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Ok, you're driving down the road and see a person in the distance standing in the middle of the road, what would you do?
A) Speed up because obviously the person doesn't know that the road belongs to you and your car and they'll step out of the way when you get close enough. B) Swerve to get out of the person's way but don't slow down. C) Slow down to make sure you don't hit the person and/or so you can see what's going on. Read on to find out what the answer should be. ********* Tonight my friend and I witnessed a little dog get hit by a car. (I'll summarize it here:) We were driving home from shopping when two little dogs ran across the street. My friend flashed her headlights so that oncoming traffic would be alerted. The driver of the first car, a small car, slowed down enough to let the little dog's companion make it across the street before driving on. The driver of the second vehicle, a pickup truck who didn't slow down or even seem to notice that the other car had been driving more carefully or that our lights were flashing, hit the second dog. The driver probably didn't even know he/she hit anything and kept going. That first driver noticed us and the dogs. That first driver saved a little dog's life! (Thank you to that driver for taking the time to notice our lights flashing and to notice that there were dogs in the road.) Still, not knowing whether or not the hit dog was still alive, I tried to get to it. I waited to make sure I was clear, my friend grabbed a nearby sign and put it facing traffic so that the reflectors would alert on-coming vehicles that something was in the road and I started to walk to the dog, waving my arms around high in the air so that I would be clearly seen. What do you think happened when I was that person almost in the middle of the road? Perhaps you guess it: A and B. Two other cars zoomed by as if the car and I weren't there. Neither hit the dog a second time. But that's not the point. They came pretty close to hitting us all. They totally ignored my presence in the road. I suppose their getting to where they had to go forced them to speed on, after all slowing down would have wasted precious time. Yes, that's sarcasm. When those two vehicles sped by us and the road was clear again, we were able to get close enough to the dog to see that it was dead. So we moved the dog's body to the side of the road so it wouldn't get hit again. The dog had no license or name tag so we couldn't contact the owner. I guess the moral of the story is my hope that more people might be like like that first driver. And, my worry that perhaps they won't be. Where is it that you're driving to, oblivious drivers, that you can't take the time to notice what you're driving past or nearly hitting in the middle of the road? Why is it important to race to that next red light at the expense of a little dog's life? I suppose only those unaware, apathetic drivers who couldn't slow down know the answer to those questions. By the way, the answer is (and should be) C!
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I prefer to use MLA rather than APA to cite my sources. However, when it comes to information found on the Internet, trying to find the correct format for your source can be difficult and confusing. I've just begun to re-research how to make citations involving forums, blogs, websites and other Internet communications sites and venues. I doubt that I'll learn it all before I'm through writing this blog.
So I publicly apologize if I've cited incorrectly in the past. I will do my best to go back and correct my errors as I find clear examples of how to do it the right way. No infringement has ever been intended or implied by my lack of knowledge. Those of you out there who may know me will be taunting me right now by saying, "What singing voice?"
But seriously, ever since my last cold/flu when I lost my voice, when I try to sing my voice cracks. I keep waiting, wondering when my singing voice will come back because not being able to sing is beginning to depress me. Even though I'm not going to ever play Madison Square Garden, or be onstage at The Met, or Grand Ole Opry, when I sing I feel as if I'm connected to something greater than myself. And, I don't mean singing the children's songs that are mandated to be playing in the background in the classrooms in preschool (though some of them really do speak to me!). Oftentimes, my creativity flows through song. Songs can sooth sadness, diffuse an explosive situation, combat depression, make others laugh or smile and generally help nurture good-feeling. So while searching the internet for remedies or possible things to try, I came across this post on a forum for singers. "Just recently I found out about how to open the throat while singing, and I've found that if I do I can bellow away for hours without getting throat strain, while if I don't my voice can crack up after one loud song. A trick for doing it I got from a book, and it works for me - move your lower jaw so that the top and bottom front teeth are lined up, then do a wide grin, still clenching the teeth together loosely; then move the teeth apart, still lining them up front teeth above front teeth. Do this a few times, and you learn to make the relevant jaw movements, so that the larynx is opened up, and you can do it without going through the daft execise with the fixed grin. Only drawback with this (apart from feeling a right lemon) is that it tends to make the voice a little bit more smooth and "musical", and some vocal styles really need a tight voice box."(McGrath of Harlow) Well, I tried it. And, it felt weird. However, I can say that my voice didn't crack. I didn't sound like myself but it gave me hope that maybe I still have working vocal chords. McGrath of Harlow. "Help: Singers and laryngitis." 22 Nov 99 - 08:45 PM.The Mudcat Café™ Forum. 24 Aug. 2010. http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=15532 |
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