Sound

Timmy a college student is writing his English paper gets bored with the assignment and sees his Beats by Dre, the Solo 2. As he goes to put them on and lay in bed he sets an alarm so he can finish his paper then goes to queue Logic's The Incredible True Story album and falls asleep; knowing his last paper must be summited before midnight. Unfortunately, his English paper is not submitted because the music is louder than the alarm. Rosecrans Baldwin, writer of “Throw Away Your Earbuds, Boredom…

Black. One of the three words that came to Essie’s mind as her eyes fluttered open and she squinted into the gloom of darkness around her. Mildew, was the second. She took deep breaths of the foul smell, confusion and panic began to settle in her gut as she couldn’t recall where she was currently or where she was previously. Cold, was the last word that crossed her mind as she felt around the black fringed shadows surrounding her. Her breaths came out heavy and harsh, she could feel a thin…

Sheer Pain She is here, but she is not. She use to wake up every morning with a smile on her face and her big blue eyes would open wider than I have ever seen someone open their eyes. I remember when I was younger I would stay the night at her house quite often. She was always the first to wake me up, and she would have already prepared the biggest and most delicious breakfast a person could ask for. We would always play board games for hours upon hours and then go pick the fruits and veggies…

I had woken up on Saturday morning, my stomach growling like an angry tiger begging for food, my eyes puffy and red, black streaks running down my cheeks, my throat hoarse and my voice gone from the events that took place the night before. I felt my hair and pictured my mothers’ fingers running through it while stroking my back in order to get me to fall asleep. Throwing my legs off the bed, my purple fuzzy socks touching the cold wooden floor, I picked myself up and walked over to my dresser…

While listening to the first piece of music, which I am familiar with, "What Child Is This?" that is written by William Chatterton Dix, in 1865, using the method of active listening I have given my full attention. The more closely I have listened into, the more I felt it affecting me emotionally more than usually, because of the engagement the variety of different areas of the brain. Paying attention to the details in the well-known music like rhythm, melody, dynamics, harmonies, has helped me…

Inhale...exhale...inhale...exhale. Ginormous feet thundered behind me. How close was this monster? How close was this despicable beast? Was it huge and scary? Oh no, but it's legs were strong and powerful and the endurance this monster had made it hard to stay ahead. Thump...thump...thump. My racing heart matched the beat of this monster's feet. I had worked and ran and pushed myself too much to give it up now because this is where it counted. I didn't want to be left out of the pack or have…

Hello Beautiful People of the interweb, How are you this week? We've come to the time where I summarize and relate another chapter of Groundswell: Winning in a world transformed by social technologies. So this week I read chapter 5, which is all about listening. The Chapter begins with the importance of brands and how brands play a huge factor in the business world. They state "brand is whatever your customers say it is"(Li & Bernoff, 2011, Pg. 79) which is important to understand. Companies…

According to (skillsyouneed) listening interpersonal skills are key to effective communication, which that can eliminate being misunderstood when information is conveyed. The first rule of mastering listening is you must stop talking, put your focus on what the speaker is saying without interruption. Secondly, show the speaker that you are engaged in the conversation by maintaining eye contact and use nods or other gestures that show you are interested and listening. Show empathy with the…

The 1986 film, The Mission, uses music to enhance the viewer’s emotions and interpretations of the scenes. The film score by Ennio Morricone is so important to the film that it is the main focus of some of the scenes. The dialogue in this film appears to be lacking. In the excerpt of the movie there is very little dialogue and when there is it’s kept short and to the point. The music fills in the long gaps between conversations. The first music that is heard is a soft guitar melody. It is…

As I was fast asleep I heard someone breaking in! I jumped up and dashed from my bed to see a bunch of travelers in my cave, with my food. I ran at them attacking and eating some of the men. Then a man jumped on me tied me up and gouged out my eye. As I was screaming I said, “who is doing this!” The man told me nobody. I screamed “Nobody is gouging out my eye!” The men ran off leaving me alone, in total darkness. I screamed and stumbled across the ground! I felt my way to the water and…