The Silver Lining

There was a time when I was doing exactly what I wanted with my life, and then life threw a curveball. I worked at an awesome hair salon, which was number one in the city, and I was on my way to becoming a licensed hair stylist. I had it made. Sometimes it seemed surreal how well things were going and I thought I was blessed to be given the opportunity I was presented. It obviously turned out that it was too good to be true. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, I had to leave that wonderful…

to help me deal with what was occurring at the time. Though I am sure that this dark memory and times will never leave my mind, I also have learned and grown from them, no matter how dark and hopeless times get to always know there is always a silver lining in everything that is…

Dobrowski is a relatively interesting surname. Its pronunciation doesn’t match with its spelling as well as seeming like some person, long ago, threw together random letters to form a name. Although it may look as though a bunch of jumbled up letters, there is actually historical information behind it. Originating from Poland, Dobrowski “is a variant of Dąbrowski” (Geni.com 1). In addition, Dombrowski is also a variant from Dąbrowski and a variation of Dobrowski. Dating back to 1975, Dąbrowski…

Edgar Allan Poe: A tragedy Edgar Allan Poe, the poet that brought us gruesome tales, has a traumatic history that found its way into his writing. Although his poems and short stories are well known in the literary world, Poe himself remains much a mystery. His dark past and never ending struggles are the bases of his writing. Poe’s childhood, like the rest of his life, was not the picture of perfection. “Edgar was the second of three children born to traveling actors”(poemuseum). “His father…

Blankets First developed by NASA in 1964 Mylar blankets or also known as space blankets or thermal blankets are made from a thin sheet of plastic usually PET film that is coated with a metallic reflecting agent. Typically the blankets are gold or silver in color and the material is designed to reflect up to 97 percent of radiated heat. The blankets are designed to be waterproof as well. The reflective nature makes a Mylar blanket a literal lifesaver in cold weather survival situations for…

Racism in New Orleans, Louisiana has historically been reflected in settlement patterns throughout the city, dating back to its founding in the early 1700’s. The first settlers favored well-drained uplands and shunned the swamps and marshes as dangerous, instead relegating African American slaves and native Creole people to these areas. Post-civil war, these settlement patterns were only exaggerated as the racial geography of the city shifted toward what is now considered a “classic southern”…

are not welcomed based on the little details such as: where they are from, their religion and the way they speak. For example, in the memoir Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas and the poem Legal Alien by Pat Lora both characters struggle to find a silver lining in both worlds while still remaining true to their culture. In the T.E.D A Tale of Two Americans…

Written in 1759 Publishers: Boni and Liveright, Inc. New York - - - Synopsis: Candide is the start point of satire and optimism within literature, political rhetoric, amusing anecdotes and warped ideology. It's about youth, innocence, control and suffocating cultures - for those who know of my wicked sense of fun, you'll denote it doesn't please certain quarters... although, I haven't had the harsh critique that Voltaire has had from our contemporary civilization; then again secularism is…

1. The Battle of Wounded Knee resulted from the conflict over Native American assimilation. Conflict between the white views of Native American integration was evident as the rift between Christian reformers and humanitarians grew. Many Christian reformers were adamant in forceful Indian assimilation into white culture and society, whereas humanitarians wanted to take a softer approach—treating the Indians nicely and persuading them to join the white ways. The forceful group overpowered the kind…

of clothing in characterizing Hester Prynne comes in the everyday clothing she wears. She normally wears incredibly drab and coarse clothing, only to be decorated with the scarlet A on her bosom. While the A has gold embroidery like clouds have silver linings, the A will never leave Hester in life or death. As Hester changes as a person, so does the letter, “[shifting] in meaning from what the narrator delicately calls ‘its original signification’ to ‘Able’” (Hawthorne in Ginsberg 19). Though…