Paul Simon's The Sound of Silence A poem, like all other works of art, may appear as an inter-subjective truth, an intricate thread of images, a surreal yet realistic expression, and as a "creative fact- according to Virginia Woolf. ... In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestones Beneath a halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light, That split the night And touched the Sound of Silence. ... A mild and soothing light was surrounding him before he turned, only to be "stabbed by the f...

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A quote from the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, which sheds an interesting light on the contemporary issues that rarely consider gender inequality as a possible cause or potential solution. That is not to say that tremendous progress has not been made, however, after reading the works of writers such as John Stuart Mill and Virginia Woolf, the underlying limitations that some women are faced with have become much more obvious. ... We do not live in a society where forty hours of work by the man of the house provides enough to cover household expenses, and offering ...

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