1. 4/27/12 at 12am in the common room at the end of my dorm room floor
2. The sounds furthest from me are people talking in the hall and the elevator doors closing.
3. The sounds at medium range to me are the closing of doors and people walking in the halls that are talking to one another.
4. The sounds closest to me are my laptop humming and the air conditioner unit.
5. The sound level is a bit loud because there is an echo in the room. Because of the echo, it is making the sounds closest to me more noticeable
6. Noticeable
7. Three sounds that are essential to the environment are the air conditioner unit, laptop humming, and the doors shutting in the hall.