Silence is a valuable constituent of the game of life. Silence is the key that has the potential to open doors. It can free us of confusion. Silence empowers us to think things through and come up with solutions because it is only in silence...
Silence is power. How one chooses to use that power can impact the lives of many. In the memoir Night, in Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech and in the article The Theme of Silence by Simon P. Sibelman, the shattering of Elie’s faith in...
Have you ever thought about finding silence in this chaotic world? Or have you ever wanted someone to stop speaking so badly? Well, if you said yes to all of those, I am Ann and I am here to tell you three reasons why you...
The 60’s era was a time when war and violence became personal. The images streaming in via television and magazine of cargo planes filled with body bags, F4 Phantom jets delivering payloads of napalm incinerating jungle and humans, B52 bombers converting landscape into moonscape, Cobra...
The minute of silence is traditionally a worldwide period of silence to represent and show respect for a tragedy. People stop work to observe a moment of silence at 11am on November 11, which is the time and date when hostilities formally ended after more...
Introduction Silence is never the answer when abuse is involved. Purple Hibiscus is a novel made by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about a very religious Nigerian father who controls his families’ lives. In Nigeria, a woman is not allowed to speak unless spoken too. Most people...
The novel, “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was originally published in the year 1850. This novel grasps the reader’s attention from the very beginning by introducing the first of numerous images that will come to overwhelm the story. This novel is based on the...
The argument presented in Manifesto for Silence by Stuart Sim is to campaign for the warring conflict against noise and the preservation of silence. Stuart Sim writes that silence helps us keep our humanity and sense of self, explaining how noise pollution is responsible for...
I. Introduction In the realm of literature, few names hold as much mystery and intrigue as Edgar Allan Poe. Known for his macabre tales and haunting poetry, Poe’s works continue to captivate and inspire readers to this day. One of his lesser-known short stories, “Silence...
