4.4 Representing sound Sound, such as speech or music, is an analogue physical quantity that varies with time, and so the ideas you have already met in Section 2.5 about converting analogue weights to digital form are relevant here too. In particular, samples of the sound will have to be taken, and each sample will have to be quantised to the nearest binary code in the digital representation. It's important to appreciate that sound such as speech or music varies rapidly with time, and so samples of it will ha
3.4 The misuse of the concept of positive liberty One of the main claims that Berlin makes in ‘Two Concepts of Liberty’ is a historical one. It is that positive theories of freedom, or perversions of them, have been more frequently used as instruments of oppression than have negative ones. These positive theories typically rely on a split between a ‘higher’ and a ‘lower’ self, or between a ‘rational’ and an ‘empirical’ self as Berlin sometimes puts it. Coercion is justified on the grounds that it leads to a realisation of
Exploring Creativity: Japanese students from Jikei Com colleges spend a day at Otis College
On October 8 Otis hosted 180 Japanese multimedia students from Jikei COM colleges in Japan, who learned about the American approach to creativity and problem solving. Workshops focused on: connections between brain function and creativity through drawing; expressing emotion through body movement; brainstorming and developing great ideas with ease; and making a habit of creativity.
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5.5.1 Develop the structure for presenting your work In presenting the results of your use of IT, you may need to integrate information of different types and formats. For example, in a report you may want to bring together text, numerical and symbolic data, equations and formulas, tables and graphs, charts or other images. Check that your intended approach follows accepted conventions, and find out what guidelines or advice are available to you. If you are bringing information together in a single document or presentation, ensure that fo
ENG 352: Technical Writing
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. An advanced writing course. Combines current theory with actual practice to prepare students as technical writers. Analyze complex communication situations and design appropriate responses through tasks that involve problem solving, rhetorical theory, document design, oral presentations, writing teams, audience awareness, ethical considerations, and gender equity issues.
4.2.3 Acknowledge before differing Before you disagree with someone, try to summarise the other person's point in your own words. Then they know you are trying to understand them and will be more likely to take your view seriously. Otherwise, you risk talking at each other rather than to each other.
Cattle, Cowboys and Beef Barons
This video is accompanied by text. "By the end of Civil War, as many as five million longhorn cattle, descendants of old Spanish stock, roamed wild in Texas. These tough, rangy animals sported horns with a spread of as much as eight feet. At first they were hunted only for their hides since there was no way to get them to markets in the East. With the building of the Transcontinental Railroads, it became possible to transport these cattle to the eastern market that had developed a taste for beef
Understanding contemporary society
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.
This module introduces students to a range of approaches in social analysis. Through introductions to key concepts, theorists and research studies in the disciplines of sociology, cultural studies and social policy, students will be equipped with the skills necessary for more advanced study of contemporary society.
Two routes to reading this module's contents are offered. Those who prefer to read on screen can na
Improving Your Guitar Phrasing - Blues Guitar Lesson
Learn more about Michael's Blues Guitar course at: http://bit.ly/zGAfU7
Michael Williams is a Professor at Berklee College of Music, and the author and instructor of Berkleemusic's online Blues Guitar course. His free guitar lessons are among the most popular videos on Berkleemusic's YouTube channel, with over three million views and counting!
4.3.1 Judging the quality of information Judging the quality of information is not the same as a description of it, nor is it the same as simply agreeing or disagreeing with it, and an evaluation of information should not include personal attacks. It does require you to assess the information in terms of its strengths and weaknesses and give adequate reasons to support your assessment. You may need to check facts, research other sources and question further. There are vast amounts of information available today and magazines,
Acknowledgements This course is subject to Creative Commons licence (attribution, non commercial, non derivative). For copyright reasons any third party materials must not be used in isolation from the course or for any other purpose. Acknowledgements must always accompany use of course. Any adverts contained in this course are for the purposes of academic analysis only and d
Wolf and the Seven Little Kids, Part 1 of 2
In this animated cartoon film the mother goat leaves the house while her children remains inside the house. A wolf is hungry and spies on the house and its plump occupants. After the mother has disappeared, the wolf tries to enter frequent times. He tries once by swallowing chalk. He covers his paws with white paint so his feet look like those of goats. He then tricks the kids that he is their mother. When the door opens, he eats all but one last kid. The mother comes home and discovers her
(6/9) The Warsaw Uprising
Part 6 of 9 about the Poles of the Warsaw ghetto fighting against the occupation by the Germans.
6 International Christmas This section aims to raise your intercultural awareness, by exposing you to the many and different Christmas traditions around the world. It will encourage you to discover the connections between language and culture and engage you with online communications and research. You will also be given the opportunity to use your own creativity as a learning tool. Please note that Christmas has been chosen as an example of a festival which is celebrated in different ways in different cou
1.1 Composition and improvisation in the world's musics I want to begin with some general issues. Since the words composition and improvisation will play an important role in this chapter, where better to start than with definitions of these two terms? 3.3 Antivirus software In conjunction with these patches, you should also install antivirus software. This is because patches and updates are not always issued quickly enough to protect your system from new viral attacks. In addition, patches only stop the types of malware that exploit errors in the program code. Antivirus software is updated as new malware is found, so it can offer a higher level of protection than just relying on manufacturers' updates. Antivirus software is specifically designed to catch a Money as Debt 1.1 Squares In general, to square a number, multiply it by itself. This is denoted by writing a small ‘2’ to the top right of the number, e.g. 4 squared, written 42, is 4 × 4 = 16. How to Adjust and Change Line Spacing in Microsoft Word Stereotype
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47-minute animated presentation of "Money as Debt" tells in very simple and effective graphic terms what money is and how it is being created.
To adjust and change line spacing in Microsoft Word, click on the desired text, select "Alignment and Spacing" from the formatting palette and find "Line Spacing" to choose single, one and a half or double spacing. Adjust the line spacing in a Word document with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this video on computer programs. (01:37) This is a lot of information on the screen--the viewer may wish to open the screen to full screen to see the areas highlighted on the screen more clearly.<
This is a fantastic video showcasing a great teacher leading a lesson on stereotypes. As you watch "Understanding Stereotypes," take notes on instructional strategies Ms. Sinclair uses to teach students about stereotypes. Write down what you find interesting, surprising, or especially important about the teaching and learning in this lesson. (26:47)
