Voice of America

Laryngospasm and Bronchospasm Alyssa Acosta San Joaquin Valley College Abstract Laryngospasms and bronchospasms are both spasms that occur during within the upper respiratory tract (Frey & Ross, 2014). They can either occur in the operating room, during induction of anesthesia or can occur in a normal setting, triggered by things other than anesthesia. Depending on severity and setting, laryngospasms and bronchospasms can be either non life-threatening or life-threatening (Drugs.com,…

No, definitely footsteps, carrying their owner closer to his huddled mess on the kitchen floor with each stride. His heart picks up in tempo; they’ll see him, see the disaster that is Sam Winchester, the ex-blood junkie who isn’t even (will never even be) an ex-anything.**** Thump. Thump. Thump. Is it Dean? No, his snores still echo through the house; he’s still asleep. The footsteps have stopped and Sam can practically feel the presence looming over him. Oh God, no. Please no, not now. “Sam.”…

you hear an amazing singer with a great voice, you might ask yourself what the normal life span of such a voice might be, and whether proper training or certain techniques prevent vocal cords deteriorating with age, and if surgery or some sort of special gel could correct such problems Voice experts believe that one should think of singers as athletes, using muscles in what is, after all a very physical activity. Professional singer, as well as acting as voice instructor at the Minneapolis…

communicating using their voices. Today this has not changed; however how those voices are heard, where they can be heard and by whom has changed drastically. What at one time was limited to only what was being said or written, at the time it was being documented and only heard or read by those in the immediate vicinity; can now be heard by anyone, anywhere in the world at any time. This is possible because of the dramatic advances in recording. Now, not only can voices be recorded but…

adultery and is forced by the Puritan Society to wear a scarlet “A” on her breast for the rest of her life. a. P/V-Passive Voice b. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the main character Hester Prynne commits adultery and as a punishment, the Puritan Society forces her to wear a scarlet “A” on her breast for the rest of her life. c. I originally used passive voice…

Myoelastic-aerodynamic theory is the term used to describe the way that the vocal folds vibrate. The theory consists of an interaction of muscle forces (myo), elastic recoil forces (elastic), and aerodynamic forces. I will now describe the myoelastic-aerodynamic theory using the following diagram. Diagram A starts on the exhalation phase and the vocal folds are in phonatory position. The vocal folds are contracted by the Interarytenoids and the Lateral cricoid arytenoids. These muscles (IA and…

Today is the day I leave to spend the whole weekend with Shaun. Dan is still out of town at work, fucking everything that moves. My wonderful parents agreed to take all 4 of the kids for a weekend, things are going to be great. I am really excited, I mean just the little bit of time we have with one another is amazing, imagine a whole weekend. I feel like a little girl on Christmas morning eagerly waiting to open up my gifts. Shaun keeps e-mailing me making sure I am still game, asking me…

the passive voice. In my New Criticism essay, I would writewrote sentences such as “Firstly, connotation is used to create the negative mood of the setting.” Fortunately, I have improved my use of passive voice, which can be seen if we compare that transition sentence to one from my Discourse paper. “First off, through the use of proper nouns, the speaker shows how all wars are the same, because death comes for both sides no matter who wins.” Not only did I avoid using passive voice, but the…

rich voice was stunning and full of soul. Smith’s vocal range was powerful, even though she appears to be a contralto. The technical proficiencies of Smith’s vocal sound appear to be controlled and clear. Smith’s voice filled the room, hitting one’s ears smoothly and was powerfully inviting. When comparing the voice of Bessie Smith to Alberta Hunter’s, in particular “Sugar”, both ladies had strong and powerful voices. However, Smith’s smooth voice is opposite that of Hunters. Hunter’s voice was…

So in light of that, here at Union a vocal major spends a lot of time warming up their voice, practicing their assigned music, memorizing the words to their songs, learning how to pronounce foreign songs, and learning about the composer and writer of the song they are singing. Vocal Major’s spend most of their time in music practice rooms…