Muteness

The question, ‘why? can become infinitely regressive because for any answer you can again ask ‘why?’. In this context, an ancient rishi said, “Anuttarobhava” - “become answerless”. Every answer only pushes the question a little further for every answer brings forth further questions. There is no end to a question-answer session. It can go on forever! So, it was said, “Anuttarobhava”- ‘go beyond questions…and be answerless’ for, your Being has the solution to all questions. ‘Turn every question…

Freedom is the right of being able to express yourself in whichever way you think is best for you, disregarding what the expectations maybe . Men have always had more freedom and been able to act on their free will, unlike women. Women were oppressed and made inferior because of this idea that women are incapable of thinking abstractly and should be at home treated like delicate flowers. Freedom in the book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, for the character Janie it was…

Brendan, Bremser LCS121-AE Gateway Reflection Prompt I: Information Literacy As a writer, I have always been good at examining sources for their credibility. This is a skill I began to develop in high school and have only improved since then. Being able to search the internet and find sources which can directly relate to a paper topic is not extremely hard; however, finding resources of specific identities, such as academic journals or magazines has been difficult at times. For example, for…

As a man’s marriage begins to deteriorate, an overhanging object in the sky slowly starts to descend onto the their town. In Kevin Brockmeier’s The Ceiling, this black ceiling in the sky is symbolic of the protagonist’s failing marriage with his wife. A prevalent theme that surrounds the text is the idea of love, or lack of it, which leads to separation or feelings of detachment. This struggle evokes the feeling of loneliness and a total neglect towards the narrator’s surrounding world. The…

Telephone Throughout the film The Spiral Staircase, the object of the telephone is frequently featured in a number of scenes as part of the mise en scène, seemingly as a passive choice for the sake of filling the scene with objects found in the average household, yet more actively used as a deliberate choice to represent an idea of imperfection, and the fear of normal everyday activities. It is only when we dig deeper that we find this fear further highlights the idea of Helen’s imperfection, in…

afterwards, it is as if part of Ada has died but she fights against it. Ada becomes the victim of savage violence at the hands of Stewart. Flora, a witness to the price of her action of betrayal, screams in horror, while Ada experiences her pain in muteness. Silently, she takes a few steps into a puddle and with her skirt swallowing her to collapses in the mud. Stewart sends her finger to Baines with a violent threat and warning that there will be more cut off another finger for each time Baines…

It was very odd to find a kangaroo in Conzano, a tiny town in the heart of the Piedmont in Northern Italy. Odd and confusing I felt, since I could not discern the grounds of such a concrete presence. Imperative is to stress that I mean “concrete” in two senses: the material (the cement of the moulding) in which this particular marsupial was made and hung on the lateral outer wall of the local bar, facing the main square; and its categorical ubiquity. The kangaroo was there and I could…

Imagine the excruciating moment when a child pausing in front of your work in an exhibition and simply saying “That isn’t art, I could do that!” Not considering the plethora of factors that weave themselves into that one - seemingly simple - work of art, the child may easily think that some of the most famous works of art of the 21st century can be effortlessly recreated. While the abstract technique of modern artist may seem elementary to some, Andy Warhol is a prime example of an artist who…

The trauma of the rape hinders Maya’s development with personal interaction. Her latency period is filled with silence and withdrawal. Her regression comes in the forms of her muteness to hide the traumatic outcome of her attacker. It is not until the reemergence of her grandmother that she is able to find her voice again through family and a friend support. The posttraumatic stress of her ordeal caused Angelou’s self-imposed silence…

Savant Syndrome is something many people seem to be uninformed about. Savant syndrome is a condition in which a person with a developmental disability or central nervous system injury have genius like traits. This condition can present itself at the time of birth, or it can be acquired later on in life due to some type of injury or disease that affects the central nervous system. It tends to affect males more frequently than women, and it is also known to appear in individuals with autism.…