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Lost: The Sound of Silence
Definition Essay- Rough Draft
As I sit through John Cage’s composition, 433", I here nothing. Four minutes and thirty-three seconds of complete silence, or is it? ... Silence may be vaguely comprehendible, but is something that the vast majority of people have never truly experienced. Essentially neuter, silence, like light or love, requires a medium to give it meaning. ... Quite apart from whether we seek or shun it, silence orchestrates the music of our days.
Silence is fundamental to life, the emotional equivalent of carbon--but everywhere our culture is willing to deny that essential truth.
Approximate Word count = 497 Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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