The Commencement Address Some people have asked to read the commencement address I delivered this morning to the 2013 graduates of Butler University. So here it is. My own commencement speaker‚ who shall remain nameless‚ began with a lame joke about how these speeches only come in two varieties: Short and bad. This raised my expectations‚ and then he went onto speak for 26 minutes‚ so I’m just going to tell you now: 12 minutes flat‚ 11:45 if you don’t laugh. Congratulations to all of you here
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Reid Roman Mrs. Arnold English II- 3rd Block 13. Nov. 2015 Censorship The average citizen would be surprised how often he/she looks at any media related things‚ such as newspapers‚ television‚ books‚ even the internet‚ that are censored. Think about it. Have you ever watched a movie like 21 Jump Street on TV‚ and during a conversation‚ a character’s dialogue goes silent? The character’s lips seem to be moving‚ but no words are being expressed. That is an example of censorship. Sure‚ censorship can
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Carl continued speech therapy at Middle Tennessee State University Speech-Language Hearing Clinic. He does not receive any other therapeutic services or take any medications regularly. He currently attends Middle Tennessee Christian Academy and is in the tenth grade. Carl is very intelligent for his age. SEMESTER OBJECTIVES AND PROGRESS Articulation: 1. The client will produce in all word positions within conversation given minimal cues at 90% accuracy. Status: Not Achieved‚ 78% The clinician
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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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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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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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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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Like to Say? Free speech zones are designated places for public expression of one’s ideas‚ beliefs‚ or convictions regarding politics‚ religion‚ etc. primarily on college and university campuses. While colleges and universities have selected to incorporate these specific areas on their campuses for many years‚ not everyone supports the idea of the free speech zones. However‚ free speech zones are advantageous for a college campus. One advantageous reason for having a free speech zone on a college
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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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