...Megan Hoot Is global climate change man-made? General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform fellow students that the cause of global climate changes is man-made. Thesis Statement: Humans expansion and use of non-renewable energy sources are the primary causes of global climate change. One Point * Humans contribute to the global climate change with carbon emissions and expansion Outline Intro – What is global climate change? Body – Climate change is caused by humans & supporting facts Conclusion – Restate thesis (climate change is caused by humans) & renewable energy is the only way to stop it Preview (Intro & intro to the intro)My name is Megan Hoot and I am going to explain the effect of humans on our global climate. What is global climate change? Climate change is the overall change in climate around the world to a warmer average temperature. According to NASA, the ten years with the warmest average temperatures since 1880 have occurred in the last 12 years. (Body)How could humans cause such a significant impact to the weather around the world? It is a combination of a few things. First, humans burn coal and fossil fuels for most of our energy. In the U.S. alone there were nearly 256 millions cars registered in 2013; that’s almost 63 million more than in 1990. This influx in individuals releasing greenhouse gases such as CO2 on a daily basis is a significant contributor to the climate change. In addition, clearing...
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...How does Dickens use representations of speech and other stylistic techniques to create a sense of threat and menace in the following extract, and in one other episode elsewhere in the novel? Dickens uses Magwitch in the extract, and throughout the novel, to create a sense of threat and menace. The first part of dialogue we hear from Magwitch shows the reader he is going to be a threat, “Keep still, you little devil, or I’ll cut your throat!” The use of the imperative command ‘keep still’ shows dominance to Magwitch, we can see he is going to be a powerful, superior character to Pip who is quite submissive. As the reader has already created a sense of empathy with Pip before this extract the reader becomes protective over Pip, so when Magwitch is aggressive towards him it automatically shows him as the ‘enemy’. Magwitch addresses Pip as ‘you little devil’ this vocative is derogatory and shows Magwitch’s and probably most Victorian’s view towards children. The use of the exclamatory statement ‘I’ll cut your throat!’ shows an aggressive intonation and threat, ‘cut’ is an emotive lexical choice and Dickens wants the reader to feel fearful like Pip would. Magwitch is a physical threat to Pip here. Then, Dickens uses a syndetic list to describe Magwitch as “a man who had been soaked in water, and smothered in mud, and lamed by stones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars’ the lexical choices of the list show; sibilance, ‘soaked..and smothered’, bilabial...
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...The passage opens by Isabella using a speech representations, she refers to Angelo as ‘my lord’ this mode of address reinforces the difference in class and also the respect that Isabella must give to him, not only because he is in charge but also he could potentially save Claudio’s life. A common thought that has been displayed in many plays such as Measure for Measure is that men are weak and women are the strong willed ones who cannot be lustful but for a man it is more acceptable and for a dramatic twist Angelos turns round to Isabella and states a declarative ‘we are all frail’, he reinforces his point by again stating ‘women are frail too’. To Angelo’s short remarks Isabella replies with a paragraph agreeing with his thoughts, this can be seen as a dramatic technique as Isabella is strong willed and stubborn yet she agrees as states that even she is weak - which could potentially encourage him - but her agreeing can also help bring to light just how much power he has. ‘call us ten times frail; for we are soft as our complexions are’. He has so much power that Isabella must agree with what he says if its harmless. Shakespeare uses the dramatic technique of presenting Isabella as either naive or a really dedicated soon to be nun, but not letting Isabella know that Angelo is talking actually talking about wanting to sleep with her. Shakespeare highlights that Isabella hasn’t been aware of Angelo's intentions as previously they spoke and Isabella offered ‘gifts’ but in her...
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...Hate speech is nothing new to American universities. It is defined as language that slanders a particular group based on race, color, gender, nationality, as well as other characteristics. Though colleges try to combat hate speech with speech codes, these codes are never upheld in court, and as a result the victims are left to suffer. Sadly, most victims are minorities who have been historically oppressed, such as African Americans and women. In order to help the minorities targeted by hate speech on college campuses, the sufferers must be empowered to speak out through the creation of a national organization and eventually the Supreme Court must rule that the freedom of speech does not include hate speech. An increase of hate speech on college...
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...Good morning to my teacher and fellow students, today I want to inform you on speech anxiety. What is speech anxiety? Glossophobia or speech anxiety is the fear of public speaking. Speech anxiety can range from a slight feeling of “nerves” to a nearly incapacitating fear. Some of the most common symptoms of speech anxiety are: shaking, sweating, butterflies in the stomach, dry mouth, rapid heartbeat, and squeaky voice. Although it is often impossible to completely eliminate speech anxiety there are a variety of ways to deal with it and even make it work to your advantage. Experiencing speech anxiety is normal. Nearly everyone gets nervous when they have to give a speech or a presentation, even experienced speakers. The speakers that look relaxed and confident have simply learned how to handle their anxiety and use it to enhance their performance. Most of your anxiety is not visible to the audience. You may feel like you are shaking uncontrollably but people in the audience probably cannot even tell. Gain confidence from the fact that you are the only one who knows how nervous you are. Anxiety decreases as a speech progresses. Speech anxiety is usually worst right before a speech and at the beginning of the speech. Most people find that once they get through the introduction their anxiety begins to decrease and confidence increases. Tips for Dealing with Speech Anxiety. Before giving a speech... Identify the cause of your nervousness. Write down the reasons why...
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...Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk on “The danger of a single story” emphasizes the problems with a story being told from just one perspective. Due to stereotypes many misconceptions have occurred due to only one side of the story being shared. In Adichie’s speech, she uses herself as a main example. Many people in America saw Adichie as an impoverished, uneducated Nigerian woman who was lucky enough to get out of Africa and start a better life in America. This viewpoint is not the blame of the individual, but the media the individual has been exposed too. The stereotypical African person is an untrue representation that most people in America have. Learning about the world is good for becoming more diverse, but if the information shared is one sided the experience may become limited because the person learning will become misinformed on a certain culture, person, or beliefs. Adichie’s goal in her speech was to educate the viewers on the problems with only hearing one side of a situation. In her speech she gives personal examples of situations where a person has assumed Adichie is a certain way due to stereotypes the person has learned. Adichie also shares personal examples of when she has assumed something about another person due to the stereotypes she has picked up over time. Adichie explains her speech that even though the stereotypes people have of certain cultures are misrepresented sometimes, still hold truth to some extend. Again, Adichie uses personal example to back...
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...Traditional On Campus Class Welcome to the Traditional On Campus version of Speech 103 Oral Communication! I look forward to getting to know each of you. Over the years, I have learned that many of you dread taking this class (don’t worry I felt the same way when I had to take this class) but I hope that you will find your worries to be unfounded. I work very hard to try to create a comfortable learning environment, primarily because I need you to participate in order for this class to work. This is a participatory-based class where we will all work together to help each other improve our communication skills. Consequently, you will play an active role in your own learning as well as active role in the learning of the other students in this class. Research has shown that when you are an active participant in a class you increase how much you remember as well as how much you can recall after the semester has ended. However, I have found that when you are an active participant in my class you will look forward to coming to each class session and your fears of public speaking will soon decrease. Since this class is participatory, you will find that you will put a lot of thought and effort into this class. Much learning will occur both in class and out side of class. However, while this class is demanding, I hope that you will both enjoy this experience and learn a great deal about communication, how you communicate, and how to be a better...
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...What makes a great speech? A great speech requires passion, emotion, and a firm belief on what’s being said. Anyone can make a speech, but creating a difference through your words, through your body language and through your emotions is what makes it great. Martin Luther King Jr made a change in boycotting black society, Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery and Emma Watson opened the UN’s eyes on the oppression that women face every day. But I’m not going to talk about them. Rather than a passive speaker a more aggressive speaker. Malcolm X. A former minister for the nation of Islam and a black rights activist. Malcolm X’s speech the Ballot or the Bullet, educated and motivated the black community in the states, of the harsh lives they live and...
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...There’s nothing like living in the United States, where diversity grows from coast to coast and the freedom of speech is instilled in all American citizens. America’s inception created the need for people to be safe and secure while pursuing the right to speak out against its government and instill change. The thousands of immigrants who poured into the U.S. left homelands full of tyrants and voiceless societies. Many historical events in America’s history would have never happened without free speech. The voices of many were often quieted and banned from returning because speaking against your government was seen as disgraceful. How can this be possible? The look to America, as it provides freedom and free speech for all. Free speech has been...
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...The limitation of free speech on college campuses Many people believe in freedom of speech. Freedom of speech usually exist in democratic countries including the United States of America. Furthermore, The U.S, also known as “Free country” have legalized the freedom of speech in every institution such as school, college, or church. There are many people including myself who are against freedom of speech in specific sectors such as school and college. On the other hand, the University of Missouri believe in the power of free speech even though in some cases it can be offensive. Why should free speech be limited on campuses? When should free speech be limited on campuses? Who should take responsibility of free speech on campuses? Erika Christakis, the the Yale Associate House Matter states, “Free speech and the ability to tolerate offense are the hallmarks of a free and open society” (“Campus adults: protect free speech” 1) and the authorities of the university of Missouri adopted that slogan. I believe that free speech should be limited in the university of Missouri in order to reduce the effects of creating an offensive, demeaning, intimidating, and hostile environment for other students on campus. First, I am against the total freedom of speech in the university of Missouri because it can create an offensive environment on campus. The offense can be directed against other students because of their race, color, religion, sex orientation, age, or disability. The recent events...
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...Speech Perception and the McGurk Effect It is often assumed that speech perception is primarily an auditory process. However, in recent research it has been proven that it is now known that seeing the face of the speaker is just as important for the hearing impaired, for speech development, and also when dealing with a complicated or degraded auditory signal. Audiovisual speech also provides a rich forum in which to study more general issues in Cognitive Science. Auditory information is the major source of information for speech perception, visual The McGurk Effect is just one example of how audiovisual speech perception is processed. Another example of the way people routinely use and process information provided is by the speaker’s lip movements. Our facial and lip movements help us to understand what is being said and how it is being said in a noisy environment information can also exert a strong influence on what we hear this is known as the McGurk Effect. While you might think of each sense as independent from the others, the McGurk Effect shows just how linked everything is. Sight and sound seem like two entirely adverse senses which can definitely have an effect on each other. The McGurk Effect is often seen as evidence for gestural theories because such theories provide a good account for why the auditory and visual information are integrated during perception. Most conversations occur face-to-face , that involves both auditory and visual inputs. Although people are...
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...arrange a speech addressing the equipment used in the game of lacrosse? I would organize the speech in chronological order. First, I will discuss the history of Lacrosse. Second, I will discuss the game of lacrosse and how it is played. Third, I will discuss the equipment I will need to play lacrosse. 2. What type of speech is a problem-solution format best suited for? Why? The persuasive speech is a problem-solution best suited for because it focuses on defining a problem and a solution with the need, the plan and solution. Identify a problem need to be addressed or a need for change. Let the audience know that a problem exists so they will implement a plan for a solution. Show the audience that the plan can succeed....
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...CONCATENATIVE TEXT-TO-SPEECH SYNTHESIS OF TWO-SYLLABLE FILIPINO WORDS Lourdes T. Tupas, Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, Ph.D., and Melvin Co Digital Signal Processing Laboratory Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering University of the Philippines, Diliman ABSTRACT In concatenative-based speech synthesizers, one of the most important problems is proper union of speech units to achieve an intelligible and natural-sounding synthetic speech. For that purpose, speech units need to be processed and concatenated so that discontinuities at concatenation points are minimized. Another possible solution to this is by using a larger speech unit to decrease the number of concatenation points. In this project, which utilized two-syllable Filipino words, the speech unit is syllable. Characterization of these Filipino words is done to differentiate words of the same spelling but of different meanings. This characterization took note of the pitch, duration of utterance of each syllable in the word, and the first three formant frequencies. A digital signal processing (DSP) block is also implemented. It accepts two-syllable text and outputs all the possible utterances of that word; this block is the text-to-speech synthesizer. A two-interval forced choice test was conducted to evaluate the level of naturalness of the synthesized speech. Words of the same spelling but of different meanings are distinguished using the prosody and intelligibility test. 1. INTRODUCTION ...
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...Freedom of Speech BCOM/405 April 4th, 2011 Freedom of Speech The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787 and put into effect in 1789. The first amendment was put into place in 1791 as a part of the Bill of Rights. The first amendment of the Bill of rights ensures individuals freedoms of religion, speech, the press, and right to assemble. Freedom of speech will allow individuals to express their ideas freely. In the early 16th century individuals were taken to prison for speaking their minds and sometimes this penalty was punishable by death. This paper will define free speech and compare and contrast two different types of legally protected speech. Two examples of Legally Protected Speech are Commercial Speech and Artistic Speech. Free Speech Free speech is the reference to one’s given right to express opinions, ideas, beliefs, and information. However, free speech does not come without restrictions. Although the founders of the Constitution had good purpose, the idea of free speech was not carefully considered. Because the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the judges has fought back to define speech and the extent to which freedom of speech should be protected (The Free Dictionary, 2011). As a result of struggling to define free speech, regulations, and protections have been implemented into the First Amendment. Commercial Speech At one time, purely commercial advertisements had been considered to be outside the First Amendment’s...
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...Abstract— Speech disorder refers to difficulties in producing vocal sounds or problems related to voice quality. Cases of speech disorders in children and adults have increased manifold, but speech therapists are still hard to be found. An automatic human-machine interface (HMI) is the need of the hour. The proposed system provides a real time feedback to the person with the disorder, which helps them detect mistakes in their speech and rectify them. The HMI incorporates the concept of speech recognition using Linear Predictive Coding technique and provides an audio visual display as feedback to the user. The prototype was simulated using MATLAB and tested with different words. Keywords— speech therapy, LPC, speech recognition, voice signal...
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