 Hey readers, Welcome back to Tuesday's Takeaways! This week our Top Quotes are about some of the things to give thanks for.
"A heart open with no conditions A soul with the kindest presence A love that didn’t depend on who I was for a moment A love that depended on who they saw me for as a whole" -Pomie Delva, Pure Love "She folds herself into your thoughts, leaves her words lingering on your skin, the traces of her laughter hanging in the silence of an empty room. She is in the creases of your novels, in the scent of dried lavender, in the long brown strands of hair found on your coat. She is everything you have ever wished for." -Simran Rumi, Just For A Moment "I learned to love life for the cracks, I took the shards and made them one And saw myself reflected back." -Chaya Nachum, I Took The Shards "Don’t forget who you are Why you are here, Be Thankful And survive the moment." -Akash Ghosh, A Note To Myself And now...
The year was 1863! President Lincoln was the one who decided Thanksgiving should be celebrated every year! Make sure to stay tuned for our post next week! <3 -Mic and Gina
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 Hey readers, Welcome back to Tuesday's Takeaways! This week our Top Quotes are about songs and melodies!
"The iron shards cut my throat As they fly from my lungs and fade to notes Of the most horrible melody I've ever heard" -Bethany Friedmann, SILENCE "An orgasmic crash of self into self into song, & as i sing, as i sweat, i swing a name draped in sunset" -Quentin Felton, out of the blue "I heed the chorus of our glory, gone as angels rise to heaven. Hear your voice in songful chants. Godly signal from above!" -Enrique Peña, Remember Me "Don’t tell him that you want him to love you The same way he loves his favorite song Don’t tell him that you want him to analyze the lyrics that are your mind Or memorize the chords of your body" - Shannon Addonizio, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU "the silent whispers of the nocturnal conducting their persistent cadences in my ear. The name of this melody is called doubt. It’s a song I’d rather not hear" -Romel Martinez, THE WHISPERS OF THE NIGHT "A day without cages nor clips Is why my caged bird sings" -Hassan Elsebai, I KNOW WHY MY CAGED BIRD SINGS And now...
A melody is generally the tune or a series of notes in different pitches that create one entity and make up a musical composition; a song refers to compositions that combine melody with lyrics and are performed with vocals. Make sure to stay tuned for next week's post about Thanksgiving! <3 -Mic and Gina  Hey readers, Welcome back to Tuesday's Takeaways! This week our Top Quotes are about the fall season!
“When the skies turn grey and days grow short. The nights are longer and wind howls. Apple crisps and cinnamon fills the air.” -Jessica Drigun-Lara, Summer’s Interlude "Black and blue Then purple and pink Then yellow and green Like flowers in full bloom in spring The fading tones in fall Though they never go away, like the flowers in winter" -Jay T, Colors "Dripping yellow rooms Churn to a delicate brown Fantasia booms in the background. Remember fall" -Brithny Henry, Synthesia Discordance "The sound of hollowness As we expect wind to make its way across the branches Caressing leaves as they fall and start to gather From green to red and orange as Monday is to Sunday" -Biana Kravchenko, To The Rhythm Of Falling Rain And now...
A lot of things change during the fall, so here are 3 of our favorite things:
-Mic and Gina  Hey readers, Welcome back to Tuesday's Takeaways! This week our Top Quotes are about good ol' cups of joe! Most people know what it's like to be stuck on line waiting for this elixir that will energize us, help us get through class, a test, studying...or our day in general! And, of course, others (like me -Mic) ask: what's so special about coffee?
Does coffee have a strong effect? "It’s a cup of coffee to keep you up at night Creeping into your dreams to shake you awake" -Merna Ibrahim, The Dangers of Nostalgia What do people even see in coffee? "I’ve seen Jupiter in my morning cup, As I stir milk in my coffee." -Stained Napkins, Jupiter What sounds do you think of when you think of a café? "We have an inability to live without sound; It represents an omnipresent part of our lives [...] the white noise of a café as we buy a cup of coffee" -Naveera Arif, DO YOU TRULY WISH FOR SILENCE? And now...
There are so many theories that argue for the origin for the term, found in the 1930s. One is that "joe" is derived from from "Jamoke", a blend of java and mocha. Another states that because "joe" refers to an average man, "cup of joe" was just a reference to the drink of the average person. A third theory suggests that during WWI, US soldiers referred to a cup of the instant coffee made by G. Washington Coffee Refining Company as a "cup of George", which shortened to "cup of Geo", and over time became "joe". A fourth theory is that Martinson Coffee, founded by Joe Martinson, was referred to as "Joe's coffee", and later switched to "cup of Joe". There are some other theories too, and we suggest you grab a drink (coffee, preferably) and look it up! We want to remind everyone that submissions are open for the final magazine of the semester. This magazine is a special one, being made in collaboration with a number of other clubs on campus. The theme is Unity and we encourage all to submit! Deadline is November 17th at 11:59 pm. Find out more on our instagram @stuckinthelibrary. Stay tuned for our post next week! <3 -Mic and Gina |
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