Semantic Web

understanding “cat” when what you intentionally wanted to say was “dog” This type of semantic interference effect would suggest that the processing stage that’s involved in comprehension and language production can overlap to a certain extent. In spite of there being similarities in semantic interferences in word picture matching and picture-naming tasks, the main point of the interferences shows attributes to the semantic language system, in word picture matching and the lexical language system in naming

Results from experiment one indicated that response latency times rised systematically as the questions necessitated deeper levels of processing—semantic as opposed to structural questions of the word (Craik & Tulving, 1975). Performance on the retention test increased significantly, from below 20% recognized for questions concerning structural characteristics to 96% for sentence questions (Craik & Tulving, 1975). The results have thus shown that different questions requiring different encoding strategies

on some ridiculously high level, is something that I have grown to value as I considered myself a person of great perception, being a young man who appreciates logic and mathematical thinking, possesses a desire to look for the hidden truth behind webs of contradictions/inconsistencies, love analyzing details and piecing together information, as well as using creativity to solve problems and puzzles. Another trait of mine that is the main focus of this essay is none other my eccentricity, which may

"Cheers" - A Semiotic Analysis by Berger      In Arthur Asa Berger’s essay, he conducts a semiotic analysis of the comedy television show "Cheers." In his analysis of the show he points out many characteristics that refer to semiotics. Even though one could not agree with all of his findings, many of them are reasonable. One discrepancy someone might have with his ideas is that he applies his analysis to simply one episode rather than the entire series. Berger could have been able to conduct a

Allusions in “I Am a Cripple” Disabled. Disabled is a word commonly defined as being physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated (dictionary.com). There's a stigma over the word disabled with its negative connotation. Nancy Mairs, author of “I Am a Cripple, dislikes this word because she thinks that the English language incorporates too many euphemism in our speech. Mairs wants people to use more straightforward language, even if it might be offensive to others. In “ I Am a Cripple”

Pink Floyd's hit, Wish You Were Here has been recognized as one of the most poetic songs of its decade. With a proper analysis, Roger Waters provides lyrics that allow you to walk away with some interesting perspectives on life's big questions. Though many would argue that the meaning of the song is more literal and personal to the band, the universal meaning would be lost if we were to narrow our focus just on how these lyrics refer to one situation between one set of people at one particular point

According to William Cronon’s “The Trouble with Wilderness”, the main concerns with the wilderness term being humanly constructed and lack of concern with the local environments. Cronon emphasize much of the historical and philological meanings of wilderness as a human construct via spiritual and religious perspectives. He desired for people stop putting so much emphasis on the above and beyond that is out of our reach and focus on the present. He pushed this into the idea of one should start putting

Among the various structural and thematic elements, Debora Greger’s “West of Myself” provides a sense of nostalgia and reminiscence of the past. The poem illustrates how life and memory are not so easily remembered or taken. The speaker of the poem is dramatizing her inner conflict and chastising herself for the direction her life has taken and where she believes it will befall. The compelling force for the creation of the work might have been to express memories of living a life and reflection,

On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry, one of the crucial motivators of the American Revolution, delivers a speech in the Second Virginia Convention regarding gaining independence from Britain. Henry’s diction, allusions and counterarguments aid in his purpose of making the delegates feel the tyrannical rule by the British and believing in going to war with them is the only option in attaining freedom. Henry’s diction portrays the British as untrustworthy and dishonorable. In the beginning of his speech

While the subject of the poem,“My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke has spurred passionate academic debate from professors, scholars, and students alike, the imagery, syntax, and diction of the poem clearly support the interpretation that Roethke writes “My Papa’s Waltz” with purposeful ambiguity in order to express his own internal “coming to terms” with the nostalgic memory of the father he loves and lost at a young age. The intentional ambiguity of the poem between fond and abusive memories becomes