...Isn’t it nice to be with people who are kind, both towards you and others? What if we could all be kind to each other, wouldn’t it be nice? This is what George Saunders is trying to say with the speech he held at the Syracuse University. Saunders believes that as we get older we also get more kind, because we “come to see how useless it is to be selfish – how illogical, really.” As we get older we discover that after all, we are not the heart of the universe, there are other people on this planet and it would be wrong to just keep thinking about ourselves. We discover that our lives are now dominated by people who need us to be kind, because given that we are not, we probably won’t stay in touch with a lot of people. That would be a shame. So what we need to do is to understand, as soon as possible, that we should “[…] be less selfish, more aware of what’s actually happening in the present moment, more open, and more loving.” Saunders is afraid that most of the new generation will spend their whole lives trying to succeed, as he states here; ““succeeding” whatever that might mean to you, is hard, and the need to do so constantly renews itself (success is like a mountain that keeps growing as you hike it), and there’s the very real danger that “succeeding” will take up your whole life, […]”. To achieve success by yourself, you have to be selfish. But according to Saunders our lives are just one long gradual process of becoming kinder, we might as well speed it up. Why would anyone...
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...Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: Questions | Answers | What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? | At first there was the radio, it was a point with some families that it was family time to sit and listen to radio shows. Then the television came along and because back then there were, only a few channels to choose from so it still incorporated family time but it took the discussions afterward out of play. People started watching what was in front of them and not paying attention to the family that was in front of them. Communication ebbed and I think that is why our society is the way it is today. People have senses and with the radio, you used one sense, your hearing. Leaving the option for talking about what they were listening to and being able to communicate as a family. With the television, it took another sense. You have to use hearing and seeing leaving little room for talking about what you watching and listening to. People would watch and hear what the television was placing in front of them and would take it for what it was and say very little to the ones that were around them. I think, based on my grandmother that people would listen to the news, and see the pictures, people would take it for what it was and not question it. Although back then we did not have several ways of voicing our opinions as we do today. The developments in the evolution of mass...
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...Devin Brown 11/20/13 Communication Channel Paper Communication channel is an established line of communication between two people in multiple ways. Meaning there are all kinds of ways to communicate in the business world. Because communication is very important in any way in life, not just business. This applies to everyday living for the regular person men or woman. That’s why some partnerships, marriages, and friendships fail. They don’t let each other know what’s going on. But there is one way I like communicate regardless of business or personal life. The most consistent line of communication for me is face to face communication. This line of communication happens with my mom all the time. I live with her and see her all the time to let her know how I feel. My mom and I have discussions about what to buy from the grocery store every week. We can just interact and listen to each other to let each other know what we like and don’t like. Or have a conversation about old memories in my childhood about how I was a troublesome child with good tendencies. You couldn’t express your gestures, charisma, and emotion over your e-mail like face to face. Face to face communication tells you about the person, express how they feel, and sends better message than any other channel. While face to face communication is the best way to communicate in my opinion. There are...
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...English 175 11/28/11 Literature Essay Sounds of Music Some people say that certain music to people make them do extraordinary things. People hear their life through music they listen to or like and that is how they live it. This is the case for the novel Sonny Blues written by James Baldwin. The story is about two brothers who come to understand each other, more specifically, through its two main characters, two sides of the African-American experience. Sounds of Music Some people say that certain music to people make them do extraordinary things. People hear their life through music they listen to or like and that is how they live it. This is the case for the novel Sonny Blues written by James Baldwin. The story is about two brothers who come to understand each other, more specifically, through its two main characters, two sides of the African-American experience. Sounds of Music Some people say that certain music to people make them do extraordinary things. People hear their life through music they listen to or like and that is how they live it. This is the case for the novel Sonny Blues written by James Baldwin. The story is about two brothers who come to understand each other, more specifically, through its two main characters, two sides of the African-American experience. Sounds of Music Some people say that certain music to people make them do extraordinary things. People hear their life through music they listen to or like and that is how they live...
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...In my line of work law enforcement, communication is a very important skill. Competent communication is defined as strategic competence: appropriate use of communication strategies (workiq.com). Strategies is the key term, in every conversation we must use appropriate words and tone and even body language to ensure that we are conveying the proper meaning with our words. An example of this in my line of work would be to ask someone how they are doing, with my hands on my gun or my handcuffs. It is amazing at how many officers do this and wonder why citizens will not engage in conversations with them. As an investigator, I strive to practice communication skills by talking to as many people as possible. I strive to not use the same technique to get conversations started; I always try to be inquisitive. I will ask people a simple set of questions at a low tone and then ask a personal question and nine times out of ten people will open up to me about the most personal things in their life. It is very important that when you are engaged in the conversation to keep your eyes on the person you are talking to. The worst example of communication I have seen was when an officer was attempting to stop an argument from turning into a fight; he made the mistake of not looking at the person he was talking to. When he did this the person, who was already agitated struck the officer in the face, the officer made multiple mistakes he did not use the right tone, body stance or officer safety skills...
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...LABORATORY EXPERIMENT #1 THE OSCILLOSCOPE ABSTRACT The purpose of this lab was to become familiar with the EE 390 communication laboratory equipment available in the lab, particularly the Agilent 54621A digital oscilloscope. In this lab, electrical signals were measured using the oscilloscope in both time domain and frequency domain. Two electrical signals were displayed- a 1 kHz, 2.78VPP as well as a 2 kHz, 278mVPP. In this lab, methods of improving measurement accuracy, dealing with floor noise and averaging were all explored. Overall this lab was a useful tool in understanding the lab equipment. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: PART 1 - QUESTION 1 i) A 1 kHz, 2.78 VPP sinusoid wave is displayed with trigger level at 200 mV (rising edge). See Fig.1 Fig.1: Time Domain Representation of Signal Power dissipated in the load: P_load=〖V_rms〗^2/R , where V_rms=V_amp/√2 and V_amp=V_PP/2 So, V_amp=(2.78 "V" )/2=1.39 "V" and V_rms=(1.39 "V" )/√2=0.9829 "V" Hence, P_load=((〖0.9829 "V" )〗^2)/(50 "Ω" )=19.32 "mW" ii) When we set the triggering level to 1.5V, the resulting signal displayed is an unstable one. The reason for this is because the trigger level must be on the rising or falling edge. iii) A 1 kHz, 2.78 VPP sinusoid wave is displayed and the accuracy of the measurement is calculated. The volts/division is equal to 500 mV. See Fig.2 Fig.2: Accuracy of Time Domain Representation of Signal error = 2% Vfs , where Vfs= (number of spaces) x (volts/division) ...
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...Chapter 2: Use Behaviors that Engage Your Customer Question 8: What are some patterns of behavior that project a company’s culture? List several examples from organizations that you’ve worked in. Answer: Organizational culture refers to a system of shared norms, beliefs, and values that bind people together. This system is manifested by customs and habits that exemplify the values of an organization. Culture performs several important functions in organizations. It first provides a sense of identity for its members. But more importantly, it clarifies and reinforces standards of behavior. According to our textbook behavior is defined as both verbal and nonverbal. In nonverbal communication, even without words, our personality still comes through loud and clear. Customers can easily pick up on and understand this type of communication. A few examples include an encounter with a sales clerk who has a sour face or being ignored by a sales clerk. These cues leave poor impressions on customers about the business itself. In my working career, I‘ve had the displeasure of having to drudge through some tumultuous work environments. Here are some examples of the dysfunctional work environments I’ve encountered: • Workplace Cliques- Everyone wants to be a part of something and feel a sense of belonging. However, this group is a bad idea if it fosters negativity and exclusiveness; it defies the concept of teamwork. • Nothing gets done without the boss’s approval-...
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...A SIMULATION TO RIPPLE WHILE YOU WORK Objective: To examine reflection, interference, and diffraction in two dimensions and relate to the waves on a spring demo Everybody has at some time thrown a pebble into a puddle and observed the ripples spreading across the surface. Some of us don’t stop until the puddle has been completely filled with every loose piece of debris in the vicinity. Now let’s dive in a bit deeper into the physics. Select the Wave Interference simulation from the Sound and Waves folder 1) Before you change any settings a. What is the shape of the pulse? b. How can you explain this? Consider the wave velocity. REFLECTION: 2) Increase the amplitude to maximum. 3) Turn off the water and add a vertical wall (bottom right button) across the entire width of the tank. 4) Turn on the water for just a couple of drips. 5) Observe the wave reflection from the barrier a. What is the shape of the reflection? b. In what ways does it differ from the incident (incoming) wave? c. Compare this result to what you learned about reflected pulses from the wave on a spring demo? INTERFERENCE: 6) Allow the faucet to run. Feel free to adjust the frequency. a. Think back to the wave on a spring demo when multiple waves tried to occupy the spring at the same time (interference). What do you think the particularly bright and dark spots represent? 7) Show the graph and observe the last couple of waves in front of the wall. a. Once again, considering the wave...
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...had a strong belief that every sound should be considered as a form of music. By combining his theories of invention with his compositional techniques he led music into the modern world. Many music critics have suggested that Cage was more of an inventor rather than a composer. Speaking on Cage, Arnold Schoenberg (1994) states “Of course he's not a composer, but he's an inventor -- of genius” (Perloff & Junkerman, P 157). Whether an inventor or composer, there is no denying that Cage’s composition “4.33” also known as “four and a half minutes of silence” has led to considerable controversy. It has also forced us to look closely at the definition of music. The 1952 piece, in which performer David Tudor sat at the piano for four minutes and thirty-three seconds marking off the time in three movements but did not play a single note, tested the idea that there is no such thing as silence. Cage (1988) claims that “Everything we do is music" and “try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.”(Kostelanetz, 1988, P69-70). I intend to examine “4.33” and determine whether it is possible for us to appreciate Cage’s ideology and hear the music in his favourite composition. Cage was heavily influenced by the eastern philosophy and it taught him to perceive music in a whole new light. Cage’s idea for 4.33 however, emerged after his experience at Harvard University where he spent time in and anechoic chamber (a room designed to stop reflections of either sound or electromagnetic waves) and...
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...I wanted to listen to something interesting and informational, so I chose “think entrepreneurship” podcast. It is well design and managed with problems sound clarity and some technical problem, some improvement can be done to make them even better. Maybe I found it interesting because of me being a business major, or because I like to hear stories of different people how they became success, and what kind of hardships they have to go through to achieve their goals. Think entrepreneurship episode 4 The podcast was 20 minutes long and audience were any one who is interested in entrepreneurship. It served the audience pretty good because interviewer was an entrepreneur and sharing his story of success, which could be very help to people who wants to be an entrepreneur. The content of all of the podcast is to interview different entrepreneurs, so it started well with the interviewer introduction and with some intro music and advertisement. He introduces the entrepreneur who was about to be interviewed. The one problem I noticed was there was a lot of background noise, kids speaking, typing, mouse clicking, and breathing sound. Moreover I think microphone was placed kind of far from the interviewee, because the sound was not that clear as it should be. I can also hear when they move the microphone. There was a lot of reverb in the podcast. It ended with outro music, but kids noises and speaking in background was almost in whole program. To improve the podcast they could have...
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...Coherence and Stochastic Resonance of FHN Model 1 Introduction Deterministic, nonlinear systems with excitable dynamics, e.g. the FitzHugh Nagumo (FHN) Model, undergo bifurcation from stable focus to limit cycle on tuning the system parameter. However, addition of uncorrelated noise to the system can kick the system to the limit cycle region, thus exhibiting spiking behaviour if the parameter is hold on the fixed point side. Thus the system exhibits intermittent cyclic behaviour, manifesting as spikes in the dynamical variable. It is interenting to note that at an optimal value of noise, the seemingly irregular behaviour of the spikes becomes strangely regular. The interspike interval τp becomes almost regular and the Normal√ p ized Variance of the interspike interval, defined by VN = exhibits τp a minima as a function of noise strength (D). The phenomenon is termed as Coherence Resonance. Coherence Resonance is a system generated response to the noise. However, there is another form of resonance that is found at lower level of noise in response to a subthreshold signal, known as Stochastic Resonance. Subthreshold signals that are in general undetectable can often be detected in presence of noise. There is an optimal level of noise at which such information transmission is optimal. Stochastic resonance has been investigated in many physical, chemical and biological systems. It can be utilised for enhancing signal detection and information transfer. SR has been obversed...
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...Communication is the act of sending a message whether it is written or verbal. Communication can be sent by email, telephone, text message, television, and or radio. It is very important that we all master communication skills. Communication helps us not only in our working environment, but also in our personal life as well. There are many ways communication can be delivered. One of the ways is verbal, speaking face to face or via telephone. When speaking with some one verbally you can hear their tone and know whether or not someone is being sincere, upset, or happy. Verbal communication is in my opinion the easier of the two. You can actually hear and see what a person is saying. You can feel the emotion behind the words being used, and it has more of an effect on you. There are some that even when they are speaking verbally their words come across wrong or their tone doesn’t match what they are trying to convey to you. The following is an example that I have composed of a verbal communication. Good Ex: Can you please bring me the yellow binder at noon? Bad Ex: Bring me that thingy around lunch. The first sentence is polite, but in the second sentence you have no idea what the person is talking about and they are not asking they are being demanding. When using communication in written form it is more important to choose your words carefully and to use the appropriate tone. If this is not done correctly one could easily take the message as being offensive. Once it...
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...describe the mood of this music? -How do you think the performer felt when he played this music? -How did you feel when you heard this music? -Does this music sound like any music from your native country? If so, please explain. 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIerJMCK5_E -How would you describe the mood of this music? -How do you think the performers felt when they played this music? -How did you feel when you heard this music? -Does this song sound more similar to the first one you listened to, or to the second one? 4.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACTCnSrSso0 -How would you describe the mood of this music? -How do you think the performers felt when they played this music? -How did you feel when you heard this music? -Are you able to understand some of the lyrics? 5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWNykOk2ckE -How would you describe the mood of this music? -How do you think the performers felt when they played this music? -How did you feel when you heard this music? -Did the lyrics help you understand the song? -Does this song sound similar to any of the others. If so, which one(s)? 6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecaOppjsOIE -How would you describe the mood of this music? -How do you think the performers felt when they sang and played this music? -How did you feel when you heard this music? -Do you think this music sounds like any music that young people listen to today? 7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaI3zwZYuGw...
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...could be the next Jeff Beck,” my dad would tell me. After a while, music became the only thing I thought about. My friends were watching Disney shows; I was watching Bob Marley and the wailers live at the rainbow in London England. Music became less of a hobby and more a part of my identity. It became a driving force for me to be the best person I could be. Because listening to, playing, and creating music was and continues to be such a large part of my life, I believe that music is more than sound. It’s a message, a lifestyle, and a place where I can escape to. The idea that an assortment of vibrations can evoke feelings and emotion is truly something magical. A melody can become something that perfectly expresses how I feel, without the need for words. As a guitar string vibrates, it moves airwaves that bounce off my ear drum and are then interpreted by my brain. These vibrations become a sort of communication between the instrument and whoever is listening. Things can sound solemn, energetic, or everything in between. My experiences with music usually falls into three different categories: playing by myself, playing in front of people, and listening to music. All three are completely different experiences with their own...
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...diamonds in the dark gloomy sky. They were the center of everything, I was astonished by the custom made, marvelous, authenticated tables and chairs. Yes you guessed it! the Flamingo cafe is where I was located. All the talk about their freshly baked pies intrigued me and I couldn't help it, I had to go and explore this one of a kind cafe. The sensations were truly very overwhelming and astounding, as I took a sharp look I saw a brightly colored illuminating blue Flamingo statue sprouting water out of it's mouth. It gave the most calming, soothing and relaxing feeling, the sound of the water falling slowly yet swiftly drop by drop sounded like a beautiful harmony which in turn engaged my imagination. The remarkable symphony of the water dropping was like the waves of the ocean colliding against each other. It was rather crowded, people were scattered everywhere colonizing each and every area. And the sound of their chattering and giggling resembled a swarm of harmless gentle Bees humming in happiness. Thankfully I was lucky enough to find a place to sit, it was the last seat too! and from a distance I saw someone approaching to my table slowly yet gracefully. He was a tall, delightful, friendly looking young man, he had an eccentric looking yet recognizable outfit on, it was in the shape of the dazzling blue colored long-legged Flamingo. As he finally arrived at my table I heard an orotund voice asking '' Hello sir! what would you like to order?'' and I told him that I...
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