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    is when they are studying the Talmud together. This is of Hasidic tradition and Saunders believes it’s a way to teach his son compassion and overall strength. This is how Reb Saunders was raised by his own father. The belief of raising a child in silence is trying to teach the

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    colour of their thick‚ soft trunks is different from the common tree. The branches of the trees are like dark lines that have followed the movements of the silence; the leaves thickly cover the branches as if the silence wanted to conceal itself. . .The forest is like a great reservoir of silence out of which the silence trickles in a thin‚ slow stream and fills the air with its brightness. It was a calm‚ overcast day‚ and I found myself resting at the side of a large oak tree‚ admiring

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    finding the quiet hole in the swamp was such a big deal but his guardians acted like it was a life or death situation. His guardians did not give Todd any intimation of why finding the whole of silence was so bad. All they told him was that he needed to leave right away and to not think about the hole of silence. Todd stated that keeping his thoughts quiet would be easy; he said‚ “ Well‚ since I don’t know nothing‚ that ain’t hard (Ness 46).” I believe he will be able to survive on because he found people

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    emphasize her point. She says‚ "There was a finished silence" which makes the reader pause even before they reach the end of the sentence. The reader could either interpret the silence as being over‚ or they could see it as being a complete and undisturbed silence that was coming about. Directly after that the readers questions are answered. By saying "The first time" Hurston suggest that its Janie and Pheoby only time experiencing complete silence which has a dramatic effect on the reader. Then on

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    poignant or otherwise worthy of discussion? The death of Simon was one of the quiet moments because everyone was in shock. When Piggy died everyone just stood still in silence because of their inhumanity everyone was in silence in fear when they heard of the monster on the island. When they were finally rescued they were in silence because they were speechless because they never thought that they would escape this island. When a ship passed by but the fire went out because no one was paying attention

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    Though Mrs. Dashwood “instantly left the room” in response to the insult‚ eliciting for retreat rather a linguistic attack‚ her daughters favor clever responses for the drawing rooms and social settings afforded a subversive means of power for 18th century women (Sense 18). In a society dominated by men‚ the sisters’ only weapon for the battle of influence was through language‚ whether to propagate the self or disconcert the opposing party. Yet‚ even though language was utilized as a means of linguistic

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    frequently characters make indirect hints or use vague language rather than communicate directly and clearly. Throughout Henry James’s novel there is a theme of forbidden subject‚ which demonstrate the lack of communication between characters. The use of silence along with visual and written accounts express the feelings between characters. James’s use of interior monologues allows the reader to formulate their own conclusions to the loose ends. First in the sequence of events is when the headmaster expels

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    other hand‚ defendant Caton claimed that there was no express contract between Plaintiff Day and himself whereas his silence did not insinuate any promise to pay anything for it. In the trial court‚ the jury found for Plaintiff Day and defendant Caton filed the appeal. ISSUE OR QUESTION: Was the fact sufficient of itself to establish the existence of a contract? Whether the silence of a party seeing services which actually the party got the benefit DECISION: Upheld REASON OR RULE 1) NO

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    The Examination of the Uncanny in Real Life and Literature Uncanny. The word itself mocks it ’s own paradoxical definition. This paper aims to sufficiently explain the concept of the uncanny in relation to Andrew Bennett and Nicholas Royle ’s An Introduction to Literature‚ Criticism and Theory – Chapter Five “The Uncanny.” In this chapter‚ it is suggested that there are thirteen unlucky forms that the uncanny can take. From these thirteen forms‚ four have stood out as striking‚ and those will

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    their significance in communication 1‚ Silence 2‚ Paralanguage 3‚ Kinetics or body movement 4‚ Facial expression and eye contact 5‚ Touching 6‚ Distance and Territoriality 7‚ Clothing and accessories such as jewellery 8‚ Object and environment within which people work 9‚ People’s view of time Silence Silence during interpersonal communication is important. When silence is well used it helps people to engage in genvine two-way communication. Silence encourages effective turn-taking‚ and

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