Silence - Original And Utter Silence

For the music industry, Simon and Garfunkel, musical rock artists during this time, wrote “Sound of Silence” in 1966. This song displayed sequences of guitar, bass, and drums and quickly became a pop hit due to the increased tempo, in which Simon and Garfunkel only found out about after it was recorded.

Silence is an important factor in life and can be encountered in different ways, silence can be seen as peace, harmony and can also be viewed as a negative effect such as depression, sadness or even as evil. Silence also gives time to reflect on life and society and when silence there is time to reflect on faith and religion, this would allow to decide on or question religion. When silence is demonstrated it implicates the importance of peace and the chance for revival.

“Silence is violence” is a common phrase used by people nowadays which references people who lack initiative when it comes to speaking out against oppression. The same phrase could be applied to the ideas within Shusaku Endo’s novel, Silence. Endo was clever to name his novel Silence, because the word is a very prominent symbol within the story. In fact, it plays a crucial role to the development of the main character. Although some readers may argue that the role of silence in the book is neutral, I claim that silence plays a negative role for the characters because it is what causes protagonist Rodrigues to renounce his faith. In the story, it represents the silence of God, which induces Rodrigues to question his religion through the torture of innocent Japanese Christians.

Why are T.V. and Internet a problem in these days? And how can they affect the ability to being alone?

Silence is more important today than it has ever been due to the growing issue our society faces known as “the tyranny of noise”, a phrase coined by Benedictine

No one can truly understand sympathy until they have suffered. In his The Chosen, a postmodern novel, Chaim Potok surveys the meaning of compassion learned through suffering. Danny Saunders, a brilliant Hasidic Jew, lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn along with his friend, Reuven Malter, in the 1940s. With his photographic memory, Danny aspires to become a psychologist, but he knows that he will have to inherit his father’s position as the rabbi of their community. In addition to this, his father, Reb Saunders, will not speak to him about anything other than the holy book of Talmund. Danny is forced to keep his ideas and experiences to himself, leading to him suffering because of this silence. Chaim Potok’s The Chosen uses Danny’s gradual shift

I find that after spending time in solitude, I am able to serve others better. The inner solidarity borne out of a heart of solitude lessens my frustrations and enables me to accept others where they are.

Being alone in a silent room with only my thoughts makes me feel uncomfortable. My mind has free roam in silence to go wherever it wants. I never truly have silence because I fill it with other things. The things vary, from homework to music on my speaker, to Netflix on my TV. It has become hard for me to complete simple household tasks without some sound to fill my brain. I have been taught since I was young that silence is bad, it’s awkward, it’s not desirable. Filling my time with things to do is a much better use of the limited time I am allowed on this earth. I think this is because my phone is always there with me, buzzing, ringing, chirping, and pinging. It doesn’t allow silence to creep its way in. It keeps me engaged all the time leaving no time left for me. I see that my mom enjoys silence and so does my older sister, but somehow I do not. I see what my phone does but somehow I am addicted. It’s worse than a drug because I can not go without it. It has changed the lives of people in my generation and there is no going back. Technology ruined silence and will ruin our

In the modern world, individuals are concerned with activities of daily living and become bombarded with daily stress. In Alain de Botton’s contemporary essay, he mentions a quote,“ The sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room,” (De Botton, 60). This quote references the stress and mundane of everyday life. It is difficult to sit in the comfort of one’s home and remain indifferent to the world outside because the outside world still exists. However, instead of thinking about all the problems the world has, it is important to create a perception; a perception that creates a balance between the inside and the outside. A balance between the inside and outside world is necessary

In “Ground Zero,” Suzanne Berne writes about the absence of the Twin Towers, and showing respect of the people that passed away. She wanted us to imagine ourselves being there, but seeing nothing only the thought of what was there before. She uses the words that are descriptive and paints an image of what is actually being seen. She said,“Gathered along the ramp were firefighters in their black helmets and black coats,” to show feeling of sadness. Which helped feel a connection to everything that was happening.

Spending spiritual time in silence can be difficult for many individuals because it gives them time to think and be present in the moment. Being silent also requires solitude

This can be overwhelming to the listener. Knowing when and how much to utilize silence is part of listening, one of the key skills of any musician. “Just because you can’t hear it doesn’t mean it’s not music”

In “A Silence that Kills” Lyndon Haviland expresses the idea that the public must confront the social inequities of tobacco use. Haviland believes the communities must communitcate a sence of urgency and engage all Americans in the battle against tobacco use. The author expresses her ideas thoroughly by concentrating on certain fact of tobacco use or second hand smoke affect, the epidemic in out current communities, the silence of the government, and the concern for public health. With the constant repetition of unity and a well-organized, concentrated article, the author easily captures the attention of the reader and the intended American audience. However, the author lacks information on

Kids used to ask each other: If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears, does it make a sound? Now there’s a microphone in every tree and a loudspeaker on every branch, not to mention the video cameras, and we’ve entered the condition that David Foster Wallace called Total Noise: “the tsunami of available fact, context, and perspective.”

The book Silence, by Shusako Endo follows a theme of a silent God who accompanies a believer in adversity. The main character of the book is Sebastian Rodrigues. It tells of Sebastian Rodrigues’ arduous journey halfway around the world to Japan in the 1630s, in order to track down a rumor that his mentor Father Ferreira had abandoned his faith, at a time where the Japanese leaders were extremely hostile to foreigners and Christianity and also suspicious of their intentions. He travels with two other missionaries but one of them falls sick whilst travelling and is deemed unfit to carry on to accompany him. The book is not fast paced, but immensely character driven. For example, we see the growth of Sebastian Rodrigues as a priest. At one point he labels Kichijiro a coward. “Was it possible that he was of our faith – this wretch.” Here we see him being judgmental. However, later in the novel we see him for the first time-sharing a proper