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THE LETTER (by joud abu rashed)
Words: A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed. Words are a way to express one’s self, they show emotion, they might hurt someone, end relationships, start wars, they can be used as a weapon, since words are an important factor of both freedom and democracy, but most importantly words impact people, either negatively or positively depending on the situation. the war has ended a year ago marking a new age of democracy, it started since poverty was spreading like an illness due to the evils of monarchy so naturally the people protested their rights using their words but they weren’t heard the government was deaf to their pleas so a war eventually broke out in order to gain justice. Chaos and confusion that’s was how I lived after all I was a child an orphan who lost both parents and any sense of peace or security I ever had. I was lost, starving, with no will to live in this cruel world. Along with the bloodshed, something happened or rather someone came and rescued me.
His name was Ashton Arlert, He was a kind man with a heart of gold. He took me in, provided me with every necessity. He taught me how to read and write, how to use a gun and protect myself just in case I find myself in a difficult position, but most importantly he gave me a will, a will to live. After years of suffering the war ended which lead me to decide to live a normal life, so I moved out to pursue my own career as a ghostwriter in a small company. You see after the war there was a huge decrease in people who knew how to write, which meant ghostwriters (especially for letters) became widely popular. My job required me to listen to people, to observe and analyze their emotions then find the right words that fit the message they want to present. I had my own life, friends, responsibilities, etc yet Ashton never left my mind, he was like a father to me and I never showed him how much I appreciated what he had done towards me so I decided to write a letter to him. I was a professional writer with tons of experience yet I struggled with it (ironic isn’t it). For days and days all I would do is stare at an empty piece of paper with a cramped hand longing for words. Needless to say I was frustrated. I wrote and I wrote as if I was running out of time but nothing, just nothing. Everything I wrote would soon become another crumpled piece of paper in the trash, till one day while the smell of my morning coffee was mixing with the smell of ink coming from my pen I suddenly found the words that I longed for. I ran to the post office with the feeling of relief in my lungs and a hint of excitement in my eyes. It was a quite night when he received the wax sealed letter, he looked at the handwriting a sense of nostalgia flooded him. He held it with his wrinkled hands as he read it with tears flooding his ocean blue eyes. The letter simply said “Thank you, Ashton, for everything. Sincerely Nadia” A simple phrase that’s all it took to bring a grown man to tears.
Rest in peace, your majesty. You made your country and the Commonwealth proud. 1926-2022.
yall we gotta put some respect on emperor wu zetians name. my girl was the only female emperor of china like fucking EVER and all anyone ever talks about is queen elizabeth i or cleopatra or something. like. i LOVE THEM but they did not girlboss their way into role the way wu zetian did. my memory is a little bit fuzzy but i THINK that she somehow masterminded her way into power. anyways my queen wu zetian you will always be famous and people will end up being obsessed with you like i was
so the royal family gonna be defrosting john mulaney after this oprah interview huh?
Who was the legendary Princess Ruth?
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Princess Ruth was a direct descendant of Kamehameha I, who was the head chief to bring the Hawaiian Islands together during the 17 and 18th century. Born on February 9, 1826, Princess Ruth came to power during the 18th century, when theocracy, a system of government in which priest’s rule in the name of God or a god, which continues after the kappa system that is broken in 1817.
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She served as royal governor of the island of Hawai’i, and became a landowner, would become the largest landowner on the island. Unlike most of the rest of the royal family, who submitted to Christianity and the foreigner’s laws and traditions, she kept up Hawaiian’s traditions. Because of this, it led Westerners to think that she was backward and stupid. When her first husband died, she soon remarried her second husband, Isaac Davis, who was rather emotionally abusive, and soon became physical, to the point that he struck her across the face and left her a noticeable disfiguration on her nose. She would later divorce him, showing her strength to the American people on the island, and gain land from his wealthy family.
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Princess Ruth now had a large hold of estates, elegant mansions and palaces held for the royal family, she preferred to live in a grass house and hold political, economic, etc. meetings there. She was intelligent and called a ‘shrewd businesswoman’, and a formidable political opponent, who cared for her people, and cared as much for her adopted son, who she wanted to be in line for the throne. He was raised knowing about the Hawaiian traditions and of the new laws, but unfortunately dies from fever. An incident, later on occurs when a volcano erupted and spewed molten lava down the roads into town, and when she came to visit and stood before it, the lava miraculously stopped. Some say she did it, that because of her royal lineage and her strong belief in her people and culture, she prayed long fully and was able to stop the lava flow.
Though she was highly respected, her main struggle was the control that the foreigners had over the island, but her hold over the old ways was what made her courageous in the change to Western ways. She was the final line of Hawaiian authority. Princess Ruth died on May 24th, 19th century, and her funeral was held June 17th.
I'm writing a story rn but I figured I could write some quotes here to see if people entertain this kind off idea soooo lmk PLEASE
the quotes/aesthetic 👇🏻
The aesthetics:
A quote:
-No! I am the next for the throne. Me. and may God be my witness, if you try to stand in the way of that I'll murder you myself.
Perhaps he knew that already, or maybe he just discovered it, but the fact stands: her heritage does matter. They are fundamentally different, just like their respective fathers. Azure wished in that moment that his sister was born more like their mother than she lets on.
-you would really do that?
There's a beat of silence, painful, knowing silence between them.
- in cold blood.
She's not like our mother, she never was.
-*- ° -*-
Please interact so I can decide if I want to continue!! love youuu
Liu Chuyu was the first-born daughter of Emperor Xiaowu and his empress, during the Liu Song dynasty. Never heard of it? Neither had I. Lasting just 60 years in the 400s CE, it was one of the four southern kingdoms which succeeded the Eastern Jin Empire. While it was going, the Liu Song dynasty ruled most of southern China, but a string of incompetent or tyrannical emperors led to internal instability and the dynasty’s quick downfall.
Luckily for her, Liu Chuyu was born during a relatively stable period. Her father became Emperor Xiaowu by force, but his reign was more or less stable, and he died of natural causes when she was 17 or 18. The transition of power was bloodless and his son, Liu Chuyu’s younger brother, followed Emperor Xiaowu upon the throne.
Before he died, her father married her to He Ji, son of a prominent official. Liu Chuyu doesn’t seem to have been so happy about this. History records that when her brother left the palace she would often go to see him. One of those visits, Liu Chuyu said to him “While our genders are different, we are born of the same father. However, you have more than 10,000 women in your palaces, and I only have one husband, and this is unfair.” In response, her younger brother selected 30 young handsome men for her to keep. (Doesn’t it sound weird when put like that?) Liu Chuyu … enjoyed… them for a year before her brother was assassinated. Her uncle took the throne, denounced Liu Chuyu for her immorality, and ordered her to commit suicide. No more male harems for princesses.