Silence. Defined by Dictionary.com as absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
Silence. See, it drives us crazy, just the word makes me think a little harder and my mind runs wild to find a way to avoid it. Silence, often times preceded by the word awkward, we scramble to find ways around it, usually by listening to music or maybe by the sound of our own voices. Silence is something that drags out the time, makes the clock click a little slower, because we simply do not like it. We want something to fill that absence because we’re simply not used to the vacancy. Everywhere you go there is noise around, some kind of sound. But imagine living in a world without that. To most people that thought is detrimental, but to some it is the reality of everyday life. Though I personally am not deaf, nor do I know anyone who is, I have always been intrigued by Deaf culture. Being deaf is not a just a disability, it is simply a different way of life.
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Deaf culture, as previously mentioned has its own way of life. In this paper, I will be focusing on American Deaf culture to keep the subject from getting too broad. According to Info to Go, an article which was written by those at Gallaudet University, Deaf culture has important values that they hold to. For