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    According to theories developed by qualified psychologists‚ when partaking in actions during vigorous conflicts‚ the avoidance of silence or violence is crucial for the positive outcome of the situation. By choosing to tackle the source of the contention and confront the opposing person in a controlled manner‚ one can overcome the hardships and tension caused by the feud. However‚ the award-winning film “Ordinary People” depicts a family of three‚ Conrad‚ Beth‚ and Calvin Jerrett‚ whose actions

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    CULTURAL IMPERIALISM Explanation of Theory: Cultural Imperialism Theory states that Western nations dominate the media around the world which in return has a powerful effect on Third World Cultures by Individual Interpretations: Western Civilization produces the majority of the media (film‚ news‚ comics‚ etc.) because they have the money to do so. The rest of the world purchases those productions because it is cheaper for them to do so rather than produce their own. Therefore‚ Third World countries

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    Witnessing.. Talk about all of the characters‚ different aspects of witnessing in the book‚ How characters handle witnessing (the way they cope)‚ Jeliek (plays his violin‚ silence in words but witnesses in other ways) elies dad (total silence) elie himself (He writes a freaken book) Synonyms: seeing‚ observing‚ viewing‚ perceiving‚ beholding‚ watching (this is what your thesaurus is for :p ) A few general tips: make sure the unifying idea of each body paragraph is mentioned in the first sentence

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    Corruption within the Criminal Justice System I have always had a strong passion for the criminal justice system especially policing. Even as a student at Jessie Jensen Elementary I remember picking police officers for Career Day. However‚ my admiration for police officers has become pure disappointment. Corruption has become a major issue within police departments. Unfortunately more and more police officers are being lured into committing corrupt acts. Although corruption with in the

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    and feebleness of the human body against the wintry savagery of a snow storm in the dark‚ at the point of death. It starts by setting the scene of tired soldiers being ‘knived’ by the wind‚ too worried to sleep because of the unnatural silence. “Worried by silence‚ sentries whisper‚ curious‚ nervous‚ But nothing happens.” The sibilance of the repeated ‘s’ sound creates the effect of whispering‚ an attempt to not draw the attention of the enemy‚ who are futilely using flares to see what is going

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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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    For years‚ the police force has been jeopardizing the rights of human beings while receiving no repercussions. The government’s and the police’s tolerance to reoccurring acts of horror continues to occur‚ causing police brutality to be one of the most serious human rights abuses in the United States today. Standards for what constitutes brutality vary widely‚ though‚ two major international human rights treaties‚ to which the United States is a party‚ explicitly prohibit police abuse. The International

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    Separation of Church and State “…I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof‚’ thus building a wall of separation between Church [and] state.” These words‚ spoken by Thomas Jefferson in his letter to the Danbury Baptists in 1802‚ reassured the nation of his support of the First Amendment. The wall Thomas Jefferson illustrates

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    loud voice/silence (A loud voice could result from a lack of silence or vice-versa.) cat sleeping/birds watching (The birds feel safe/alert while they watch the cat sleep. This is one of the more important binary oppositions because Naomi could be making us aware that we’re too scared of combatting

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    stanza there is a clear description which represents silence in respect to the speaker’s loss. It illustrates by stopping the clocks and cutting off the telephone ( so no sound or disturbance is present). Followed by silencing the pianos with a "muffled" drum. The word "muffled" is as sound which is not loud as it is being blocked or prevented (muted). This is used so the atmosphere in the poem is calm and silence. After everything is in silence‚ the speaker gives the permission for the coffin to

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