Fletcher Munson Curve (Equal Loudness Contour) Sound is our brains interpretation of the changes in air pressure Our ears are so sensitive that they can detect the sound generated my a mosquito’s wing 10 feet away (which is roughly 0dB) 120dB (threshold of pain) is 1‚000‚000‚000x (trillion) more powerful than 0dB The Fletcher Munson Curve was discovered in the early 1930s when a phone company wanted to find the least expensive way to transmit a phone call by using the least amount of energy Our
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Background Research Gelatine is a clear‚ colorless‚ brittle (when dry)‚ flavourless solid substance‚ derived from the collagen inside the skin and bones of animals. Substances containing gelatine or functioning in a similar way are called gelatinous. gelatine is an irreversibly hydrolysed form of collagen. It is found in some gummy candies as well as other products such as marshmallows‚ gelatine dessert‚ and some low-fat yogurt. Household gelatine comes in the form of sheets‚ granules‚ or powder
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The Story Behind Shrek There are many fairy tale stories throughout our world. The movie Shrek however is not your typical fairy tale. Although it can be considered a "kids movie"‚ in some ways it is anything but that. Within the movie are a lot of hidden view points. Shrek has a lot of "adult type" humor that many children wouldn’t understand. The movie has also succeeded in paralleling our society in many ways. It shows how the people today try to make money off of anything; shows that the "modern
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Angry Behind the Wheel Have you ever gotten mad while you were out driving? If you saw somebody else driving while using their cell phone‚ failing to yield while merging or driving recklessly around you‚ would you not become a little upset by their actions? Chances are‚ you have had road rage at some point. Unfortunately‚ road rage affects some people more strongly than others‚ and those people who get angrier or more impulsive are then the ones who are becoming a danger to themselves and to those
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straight and narrow. Having worked in a correctional facility for five years taught me to respect the law. Also talking with the inmates was a real life experience but having read the text of Behind a Convict’s Eyes has made me realize what a great life that already exists. After reading the text in Behind a Convict’s Eyes it has not really changed any of my understandings of prison life. Having worked in the prison system‚ even though the two prisons I worked in were not as bad as the prisons
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By Jonathon Hardcastle Advertising is more than just the means of disseminating product information. It is a primary communications tool of our economic system. Moreover‚ aside from its diverse role as a persuasive communication tool‚ it is also part of the everyday culture of virtually everyone. Actually advertising is a part of our social‚ cultural‚ and business environment. The specific reasons that a company chooses to advertise at a particular level is often difficult to determine. However
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The history behind Hollister Hollister is a clothing company owned by Abercrombie and Fitch. The kind of clothing Hollister sells Is casual wear. The theme based on Hollister is the surfing culture movement of southern California. The first Hollister store opened in July 2000 in Columbus Ohio . Even though Hollister opened its first store in 2000‚ many of there items say it was created in 1922 .On October 25‚2008 Hollister opened the first store outside the U.S. and Canada in Bret cross London
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Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4‚ 1929 in Brussels‚ Belgium. She really was blue-blood from the beginning with her father‚ a wealthy English banker‚ and her mother‚ a Dutch baroness. After her parents divorced‚ Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girls school. Later‚ when her mother moved back to the Netherlands‚ she attended private schools as well. While vacationing with her mother in Arnhem‚ Holland‚ Hitler’s army took over the town. It was here that she fell on hard
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History leads to ‘now’ The United States of America is a federal republic liberal capitalist nation since 1788. The People’s Republic of China is a sovereign narrow minded communist state since 1949. Tibet was and always has been a remote religious Buddhist …… (Blank)………… Nation or state or both or none? The Tibetan identity is grossly undefined since China’s armed incursion of 1950. Half the country is in exile in India and other parts of the world. It has been 58 long years since what China
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Jonathan smith Mrs. Cox English II 11 November 2013 The Truth Behind Zombies America’s most feared icon of the 21st century is none other than zombies. Most people think of zombies as horror fiction characters that mutilate humans and take over the world but there is more to them than meets the eye. There is even true logical and scientific reasoning behind this possible phenomenon. there are several explanations of how zombies could become a reality like voodoo rituals‚ mutating diseases‚ and
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