Silence

Poe’s poem “Silence” portrays how humans can feel about silence; how it both brings people joy and causes them sorrow. In this poem Poe states, “There are some qualities—some incorporate things, [t]hat have a double life, which thus is made [a] type that twin entity which springs [f]rom matter and light, evinced in solid and shade,” (Poe 966). Silence is a powerful thing and affects everyone differently, both when looking at life as a whole and at single moments in life where silence was…

and equipped to know and respond to the concrete realities of their world, they were kept “submerged” in a situation in which such critical awareness and response were practically impossible” (Feire, Kindle). Freire discusses how the ‘culture of silence’ in societies is created in school because students are encouraged to simply accept information given without questions. The teacher has all the knowledge while the student is simply is simply a canvas absorbing the lessons told to them. If they…

aloofness and silence, he burst out at this behaviour of Jaya. The constant and repeated references to ‘silence’ in the novel show that not only in the case of Jaya but also for others silence had been a protest as well as a strategy for survival. For example – “As we were silent’ (TLS 19); So many subjects were barred that the silence seemed heavy with uneasiness (TLS 27); we went back to our silence (TLS 28); But the words remained unsaid. I knew his mood was best met with silence (TLS 78);…

Following research conducted and findings of previous topics and articles, this contribution is to open the mind and thoughts surrounding the questions many have asked. This paper will review the findings of research based on the mindset of serial killers and, will also explore the ideas and trends involving serial killers in today’s society. This article is designed to help us understand a little more about why things thought to be taboo involving serial killers, in some areas become somewhat…

Silence in a Discriminate Country Poet and educator, Clint Smith in his 2014 TED Talk, “The Danger of Silence,” insists that people must use their voice in order to prevent and end discrimination against race, social standing, and sexuality. Smith combines personification, metaphors, and personal narrative with a straightforward and convincing tone to persuade the audience that their voice is stronger than silence in order to combat prejudice, racism, and social discrimination in America.…

Do you ever consider being in silence for a while, when you feel upset about your life? Sometimes I feel that way. You know even after everything goes well still there comes a moment when we look for peace in our life. We look for a quiet place where we can sit and think alone. It’s a feel-good way to spend some time with your soul only, to know our feelings a little more deeply. It helps us to Let go our deepest regrets. But often we struggle with it a lot. We skip that one because we fear…

Keynote speaker, Clint Smith speaks on the “Dangers of Silence” through the reflection of his own failures to tell the basic, everyday truth. When we hear the word danger, we typically think straight of the actions committed by others that are grave and deadly. Mr. Smith, a writer, and teacher brought an entirely new meaning to the meaning of silence. Clint states that the pure act of silence being recognized as serene causes more danger than any good. He teaches the audience that when we are…

Many who have endured hard times, find resiliency and working towards a goal, transcending past adversity, by thinking of it as a temporary state. In the article, “‘How People Learn To Become Resilient” it states, “Like Garmezy she soon discovered that not all the at risk children reacted to stress in the same way. Two thirds of them developed serious learning or behavior problems by the age of ten … But the remaining third developed into confident, competent, and caring young adults”…

The Sound of Silence “ Silence is the most powerful scream” it is something that can speak a thousand words without effort, and it is also something that can benefit or harm a relationship. Which is why silence is such and important theme for the book, The Chosen. Silence allowed the characters to speak when words couldn’t, it conveyed emotions the characters did not want to express, and silence allowed the characters to learn where words would not be teachable. Silence allowed Danny to show…

Maxine Hong Kingston shows that one can form an identity through silence in The Woman Warrior; Kingston develops this theme through different stories her mother tells her. Throughout The Woman Warrior, Kingston slowly finds her own identity by examining heavily weighted talk-stories, stories containing the mores and values of society through many generations. These stories are relayed to Kingston through her mother, Brave Orchid. Convinced by her mother’s stories, Kingston grew up believing, “we…