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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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    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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    Freedom of Speech

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    freedom of speech ever justified? : Annotated Bibliography Cooray‚ Mark. Importance of freedom of speech and expression. (1997) http://www.ourcivilisation.com/cooray/rights/chap6.htm Freedom of speech is important because without it we wouldn’t be able to open freely and speak to the government about our opinions and the government wouldn’t have the opportunity to respond to our critiques .Freedom of speech is the single most important political right of citizens‚ without free speech no political

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    Hate Speech

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    Hate Speech Hate speech is a form of communication that discriminates against one person or one group. “Hate speech is a term for speech intended to degrade‚ intimidate‚ or incite violence or prejudicial action against someone based on race‚ ethnicity‚ national origin‚ religion‚ sexual orientation‚ or disability. The term covers written as well as oral communication.” (USA Education Guides). In many countries‚ the right to free speech is guaranteed under the constitution‚ however‚ it is a right

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    Accoustic Speech

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    I44 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ACOUSTICS‚ SPEECH‚ AND SIGNAL PROCESSING‚ VOL. ASSP-34‚ NO. 4‚ AUGUST Speech Analysis/Synthesis Based on a Sinusoidal Representation Abstract-A sinusoidal model for the speech waveform used to de- speech compression. The amplitudes and frequencies of is velop a new analysislsynthesis technique that is characterized by the the underlying sine waves are estimated using Kalman filamplitudes‚frequencies‚ andphases of thecomponentsine waves. tering techniques‚ and each

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    Figures of Speech

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    Figures of Speech Resemblance A. Simile - A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things‚ usually by employing the words "like" or "as". 1) They fought like cats and dogs. 2) She is as thin as a toothpick. 3) Geoff is handsome as a prince. B. Metaphor - A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image‚ story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g.‚ "Her eyes were glistening jewels." 1) Life

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    FIGURES OF SPEECH

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    FIGURES OF SPEECH 05/04/2010 AcademicWritingSkills FIGURES OF SPEECH A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in distinctive ways. ways 05/04/2010 AcademicWritingSkills FIGURES OF SPEECH y y A figure of speech is a use of a word that h diverges d f from its normall meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning n t based not b s d on n the th literal lit l meaning m nin of f the th words in it such as a metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification

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    Speech Recognition

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    Speech Recognition Technologies Abstract While commercial solutions for precise indoor positioning exist‚ they are costly and require installation of additional infrastructure‚ which limits opportunities for widespread adoption. Inspired by robotics techniques of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and computer vision approaches using structured light patterns‚ we propose a self-contained solution to precise indoor positioning that requires no additional environmental infrastructure

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    Figure of Speech

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    List of Figures Of Speech Personification Personification is all about adding a human trait to an inanimate object or an abstraction. For example: The picture in that magazine shouted for attention. Simile A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things or ideas using "like" or "as" to accentuate a certain feature of an object by comparing it to a dissimilar object that is a typical example of that particular trait. For example: as big as a bus‚ as clear as a bell‚ as dry as

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    Figures of Speech

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    Manalili‚ Maper Anne T. III-14 AB/BSE Literature FIGURE OF SPEECH A figure of speech is a mode of expression in which words are used out of their literal meaning or out of their ordinary use in order to add beauty or emotional intensity or to transfer the poet ’s sense. FIGURES OF SPEECH | EXAMPLE (in Filipino Language/Context) | 1. SIMILE - an explicit comparison that is made between two essentially unlike things‚ usually using ‘like’‚ ‘as’ or ‘than’. | Mala-porselana ang kutis

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