚ or even a meeting room – to do our jobs well. When more than one person or group needs access to a particular resource‚ conflict can occur. 2. Conflicting Style- Everyone
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Sacrifice is often necessary to resolve conflict The power of sacrifice should never be underestimated. Where have the capacity to give up a possession or what is valuable to us for the sake of other’s considerations‚ tensions and conflict can usually be resolved. As a naïve and confused teenager‚ I left the country and all that I had ever known. The idyllic setting of Surrey Hills‚ where the autumn leaves created a dusty orange wave on the concrete pavement was replaced by a bluestone cottage
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Out of Time By Kieren Hovasapian Out of Time is a poem written by Kenneth Slessor and is one of his personally favorite poems to date he has written. Time is personified in this poem‚ but also associated with the natural phenomenon of water‚ or vessels such as yachts seen on Slessor’s favorite location‚ Sydney Harbor (which is itself personified). Personification gives immediacy to an abstraction such as time‚ and elicits evaluative responses which are more arresting than an address to an abstraction
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‘Encountering conflict can tear a community apart’ Conflict is an inevitable event that occurs through stages of life; whether it’s individual or society‚ conflict is bound to happen at one point in time. Conflict is an outbreak that occurs when two sides are having different viewpoints and opinions. As a community‚ we as a whole have to find ways in which we can get along and work together. If we are not considering the issue seriously‚ that very small spark of conflict occurs within the community
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