Chrisette Michele

I kept my cool walking out of my manager’s office. Keeping my emotions off my face has never been particularly difficult for me. However, at this moment the struggle was real. I slightly clenched my hand and flashed a fake smile while walking past my co-workers and their gray dull cubicles. The second I was out of the office, I dropped the smile and continued the 15 minute walk to my car. A small hint of relief hit me when I entered my car. I could finally release this pent-up energy inside and scream some obscenities. I’m sure I was loud enough for those near my Cruze to hear, but I didn’t care. The drive home I cannot remember much of. My mind still focused on what just happened and how caught off guard I was. Like most days at my 9 to 5 job, it was mundane: drive to work through peak Mopac traffic, start-up my computer and walk across the street to Randall’s to pick up a Mango Tango Odwalla. It was still early in the day when I got called in to my manager’s office. The next few moments I still remember pretty vividly. She says, “Adrian, you’re very intelligent and mature for your age. I just don’t think this is the right place for you. I’m going to have to let you go.” “May I ask why?” I replied to her. “You just don’t seem very interested in what you’re doing. You are distracted at your desk and letting it affect your work.” she responds. A cold rush surged through me and, while holding my face together, I tell her, “Well I thank you for this opportunity and a hit of…

A major issue at the center of Danticat’s novel, “The Dew Breaker” deals with the brutal military dictatorship of Haiti. There are numerous chapters in Danticat book where she expresses how brutal the Presidents army, the Tontons Macoutes, were to the citizens of Haiti. Danticat depicts the misery, violence, and suffering of the Haitian people under the hands of President Jean-Claude Duvalier and his military personnal. The novel showcases how the supreme power of Duvalier was exercised, through…

January 20,2017 was Donald Trump’s inauguration. Donald Trump was sworn into presidency, and Obama left. A lot of things happened that day. America changed that day. That day will forever be in our history. The inauguration had people performing like 3 Doors Down, Lee Greenwood, Toby Keith, Chrisette Michele, and Travis Greene. After Melania and Donald Trump went to a church to pray for Donalds presidency. They then went to meet with Michelle and Barack Obama for tea and coffee. Then Melania…

The lyrics in the chorus indicate Wale’s newfound belief in the theory of ontological equality, the theory that all people are created equal in the eyes of God. “Shade doesn’t matter, heart makes the lover,” sings Michele in the chorus. She goes on to list different shades of brown, implying that they are nothing but colors and have no impact on who we are as people. I personally assume that this is what Wale believes now after growing up and becoming successful despite his race and ethnicity.…