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Shusaku Endo's "Silence", 2007.
This paper reviews and analyzes Shusaku Endo's novel "Silence".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper reviews and analyzes Shasaku Endo's novel "Silence", which described the persecution of Japanese Christians during the 17th century. The reviewer contends that sacrifice and unconditional love clashed with the persistence of the Japanese trait of a conditional, and sometimes inflexible, view of life, an outlook which may have contributed to the persecution. The protagonist, Father Rodrigues, and his dilemmas are described, as well as his ultimate choices. The reviewer sees Endo's characterization of Father Rodrigues as universal, in that his character represents every individual who has been compelled by circumstances to question his faith.
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"The protagonist of the novel, Father Rodrigues, characterizes the individual whose being Christian makes him subject to criticism and persecution in Japan. In fact, Endo's characterization of Father Rodrigues is universal, in that his character represents every individual who was compelled, by circumstances, to question his faith in the god he believes in. Father Rodrigues is the representative of every believing individual who seeks truth in life through religion."
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Themes in Shusaku Endo's "Silence", 2002.
Looks at various themes in the novel, focusing on Endo's theories on strength versus weakness, the role of the church and religious doctrine, and also what it means to be a good Christian in the eyes of God.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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This paper focuses heavily on the religious themes that occur throughout the book. The ideas of God suffering with humanity and not simply watching man suffer in silence, of the strong being on par with the weak, and the role of the church as defined by Endo are the crux of this paper. At the end, there is a personal reflection and some questioning which may be of interest and may provide insight or questions.
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"Literature often serves as a tool to inspire the reader to analyze their way of thinking on an issue. Shusaku Endo?s Silence is filled with issues and moral dilemma?s which provide valuable opportunities for reflection and thought on a variety of religious questions. These problems are not isolated incidents in the novel, but instead form themes within the novel which are worth extracting for discussion. By looking at two of the more pronounced issues in the book (strong wills v. weak in the eyes of God, true faith v. Christian doctrine), a better appreciation for what this novel has to teach can be obtained."
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"Samurai, The Sea And Poison and Silence" ( Shusaka Endo ), 1995.
Examines the novelist's background, style and influence that his novels have had on the expansion of Christianity in Japan.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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"This study will examine three novels by the Catholic Japanese writer Shusaku Endo (Samurai, The Sea and Poison, and Silence), including consideration of the novelist's background, his style, the world about which he writes, and the influence his writing has had on the opening of Japan to Christianity. The study will argue that despite the uniqueness, power and subtlety of Endo's themes, message and style, he is more a product of the opening of Japan to the West which occurred after World War II than he is a cause of that opening. After all, Endo is "only" a novelist, and although he is popular in Japan, his influence on moving a non-Christian culture to greater acceptance or tolerance of a foreign religion is inevitably very limited. In fact, as we read, the Japanese public's response to The Samurai was to ignore the Christian implications entirely: "Reading what the reviewers ..."
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Silence and Religion, 2005.
This paper discusses the influence of Endo's book 'Silence' on Japanese religions.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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In this article, the writer applies insights from the book "Silence" by Shusaku Endo, to Japanese religions. The writer presents an overview of Japanese religious systems (Buddhism, Confucianism, Shintoism, Christianity). The writer also discusses how different beliefs shape actions and determine fate.
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"Japan has traditionally been home to a number of different religious groups including Buddhism, Confucianism and Shintoism. There has been a small Christian presence in Japan since the seventeenth century when Christian largely Roman Catholic missionaries attempted to establish a foothold in this and other countries of Asia. One fictional description of this Christian missionary effort is found in the novel 'Silence' by Shusaku Endo, who begins his story by pointing out that not that the Church at Rome was ignorant of the ... "
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Silence in "The Woman Warrior", 2004.
This paper offers an analysis of the implication of silence in Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior".
1,130 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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In this paper, the writer discusses the implication of silence that is portrayed in Maxine Hong Kingston's book "The Woman Warrior". The writer examines how this aspect of silence relates to the narrator's Chinese roots. Further, the writer explores the debilitating and empowering effects of the silence.
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"In Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts" the concept of silence plays a significant role in illustrating concepts of gender, culture and prejudice. Above all, silence is used as a symbolic representation of the muting of individuality and individual expression due to gender culture and prejudice. These forces of gender culture and prejudice that undermine individuality and stifle expression manifest themselves both within the culture of the individual and the mainstream culture. Kingston's semi-autobiographical novel demonstrates the struggle ..."
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Silence in Counseling, 2005.
An examination of silence as a counseling method.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses the types of messages that can be communicated with silence. The paper focuses on silence as a counseling method. The paper asks how many of these messages might occur in a counseling session. The paper also studies how one silent message can be distinguished from another.
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"According to Corey, counseling is a form of psychotherapy usually far more brief in the length of time clients receive in traditional psychotherapy that aims to assist people who are experiencing problems in a variety of ..."
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?Carved in Silence?, 2004.
This paper discusses the documentary film, "Carved in Silence", directed by Felicia Lowe, about the Chinese Exclusion Act and the subsequent incarceration of the Chinese immigrants on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay.
990 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that the documentary film, "Carved in Silence", indicates how poorly America treated Chinese immigrants and how desperately these people wanted to live and work in America. The author points out that the film uses interviews of survivors of Angel Island, workers on the island, and modern-day reenactments to depict the plight of the Chinese immigrants who were forced to stay on Angel Island until their immigration papers were either approved or disapproved. The paper stresses the immeasurable historical value of this documentary, which should be a part of every American history class, because today Angel Island is a California State Park, and most visitors have no idea what really happened there.
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"The documentary is short, only 45 minutes or so, but it presents a vast amount of information in that short time. The interviews of people who stayed on Angel Island are quite compelling, but the documentary also uses modern day footage as historic recreations of what life was like on the island, from what the detainees ate, to how they wiled away the long, isolated hours. Some played games, some read, and some wrote poetry, which they carved into the wooden walls of the stark barracks. Many of these poems, "carved in silence," remain in the barracks today, and there is a concerted effort to save them for posterity and for Angel Island visitors to understand and view. The documentary ends with a review of what happened to immigrants after the Exclusion Act was lifted by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942, and how Chinese still distrust Americans because of these early practices."
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"Silence", 2005.
A review of Maxine Hong Kingston's work "Silence".
1,191 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 40.95
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This paper examines how Maxine Hong Kingston's work "Silence" is a demonstration of the many significant ways of how preconceived notions based on history and culture effect the ways in which an individual perceives what is and what is not important. It looks at how Kingston builds imagery around her experiences in her two very different schools and how the experience within each, as she sees it today, created her response to it and therefore her development of understanding.
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"Kingston recognized differences in the way that culture played a role in the meaning and importance of words, or she did as she looked back upon her confusion, as a child. She speaks of her inability to understand the words "I" and "you." Culturally the importance of "I" was different, the Chinese character for "I" was much more complicated while this single letter word seemed to mean so much to the American's that it was to be boldly written in capital. To Kingston this was a contradiction a poignant misrepresentation of the individual. "
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"The Silence of the Lambs", 2002.
A comparative essay of the novel and subsequent film, "The Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris.
1,034 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses the general difference between books and movies made of those books. Thomas Harris's book, "The Silence of the Lambs" is examined in comparison to the movie of the same title. The writer points out the differences between reading the book and seeing the movie. The paper describes the emotions experienced by the reader, as opposed to the viewer.
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"In the movie, FBI trainee Clarice Starling (played by Jodie Foster) is recruited by the Bureau?s behavioral sciences unit to help track down one serial killer by getting inside the head of another who?s already behind bars?the notorious Hannibal ?the Cannibal? Lecter (played by Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant but psychopathic psychiatrist. In a series of riveting interviews, Starling reveals personal details about her past to Lecter in exchange for information that may snare ?Buffalo Bill,? the murderer who flays his female victims. Tensions escalate when Bill kidnaps the daughter of a U.S. senator and Lecter plots an escape (TV Guide Online, 2002). There is absolutely no doubt that this was a tense, riveting movie with superb acting, stellar direction, and brilliant photography. However, as good as this movie is, it still falls short of the novel. Most movie adaptations of novels are just not as good as the original, and The Silence of the Lambs is no exception."
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The Role of Classical Hollywood Techniques in "The Silence of the Lambs", 2002.
An examination of the role of classical Hollywood techniques in developing the relationship between Clarice Starling and Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the film "The Silence of the Lambs".
1,139 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines how classical Hollywood cinema techniques such as narration, camera angles and lighting aid in the development of the relationship between the protagonists Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter in the film "The Silence of the Lambs". It evaluates how classical narration develops the relationship which changes from an impersonal to a more personal one, as Clarice Starling, an FBI agent, struggles to solve a problem to which Dr. Hannibal Lecter provides the answer. It also looks at how in all four of their encounters, the camera shots move from low and high-angle shots to those of eye-level shots signifying how the relationship changes from one of superiority to one of equality.
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"In The Silence of the Lambs camera angles are another classical Hollywood technique that helps in developing the relationship between Starling and Dr. Lecter. In their first of four encounters, low-angle shots and high-angle shots were used. ?With low-angle shots, in which the camera looks up at the action or person, the audience assumes that the person looking up is inferior to what they are looking at? (Belton 45). In the first encounter the low-angle shot was used subtly, not to the extreme as in other movies. An example of a low-angle shot is when Starling is talking and the camera breaks to Dr. Lecter, showing him slightly higher. High-angle shots are used as well."
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"From Silence to Voice", 2002.
A review of the book "From Silence to Voice".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This is a critique of the book "From Silence to Voice."
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"Silence of the Lambs", 2004.
Examines the movie "The Silence of the Lambs".
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines the movie "The Silence of the Lambs" and specifically what is says about society and its decisions with respect to criminally insane defendants.
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"The story begins with the F B I involved in an effort to solve a series of murders of young women. The Special Agent in Charge of the investigation sends a trainee from the F B I Academy to interview Dr Hannibal Lector. Lector is psychiatrist who has been convicted of multiple murders and cannibalism. He has been committed to an institution for the criminally insane. Lector agrees to provide important clues to the ..."
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Film Adaptation: Identity in "Silence of the Lambs", 2005.
A study of the film adaptation and the effect it has on the characters and their relationships in Thomas Harris' "Silence of the Lambs".
3,947 words (approx. 15.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 107.95
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This paper examines how when Thomas Harris' 1988 novel "The Silence of the Lambs" was to be converted into film by director Jonathan Demme, there was an apparent theme of character identities and relationships as determined by gender which he interpreted from imaginative literature to visual cinema. It looks at how these characters, which were each inevitably altered in their own different ways by the artistic rendition of the novel, are therefore presented differently. The protagonist, a young female FBI trainee from rural West Virginia named Clarice Starling, is sent to interview the imprisoned serial killer psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter in order to better understand the mind of a mad man. But she instead finds herself in a race against time to save a young innocent girl and capture the fledgling serial killer known as Buffalo Bill. It looks at how though the story seems simple enough, the complexities of identity among these characters presents mysterious subtleties, as they try to stretch the boundaries of what defines their gender's role in society.
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"Buffalo Bill, though a small character in both the novel and the film, is an excellent tool for understanding Clarice, as he parallel's her own confusion of identity of gender. Both Clarice and Bill, in the novel and film, dislike their past identities and are trying to construct new one. Clarice strains to hide her pure West Virginian accent and the fact that people would consider her, if they knew her true identity, a "rube". Buffalo Bills confusion about his identity stems from the fact, as Hannibal explains to Clarice, that he was abused as a child, and because of that never formed an actual realization of who he was, or even what gender meant to him. "
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A Sociological Look at "Silence Of The Lambs", 2002.
Looks at the novel "Silence of the Lambs" and analyzes it in relationship to deviance and criminology.
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This paper discusses the novel "Silence of the Lambs" and explains how Hannibal Lecter the fictional character is a perfect example of both criminology as well as deviance
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"Criminology being the study of the criminal mind is exactly what Silence of the Lambs is, they give you a look at Dr. Hannibal Lecter first hand. You get the opportunity to see how his mind works, and see that in his eyes he is doing something good for society. He believes that he is ridding the world of bad people; you also get to see what makes him tick. Lecter knew how far he could push the police without killing the innocent Catherine Martin. "
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"Silence of The Lambs", 1996.
Analyzes serial killer Jame Gumb's life & character, author's sources, psychoanalytic theory of paranoia as explanation in "Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 55.95
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"In Thomas Harris' The Silence of the Lambs the pathology of the serial murderer Jame Gumb is slowly, suspensefully, revealed by a combination of hints from the mad psychiatrist Dr. Lecter, the memories of Lecter's patient Raspail, the deductive reasoning of the FBI characters, and sections of narrative that feature the actions and thoughts of the Gumb character. A brief outline of his "case" precedes critical analysis of the description of the disorder and a discussion of the author's theoretical bias as it emerges in the novel in the presentation of the disorder and the description of its causes. Harris' sources for the case of Jame Gumb appear, however, to range over news accounts of numerous cases, to touch on various psychological approaches, to try to incorporate pop-psychology about the beast within us all, and to include far too many different types of behavior to create a..."
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