...3 A Voice for the Voiceless Over the last century, millions of people have been able to live longer, healthier lives thanks to the medicines and surgical techniques that were tested on chimpanzees — one of humankind’s closest relatives. Other chimps have helped us make major technological steps, by testing everything from submarines to spacecrafts to make sure that they are safe for human use. So, do we owe them our lives? I find myself forming a total agreement with Jane Goodall. Man was put on Earth to rule, but with wisdom and care, not with greediness and egoism like now. We have used our position on this once beautiful planet to destroy nature and kill animals for personal profit. Chimpanzees do not deserve to live in tiny cages and drive themselves mad. Locked up like criminals, rocking from side to side. I’m chocked how they’re treated by mankind. Factory farming is an unacceptable way of treating farm animals. Factory farming began in the 1920s soon after the discovery of vitamins A and D. When these vitamins are added to feed, animals no longer have to exercise and don’t need sunlight for growth. This allowed large numbers of animals to be raised indoors all year around. The greatest problem that was faced in raising these animals indoors was the spread of disease, which was combated with antibiotics. Unfortunately, this trend of mass production has resulted in incredible pain and suffering for the animals. Animals today raised on factory farms have had their genes...
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...Coordinator: Mr. Orville Beckford E-tutor: Mr. Lance Gibbs Assignment No.: 2 Date: June 26, 2012 Historically, Jamaican and other Caribbean musicians gave the world a conscience as they became the ‘voice for the voiceless’ not just at home, but also internationally. Has the current crop of musicians in the region deviated from this practice? Explain your response. The Caribbean is home to many of the world’s greatest and renowned musicians. Musical icons like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Mighty Sparrow and Jimmy Cliff worked hard; and with their great musical talent were able to use their music to inspire and create a level of consciousness in black people of the region and all over the world. These men, through the lyrical content of their music touched the lives of the down trodden, lifted the spirit of the hopeless and stirred in the hearts of men and women the passion to fight against the injustices of their own region and in so doing sensitised the universal world. Bob Marley’s music is just as popular today as it was in the early seventies when he released the single ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ and has continued to live on even in his absence. His music and that of his fellow counterparts; has continued to be the voice for the voiceless, regionally and internationally. Their music has been an opportune medium, which was used successfully to bring to the fore many of the social, political, economical issues that have plagued our societies. It...
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...THTR 102- Introduction to Stage Voice Reading # 7 Professor - Christine Young-Gerber Sonya Aleksandrova-Holcomb March 3, 2013 Consonants - Ch.10 In “The Articulate Voice” chapter 10 “Consonants” by Lynn K. Wells explains the importance of consonants that they are classified according to the manner and place production. This means that some are produced with a great “friction” or “explosion”, and some are produces only sending sound through the nose (p.184). So, we have bilabial consonants, lingua-alveolar, nasal consonants, lateral and fricatives consonant. Here are few examples: Bilabial Consonants Sounds / p / -- IPA symbol. Classified as bilabial, unvoiced, plosive. Examples: apart / əpɑrt /, drip / drɪp /. / b / --IPA symbol. Classified as bilabial, voiced, plosive. Lips are pressed together, teeth are slightly apart, and air is exploding out of our mouth but with less explosions then [p] sound. Examples: ball / bɔl /; about / /əbaʊt/ /. Lingua-alveolar Consonants / t / --IPA symbol. Classified as lingua-alveolar, voiceless, plosive. Examples: ten / tɛn /; best / bɛst /. / d / -- IPA symbol. Classified as lingua-alveolar, voiced, plosive. Examples: day / deɪ /; stand / stænd /. / k / -- IPA symbol . Classified as lingua-velar, voiceless plosive. Examples: keep /kip/, key / ki /, ankle / æŋkəl /. / g...
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...show 4 alternative spelling of the sound [f]. Finger enough phone coffee b. Find 6 words that have the letter <a> pronounced differently. Apple sauce baby all sample mean foal c. Find 4 words in which different groups of letter present only 1 sound. See meat receive Vietnamese d. Find 2 words in which 2 different sounds are pronounced but not spelling out. the ('thee' for words with vowel sounds, 'thah' for words with consonant sounds) 2. Is the first sound in each following words voiced or voiceless? a. Though b. Thought c. Form d. View | e. Zoom f. Silk g. Pan h. Boat | i. huge j. choose k. judge l. buns | m. when n. ghetto o. pneumatic p. winced | Voice: a d e h i k l m n o p Voiceless: b c f g j 3. Using the words presented in the question 2, state whether the last sounds of each word is voiced or voiceless? Voice: c m n t i j k l m p Voiceless: b o 4. Write down all vowels of the above set of words. Describe those vowels. a. Though/ðəʊ/ h.boat/bəʊt/ n.ghetto/ˈɡet.əʊ/ The vowel position for the beginning of this is the same as for the “schwa” vowel ə. The lips may be slightly rounded in anticipation of the glide towards ʊ, for which there is quite noticeable lip-rounding. b. Thought/θɔːt/ c.Form/fɔːm/ The tongue height for this vowel is between cardinal vowel no.6 (c ngược) and no.7 ( o) and closer to the latter. This vowel is almost fully back and has quite strong...
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...tale written by Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid (girl) who longs to be part of another world; the result of having fallen in love with a prince and learning how to attain an immortal soul. Fairy tales like those by the Brothers Grimm or Charles Perrault tend to be quite simple, in the sense that they focus on general messages and lessons surrounding common initiations, or stages of life, that we all go through as human beings. “The Little Mermaid” is far more complex than any of the Grimms’ or Perrault’s tales. Andersen Provides the reader with a more individualized, realistic experience of life and its hardships, something not typically found in other tales. Through his highly refined detail and imagery, the symbol of a voiceless woman, and the little mermaid’s decision to sacrifice her happiness for the sake of the prince’s, Andersen shows us what it means to struggle in order to understand one’s identity. Andersen utilizes extensive detail to describe everything from gross manifestations of scenery to the subtleties of the young mermaid’s thoughts. By providing such detail Andersen allows the reader to see through the eyes of the little mermaid as she moves along on her quest. When we are introduced to the princess, whom the prince marries, she is described as having “delicate and glowing” skin and “long dark lashes” surrounding “a pair of deep blue loyal eyes” (100). This description not only reveals what the prince’s bride-to-be looks like but it shows us...
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...her point on how women, in a male-dominated society can become empowered by counteracting social norms in society and developing their own voice and identity. Throughout the novel Janie lives her life with no voice; with many husbands where she believes they will make her life better. In the beginning of the novel Janie is in a relationship with Logan Kilicks. When Janie marries Logan she wanted her relationship to be as a perfect union of harmony within nature. In her relationship with Logan Killicks, Janie is treated like a vassal being compared to Logan’s mule. Nanny says, “De nigger women is de mule of de world so fur as ah can see. Ah been prayin fuh it to be different wid you”(14). The mule symbolizes Logan and Janies farfetched relationship in which Janie is used as a vassal, which connotes the oppression of women in a male-dominated society....
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...In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Hebron University Faculty of Graduate Studies English Department Assimilation of Consonants in English and Assimilation of the Definite Article in Arabic By Hamada Shehdeh Abid Dawood حمادة داود Supervised by Dr. Ahmad Atawneh 2013/2014 Assimilation of Consonants in English and Assimilation of the Definite Article in Arabic Abstract This paper aims at discussing the term assimilation. Assimilation is a phonological process where a sound looks like another neighboring sound. It includes progressive, regressive, coalescent, full and partial assimilation. In addition, contextual assimilation is subject to the environment of sounds where historical assimilation is resulted from the development of languages. In Arabic, it is clear that the /l/ sound in the definite article disappears if followed by coronal consonants. It is, however, concluded that the importance of assimilation is to make pronunciation of a word or speech easier. 1. Introduction Assimilation is an everyday occurrence in every human language, and it is particularly common for nasal sounds (McMahon, 2002, p. 4). Thus, sounds in the environment of other sounds, across morpheme and word boundaries tend to undergo various phonological changes referred to as phonological processes (Ofulue et al, 2010, p. 49). Making a sound more like another in the same or next word in continuous utterance is called assimilation (Oxford Dictionary, 2008)...
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...fricative /s/, followed by a straight line during the period in which there is no sound because there is a complete stop for the /t/. This is followed by a sound wave very similar to that of the /d/. When it comes to phonological theory, whether the voiceless unaspirated stops after /s/ should be classified to the phonemes /p, t, k/ or to the phonemes /b, d, g/has always been an issue to phonologists. The classification of oral stops after initial /s/ in English is an old phonological problem to which different solutions have been proposed. In order to get much deeper understanding toward this topic, we’d raise more references and develop more studies about this issue. The reason why we’re interested with this topic All of us were surprised to learn that we’ve never questioned about this issue: English spelling has words beginning with sp, st, sc, or sk, which are pronounced like sb, sd, and sg, yet there are no words in English that begin with sb, sd, and sg. However, we’d never been curious about the misleading spelling and the ways of reading. Therefore, based on one of our assignments that we did in phonetics class, we were interested to find that it was obvious to tell from PRAAT, that those which are so-called voice stops /b, d, g/ are completely unaspirated when they occur after initial /s/, and it’s somehow the main reason why the sounds are in fact more like sb, sd, sg when it comes to reading words started with sp, st, sk. Expectations of Findings in Project ...
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...This Poem As a direct address to an inanimate object “This Poem” presents three main conflicts concerning the appearance to the observer and the reality in the poem. First, since the speaker addresses an object usually considered voiceless, the reader may abandon his/her normal perception of the poem and enter the poet’s imaginative address. Secondly, the speaker not only addresses the poem but asserts that it cries and fools around in cars, personifying the object with feelings. These acts imply that, not only can the poem in act physical form, but the poem also has the ability to present some particular meaning. Finally, the poet gives the poem a voice to say that its perpetual motion (tilt so all the words slide off.) is “enough” to maintain its sense of existence. This final personification fully dramatizes the conflict between the poem’s appearance and the poem’s statement of reality by giving the object intelligence and consciousness...
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...College, and Holyoke Community College. She has authored five books for which she has won competitions and received various awards—including a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, and two New York State Foundation for the Arts Fellowships (most recent in March of 2011), as well as grants and honorable mentions for her work. Susan Deer Cloud’s artistic goal is “getting out the voices of sister and brother writers (especially indigenous writers)” (Susan Deer Cloud). During our class visit with Susan Deer Cloud and at her poetry reading on November 7, she mentioned Akwe:kon which is a Mohawk word meaning, "all of us." She says that “we are all a part of this and are here together sending out energy and when we speak our breath mingles with other people's breath and other voices” (Deer Cloud, Class Visit). She is Iroquois and “the guiding symbol of her life is the Tree of Peace, which extends out four white roots from all directions inviting others to gather underneath the tree and tell their stories” (Deer Cloud, Class Visit). She strives to bring out the “voice of the voiceless” (Deer Cloud, Poetry Reading); this statement she often quotes, and it is borrowed from one of her...
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...child? Do you remember your favorite story, or book? It is very possible that you can remember books from your childhood because they are extremely impactful. Children’s books have a huge impact on the development of the children who read them, making even their subliminal messages important. Sometimes, these books are extremely beneficial to the child who reads them. In the case of many books, though, negative subliminal messages are extremely prevalent, biasing the children who read them for life. While some may argue that children’s books are not capable of being harmful, or in this case, sexist, Harry Allard’s work, Miss Nelson is Missing, truly is sexist, as it is full of stereotypes and gender roles, it features women who do not have voice, and it paints women and femininity in a negative light. The children’s book, Miss Nelson is Missing, is a sexist piece of literature, and one of the most prevalent reasons for this is the high amount of stereotypes and gender roles within thew work. This first appears at the beginning of the book, where the teacher, Miss Nelson, is introduced. She can be inferred to be an elementary school teacher based upon illustrations, and the youth of her students. This, in essence, is a stereotype. When one thinks of an elementary school teacher, commonly the first thought is a young woman, something which Miss Nelson is. Promoting this stereotype through literature is dangerous, and it causes young boys to internalize the model provided, leading...
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...What is Linguistics? According to Professor David Crystal, Linguistics is the science of language. It is the subject whose practitioners devote their energy to understanding why human language is the way it is. They study the history, acquisition, structure, and use of as many languages as possible. In general, Linguistics studies the nature of human language. It aims to uncover the general structure of natural language which is not dependent on individual languages and ways in which languages can be described. Moreover, the discipline examines the characteristics that separate human language from other sign and communication systems. Both in teaching and research, language is studied in a versatile manner from the level of sounds to complete sentences and texts, their meanings and entire spoken discourses. Moreover, Linguistics studies regional, social and temporal changes occurring in language, context-related use of language and production, and understanding processes of linguistic messages from the perspective of individual psychology. Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. There are many approaches to the study of language, emphasizing different scientific traditions and aspects of the subject. Two broad divisions are the following: Theoretical Linguistics: the study of the structural properties of language, e.g., the rules or constraints that govern the formation and interpretation of words and sentences in the world's languages. Experimental...
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...Jorge Ramos, a journalist and a Hispanic advocate, is inspirational to me because he represent what I one day hope to become. He came to this country as a student in 1983. At age 28, he became one of the youngest national news anchors. Since then, having accomplished many countless effects on this country he has become “the voice of the voiceless” for other immigrants like himself. He is also an anchorman for Noticiero Univision, in addition to being an anchorman he works as the host of a show that displays top-stories of the week which is called, “Al Punto.” In Spanish “Al Punto” means to the point. He also has another show with a different television network which is, Fusion his show is called “America with Jorge Ramos.” There he discusses...
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...Accents, Accents and Did I Mention Accents? By Gabby Zonker Everyone who speaks a language speaks it with an accent. A particular accent essentially reflects a person's linguistic background. Accents typically differ in quality of voice, pronunciation of vowels and consonants, stress, and prosody. For this assignment I chose to go to the “speech accent archive” website. The Speech Accent Archive website is established to uniformly exhibit a large set of speech accents from a variety of language backgrounds. At this website, native and non-native speakers of English all read the same English paragraph and are carefully recorded. I chose to listen to Turkish, Japanese and Arabic and compare the accents of the different English speakers. Throughout the paper I will discuss the different speaker’s pronunciation of vowels, consonants, and phrasing intonations. The first speaker I listened to was a 27 year old lady who was from Bingol, Turkey. She began to learn English at the age of 26 and has been living in the United States for almost a year. The first thing I noticed after listening to her Turkish accent was that she did a lot of devoicing. Devoicing involves turning consonants that are supposed to be voiced into either a voiceless or its voiceless counterpart. A good example of this is when she said the word “Bob.” When the final consonant in Bob was devoiced, it sounded like she said the word "Bop." I also noticed that she did a lot of consonant voicing by changing the s to...
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...It is understandable that many people, especially in the United States, are not directly affected by this problem. Also, many feel as though they do not have the means to help such a widespread problem. While these excuses are valid, they come from a place of selfish desires and laziness. If one would take the time to think about the lives and stories of the people overseas and what their daily lives consist of, people’s opinions would drastically change. The children are not just in photographs and commercials, they are real people with real stories that deserve a chance to live a different life. Everyone has the chance to step up and be a voice for the millions who are voiceless on the streets of...
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