Sound

The sound of a gun being fired startles me awake. Something’s wrong. I lay in bed a few moments more, too afraid to move. But then, when that gun fires again, I’m rolling out from under the covers, bare feet slapping against the wooden floor. I move with a single-minded purpose now, heading towards the door of my room. Twisting the knob, I push it open and poke my head out. Across the hall, Derek is mirroring my movements, a single finger pressed against his lips. He closes the door with…

Also, Agee’s description of the song only focuses on the sounds that the singers make; He makes no attempt to describe the lyrics of the song or interpret the song to understand any underlying message. Agee is aware that he cannot understand the song, and thus does not make a futile attempt to do so. Instead, he describes the sounds he encounters in terms of metaphor, portraying the tenor’s voice as a “long, plorative line that hung like fire on heaven, or a whistle’s echo, sinking, sunken,…

familiar to me and all I wanted to do was go home. I heard a scream, it sounded like a girl and it was getting closer and closer, my hands started to shake and my stomach dropped. I couldn’t think straight, all I could think about is the girl, the sound of how fast my heart was beating and the shakiness of my hands. I don’t even know where I am. How did I end up here? All of the sudden I couldn’t see straight anymore and my vision felt blurry and all I could see is black. Hi, I should introduce…

is religious and absolutely loaded; unfortunately, he is in Sing Song right now.” I heard Ms. Heal laugh in response. This was a rare form for Ms. Heal because I’ve never heard her laugh or show any kind of emotion during our sessions lately. “He sounds absolutely delightful, but I am married — I was married until my husband passed away a few weeks ago.” This was absolutely unbelievable to me because Ms. Heal never revealed anything personal about her life; as a matter of fact, I am pretty sure…

The sound of footsteps going down the creaky wooden staircase echoed through the strangely silent house of the Tristessens. Between the walls, pestilence and death hung in the air like a thick smog, choking everyone inside. The only disturbance to the stagnant, silent atmosphere was the occasional cough rattling through the lungs of the man, Galen, who seemed much older than he was, and his children moving about the house to care for him. “Jackson, could you please get me the water? Bring it…

All three of these pieces are something that is completely different, but they all have one thing in common, music. The Fanfare for the Common Man and Adagio for Strings is something I have heard a few times here or there, whether it was in movies or even in music class whenever I was younger. The Drum Corps International 2014 was a collaboration of multiple drum corps from all over that displayed the show at a competition. Analyzing each element of these videos really made me realize how much I…

imagery to a great effect in ''An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.'' Perhaps the best example is when Peyton plunges into the river, frees himself from his restraints, and regains his senses. 'He felt the ripples upon his face and heard their separate sounds as they struck. He looked at the forest on the bank of the stream, saw the individual trees, the leaves and the veining of each leaf--he saw the very insects upon them: the locusts, the brilliant-bodied flies, the grey spiders stretching…

My lungs were ignited, heart stammering, every muscle threatened to cramp. If I had even stopped running, I would’ve met my demise. Everywhere around me were kids bolting towards the same place I was headed to, safety. Sirens were banging on my eardrums and I forced myself to run faster. I needed to get to the door before it closed. The cell doors started rattling, knew they were closing. If I didn’t make it their in time, then I would be history. An unknown hand grabbed my arm and pulled me…

The ability to hear is important to the elderly population as it improves their quality of life and preserves their well-being and safety. For instance, the ability to clearly hear allows for individuals to detect sounds from behind, awareness of your surrounding, communication with family members and others to maintain a link to the world. Nevertheless, presbycusis is an ever-growing condition in the geriatric population. Presbycusis or age related hearing loss is a multifaceted and complicated…

The shrill radar sound emitted from me wakes you just enough to click snooze. After clicking snooze five times, you take me off my charger to unlock me. I’m the first thing you look at every morning; my bright, colorful screen waking you up provides you with all the news and drama that occurred overnight. Throughout the day, I am constantly with you, you can’t live without me. I save you from awkward moments alone on the bus as I supply music and a distraction from the annoying middle school-ers…