Essays on Sound

Virtual rat training + answer lab questions
- Describe the first training session, including the following:
- Were you able to successfully train Sniffy to press the bar?
During the first training session I was able to train Sniffy to press the bar. Sniffy seemed to understand that there was an association between the sound and food, but was slow in learning to press the bar.
- How long did it take to fully establish Sniffy’s behaviour?

It took me thirty seven minutes of training, to fully establish Sniffy’s behaviour.

- In first trying to establish the sound-food association during magazine training, what behaviours did you reinforce and what behaviours did you

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Introduction

My hometown is in Huntington Beach, CA. Huntington Beach is found in Orange County within Southern Carolina. Orange County is located by the seaside, and this gives the place a tepid outlook. The Huntington Beach is a beautiful place as it is characterized by a mild climate, a sandy beach, superb surfing and a marvelous beach culture. Furthermore, there are so many things to see, hear, and smell which I intend to explore in my essay.

Sight

Huntington Beach is usually like a tropical paradise all through the year. It is characterized by 9.3 miles of soft and sandy beaches

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Management

“On March 13, 2014, we had the pleasure of having Mr. Däl B. Lee lecture us on ‘The importance of Lean in Systems Engineering.” Mr. Lee graduated in Mechanical Engineering and completed his Master’s in Systems Engineering from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. While talking on the importance of Lean in systems engineering, Mr. Lee said that horizontal integration was an area that has been forgotten because of the shift in product specifications and responsibilities. In addition to this, Systems Engineers need to focus on developing a sound systems approach. To ensure a sound system,

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If somebody had asked me what makes a film successful, I would have been not able to answer at once. Acting, directing, screenplay, soundtrack, costumes, settings, camera operating, and a great many of other factors are equally valuable; they all contribute to the general perception of the film by the auditory.
In my essay I will focus on one element of the system – music; and I will try to discover how that magnificent tool makes a film admired.
Anabel J. Cohen in his Music as a source of emotion in film states that “emotion characterizes the experience of film,

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Introduction

Companies and individuals with profound passion in creating and selling music in different part of the world or even in its own country have a great opportunity. These companies are the music industry or music business who makes money abundantly out of their talents, ambitions, and resources. There are various types of organizations operating in music industry and there are individuals who engage in music ventures. The individuals who belong in the music industry are the musicians, composers, performers, music publishers, engineers, producers, educators, journalists, business managers, talent managers, entertainment legal representatives, booking agents, road crew, and promoters of

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1.0 Introduction
The animal communication system is significantly different from the human communication system. The latter is more advanced as compared to an animal communication system. One difference between the two communication systems is that fact that whereas human beings can use different types of media to pass across their messages; animals only use a limited number of media to communicate. It is, however important to note that similarities exist between the communication system of animals and the human communication system. For instance, communicating through the use of touch is common between animal and human communication. This means that

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A collision refers to a physical situation where kinetic energy of momentum of an object is transferred from an object to the other one. In physics, collisions are classified as either elastic or inelastic. Conservation laws; energy conservation and momentum conservation are important tools in the analysis of collisions. Various literatures and experimental studies have confirmed that it is difficult to assess the interaction of bodies during collision. Therefore, main objective of this work is to demonstrate to relate the various parameters such as velocities and masses of the system using the principle of conservation of energy and momentum.

The momentum of an object of mass, m and velocity, v is represented mathematically as shown below:

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This clip- 86 minutes clip- depicts the great work of Arvo who happens to be born in Paide. His place of birth is captured from his first memory where he ends up giving his place of birth.
The clip depicts the great role that Arvo has played and his generous contribution in the music industry. From the clip, we learn of the importance of combining two voices thereby ending up with a more serious result. He illustrates this further by giving an example of two people whose paths seem to cross but they don’t. The clip also illustrates

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Summary and annotation

Introduction

Summary:
This article shows the role of sound as the main facilitator of correspondence in communication. Sound is described as an important ingredient in boosting communication and enhancing speech of individuals. The author shows that sounds appeals to the emotions of the audience making communication or correspondence a meaningful process. Sounds relates and appeals to the spiritual strength of individuals making a very powerful in communication. Sound appeals to the soul and emotions and soul of the speakers as well as the audience. The sound also relates to the personal and inner instincts of individuals making the message

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2 Movies Review

"King Vidor Hallelujah"

The movie "king Vidor hallelujah"' is a fine production of black and white era, with the distinction of the first sound film of King Vidor. The cast, the plot and musical direction, aided the perfect view of non stereotyped African American life. King Vidor remained explicitly intact with the production, direction and script development of the movie. The plot is more like a
The musical supplement of the movie is deeply inspired with black entertainment and religious music of the time. The other depictions that mark the existence of proficient classic art in the movie

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Psychedelic rock is an important element of rock music and in Jimi Hendrix’s songs we find this style completely at one with the mood of the time. Essentially, although psychedelic rock consists of several distorted and original sounds, it is intended to put a person into a trance and make you forget all the woes which are consistently troubling us. I have considerable experience in psychedelic rock, having listened to various albums from the late 1960’s including those by The Doors and later those of the Australian band, Rush. The influence of drugs such as LSD and

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MUSIC APPRECIATION

Twentieth century composers were known for the innovativeness, and developed new organizing systems and included sounds like never before never before seen or heard in Western fine art music. Music has grown over time and today, we hear rhythms and blues, psychedelic music to disco and rock, rock and roll, rap, and hip-hop to name a few. Composers like Edwin Outwater, Morton Feldman, Luigi Russolo, and Edgard Varèse have changed the concept of what music is and should be.
Melody was a composition that was not overtly preferred by Edwin Outwater. American music composer, Morton Feldman’s orchestra

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Writing a Story and The Four News Models

Writing a Story and The Four News Models

In Chapter 4, Freedman has shown us the different ways of writing a story. Among the various methods given, the most important one is learning how to manipulate the timeline. Simply changing or moving a couple of shots or sound bites and/or just adding an element can quickly put a new spin on a story. Indeed, manipulating the timeline could be regarded as the most effective way of making little but valuable alterations in the storyline. This method could even lead one to discovering the best version of the story. One

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Schumann’s ‘Dichterliebe’ is one of the most important song cycles in the history of music and its sixteen songs are all essentially great works. The final song is a beautiful one called ‘Die alte bosen Lieder’ where the strands of romantic art come together in a beautiful manner. This paper will attempt to argue that the song is an important part of Schumann’s artistic style and that the marriage of words and music is almost perfect.

Structure and meaning of the poem:

‘Die alte bosen Lieder’ by the famed German poet Heinrich Heine, is a dark and brooding poem in a typically melancholic

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Bob Dylan’s style is very much of the ages and he manages to strip down the music to the barest of its essentials. ‘All Along the Watchtower’ is a typical example of music which is stripped down to its bare essentials as Cantwell describes. All we hear is the basic instrumentation which makes the song all the more bleak and full of alienation as well as eventual resignation. These elements are reinforced by Dylan’s consistent exposure to folk music as well as other themes which make his songs so involving and full of character.
Cantwell also identifies

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Management

MBA is an essential and intricate aspect of business management. As such skills in MBA are fully necessary for any business management enthusiast with goals of taking their career to the next level. This is in terms of quality of service provision as well as the overall value in terms of the skill set of the concerned party. This is primarily because MBA combines knowledge of business management with sound scientific knowledge and methods. This means that skills in MBA are necessary in looking at business ideas and questions and seeing past the basic business problem. It can also

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Human perception of sounds is not only performed by an ear as a part of the body. In fact, a person hears through the organ of hearing, which has got complex structure. The ear is only a visible part of it.
Auricle or pinna essentially acts as a funnel through which a person catches vibrations in the air. Coming through the auditory canal, they affect the eardrum – a thin membrane that separates the outer and middle ears.
Then the eardrum vibrations are transmitted to the auditory ossicles and reach the inner ear, the main part of which is an

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Rock music is notoriously difficult to record but every now and then a record comes along which towers above the rest. I chose Metallica’s landmark album which came out in 1986 titled Master of Puppets that remains an important milestone in the history of heavy/speed metal. The album was recorded from September to December at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark and was mixed by Michael Wagener at the Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, California. The LP was issued on the Music for Nations label with catalogue number MFN60 in 1986.
The sound is immediately apparent in the

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Sensory Perception

The Nervous system plays an important role in many mammals including man. The nervous system is responsible for the coordination of different stimuli in the body. Environmental changes can be felt in the body due to the nervous system present. The sense of touch, vision, audition and taste can be understood solely due to the nervous system.
A minute change or deficiency in these senses could lead to fatality. A failure in perception of any of the senses makes an individual dependent. Sensory perception is essential for all living organisms and forms the basis for homeostasis.
A series of

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Man has long desired to conquer the skies due to his incapacity to take flight like birds and reach unimaginable speeds possible while in flight. This desire had led man to creating machines that mimicked flight, leading to the development of aviation and air transportation. With human flight now made possible through aviation, the desire to reach the speed that exceeds the speed of sound had fueled research even further to understand how it could be attained through aircrafts, automobiles and artillery. For years, several attempts have been done to reach this speed of sound or break the so-called “

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Making a remix EP

Background of the study
The 21st century has seen a transition in the music industry in the sense that musicians have had a tendency of pirating music that belonged to a different party. This has been encouraged by the public listeners that have developed a passion for unoriginal music. As a result, musicians whose songs are remixed normally come to some sort of agreement with others with the interest of remixing their songs on order to legitimize the procedure.

Statement of the problem

Despite the formal agreements between original music owners and prospective second owners through remixes, there has been a debate on

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Introduction

The purpose of this experiment was to determine the speed of sound at room temperature using the microphone connected to a computer. Sound travels at a speed which is comparatively higher than the speed many objects. Consequently, the determination of speed of sound is technically challenging task. Most experiments rely on echo which is a reflection of sound to estimate this speed. The speed of sound at standard atmospheric pressure and temperature of 0º C is 331.5m/s. The experimental value of the speed of sound is expected to be less than the accepted value because low winter temperatures.

Materials and Methods

Materials

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Professional Studies Summary:

Medical Ultrasonics:
Ultrasound uses sound waves of high frequency to diagnose patients and image the body. Ultrasound waves are longitudinal in nature and they induce back and forth oscillation of particles thus producing a series of compressions and rarefactions. The velocity, wavelength and frequencies of these sound waves can be calculated using the formula,v=fλ where velocity (v) is the speed of the wave in meters per second (ms-1), frequency (f) is the number of oscillations in a second measured in Hertz (Hz), and wavelength (λ) is the distance between two rarefactions and compressions in meters (m).
Ultrasound uses sound

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The broadcast journalists have a responsibility to enclose the current news, events, issues, and trends, and convey them to the common people. Digital era has brought a revolution in the broadcasting technique as well. The new method of broadcasting involves online method or television. Prior to television, radio was once a means of digital broadcasting after the method of printing.
In the course, I have learned the fundamentals of digital broadcasting. Since, the digital involvement in the news brings the images, videos, and sound which are the

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Verbal and Sound Communication: Dog and Human

VERBAL AND SOUND COMMUNICATION: DOG AND HUMAN 2
Verbal and Sound Communication: Dog and Human
Dogs and humans have coexisted for probably thousands of years, since wolves discovered that they could forage scraps by following human hunters around, and they eventually began to hang out and become part of the human “pack.” Slowly, through evolution and intentional breeding, many different breeds of dogs have been developed, until by a recent count, we now have well over a hundred wonderful dogs from which to choose. I have decided to write about sound communication in dogs and humans, because it is

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The composer I have chosen to write this paper on is American Roger Zare. Roger is a composer from Florida who started composing at the age of 14. He learned multiple instruments at a young age including the piano and the violin. Roger has written solo, chamber, choral and full orchestra works. He has earned numerous honors including being the winner of the 5th annual Trio Anima Mundi Composition Prize. The work I chose to listen to is “Geometries” written in 2010 by Zare. The instruments that are included in the production of this are the clarinet, violin, cello

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Smokey Robinson has an impressive resume. He’s been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, among many other honors. Words like “visionary” and “pioneer” get thrown around a lot when talking about artists, but these words do truly apply to Robinson. He has helped define the motown sound since its inception.
Robinson actually started the entire motown scene when he was in high school. He started the group The Miracles while there, and the group included Berry Gordy. Gordy, encouraged by Robinson, would go on to found Motown Records,

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English 90/101

Dr. J. Lucas

Navy Sonar Testing Vs. Marine Life

Sonar is an artificial form of echolocation, which involves the use of sound navigation and ranging techniques for the propagation of sound underwater. This technology is used for navigating, communicating or detecting objects that are under or above the water surface. Specialized sea creatures such as whales and dolphins have the ability to use sound reflected from waves for sensing and locating distant objects or prey, this is called echolocation. Bats also use the same technique to navigate in the dark. Humans also use echolocation through sonar technology in ships and submarines to avoid icebergs, locate

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- PLEASE EDIT THE SENTENCE STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS. MANY PHRASES ARE INCOMPLETE CLAUSES – PLEASE TURN THEM INTO FULL SENTENCES. THANKS!
During the 1960s Phil Spector was at the forefront of getting record producers recognized as creative artists. He became the youngest record label head when, in 1961, at the age of 21, he formed Philles Records with partner Lester Sill. Spector was very involved in the sound recording of the music produced by his label, supervising much of the recording process. The sound that emerged from Phillies Records became known as the “wall of sound” and

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Bianzhong is an ancient Chinese musical instrument that consists of a set of bronze bells that are played melodically. The set of bells used to function as polyphonic musical instruments and evidence shows that some of these bells have been dated between two thousand to three thousand six hundred years of age. These set of bronze bells used to be hung in a wooden frame that would be struck with a mallet (Ye et al, 98). The bronze bells were important instruments in China’s ritual and court music in the ancient times along with the chimes known as “

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Wynton Marsalis is a truly unique figure in the world of jazz music. He is internationally acclaimed as not only a musician, but also as a composer, bandleader, and educator. He is arguably the first musician in the world to compose and perform music over the complete jazz spectrum including compositions that characterize the roots of jazz in the New Orleans tradition, bebop, modern jazz He is the world’s first jazz artist to perform and compose across the full jazz spectrum from its New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz
Similarly, the characteristic skill and sound specific

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For our music class, we had to attend a live Jazz concert. There were many several concerts, which we could choose from, both varied from on or off campus. The recommended concert that we chose for this this semester was on Thursday, November 13th in Gusman Concert Hall. We attended a “Jazz Vocal II Ensemble & Jazz Vocal III Ensemble”. The directors for this ensemble were Sherrine Mostin and Eliot Weeks. There were 2 Jazz Vocal Ensembles that consisted of different people playing and supporting during the concert. There is some information regarding these two excellent Ensembles
Jazz Vocal III

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Robert Frost, an American poet of the late 19th century was dubbed as one of America’s finest poets. Literally, his poems reflect the serene appreciation of quiet living in the countryside, the simple appreciation over small things and the values of life (Fagan, 33). In this paper, I would like to argue that Robert Frost’s poems reflect individuality, despite the gentle poetic words of his poems. Normally, a reader might perceive Frost as an ‘effeminate; due to the quality of his chosen words. Most poets at the time of war use a much stronger voice in order

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Introduction

Simply put, sonar is the use of an echo. This involves the use of sound navigation and ranging techniques for the propagation of sound underwater, with the overall intention of navigating, communicating or detecting objects that are in or on water surface. Specialized machines and sea creatures such as whales have the ability to use reflect waves for sensing shape and movement of objects and for locating these distant objects. Because there are different ranges of frequencies for sonar, there are low-frequency, mid-frequency and high-frequency sonar. Like any other use of technology or technological enhancement, sonar testing has its

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Film Studies

Influence of Sound on Taxi Driver
Sound is one the most underrated influences on development of character, narrative, and aspects of the movie genre. One such movie that had great sound design was the movie Taxi Driver that came out in 1976. The most influential parts of the movie that include sound are the dialogue, sound effects, and music. All three of these categories move the development and narrative of the movie forward, portraying changes in character as well as storyline. For Taxi Driver sound played a major part in the movie. Using these three categories of sound, this

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Purpose

This research is intended to identify and provide understanding of the physical, scenting and vocal expressions of gray wolves when confronted with different situations and circumstances that includes state of anger, danger, loneliness, intimacy, happiness and hunger.

Background

Animals just like human beings have distinct means of communicating to one another (Fromkin, Robert and Nina 25). They have been known to use body language, produce scents or odor and make sound to pass information and connect with each other. These behaviors, scents and expressions vary depending on the physical environment and the feelings of the animal.
Many animals communicate through

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Time plays a significant role in Wildcat. For example, the film depicts several shots from Grayson, Oklahoma of calf roping, a young woman wearing a bridesmaid's dress, and shots of the small town -- in black and white. The timing of the alternating sequences builds up a tension that is never quite resolved, in terms of climax, and denouement. Certain images such as the rodeo have a longer duration than others, suggesting the importance of these scenes. The shots of the bridesmaid are interspersed briefly with the action sequences of the film. At one point, the rodeo pen is

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As a rule there are many components which compose the plot of a story. Some of them have a clearly central place in a text like major characters of a story. The others might seem quite peripheral and supplemental rather than independent and self-sufficient; still, they constitute an indispensable part of the story and help the writer convey the necessary mood and reach the desirable effect on the reader. Among the latters the setting of the story should be considered.
Even though the setting is not an active agent in the story, it plays a very significant role: with

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Alexander Graham Bell led a successful life as a teacher, a scientist and also an inventor. He dedicated his life to ensure that mankind lived better and comfortable life. He is, however, known around the world for having invented the first telephone yet he also made other inventions including having greatly assisted in improving the methods and practices of educating the deaf (Osborne 1).
Bell’s invention of the telephone was not a coincidence. He had spent years driven to come up with a way to teach the deaf to talk. His grandfather, Alexander Bell, also made progress and

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1. One of the most important events from the American history that had also an impact in the popular music was the war for the civil rights who was led by Martin Luther King.
2. The second event was Woostock.
3. The perception of black people music change from the earliest style in the nineteen century by getting under its umbrella a large range of musical genres like ragtime, jazz, blues, doo-wop, rock and roll, hip-hop, soul ,dance and techno.
4. The Ed Sullivan Show was an American TV variety show hosted by Ed Sullivan and the show hosted

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