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    Sound Wave

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    Resonance RESONANCE: " The property whereby any vibratory system responds with maximum amplitude to an applied force having the a frequency equal to its own." In english‚ this means that any solid object that is struck with a sound wave of equal sound wave vibrations will amplitude the given tone. This would explain the reason why some singers are able to break wine glasses with their voice. The vibrations build up enough to shatter the glass. This is called RESONANCE. Resonance

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    SOUND POLLUTION

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    SOUND POLLUTION NOISE CONTROL Noise has the potential to impact on us all every day‚ in different ways. Any form of noise can be considered pollution if it causes annoyance‚ sleeplessness‚ fright‚ or any other stress reaction. noise is transient; once it stops‚ the environment is free of it we can measure individual sounds that may damage human hearing‚ but it is difficult to monitor cumulative exposure to noise or to determine just how much is too much the definition of noise itself is highly

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    A Sound of Thunder

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    A Sound of Thunder is a short story written by Ray Bradbury which belongs to the genre of science fiction. Set in a near future where time travel is possible‚ this is the story of a travel agency‚ Time Safari Inc.‚ that arranges hunting trips back in time to hunt dinosaurs. In this case‚ a nervous hunter‚ Eckels‚ steps off the trail‚ and steps on a butterfly. The historical repercussions of the death of a single butterfly‚ compounded by millions of years of effects‚ leaves the hunters to return to

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    The Sound of Music

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    The Sound of Music The Sound of Music relied on orchestral background and multiple solo opera parts. I slightly remember watching The Sound of Music years ago‚ and dreaded watching it again. Watching it this time was different as I remember. As I’m beginning to have a basic appreciation for music I really enjoyed it much more. When I really paid attention to the music and the words being sung it told the whole movie. I also think that the fullness of the music also depicts something as well.

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    Richer Sounds

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    Magazine; Richer Sounds Plc (RS) is the largest high fidelity (hi-fi) and home theatre equipment company in the UK. Richer Sounds is an unlisted public limited company‚ wholly owned by Julian Richer‚ and there are currently fifty-two branches nation wide‚ each approximately 200sqft in floor area and located off the main high streets. The company had an annual sales turnover of £116.2 million in 2009 with pre-tax profits of £3.4million. Bloomberg (2010)‚ Redman (2010)‚ Richer Sounds (2010) 2.0 Preview

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    Sound of Waves

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    The love affair between the two main characters in William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet was in many ways very similar to the love affair between the two main characters in the book The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima. In both stories‚ the romantic couples had a relationship that was undesired amongst their families‚ they both had obstacles that kept them from each other‚ and both couples had friends that influenced the outcomes of their relationships. The complicated ramifications of two people

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    Sounds and Smells

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    The place was new to me‚ but the scents and sounds of the countryside pressed round and embraced me. The morning breeze coming fresh from the newly ploughed land‚ the sweet and tender smell of the flowering mustard‚ the shepherd-boy’s flute sounding in the distance‚ even the creaking noise of the bullock-cart‚ as it groaned over the broken village road‚ filled my world with delight. The memory of my past life‚ with all its ineffable fragrance and sound‚ became a living present to me‚ and my blind

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    Sound of Waves

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    situations in a story. The tranquil diction used by Yukio Mishima in The Sound of Waves is very important to the calm island setting used in the story. The author’s smooth word choice complements the burgeoning love between Shinji and Hatsue‚ the two main characters. Mishima’s style also accentuates many instances of situational irony between the two young lovers and is only one of the many elements he uses in his composition. The Sound of Waves is a love story about Shinji and Hatsue and how they conquer

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    Velocity of Sound

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    Experiment 7: Velocity of Sound Jaybee J. Balilea‚ Sharmaine O. Baysic‚ Maria Anjelette Patricia C. Belen‚ Dianne Grace D. Bolloso Department of Biological Sciences College of Science‚ University of Santo Tomas Espana‚ Manila Abstract Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid‚ liquid‚ or gas‚ composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard. It is produced when something vibrates causing

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    What Is Sound?

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    Sound A. What is the definition of Sound? Sound is everything that a person‚ animal or computer can hear. It can be created in a countless number of ways and occurs from anything as simple as tapping on a table. All sounds are a series of vibrations that travel through a medium in all possible directions. The cause of sound is the vibration of an object; once the item vibrates the sound waves then radiate outwards until they are either stopped or they die out. A sound wave has three characteristics:

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