Compact Cassette

There are some who wish to be gone without a trace; however, some wish to leave an explanation for why they left. Thirteen reasons why follows thirteen experiences that combined convinced Hannah Baker to end her life. These accounts personally affect Clay Jenson, an amicable friend of Hannah, who receives the tapes without any clue as to why he is on them. As Clay listens to the tapes he is stunned as to who affected Hannah and what they did. This journal recounts Hannah’s path toward searching for her identity, finding love, and telling her truth. The search for exactly where Hannah would fit into her new life never seemed to end. Hannah first feels at home in her new town when she is introduced to Alex and Jessica, who were also new. They start meeting at a café before the school year starts just to joke around relieve some of their day onto each other. This coffee group fell apart after school started and rumors began buzzing. Rumors also evoked hardship on Hannah. She had been looking forward to a fresh start where no one knew her. Now everyone only knew her as the new girl who was pretty outgoing with guys. Hannah also connected with poetry writing. She began writing her own poetry and attending a poetry club at the local library. However, when someone she befriends at this club releases one of her poems all around the school she feels exposed as students and teachers scrutinized her work. Having her own words stolen from her along with her distrust for her school and…

I have heard talk that a playlist will always feel polished and clean and intentional and that they will never have the gritty, in the moment feel that a cassette mix has. My response to that claim is that about 1/3 of the files contained on my personal playlists are either leaked or live recordings of unreleased material. In the same way you could go and buy a nice clean album on a cassette in the 90’s I can do the same online today, so why would I take time to include a common, and easily…

The ragtag assembly of voiceover performances help, with J.K. Simmons as the authoritative Khampa, Luke Wilson as his son, Bodi, and a pretty terrific Eddie Izzard who plays Angus Scattergood, the hard-on-his-luck, feline former rock star whose new record label is demanding his new single by 6pm on Friday. Scattergood lives in “the city”, which geography tells me should be Lhasa, which would logically be the location referenced, since it is the second-most populated city in Tibet and has an…

Many may have heard about the popular TV Series “THIRTEEN REASON WHY?” released March 31, 2017 about “High school student Clay Jensen, who one day receives a mysterious package in the mail with seven cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, a classmate who recently committed suicide. ... As he listens to the tapes, he learns that there is a side for each person to whom Hannah attributes her reasons for committing suicide.” This show should be watched by youth, adults and even teenager because it…

"I 'm not sure if you 'll like what you 're going to see.." "Doesn 't matter," calmly said the boy. Although inside he was very excited about what hidden things could be kept hold by this brown cube. The nurse gives a small "hmmm" and takes off the tape. The box reveals a jumbled up mess of cassette tapes, possibly from the 80s that some random stranger once had. The boy looks at the items with distraught and says, "Did I miss the latest invention where you can travel through time?" The…

Aspects of Humanity Revealed through Symbolism in Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go has been widely acclaimed for its insights into the depths of human life. On the surface, the main characters, Kathy H., Tommy, and Ruth live completely normal lives, but their inevitable futures as organ donors separates them from “normal” people. Throughout their childhood and adolescent lives, the characters encounter various objects that become sentimental to them. Kathy greatly values her…

It was the first device to stop recording on cylinders and start recording on flat disks or records. Because there was no electricity you had to wind it up to use it.It was invented by Emile Berliner and the first records used by the gramophone were made of glass. A spiral groove with sound information was etched into the flat record and the record was rotated on the gramophone. The "arm" of the gramophone had a needle that read the grooves in the record by vibration and the vibrations…

The aim of this essay is to look into contemporary means of music distribution, and identify which is currently the most profitable and widely used, and why they are used and the effect they have on the music industry. This information will then be used to predict which method of distribution will survive the test of time, and potentially be the means of distribution that could still be in use 15 years from now. This essay will explore the profitability and popularity of three different…

different for everyone, some people are addicted to it while others could care less if there's music playing or not. But over the past decade the music industry has seen seen some of the lowest revenue since the 1950’s. So in this essay I will explain why this is happening, and how the music industry is changing. Music has been around for hundreds of years and music has always been popular and throughout history people have been performing and enjoying live music, but 1877 would be the year…

Toyota Corolla vs. Nissan Sentra Although the Toyota Corolla has been around since 1966, and the Nissan Sentra only since 1982, both have stood their test of time. For any incoming college student or newly married couple both Corolla and Sentra have proven to be the most popular among all of the compact cars. The reasons for this phenomenon are their reasonable starting prices, how many miles to the gallon they get also known as fuel economy and the wide range of colors offered. Now let us see…