The Silver Lining

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he also caused unrest within the Russian Elite. Nobody liked him and the many reforms he implemented undermined the stability of the communist system as far as the Soviet elites were concerned. Eventually, Brezhnev took over from Khrushchev and whilst initially, the impression was of a more stable, wiser man, unrest grew in the empire. Since 1957, Novotny, the leader of the communist party in Czechoslovakia had been very unpopular. He was a hard line communist who hadn't introduced any reforms…

Although the constellations are now used more as celestial landmarks than anything else, that wasn’t always the case. For much of human existence, the stars represented something much more spiritual. For example, many of the names for the constellations we recognize today were derived from the Ancient Greeks (http://centralastronomyclass.pbworks.com/w/page/15400605/Constellations%20of%20Different%20Cultures (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). But they were only…

by terrorist that slammed into the Pentagon and the twin towers of the New York’s World Trade Center. This attack took “2,752 men and women… including nearly 350 firefighters and 23 police officers” (Boyer, page 958). This horrid event had a silver lining of rejuvenating American pride. “God Bless America” and “United We Stand” proclaimed billboards and the overall pride for America was increased. With the attack, American war efforts and overall the general way of living has changed forever.…

Ransom Riggs- the author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children -believes that bad things can change us for the good. Such as here the main character (Jacob) lied to his grandfather saying that they were fine when he believed they weren’t okay. ¨It was the old paranoia. We were going to be fine. That was twice in one day I had lied to him.¨ This shows that good things can come out of bad things, hence it is bad to lie however if it keeps his grandfather from having more of a panic it…

Everyone goes through a dreary point in their lives. In these times, it is critical to remain hopeful and search for the light at the end of the tunnel. To remain focused on the silver lining in the dark rain cloud. “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier conveys imagery by contrasting hope in dark times through yellow, hopeful, marigolds against a decaying, rotting, town. Mrs. Lotties beautiful, flourishing, yellow marigolds contrast against the rotting house they stand before. Yellow, representing…

Theme Song Essay Music has always been such a necessity to me. Sometimes when I listen to certain songs it brings so many different emotions to me, other times music will remind me of certain memories or people. Music can be such a powerful thing to some people. You can listen to music when you are sad, happy, excited, angry, etc. However, my go-to song when I feel like I'm going through a hard time and need some motivation or reminder that you have to stay positive through all the…

Slavery was one of the darkest clouds in American history! It makes me cringe every time I think about what African-Americans had to go through during that time. Not only were the slaves themselves dehumanized but the owners themselves did not act normal because of all the power they had. Slavery is something America will never be able to wash their hands of, but it gave us some of the bravest Americans you 'll ever meet in Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman. Slaves were…

period, the Yamato clan grew in both size and power. At the time, the Yamato clan was by far the most influential clan in Japan. The twelve cap and rank system was made during this time. This system used silk hats decorated with feathers, gold, and silver linings to determine a government official's rank. During this time period, extended families or large clans led by a patriarch. Members of different clans were often of high nobility. The leader of Japan was the emperor,…

He conveys that, “Cronkite questioned the credibility of American officials who saw “silver linings” in the “darkest clouds.” Yet he cautioned against yielding to “unreasonable pessimism,” settling instead for “the only realistic, yet unsatisfactory conclusion.” The war was stalemated and “the only rational way out” was through negotiation.”…