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    have just run out of water. Family life here resembles Lughnasa more than Lies of Silence. The relationship between the two men is problematic while Mario is living at home but it noticeably improves when the son marries the love of his life‚ Beatrice. We are presented with an uplifting image of joy when she becomes pregnant and Mario listens to the sound of his baby’s beating heart. Contrasting sharply to Lies of Silence‚ the relationships in Il Postino are very positive – the most important being

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    misinformation and propaganda for self-aggrandizement by a person in power is alarmingly reminiscent of historical authoritarian figures‚ who often limit freedom of speech to avoid criticism and silence opposing views. More poignant‚ however‚ are the occasions in which the Trump administration uses lies to set the stage for political action or to rally people against a false enemy. For example‚ he claimed on Twitter that at least three million votes were illegal‚ and continues to do so even though

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    sentence which foreshadows that Ericsson will talk about certain types of lies aand examples. 2. Ericsson does not think we could eliminate lies from our life. In the essay she states‚ " It’s not easy to entirely eliminate lies from our lives. No matter how pious we may try to be‚ we will still embellish‚ hedge‚ and omit to lubricate the daily machinery of living. But there is a world of diffrence between telling functional lies and living a lie" (p.415‚para.35) Ericsson is trying to say that even though

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    DRAMA Transition to Eclectic Realism provides only amoral observation‚ while absurdism rejects even the possibility of debate. (Frances Babbage‚ Augusto Boal). The cynicism of this remark reflects the aberrant attitude towards absurdism‚ yet there is truth to it. Theatre of the absurd is an esoteric avant-garde style of theatre based on the principles of existentialism that looks at the world without any assumption of purpose. Existentialism and Theatre of the Absurd became identified with a

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    phonetically. But a new element enters his life when he meets the attractive custodian‚ Sarah. An exceptionally intelligent yet extremely bitter young woman‚ Sarah is a graduate of the school who has decided to remain there‚ in the confines of her world of silence; it’s safer for her to be with her own "people" than to face what she perceives as a cruel and uncaring world. She hardly seems interested in James and will only communicate with him through signing‚ although she can read lips and even speak a little

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    reveals a bright or dark outlook In the texts on my comparative course we find subject matter that is either largely depressing or optimistic‚ and thus suggests to us authors and texts whose outlook on life is largely pessimistic or optimistic. Lies Of Silence: The subject matter of LS reveals a dark outlook. The central point of the text is on the dominance of the IRA in Northern Ireland‚ as they attempt to use the influence of a hotel manager‚ Dillon‚ to bomb an opposing political gathering at

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    Olivia Cousins Roosevelt English 101 Essay 02 Lies are complicated things. They can range from a little white lie to lies which can create a web of deception that can produce a noose that chokes you‚ binding you very move you make. However‚ the nature of a lie is dependent on the individual who tells it. For example‚ the retelling of events is often skewed because of personal perspectives. As Mr. O’Brien states‚ a true war story is never believable. One example

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    face them and handle them well. Ironically‚ the more crucial the conversation‚ the less likely we are to handle it well. We often hold things inside by going silent until we can take it no longer—and then we drop a bomb. In short‚ we move between silence and violence—we either don’t handle the conversation‚ or don’t handle it well. We may not become physically violent‚ but we do attack others’ ideas and feelings. When we fail a crucial conversation‚ every aspect of our lives can be affected—from our

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    Sometimes‚ the void created by a lack of words leads to more discoveries than a plethora of words. The key to gaining further information from silence lies in listening to the unspoken statements versus the words actually put forth into the universe. Along these same lines‚ John Cage composed a well-known piece called 4’33”‚ which shocks many listeners due to his refrain from touching the piano in front of him. After first encountering this unique work‚ I found myself baffled and pondering the deeper

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    important 7/8‚ the part that sinks ships‚ lies below the surface. (“Art of Fiction”) (Onderdonk 75). In using Hemingway’s iceberg theory to examine his work The Sun Also Rises as well as James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room‚ the meaning of the texts changes dramatically. Both pieces deal with controversial themes of sexuality‚ gender relationships‚ and race relations that are hidden in order to challenge the

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