...community today, there is a lack of representation, along with voices that go unheard and unspoken. Zora Neale Hurston’s novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, delves into the significance of silence, and the ways that the protagonist, Janie Crawford, has had her voice silenced. This resonates with many people of the Black community, who feel as though even with the progression we’ve made as a society, that their lives and struggles matter less than a white person’s. With movements such as Black Lives Matter, and many other African-American protesters, there has been a cultural outcry from the Black community who want to be heard, who want to be represented, who want to matter as people. Many women in particular among...
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...of the night, when they heard the most horrific scream. Layla immediately jumps up. “WHAT WAS THAT?” “I..um…don’t know. Should we check it out?” “What do we have to protect us?” “I can call on Mina, my magical llama.” “Nooo….Ashlynn…just no. Here grab this twig, and I’ll take my pillow.” “What are you going to do with a pillow? Sing them a lullaby and make whatever that was fall asleep.” “Shut up.” In a crouched position, they headed for the woods. Somehow the friends sensed the scream came from that direction. As they were walking, Ashlynn spotted a blood trail then heard footsteps to the right of them. She grabbed Layla’s arm and pointed to the right. There was obviously something or someone walking. After a moment of silence, they decided to follow. Finally, it stopped. Layla and Ashlynn crept close enough to see what it was. It happened to be a grizzly bear. They ceased with fear. “I know you are there. You both fail at being sneaky.” Layla almost fainted. She whispered, “Did that bear just talk? It can’t be.” “Indeed I did, sweetheart.” “How can you talk?” Ashlynn demanded. “The same way you can, by opening my mouth. Humans are so naive to believe the conception that animals can’t talk.” Layla jumped back into the conversation. “Did you hear that awful scream?” “Yes.” “Do you know what happened?” Ashlynn asked. “No. You see when the scream took place, I was…uh…running…from a tiger. This must have been the fastest tiger...
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...Off the Wagon Christian Contarin A ray of angelic light hit me through the crack of the hotel room drapes as if a sharpshooter’s rifle was aimed at me from a distance. The room was empty. My parents had already left for the morning. They had never left me alone in such a place before. My stomach growled like monsters in a bottomless pit. However, I treated this morning like any other. I threw off my bed sheets, half hanging onto the floor and proceeded to put on my bright canary coloured swim shorts and my cherry red Playa Del Carmen tank top. I let out a loud, deep yawn while stretching my upper back and arms, spreading them out like a vulture’s wings. I caught a shocking whiff of odour from my armpit, clearly a sign I needed a nice cold shower to relieve me of this sticky humid air. I hopped off my bed and did not put on my flip-flops as I usually would. However, I hated walking bare feet unless they were on the warm, woolly fibers of the carpet in my room - but I continued my routine and made my way to the washroom, grabbing my Old Spice deodorant off of the rich mahogany dresser centered between the two beds. As I approached the washroom, I caught a glimpse of sunlight out of the corner of my left eye. The door to our room had been left open ever so slightly. I spent a moment trying to think why my parents did not shut it, with no conclusion. Nevertheless, I carried on to the washroom. When I reached the sink, I placed down my deodorant, unsheathed my toothbrush from...
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..."Regeneration" captures the misery soldiers are accustomed to. Dr. W.H.R Rivers and the patients at Craiglockhart allow us to see the bigger picture of how war can have detrimental impact on a person. Patients want to be able to speak about what is causing them pain but are instead silenced. They lose their voices to commanding forces and are deprived of their voices. Sassoon and Prior's silence shows the degree in which people will endeavor to silence soldiers. Sassoon is silenced by the Medical Board to prevent him from speaking about his anti-war agenda. Sassoon wanted to be court-martialed...
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...He crossed the room slowly and sat down on the edge of the sofa. She placed a book in front of him. “ There we are.” She says. “This is a very nice book you should read it sometime”. Billy picks up the book and begins skimming through it. A few minutes later he puts the book down and they both sat there in silence until the doorbell suddenly rang. The Landlady got up anxious to get the door. A few minutes later she came back to the room with an odd looking person. The odd looking person stared and smiled at Billy. The Landlady broke the silence when she said “Billy this is Andrew, Andrew this is Billy”. “Very nice to meet you Billy! What brings you here to England?” For some reason Billy struggled to remember what he was doing here until...
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...aspects of the profession and how our contribution can be beneficial in many ways if we have a stronger voice. The perceptions and opinions are summarized from the third edition of the book, From Silence to Voice, and provide the resources for nurses to consider in getting their voice heard. The authors of this book describe the history of how nursing has allowed the profession to be overlooked and prevented our profession to be understood by allowing others to speak for us, and over us (Buresh & Gordon, 2013). Opportunities to overcome this perception will be discussed in detail and two supporting articles that address public opinion of nurses and how it relates to our status will be summarized to give opposing perspectives. The conclusion is an example of a letter to legislators that can help to have our voice heard in a persuasive manner addressing the effect technology has on the nursing profession. I urge you to consider issues in nursing that you are passionate about and get your voice heard. Nursing is a misunderstood profession. If you were to randomly ask anyone in the public what a nurse does you would likely get answers that deal with either, carrying out physicians orders, or dealing with emotional aspects of care, like comforting and consoling. In the book, From Silence to Voice, it is reported that nurses are still largely seen as physicians “handmaidens” (Buresh & Gordon, 2013, p. 15). The book outlines a number of reasons for this, and ways nurses can overcome...
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..."She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderss, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city" – Roman Payne, The Wanderess. The two authors of "Ain't I a Woman" and "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action" have described the rights of women and also represented to speak up for them. In both essays, the topic of race and the manner of respective for women are both discussed. Sojourner Truth, the author of "Ain't I a Woman", was speaking to the women's rights convention on her experiences and sufferings were just not only a woman in the society that day but as a black woman. She used her own personal experience and Biblical references to connect with the audience and incite both on a personal and emotional level. By sharing personal experiences, using the repetitive language, and making the references in the Bible, Sojourner Truth has connected her emotional with the audience to effectively call a sense of power to overcome racial inequality and gender. "Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed, and planted, and...
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... I tried to catch my breath. I heard footsteps coming up behind me like an elephant chasing at my heels. A scream pierced my ears and echoed many times in my mind. My thought raced from one thing to another. After locking the door, the four of us clinched in a corner for nearly an hour. My day had begun normal. I remember waking up, going to school, and finding myself with my friends that afternoon. My company was five of my closest pals: Becky, Alex, Meredith, Lee, and my boyfriend Avery. We all had hung out many times before and knew each other well. For most of the evening, we sat around telling horror stories and gossiping about classmates. Time passed quickly and soon it was time to head home. The girls were all planning a slumber party at Becky’s. Her parents had gone out of town for the weekend, and she was not wanting to stay alone. We began our evening of leisure by getting into our PJ’s, and returning to our scary stories. Before realizing it, another hour had passed. All the stories must have gotten to us because before we went upstairs we made sure every light was on in the house. The hair on the back of my neck began to rise as we listened to the cold aching silence. In the distance we listened to three loud car horns and a door slam. We then, jumped away from the window and started down the stairs. Half way down the stairs, we stopped dead in our tracks. The roof began to rattle as if someone was climbing across it. We heard some kind of sound up in the attic...
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...three examples of tautology: "traitorously and maliciously", "deny and deprive" and "undoubted certain". The use of excessive emotive language and rhetorical devices demonstrates Cromwell's ability to launch an emphatic and powerful charge revealing his bullying and perhaps also his lust for power. The fact that Bolt gives the prosecutor in a court such a facility with language gives Cromwell power and authority in the court, leaving the defendant in some ways at a disadvantage. Indeed, directors staging this scene could emphasise Bolt's stage direction of 'formal' to indicate how the words should be delivered to show the linguistic strength Cromwell has. Bolt packs Cromwell's speech full of rhetorical devices. Much is made of the word 'silence', upon which More stands. Cromwell's points are driven...
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...conference, so I volunteered myself to look out for my siblings, I love taking care of them, my parents trusted me so I performed my duty well, not until in the late afternoon. Three men in black with matching masks came through the door by smashing it. I was shocked, I felt fear, my sisters and brother were taking a nap that time, I didn't know what to do that I couldn't move, they started to look something, they turned the house upside down, I knew then that they were up to no good at all. I prayed silently, I know He wouldn't let something happen to us. Yes of course, He wouldn't let something bad happen to us. Minutes later they got furious because they seemed not to find what they were looking for. That time they came to me..." GUY1: You must be the eldest? Then you should know where the vault is? "..I didn't know they were saying I was just a child, what should I know about things, what I only know is He won't leave is. He would defenitely save is, from all these. Yes. My sisters and brother will be safe, everyone will. He asked again but I really don't know, I just shook...
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...The Achievement of Desire RICHARD RODRIGUEZ Hunger of Memory, the autobiography of Richard Rodriguez and the source of the following selection, set off a storm of controversy in the Chicano community when it appeared in 1981. Some hailed it as an uncompromising portrayal of the difficulties of growing up between two cultures; others condemned it because it seemed to blame Mexican Americans for the difficulties they encountered assimilating into mainstream American society. Rodriguez was born in 1944 into an immigrant family outside San Francisco. Though he was unable to speak English when he entered school, his educational career can only be described as brilliant: undergraduate work at Stanford University, graduate study at Berkeley and Columbia, a Fulbright fellowship to study English literature in London, a subsequent grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. In this selection, Rodriguez analyzes the motives that led him to abandon his study of Renaissance literature and return to live with his parents. He is currently an associate editor with the Pacific News Service in San Francisco, an essayist for the Newshour with Jim Lehrer, and a contributing editor for Harper's magazine and for the Opinion section of the Los Angeles Times. His other books include Mexico's Children (1991) and Days of Obligation: An Argument with My Mexican Father (1993), which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction. I stand in the ghetto classroom - "the guest speaker"...
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...Adam Engstrom 4/8/2016 Contemplation Paper Many go through life but never feel like they have full, complete lives. However, Aristotle, Kathleen Norris, and Mark Buchanan are firm on their views that there are three essential processes that must be done to achieve inner peace and blissful life. Even though the three have slightly different opinions on the importance of leisure, contemplative practice, and happiness, they all consider them essential for a full and complete life. It was clear that Aristotle had strong thoughts on the importance on contemplation. He claims that virtue can come in a variety of ways, including bravery, courage, and temperance. However, there is a greater virtue, which is the virtue of contemplation. He claims that contemplation is not achievable through the same methods that other virtues are achieved. To achieve this virtue, one must find time for a leisure activity that leads to deep happiness. Through this method, it allows one to seek out and find true virtue. While leisure is the way to contemplation, it is not possible without other virtues such as temperance and justice. “We must have leisure to attain these ends” (Presentation). Aristotle also presented an important element in achieving virtue when he stated, “A reflective person through inquiry can find true virtue, which allows them to recognize it, practice it and attain true happiness”(Presentation). According to Aristotle, not all leisure is the same and will bring on different...
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...Alexis Jones February 26, 2011 Imagery and symbolism is what makes short stories and poems so compelling. Imagery is what lets the reader clearly imagine what is happening, whereas symbols may lie dormant begging for the reader to discover. The following poems and short stories posess recurring images and symbolism that drive the theme of the work. The reader discovers silence is dark. Whether the silence comes from insanity, misunderstanding, self-absorption, or pride, the reader understands that communication is key. That one needs to listen with their heart and mind to truly comprehend our world. In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the author uses bold symbolism and imagery to show the protagonists oppression and confusion change to insanity, yet freedom. The symbolism is so blatant the main character remains nameless to show her silenced life. The most vivid usage of imagery is the yellow wallpaper. The main character is essentially confined to a room for rest, what her physician husband believes is a nervous condition. The reader can later assume the room is actually an institution for mental health. The room contains horrid yellow wallpaper. In the beginning of the story, the main character is angered and confused by the wallpaper. She describes the wallpaper almost parallel to her own life and mental health, “It is dull enough to confuse the eye in following, pronounced enough constantly to irritate and provoke study” (548). She goes on to say...
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...INTRODUCTION In the text, language and Igbo Philosophy, Fr. Dr. Chukwuelobe .M. explored the deep contribution of language to Igbo critical thinking via a tasking presentation on the phenomenology of Igbo language taking Igbo proverbs on “okwu” as his point of reflection. It shows the originality and pure nature of Igbo philosophy thereby, aborting the false view that Igbo philosophy is philosophizing in western concepts or dressing Igbo philosophy with western garb; Since, language as we know is ‘an experience that a thinker undergoes with the view to uncovering nature. This work is going to critically analyze and evaluate the author’s argument in this essay. TEXT EXPOSITION The author began by affirming the validity of Igbo philosophy when he argued that Igbo philosophy like every other philosophy ‘sets its goal to question the tradition from which it arises and to transcend it through an interpretive and critical activity of the Igbo thinker.’ Tracing the origin of language in the Igbo philosophy, he maintains that our experience with language is something historical because it relates to man who is historical in nature. Consequently, to understand the Igbo and discern what has come to language in his thought requires that a philosophy listens attentively to the sayings of the historical language; which is yet to be known and remains to be seen. He asserts that the Igbo traditional thinking derives essentially from oral transmission, which predates the advent of western...
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...These childhood sins have to be confessed to a priest because of Jackie’s fear of damnation and eternal punishment. His sister accompanies him to the church on his first confession. After the confession, the priest gave Jackie a very light and absurd punishment of three Hail Mary’s and to suck a bullseyes, which his sister finds ironic. An analysis of “First Confession” reveals a boy’s first confession as a fundamental experience of becoming a better individual. Frank O’Connor is careful with his words as to not fear the character but empathize with him. The story “First Confession” is written in first person point of view which assists in O’Connor’s depiction of the characters confession. "I decided that, between one thing and another, I must have broken the whole ten commandments, all on account of that old woman, and so far as I could see, so long as she remained in the house I had no hope of ever doing anything else.” The constant repetition of “I” instils to the reader that we are inside the boys head going through the boys first confession. Frank O’Connor uses this point of view to be able to convey the story through the character; which, in turn, gives a sense of intimacy between the narrator and the reader throughout the story. O’Connor’s...
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