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The Works of Smith and Paine:Giving Voice to the Dead., 2002.
A look at the works of Joseph Smith and Thomas Paine.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines how the author Joseph Smith "gives voice" to the dead through his writings, and the limitations that are inherent within such writings. The author Thomas Paine is also used to expand upon this topic.
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Giving Voice to the Oppressed of Society, 2008.
An analysis of the impact of poor social justice within a society, both to the individual and to the society as a whole.
1,616 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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This paper reviews five reasons why dispossessed and oppressed individuals should have a voice in society. Specifically, the paper looks at the social costs that attend failing to pay attention to the needs of these individuals and at the poor public policy that flows from ignoring the dispossessed. Finally, the paper explores the ethical and moral issues that come with overlooking the less-fortunate and considers the impact upon the reputation of a society if it fails to offer social justice in its own land while hectoring others abroad about their human rights record.
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"At the level of the individual, the costs associated with not heeding the voices of the down-trodden can be very grim, indeed. For one thing, people who struggle with their sense of self and who lack a strong sense of self-empowerment are people who are much more susceptible to thoughts of suicide (Martin, 2006). At the same time, people who feel as though they cannot change their lives for the better - in no small measure because no one seems to care what they think - are people who are very much likely to fall prey to mental illness - such as depression (Laitinen et al, 2006). Thus, there are compelling reasons why, at the level of the individual, people need to be given a sense that they are not viewed as ciphers by others and that their needs will be accepted as genuine."
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Never Give Up, Never Give In, 2006.
A descriptive essay about perseverance in life.
3,574 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 99.95
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This paper discusses how perseverance is what motivates a person to keep trying after being defeated over and over again. It covers the stories of Winston Churchill, Barack Obama, and Dan Millman in demonstrating how perseverance enabled them to achieve their goals. The writer also includes his own personal experience with persevering and discusses what it means to him.
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"People who have lived through events requiring perseverance can always voice their opinions or feelings on what it is and why it is important. Some of the most important historical figures in the 19th and 20th centuries have things to say which will be remembered for eternity. The historically famous American general Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied commander of the Pacific during World War II, said "Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul" (qtd. In ThinkExist.com). While the passing of time makes the human body weaker and frailer after a while, quitting something can destroy someone's soul and the will to go on. MacArthur most likely realized giving up was not an option in his battles against the Japanese. Winston Churchill, one of the most magnanimous and praised world leaders in history also felt what MacArthur experienced. "
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Analysis of Jack Kerouac's Works, 2005.
An analysis of Jack Kerouac as well as his characters in three of his works.
2,937 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This paper shows that social discomfort and distrust are heavily reflected in Jack Kerouac's works. Ray Smith from "The Dharma Bums" and Sal Paradise from "On the Road" are confused by society and why it functions as it does, and are therefore isolated from it. Leo Percepied from "The Subterraneans", on the other hand, becomes isolated from society as a result of not understanding himself and merely tries to accept his life for what it is. The paper takes a look at the links between Kerouac's characters, also in comparison to his own life.
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"Eventually Ray comes to believe that the only way to achieve total happiness is to find "dharma," or truth. He comes to this conclusion with the help of his good friend Japhy Ryder. Ryder is an easygoing young man who is a strong follower of Buddhism. He introduces Ray to Buddhist thinking and gets him interested in pursuing dharma by telling him miraculous tales of the great Han Shan, an ancient Buddhist monk whom he grows to admire greatly. His admiration is for Han Shan's ability to "take off by himself and live purely and true to himself."3 For Han Shan the solution is to live a life of his own in the mountains of China, in retreat from society's conformity."
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Voice over WiFi, 2004.
This paper discusses 'Voice over WiFi', which gives the Internet voice facilities.
795 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper explains that VoIP is being replaced by 'Voice over WiFi', a technology that allows users to log on to the Net wirelessly, which is extremely useful for laptop users. The author points out that companies, such as Motorola, Japanese giant NEC, and Nokia have already begun or are planning to commercialize models that use WiFi technology both for data access and cellular voice. The paper relates that VoWiFi services are expected to consume much larger amounts of energy than their cellular counterparts, a problem that needs to be solved because customers will not be willing to use this service only for a few hours.
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"Voice over IP has its origins in 1995, when Vocaltec, Inc. released its Internet Phone Software that operated on the normal home PC of those times, with a 486 processor. Even so, VoIP had been discussed as a project for several years before that. The initial software designed encompassed the general idea used in the VoIP technology: the voice analogue signal were transformed into digital signals and where split in packages and sent as such over the Internet. The problem was that, for the technology to work, both the caller and the receiver needed the same type of equipment and the same software."
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Voice Recognition Technology, 2006.
An examination of voice recognition technology and its uses.
3,000 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper attempts to explain voice recognition technology by describing the components of a voice recognition system and by explaining what the functions of a computer with speech capabilities are supposed to be. The paper explains that the goal of voice recognition technology is to have effective speech communication that is hands free, allowing the user to use a computer without a keyboard. Furthermore, the paper also looks at the disadvantages of voice recognition technology, the future of the technology in business and voice recognition technology developments in the future.
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"Computer science is continually changing and growing, with new technologies being added to it on a regular basis. There are also some technologies that have been on board for many years, but have not been a high priority on the development front. Voice recognition is one technology that has been in use for many years, but on a limited basis. As the end of the 20th century approaches, voice recognition is now a technology that is seen as a promising and exciting useful tool for computer science. Voice technology is a valuable tool for individuals as a time saver, a necessary tool for the disabled, and has several practical uses in business."
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On Burke and Paine, 2006.
A review of "Reflections on the Revolution in France" by Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man".
1,230 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 41.95
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This paper compares the writings and philosophies of Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine, as detailed in their respective works "Reflections on the Revolution in France" and "Rights of Man". Both books explore the foundations and obligations of the citizen and his government. The author of this paper maintains that Paine's piece is superior, particular since it was written in many ways as a rebuttal to Burke's. This paper details the philosophers' perspectives on several parallel issues, concluding that Paine's argument that the power lays with the people is more compelling than Burke's justification of the ruling class.
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"Let us look at how they tackle the origins of the rights of man, and in so doing, we will be able to analyze the argumentative style of each author and compare them. Burke contends that the people of England are unjustified in any gripe they might have with Parliament, for as he sees it, the government established that the people of England were subordinate to the government for all time. According to Burke, a 17th century Parliament that declared English citizens to be loyal and subordinate to Parliament denies the people the right in his present time to complain. "The Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, do, in the name of the people aforesaid" (meaning the people of England then living) "most humbly and faithfully submit themselves, their heirs and posterities, for EVER." Burke cites this as evidence for why any talk of revolution is ridiculous, out of place, and irresponsible."
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VoIP (Voice-over-Internet-Protocol), 2005.
This paper discusses the principles behind VoIP (Voice-over-Internet-Protocol), its applications and the potential of this emerging technology.
7,235 words (approx. 28.9 pages), 24 sources, MLA, $ 161.95
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This paper explains that VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), also referred to as internet telephony, IP telephony or Voice over the Internet (VOI), is a category of hardware and software that enables people to use the internet as the transmission medium for telephone calls by sending voice data in packets using IP rather than by traditional circuit transmissions of the PSTN. This paper points out that the number of VoIP providers, such as Vonage, is growing steadily; major carriers like AT&T are already setting up VoIP calling plans in several markets in the United States and the FCC is looking seriously at the potential ramifications of VoIP service. The paper relates that there are three different types of VoIP service in common use today: (1) ATA , the simplest and most common way, which is to connect a standard phone to a computer or internet connection for use with VoIP; (2) IP phones, specialized phones, which look like normal phones with a handset, cradle and buttons but, instead of having the standard RJ-11 phone connectors, have an RJ-45 Ethernet connector and (3) computer-to-computer, which is the easiest way to use VoIP and does not even require paying for long-distance calls. Illustrations.
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VOIP- An Overview
History of VOIP
Making calls through VOIP
Main Features of VOIP
VOIP: Difference from Standard Phone System: (Circuit Switching)
The VOIP Phone System: Packet Switching
The Advantage of VOIP
VOIP Hurdles
Overcoming the hurdles - CODECS
VOIP - For the business world
VOIP -In the United States
Future of VOIP
Conclusion
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"In a conventional phone conversation, while one are talking; the other party is listening, which means that only half of the connection is in use at any given time. Based on that, we can surmise that we could cut the file in half, down to about 4.7 MB, for efficiency. Plus, a significant amount of the time in most conversations is dead air -- for seconds at a time, neither party is talking. If we could remove these silent intervals, the file would be even smaller. Then, instead of sending a continuous stream of bytes (both silent and noisy), an option was devised of sending just the packets of noisy bytes when one created them, that is formed the basis of a packet-switched phone network, the alternative to circuit switching."
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Thomas Paine, 2007.
The paper discusses the life of Thomas Paine, one of the most controversial men of the American founding fathers.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper explains that Thomas Paine dedicated his life to three great causes: the American Revolution, the rights of man and the reform of religion. The author points out that Paine's writings "Common Sense" and "The American Crisis" made him a hero of the American Revolution; however, his attack on the religion of his day in "The Age of Reason" caused him to be ostracized. The paper relates that, as one of the America Revolution's chief pamphleteers, Paine's "plain" style of language helped him explain to the masses his passionate demands for political reform based on his republican views.
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"Thomas Paine was born on January 29, 1737 in Thetford, England. His father, Joseph Paine, was a maker of ladies corsets. His mother was Frances Cocke. He was a well-educated child, and stayed in school until the age of thirteen. His parents, both being Quakers were not supporters of poetry, but along with Paine were very enthusiastic about his talent. After leaving school, Paine worked at his father's trade until age eighteen. In 1757, he left for London where he found a job as a corset maker to pay for his studies. There he bought a pair of globes to study astronomy and physics."
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Finding the Personal Voice in Literature, 2003.
A review of five pieces of literature where the main character has to overcome being denied his own personal voice and then gaining it again.
3,884 words (approx. 15.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 106.95
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This paper discusses how people for all time have struggled to find their voice and their own individuality and how this is a theme prevalent in antebellum American literature. Through a review of different works, it shows how many times people cannot speak out because they are being denied the opportunity by superior powers, which is the case in "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass and "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs and ?Rip van Winkle? by Washington Irving. Other times it is the person?s own views of the world that prevent them from finding their own individual voice, as is the case in ?My Kinsman, Major Molineux? by Nathaniel Hawthorne and ?Bartleby, the Scrivener? by Herman Melville. It analyzes how these works prove to show that once boundaries have been overcome and the struggle of perfecting the use of one?s voice is complete, a person is much better off and a more whole human, if they speak out with their own opinions and accept the consequences, be they good or bad.
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"Much like Douglass, Harriet Jacobs wrote as the voice of the slaves in her work, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, but she speaks mainly for the female slave?s plight by directing her work at a Northern female reader, who is most likely to sympathize. She uses another female in her story, Linda Brent, as herself which says something even more about how her voice had been denied to her for very long. Men had traditionally been in power over women and as a result when speaking were more free to express themselves fully, but women were more protective of their own experiences after having long been denied the ability to speak their mind."
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?The Voice?, 2002.
A review of Thomas Harding's poem ?The Voice? .
1,510 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 49.95
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This paper looks at how title of Thomas Hardy?s poem ?The Voice? reveals a lot about its mode of delivery. It examines how the audible whispers of the woman calling are conveyed to the reader through literary devices such as rhyme and rhythm. It evaluates how ?The Voice? of the woman becomes a symbol of the narrator?s memory, which is tainted by illusion and attachment to the past. It analyzes how although the poem might be about a long-lost love, a past or failed romance, a memory he struggles to retain, Hardy progresses from an initial feeling of hope in the first two stanzas to an acceptance of reality in the last two. "The Voice" is a whisper of the past and a memory of his lover?s language.
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"In his natural surroundings, the narrator envisions and hears his lost lover. She is ?much missed.? This fundamental fact is made clear in the first stanza of ?The Voice,? underlining the importance of the relationship. The narrator is estranged from the woman whose voice he hears. She was ?the one who was all to me,? the narrator?s soul mate. However, there is no indication of the nature of the breakup. She could be dead or with another man; she could simply be away traveling. Regardless of the actual situation, the narrator longs for times past, ?when our day was fair.? The present moment is not bleak, but the past offers rich memories. Before the remainder of the poem is read, it would seem as if the narrator is simply hanging on to a hopeless romance. Clearly, this is not the case. Although he becomes aware that he is ?faltering forward? by the end of the poem, the narrator does not seem lost or emotionally distraught."
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The Silencing of the Female Voice in Adolescence, 2002.
Using Pipher's "Reviving Ophelia" as a reference, this paper examines the role that the mass media plays in silencing the voice of the female teenager in American culture.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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Carol Gilligan declares that "The silencing of the female voice in adolescence is enforced by the wish not to hurt others but also by the fear that in speaking her voice will not be heard." There are certain stereotypical portrayals of women in mass media that make the sexism of our society transparently clear. It also disallows women to have their own sense of self. This process inflicts extreme damage to the female voice in adolescence. In "Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girl"s, Pipher sees America's culture as "girl-poisoning". She shows how a certain brand of femininity is imposed on adolescent girls. This process, in her perspective, obliterates the confidence and self-knowledge that these young girls have amassed since their own childhood. In a tragic sense, their own peers act as enforcers.
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Thomas Paine, 2007.
An overview of Thomas Paine's greatest works and their influence on American society.
2,076 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper details the life and times of political philosopher and writer, Thomas Paine. It examines how, born poor in England, he arrived in America just before the Revolution and devoted his life to three great causes: the American Revolution, religious reform, and the natural rights of man. It looks at how his powerful writings played a significant part in the process of Independence and how some of them also provoked great controversies. It considers whether Paine was a revolutionary pamphleteer and focuses on his very particular pamphlet, "Common Sense" and on the influence he had on the American Revolution.
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His Main Works and their Context
A Focus on "Common Sense": Paine's Influence on American Independence
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"After the United States' victory over England, Paine didn't take part in the establishment of the new republic. He returned to Europe instead and soon played a part in the political debate over the French Revolution and wrote The Rights of Man (1791, 1792) that supported the revolution. In this work, Paine defended the natural equality of all men in the sight of God and their political rights, denounced hereditary monarchy and called for republican principles. Moreover Paine also analysed the basic reasons for great discontentment in Europe and tried to find a solution to poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and war. He proposed the levying of a progressive income tax to finance a social plan to educate the population, to help the poor, to financially support aged people and to create public works for unemployed people."
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Thomas Paine, 2006.
A discussion on Thomas Paine's "Common Sense".
870 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper offers a personal opinion on the importance of Thomas Paine's revolutionary document in American history. The author discusses the main ideals and themes in Paine's work, "Common Sense". The paper compares the "Declaration of Independence" and "Common Sense" and states reasons why it is Thomas Paine's work that Americans should idealize and remember.
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"Thomas shed new light to the matter and made it a point to emphasize that America can and will survive on it own without any British intervention. He simply made a point that America does not need Great Britain and went on to say that "America would have flourished as much, probably much more, had no European Power had anything to do with her" (Thomas Paine). In "Common Sense", Thomas Paine portrays the British to be greedy for power and control and he clarifies that Britain's intervention is not for the benefit of the American people but rather because she wants control and would've done the same to Turkey for the same motive "viz., the sake of trade and dominion" (Thomas Paine)."
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Reciprocity And Gift Giving, 2002.
Discussion of the cultural aspects of giving gifts and reciprocating in American, Japanese, and Korean society.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 124.95
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This paper discusses gift giving in different cultures. The tradition of giving gifts varies in different countries. Also, when you receive gifts there is the problem of finding the right way to reciprocate. It is important to know the various cultures in different countries when it comes to gift giving and reciprocity.
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