The sun-baked streets seemed to give back the heat that had beat down on them during the day, and the passers-by dragged their feet along them wearily.
If I hear that sound, though, like, if somebody's set an alarm throughout the day and I hear that sound just like, at a random time throughout the day, it is extraordinarily triggering for me.
When awake for the first few hours in the day, our alpha brain waves are most active, which is the brain state most suited to the acquisition of information and knowledge.
As much as your families, you friends, faculty members, and I wish it weren't the case – and no matter how well Duke has prepared you for what comes next – you will undoubtedly encounter some darker days and nights.
While chlorophyll is there, it's there and it's green, while if taken away in the shorter days and shorter months of autumn, now you're releasing some of the true colors back to the surface.