Rose Marinetti

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ā€œPatriotism: What Powers the Heart of a Nationā€ by Rose Marinetti

SENSITIVE CONTENT: PROFANITY, POLITICAL REFERENCES, AND VIOLENT DEPICTIONSGod, sometimes I wonder about saneness of people. Are they really alright? After what they ask or do or say to each other and to me?Just a few months ago, right before the Kamala ā€“ Trump election, I was sitting on a park bench in the good olā€™ nationā€™s capital, Washington DC, when this MAGA and liberal really start going at each othersā€™ throats. Iā€™m just watching ā€˜cause Iā€™m amused, when the MAGA throws her hat at the liberalā€™s head, and he screams ā€œI hate this country! ...

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ā€œMy Brother and Lemonsā€ by Rose Marinetti

ā€œIbrahim! Habibi, just walk back to me. This way, towards the edge of the field. See? Iā€™m pointing to it. Where the mud meats the dirt, right here. Come back, please . . .ā€ I say, my voice breaking and arms outstretched. ā€œIbrahim, Iā€™ll buy you some barazek, or some basbousa. Just walk back - Iā€™m right here. Just move away from the field. You will be okay, inshā€™allah.ā€Ibrahim doesnā€™t understand and blinks as he takes a step in the wrong direction.ā€œNo, donā€™t!ā€ I yell, but I act too late and must watch as my world is destroyed.After the revolt,...

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Author bio

I am currently a student in the US writing under my great-grandmotherā€™s name, Rose Marinetti. I enjoy hiking in the Colorado mountains, violin, studying international affairs in DC, and learning more about geography and history. I especially enjoy 20th century history and my family history, with ancestors from China, Italy, and other Western European countries.