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    Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brusov COURSE PAPER THEME: IMPERATIVES AS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH ACTS Faculty: LIC Year: 3rd Group: tourism 1st Student: Nare Yeremyan Supervisor: Gayane Barseghyan Yerevan 2011 INTRODUCTION At present it has become quite obvious that a good amount of comprehension must be ascribed not to the rules of language‚ but to our ability to infer what the speaker’s intentions are in saying what he says. Linguists try to explain this

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    the question on how offensive speech is different from offensive conduct‚ we must first determine what each is. The United States Supreme Court attempted to define offensive speech in Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire‚ 315 U.S. 568‚ (1942). In this case‚ the Supreme Court held that speech‚ which ordinary persons would know is likely to cause a fight‚ is offensive‚ and as such‚ it is not protected under the First Amendment (Michael‚ 2012). What this means is that any speech‚ which is intended to start a

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    students: * Practice the different skills of public speaking such as: eye contact‚ using gestures‚ movement‚ and vocal variety‚ using pauses‚ and using visual aids. * Learn how to create a speech that keeps an audience’s attention by using examples‚ stories‚ and quotes. * Learn to close their speech with a call for action. * Learn how to write an effective introduction and how to give an introduction. * Practice listening skills as they evaluate each other’s speeches. Spread

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    graduation. He used one question at the beginning of the speech that caught the audience’s curiosity‚ "Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes?" He then branched out from there to discuss more important issues. This question helped him create an invitational environment. I think asking a question also helped him show a sense of organization and importance to the issue of why he was there. From the commencement of the speech‚ Billy Joel set a personable and comfortable tone. He spoke

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    Chairman of the Federal Communications Committee Newton Minow gave his speech “Vast Wasteland” that drives the point of discussion with an insistent fervor‚ accentuating the need for the people to guide the direction of television programming to support the business‚ allowing it to not only survive‚ but strive. This claim is buttressed by initially establishing his credibility to help express his desire to protect the public‚ while also working to persuade the audience by sprouting claims that would

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    What Freedom of Speech Means to Me The First Amendment‚ with the rest of the Bill of Rights‚ was ratified on December 15‚ 1791. The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments whose intend is to limit the federal government’s authority. The First Amendment protects citizens’ rights of freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ and to assemble. Freedom of Speech means that I can voice or write my opinion on any topic‚ no matter how strong‚ as long as my speech does not defame or tarnish another person

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    STRATEGIES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SPEECH The first few years of people’s life are key to the development of speech‚ language and cognitive skills. For this reason it is important to create activities and strategies for helping to develop speech and language skills that give them all the stimulation‚ positive role modeling and human contact that they need. STYLE IN LANGUAGE a. Principles in Choosing Words 1. Clear In speech‚ we should use clear word to make the audience undesrtand what we

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    law is the limitation of freedom of speech. Although‚ the first amendment states that “congress should make no law … abridging the freedom of speech”‚ people have limitation on when and where they can exercise their freedom of speech because they can face consequences. Freedom of speech can violate the first amendment if a politician uses it to promote lawless conduct. A company promoting false information can also be outlawed. Additionally‚ freedom of speech is not just words it can be symbols and

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    FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN KENYA INTRODUCTION For many years human rights activists‚ different organizations‚ and trade unions of Kenya have ceaselessly fought for the basic human rights inclusion of the legislation process to become part of the law. An example of these rights that they have advocated for is freedom of speech. Freedom of speech simply refers to the democratic right of an individual to express his/her political‚ religious‚ social or economic views through oral or written speech without

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    because we have the freedom of speech as citizens of the United States. The Bill of Rights was sent to the states for ratification on September 25‚ 1789. The rights were finally ratified by the states on December 15‚ 1791. The Bill of Rights was written in Virginia‚ and was written by George Mason‚ but James Madison strongly influenced it. In the Bill of Rights‚ the First Amendment is the most important because of freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and press. Freedom of speech means to express any opinions

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