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Theatre of Silence
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Silence
SILENCE Silence in the course of an analytical session, whether it comes from the patient or the analyst, has constantly posed problems for the theorists of psychoanalytical technique. According to certain authors, silence is to be interpreted as a resistance (Karl Abraham, S |
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Ralph Hodgson
Ralph Hodgson 1871-1962, English poet. He wrote five volumes of poetry before his collected poems appeared in 1917. After a silence of nearly 40 years—during which time he taught in Japan and emigrated to the United States—he published two more volumes. Hodgson treated his subject... Read more |
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Silencers
Silencers ¦ CARYN E. NEUMANN A silencer is an effort to suppress sound by means of an attachment to a firearm. Generally, a six- to twenty-inch steel, titanium, or aluminum alloy barrel addition designed to work with a particular weapon, silencers have also been... Read more |
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Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich 1929-, American poet, b. Baltimore, grad. Radcliffe, 1951. Since the 1970s her volumes of exquisitely wrought verse have increasingly reflected feminist and lesbian themes. Among her volumes of poetry are A Change of World (1951), Diving into the Wreck (1973), The Dream of a... Read more |
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Kamala Markandaya
MARKANDAYA, Kamala Pseudonym for Kamala Purnaiya Taylor. Nationality: Indian. Born: 1924. Education: Madras University. Family: Married; one daughter. Career: Journalist; now full-time writer. Lives in London. Awards: National Association of Independent Schools award (U.S.A.), 1967;... Read more |
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William Sharp
William Sharp pseud. Fiona Macleod , 1855-1905, Scottish poet and man of letters. Under his own name he wrote literary biographies; poems, including the volume Earth's Voices (1884); and novels, notably Silence Farm (1899). With his wife he compiled the anthology Lyra Celtica (1896). Under... Read more |
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freedom of speech
freedom of speech liberty to speak and otherwise express oneself and one's opinions. Like freedom of the press (see press, freedom of the ), which pertains to the publication of speech, freedom of speech itself has been absolute in no time or place. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution... Read more |
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consent
consent in law, active acquiescence or silent compliance by a person legally capable of consenting (see age of consent ). It may be evidenced by words or acts or by silence when silence implies concurrence. Actual or implied consent is necessarily an element in every contract and every... Read more |
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Quakers
Quakers Sources Radical Roots. The Society of Friends, or Quakers as they are better known, have always stood apart from the mainstream of American religion. Because of this, they offer some important lessons about the range of religious beliefs and practices in early America. During the... Read more |
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A day in the life: Street actor Johnny Murphy - Silence speaks volumes; Mime...
...the festive season as hilarious mime artist Marcel So What. Johnny trained with the Marcel Marceau International School of Mime in Paris for...recognise. "The character I developed, Marcel So What, is actually a send-up of mime... |
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Twist and shout The human voice box wasn't made for the rigors of coaching...
...turning into Marcel Marceau. Impossible...to pulling a Marceau earlier this...the sound of silence. "I never lost...said. Given the volume required to be...voice. A person speaks using the vocalis...cheerleaders. This ... |