The Basement Tapes

One of the generalities about the band is that we are ambitious towards reaching goals yet lackadaisical towards giving the necessary work. We hope to have a productive rehearsal, yet talk for most of its duration. People, thinking they are leaders, yell for everyone to “help the pit!” yet do not help them themselves. As a band, we expect others to accomplish our goals for us. We assume that someone else is going to play loud enough to cover for our own lack of sound. We assume that the effort around us somehow combines to something so great, our own effort is not needed. We assume that our director’s advice is for everyone else so that we do not have to take it. The reality, however, is quite the contrary. In a marching band, the cliché “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link” manifests itself. In everything we do, we must wait on the last individual to be ready, who waits on everyone else. We assume that if we are not last, we are not slowing down the rehearsal when in reality, when you are not first, you are slowing down the rehearsal. When trying to achieve a form in the marching show, the image is only as clear as the worst group allows it to be; it only takes a few to ruin the whole. The individuals that put forth the least effort are slowly destroying the band while they believe that anything is enough. The result is that our goals are not reached. Though we know 100% effort is required from everyone, we assume our individual role does not require 100% of…

It is exciting to stand on something that no one else gets to. From the bridge we had a quality view of the pier on one side and the flats on the other. On the left were sailboats leaving and groups of people having picnics. On the right was a view of the tops of the short buildings of the flats. We stayed on this bridge for a long time. We talked and took pictures until one of the rapid trains stopped near us and did not continue going. By then we figured we had overstayed our welcome and…

The very mention of skeletons in the closet sends chills up our spine and immediately through our mind’s eyes, we see a pile of bones in a dark closet. However, that may not always be the case. Often times, the skeletons are a collection of memories and secrets, stored over the years in the secret compartments of our mind, and we alone have access to them. Many of these are wonderful, and enjoyable to share, which we do willingly. However, along with these are unpleasant, often painful memories…

then only you will be able to perform sump basin installation in a perfect way and this planning can be made with the help of experts. If your house is quite older and you are facing defective basement related waterproofing system, then nothing can be the best option other than sump basin installation. If you think that this installation is not an easy task for you then you have an open option of hiring any professional plumber. The steps for installation need to be known in details otherwise…

What is religion? Spirituality? Religion is defined as the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. Spirituality is defined as the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. For many individuals, religion and spirituality are intimately connected, but for some they are so connected that they become indistinguishable from one another. My purpose is to personally distinguish the two, and…

The scope of the project is to construct a six storey building using latest top down construction techniques, and develop all the levels under the basement. Later, a tunnel for the purpose of passage between new building and the store was also added to the scope. The tunnel was planned to be constructed 28m below the ground level into the london clay. The tunnel comprises of 5m connection tunnel along with 7.1m staging area. The construction work within the scope of the Harrods building had to…

Windward Commons is the newest residence hall at Armstrong State University. Windward is a fairly nice institution with a relaxed feel for the students from the smiles of the people working behind the desk to the different “chill spots” for students to have entertainment or to just simply study. The vivid signs that cluster the walls inform the students about what’s going on throughout campus. The student’s personal dorm rooms are nice and spacious, whereas, most rooms are tiny and cramped.…

Love Is a Mix, Love Is a Tape. Rob Sheffield’s impressive first novel focuses on the tragic romance between himself and his first wife set on a back drop of an unrelenting stream of indie rock tracks which have been carefully and painstakingly organized into mix tapes. Music is the heart and soul of this book, it is the spark that ignited the relationship between the author, Rob, and Renée and it is the driving force that informs both of these people’s lives. Music sets the pace for this book,…

Sometimes authors hide symbols and really make you hunt for them. That just happened to be the case with this one. There were various little hints, but it wasn’t a direct symbol. Each tape was numbered and labeled in blue nail polish, on the last day that Hannah saw clay/day of her life she was wearing the same blue nail polish. Clay had no idea that was the last time he'd see Hannah. She had already recorded and mailed the tapes. Hannah had already made her final decision, even if things went…

Poem is a piece of writing which express feelings, emotions and ideas using descriptive figurative languages. However, poems are not dependable as a secondary source and if it is written about 100 years later than when the event actually happened. Likewise, the poem cannot be trustworthy if it contains different facts from the primary source written by the person who experienced that moment and who was actually there. Furthermore, as poems use figurative languages that exaggerate things, it is…