Connell’s portrayal of Mrs. Bridge is a grim reminder that true evil, is banal, seemingly mundane, and often so steeped in good manners that evil actions are rarely identified as evil at all.
The young poet corresponds with the master writer Rainer Maria Rilke to get advice; he wants Rilke to comment upon his work. Instead of critiquing the young poet’s work, Rilke dodges his request. Write what you know, he tells the young poet.
White Cargo, a meticulously researched narrative, proves slavery in America was much more than a matter of racism and was instead rooted in greed, corruption, power and economics. The existence of indentured servants in pre-colonial America has been recorded in historical annals. For a person to enter into a contract to be an indentured servant for a precise span of time to pay for one’s passage to America often appeared to be an earnest pursuit. What is not always apparent is the evidence of the untold numbers of men, women and children who were forcibly made slaves, albeit white slaves.
Insurance impacts your bottom line, your future, and is needed most when your life is on the line. Some heroes in our lives are people who are just doing a job that we take for granted, and yet what they do is essential to whether we live and flourish or face ruin. Read about Chris Hamilton’s long journey that led to his becoming an insurance agent.
Few works of literary fiction are set in Yonkers or depict life in Yonkers. Neil Simon wrote Lost in Yonkers, but he wasn't even from Yonkers. Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in Yonkers, but that fact is frequently missing from his biography. Don DeLillo lived in Yonkers for many years but never wrote about it. It's about time that Yonkers should finally get its own place in the sun.
The book is chock full of interesting information, if only the reader could easily grasp it. The writing is competent but unnecessarily complex, convoluted, and confusing. There are great gems in this book, but it takes hard work, mining and excavation, to separate what is precious from the dreck.
This past fall Debbie Kiederer celebrated the 21st year of her company, ChalkDust Consulting. The company focuses on digital technology, ecommerce and tool selection for enterprise clients in Beauty/Fashion, the nonprofit sector, or for companies selling consumer products. ChalkDust is able to work successfully with a company of any size, so long as the relationship is highly collaborative, innovative, and committed to achieving excellence.
My childhood in Yonkers instilled me with a multi-ethnic, multi-racial view of life. My very first teacher, in kindergarten, was a woman of color. Throughout my life I have had friends and colleagues who are people of color. So why do I feel as though it is so difficult to talk about race? Furthermore, why did I have stiff resistance to reading this book?
Jacob A. Riis documented the squalor and misery of those who lived in lower Manhattan during the end of the 19th Century through to the early 20th Century.
