Inflection

lingers on her neck for longer than she would have liked. She’s not used to that sensation anymore, to the feeling of being hugged by muscular arms, pressed against a flat chest. She’s not used to the Spanish words murmured in a baritone, gruff inflection. The once familiar sensation of his stubble tickling her cheek is almost unpleasant now, and Costia can’t prevent a grimace of discomfort from clouding her face for a moment. They loosen the hug and she looks at Gabriel, peeking at his short,…

Leah E Waters November 22, 2015 JOUR 5260 The Construction of Gender-Based Humor in American Sitcoms When Gershon Legman first made the claim that women were the “last oppressed group” to demand equality for their inferior gender, he did so without the hindsight of decades of success of female comedians from Lucille Ball and Mary Tyler Moore to Tina Fey and Amy Schumer (1968). As he wrote in his dirty joke handbook, female genitalia and all the constructs of gender were holding us back: “Women…

Throughout history, we have encountered many composers who have showcased their innovations through various techniques and approaches that are still used in today’s musical process. Achille- Claude Debussy is one, of few, ingenious composers who tested limits that made him remarkable. Debussy was born on August 22, 1862 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. He was a French composer and force to be reckoned with throughout the transition from the late romantic period to the 20th century. Claude…

1st Year Sound Design Film Essay – Wall-E Noah De Villiers (21800270) – 12/02/2018 ‘Wall-E’ is an animated film produced by Disney and Pixar that was released with the intention of being entertainment for young children. Despite this target audience, the film exceeds and defies all expectations by transforming this seemingly simple story, which centralises around a trash collecting robot named Wall-E chasing down a scout droid, EVE, who he views as the love of his life, into a tale of heroism…

What is F.A.T. City? In the assigned four part series, a workshop is conducted by Richard Lavoie to a group of participants who experience what it is like to have a learning disability within a classroom environment. Mr. Lavoie is the program director of the Eagle Hill School Outreach Program in Greenwich, Connecticut. He informs participants that 6 to 10 percent of children in the United States suffer from learning disabilities. His key points during the workshop focus on three issues that…

The injustice in the United States criminal justice system has, historically and contemporarily, attracted the attention of sociologists and researchers alike. At face value, the criminal justice system serves to maintain order amongst the chaos of criminal cases and deliver justice for those convicted. However, there appears to be a degree of irony in labeling the criminal justice system as being “unjust”, assuming that the system truly delivers justice. Yet this is supported by recent polls…

Summary Baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is a unicellular organism, classified as a fungus, or an organism that lives and receives its nutrients by decomposing the organic material in its surroundings. This species is easy to use throughout laboratory tests because of their quick generation times, implementing the use of budding as a form of asexual reproduction. The naked eye can easily view the colonies that these yeast cells form, and carefully count them to determine the growth. The…

What is hearing loss and deafness? Is it the inability to hear sound? Or is it more than that? The answer will depend on who you ask. With regard to hearing loss, there are three main types. An individual with conductive hearing loss has the inability to hear due to any number of issues stemming from the outer ear. Sound waves are not able to pass from the outer ear to the inner ear, specifically the cochlea (a spiral cavity that looks like a snail shell that receives sound in the form of…

is “presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed” (Lucas 242). The speech had good nonverbal communication because she used her body and voice effectively to clearly express her ideas. She had minor inflections in her voice, which are “changes in pitch or tone” (Lucas 244). Her slightly repetitive pitch pattern could distract the audience. Her…

Presentation #5 Group: Skanska AUS Group The Skanska Aus Group presented on the human resources issue of turnover and retention of staff in the construction industry. Overall the presentation was good with very strong techniques displayed with only minor areas requiring improvement to advance the outcome to a very good standard. Presentations need to be structured in such a way as to keep the audience engaged while also getting the information across so that they will remember the main points.…