Category: Silence

From the moment you wake up, theres noise everywhere from your alarm clock to the cars outside to your internal thoughts. We live in a noisy world filled with distractions and there isnt much room for silence but recently, people have understood the value of silence and solitude. I will be sharing with you 6…

The dosed silence: a form of manipulation Dosed silence can be a form, like many others, of aggression passive. It is defined as a calculated management of communication in which silence plays a primary role and which aims to control and weaken another person or his position. It is not always manipulated through words, but…

In one effective conversation between a person who seeks help and the professional they have turned to, it can be witnessed the use of counseling skills. Those skills are a very important part of relationship building between the client and the counselor because they are viewed as the building blocks (McLeod, 2011). There is a…

We live in the age of noise. Silence is almost extinct. In Book of the Week, Philosopher and adventurer Erling Kagge  the first person to reach the three poles of North, South, and the summit of Everest  explores the power of silence. He asks why we need it, how we lost it, and…

In England and Wales, the right to remain silent protects individuals from the adversative effects of not communicating through criminal trials. According to GOV.UK, it is also recognized as the entitlement toward self-incrimination. It is used whenever it is suspected that the individuals getting spoken to have been involved in one or even more criminal…

Elisabeth Noelle-Neumanns Spiral of Silence theory has been constantly disputed since its formation in the 1970s, in terms of its key assumptions and what it represents coinciding with an ever-changing media environment for individuals to navigate through. The model basis for this theory still having continued contemporary relevance today is questionable, as this essay will…

Given the volatile political climate of the west as well as the accessibility of the internet, social media, as well as media in general, has become a battleground between political parties that in turn has caused a large divide, however back in the days before the internet, many people were not as vocal about their…