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    The Silence

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    Silence has the meaning: the state of being forgotten; oblivion. In the novel Silence by Shusaku Endo‚ that is type of silence that gave the book its title. The silence is created by God’s absence in Father Rodrigues’‚ the main character‚ life and experience in Japan. As Rodrigues lives in Japan in search of his former teacher‚ he goes through inner turmoil as he questions God’s decision to remain silent while His people are being tortured for keeping their faith in Him. Silence by Shusaku Endo

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    Silence

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    Silence by Shusaku Endo The story of Silence is one that stirs up emotional torment within readers. Although it is not poetically sound at times and may seem choppy due to cross-cultural translation‚ Silence conveys a message like no other to its readers. Silence in short detail‚ tracks the missionary trek of Sebastião Rodrigues‚ an appointed Portuguese Jesuit‚ and his partner Francisco Garrpe as they embark to guide the Japanese Christians towards an ‘authentic Christian status’. All the meanwhile

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    Virtue

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    Virtue‚ then‚ is a state that decides‚ consisting in a mean‚ the mean relative to us‚ which is defined by reference to reason‚ that is to say‚ to the reason by reference to which the prudent person would define it. It is a mean between two vices‚ one of excess and one of deficiency” Aristotle’s definition of Virtue of Character but what is it really saying. Let us define it with the Socratic Definition per genus et differentia. Let us break it into the three parts genus‚ species and the differentiating

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    Silence

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    The holocaust is an unforgettable event that marked and changed the lives of millions of people. The suffering‚ the pain‚ the heartache cannot be taken back‚ but the memories will remain and the healing will come. The Jews were deeply affected by the decisions Hitler made. How is it even possible for a man to have so much hatred for another human being? How can a man like him have so much power? According to Hitler‚ the Jews were over growing and taking over companies‚ shops‚ and banks. If the

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    virtues

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    Jonathon Brown Professor Jun Philosophy 2033 July 5‚ 2013 Virtues We’ve all heard the famous quote “patience is a virtue”. As true as this statement is‚ I don’t think we really grasp the meaning of what a virtue really is. I would describe a virtue as a morally good character trait that one is not born with‚ but must strive for. Patience is a perfect example of this. No child is born with patience. Many times a child will interrupt the mother who is in the middle of a conversation because

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    Silence, a Politics

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    Macmillan Ltd 1470-8914/03 $15.00 www.palgrave-journals.com/cpt Silence: A Politics Kennan Ferguson1 Department of Government and International Affairs‚ University of South Florida‚ 4202 East Fowler Avenue‚ SOC 107‚ Tampa‚ FL 33620-8100‚ USA E-mail: kennan@luna.cas.usf.edu This article investigates the unfamiliar political implications of silence. Generally regarded as simply a lack of speech imposed upon the powerless‚ silence is thereby positioned as inimical to politics. In a normatively

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    The Privilege of Silence

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    How Should China Establish The Privilege of Silence System in Criminal Proceedings? Wenxuan Ma 1. The origin and the connotations of the Privilege of Silence. "Miranda warning" originated from a case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1966: an 18-year-old girl was kidnapped and raped‚ she identified that it was Miranda who did that. The police interrogated Miranda and used his confession as the hearing testimony. After Miranda was convicted he appealed to the Supreme Court on the grounds that

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    Spiral of Silence

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    practicing the Spiral of Silence? Content: We will always choose to remain silence if someone evaluate their views fall in the minority. According to Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann (1916 – 2010) (Appendix I) “Spiral of Silence” been introduced as an attempt to explain in part how public opinion is formed. She wondered why the Germans supported wrong political positions that led to national defeat‚ humiliation and ruin in the 1930s-1940s. The description of Spiral of Silence is audience will be unwilling

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    The Experience of Silence

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    Experience of Silence FALL 2013 The Experience of Silence I learned several things on my experience of silence. When I first began‚ I felt uneasy about the gaps of silence. I thought other people would notice because I am usually very talkative. However‚ I felt like I was the only one who even noticed any moments of silence. I believe I am more self-aware than people around me. My inner voice wanted to give in and speak more. I felt confined. To make up for the small gaps of silence that I didn’t

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    If people would adhere to virtues the world would be a better place. Living a virtues life means following moral qualities. Not living a virtuous life can lead to: untrustworthiness‚ unfairness and alarm. People can avoid negative experiences by following proper protocol. The world would be a better place if people live by the following virtues sincerity‚ justice and tranquility. Sincerity is a moral quality that people should live by. The virtue sincerity teaches humans to be real and true. People

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