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Exploring Colors and Cultural Connections

The document reflects on the author's journey of self-discovery and cultural exploration, emphasizing the importance of understanding diverse backgrounds and the impact of literature on their life. Inspired by their experiences, the author has developed a passion for ecological awareness and actively engages in projects to address environmental issues. Ultimately, the author believes that small actions can contribute to a collective positive change, symbolized as a 'green lining'.

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Exploring Colors and Cultural Connections

The document reflects on the author's journey of self-discovery and cultural exploration, emphasizing the importance of understanding diverse backgrounds and the impact of literature on their life. Inspired by their experiences, the author has developed a passion for ecological awareness and actively engages in projects to address environmental issues. Ultimately, the author believes that small actions can contribute to a collective positive change, symbolized as a 'green lining'.

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We’re all familiar with green-eyed envy or feeling blue, but what about being “caught

purple-handed”? Or “tickled orange”? Give an old color-infused expression a new hue


and tell us what it represents. – Inspired by Ramsey Bottorff, Class of 2026

I am a person who loves finding connections between seemingly unrelated things. I


always ask the question “Why?” and try to find an answer to it. “Why do people look for the
silver lining?” I found an answer to that question by searching between the clouds when the
sun began to shine. Then, my second “Why?” came. “Why do I have to find its meaning in
the sky if it can be as close to me as the environment in which I live?” Finally, I was able to
find the potential in mine. Not silver, but green lining.
I was raised in an Azerbaijani family. From an early age, I was told to respect people
regardless of their backgrounds. My parents decided to broaden my opportunities by sending
me to a public school in the Russian language. I quickly adapted to this environment and
found like-minded people of other nationalities. Soon, it became my daily routine. I went to
school every day, had common lessons with students from diverse backgrounds, and engaged
in various activities with them.
As I grew up, surrounded by Russian-speaking people, I started to be curious to learn
about Western cultures. My interest in learning English grew, so I learned it by doing my
favorite activity simultaneously. The number of English books on my shelves increased,
following those in Russian. Learning English significantly helped me meet amazing people
from Western countries and introduced me to a completely new world of literature.
Historical fiction started to excite me after my English lesson. During our lesson, one
of my students recommended several books. The first one on that list was “The Kite Runner”
by Khaled Hosseini. From the first page, the book was heart-wrenching. I did not notice how
hours passed when it was in my hands. Tears, laughs, and hopes filled me with each page.
Without any contemplation, I bought the second book from this author. Soon, “A Thousand
Splendid Suns” was lying on my shelf, waiting for me to start it. Months passed since I
finished it, but I still remember the pages that absorbed my tears.
As more historical fiction books filled my shelves, my curiosity increased. The
common theme was present in all of them, but what about the consequences of it? Wars have
awful consequences on the environment, so I cannot spend my time just reading. I organize
various projects and write plays on ecology to raise awareness among others. Like stories in
historical fiction, the ecological issues are heart-wrenching. However, wars solely do not
cause current issues. People are responsible for taking action to save our planet. I was once
recommended. Now, it is my turn to call.
Although the connection between my interest in learning English and ecological
issues seems to be much closer than the connection between current issues and solutions to
them, I believe that taking small steps will lead us to our mutual green lining.

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