Decibel

You're a strange person if you enjoy what others despise. The band room in Upper Darby High School is a room that is loved by many and, whether in the music department or not , is visited constantly from dusk to dawn. Though from an outsider’s perspective, it is very challenging to understand the reason as there are the many attributes the commoner may dislike. This room provokes so many of the human senses in a not so positive fashion, specifically: hearing, smelling, and sight. That is why I…

On December 29, 1970, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, which included three agencies. Among those three was the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA is responsible for implementing standards to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for those men and women in the workforce. One way OSHA has been successful is by reducing injury in the workplace. Occupational hearing loss has been a major concern for workers as early as the 1960's.…

“It’s just a car,” they all say. Only some will understand the attachment oneself can get towards their vehicle. How could you be attached to it? It’s a materialistic thing that will be non-existent in due time. A bunch of metal, rubber, and wiring put together is really all that a car is. This concoction of resources gives me an explosion of emotions that are priceless and very desirable. All it takes is one click of a button and a step inside to unlock these feelings. To me, my car will always…

In 1987 President Ronald Reagan signed into law the OBRA-87 proposal. At the very heart of OBRA-87 was the effort to create a better quality of life for nursing home residents. Despite this landmark step in nursing home care, 49% of residents have some form of depression (QuickStats 2014). In order to remedy this problem, we must first know what makes some residents satisfied with their lives in nursing homes, while others are not. Based on current literature four common themes occur:…

Electric cars are quiet; sometimes you cannot even tell they are running. However, a gasoline vehicle can be loud sometimes 75 to 80 decibels and that is not the music. 2. Electric vehicles are more energy efficient, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, 62.4% of gasoline engines lose fuel, and only 15% of the energy stored in the gas tank actually used to move the car. Electrical…

Listening to music is a very popular activity that helps people improve their mood. Moreover, music helps to relax and ease pain. While playing music while driving is most prevalent among teen drivers - 93% of teens drive with music, the older generation also tends to enjoy this activity. Most drivers listen to loud music, and most of them admit that they adjust their radio or use their phone while driving. Unfortunately, only a few know that driving with music is often compared to drunk driving…

After Al-Qaeda’s attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, the United Sates felt it time to punish those responsible so as to ensure another attack would not be forthcoming. The CIA began “enhanced interrogation of detainees”; in other words, the torture of people believed to have information about the enemy. Here, I examine the reduction of a human being who lived a bios life and became a detainee whose life changed suddenly to zoe and therefore became homo sacer. The life of an individual…

age related hearing, hearing loss that is noise-induced is 100% preventable. To protect your ears from loud noise, avoid loud noises where you can and make sure you wear ear protection every time you are exposed to noises that are at or above 85 decibels in loudness. Remember, preventive medicine is the best…

A wave is a disturbance of energy. Sound and light are both disturbances in energy, and they both travel in the forms of waves. While sound travels in a longitudinal wave, light travels through a transverse wave. From a perspective of a human, sound and light on earth is very different compared to sound and light in space. These waves have differences in speed, form, shape, and other properties. Despite many of the differences, sound and light are very similar to each other. Light is a…

Cheers to Lucktoberfest As summer comes to an end, we bid farewell to the parties at the beach and warm weather. But we say hello to all things fall! We’re especially excited about one event coming up soon…Oktoberfest! In fact, we’re so excited that we’ve even coined our own promotion in honor of this lovely tradition called Lucktoberfest. Read on to learn more about the Oktoberfest, and the promotions we have to offer. The History Well to put it quite simply, Oktoberfest is where millions…