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    The word “silence” is constantly repeated throughout the play. In fact‚ the very last word that comes out of Bernarda’s mouth is “silence.” What do you think this word can symbolize? In the play called “The House of Bernarda Alba” by Garcia Lorca‚ Bernarda Alba is a mother of five who silences her daughters and servants several times throughout the play. In many instances of the play‚ the word silence is used or is enacted‚ placing great significance to the word. If the word is taken out of context

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    Silence‚ a term defined by the lack of sound. The consequences of silence were not evident to me until I came across a story called “Terrible Things” by Eve Bunting. Bunting was able to convey to me how keeping quiet has the ability to do more damage than good. The story of animals quietly watching others get caught by the “Terrible Things” only resulted in most of the animals in the forest to be caught and taken away. The animals were only concerned about the creatures that looked like them‚ so

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    “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light‚ not our darkness that most frightens us”. After watching The Village and reading “By the waters of Babylon” and “The Walking Dead” it is obvious that their society became a victim of itself and that using fear to control people is not acceptable. In the stories‚ there were many similarities such as all the main characters went to places that were forbidden‚ an apocalypse occurs

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    815‚ p=0.004) between pleasant music and silence at without task performance (Task 1). Figure 4.20 shows that the mean heart rate was less (74 beats/min) while listening to pleasant music when compared to silence (78.4 beats/min). The mean heart rate was significantly different (Z=-2.823‚ p=0.005) between unpleasant music and silence at Task 1. The mean heart rate was significantly high for unpleasant music listeners as compared to participants in silence mode. Under task performance (Task 2)‚ the

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    judicial sessions and every President has mentioned a divine power in his inaugural speech. In keeping with a spirit of religious freedom as stated in the First Amendment‚ there is no reason why students should not be allowed to have a moment of silence during the school day when they can pray or do as they choose.<br><br>The case Engel v. Vitale in 1962 decided that school prayer is unconstitutional. With this case‚ it was pointed out that the students were to "voluntarily" recite the following

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    The Emerald Research Register for this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1356-3289.htm Silence during intercultural communication: a case study Misa Fujio Tokyo Fuji University‚ Tokyo‚ Japan Keywords Communication‚ Cross-cultural management‚ Languages‚ United States of America‚ Japan Abstract This is a case study of USA-Japan intercultural communication‚ analyzing

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    non-judgmental way. Moreover‚ the silence process is used to reflect what PeterAnne was feeling. For example‚ Rogers begins to mirror PeterAnne’s nonverbal cues by crossing and uncrossing his legs when she does. Also‚ Rogers questions are open-ended‚ and he communicates validation in tracking PeterAnne’s replies that make

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    The Blue Wall Essay #4 The Blue Wall is a code of silence among police officers. It symbolizes police officers failure to report incidents of police misconduct that they observe and the unwillingness of officers to testify against each other. Many police departments are like a fraternity or brotherhood where police officers are committed to protecting each other‚ right or wrong. This wall of silence is re-enforced in New York by a 48-hour rule that exempts a police officer from issuing any statement

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    Nature Experience: A Discovery of Self through Silence Silence is the sustenance of life. It is that luxurious space of textured absence that invariably connects all things. It is what philosopher William Penn calls “the true rest of the mind”‚ but from that “rest” has come some of the greatest universal truths and deepest wisdom ever known to man. The seers‚ the saints‚ the shamans and sages have all been sustained through nature’s silence; it’s presence being their greatest companion‚ their

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    EWRT1A Instructor: Luis Limcolioc Title: Silence Speaks More Than We Observe "Silent Dancing" By Judith Ortiz Cofer There are moments in which the silence can convey a message which is much more momentous than any other words which can be spoken. "Silent Dancing" by Judith Ortiz Cofer is a great evidence of that. In this piece of work the writer conveys a message about her childhood. Around the young age of three‚ the writer along with her mother and her younger brother shifted from their homeland

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