The Colour of Hope

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The color of stability and reliability. Brown is dependable and comforting. A great counselor and friend full of wisdom. You can count on its help if you need an honest opinion, support and protection. It stabilizes us, helps us stay grounded and inspires us to appreciate the simple things in life. In Italy too we say green out of envy: “ verde dall’invidia”. We also say “ verde come la bile” (green like bile) and that explains why green: the bile is green, and has to do with anger. Anna Brancaleon Prison Poems 2 Yuli Markovich Daniel plain 2021-12-17T19:17:22+00:00 Swarthmore Russian 037 1971 Yuli Markovich Daniel 54.43333,44.45 A World Apart 2 Gustaw-Herling Grudziński plain 2021-12-17T19:12:41+00:00 Swarthmore Russian 037 1951 Gustaw-Herling Grudziński 60.7933,40.0842

Years in Soviet Prison Camps 2 Elinor Lipper plain 2021-12-17T19:07:27+00:00 Swarthmore Russian 037 1950 Elinor Lipper 65.8898,156.519 The psychology behind color is fascinating and ever-expanding. With that said, new meanings are always coming to light. The more knowledge we acquire, the more informed we become. This prospect promises great hope for future research. Yes, I understand that this is difficult and even dangerous for people who already are exhausted due to constant cold, diseases, and poor food, plus multiple previous hunger strikes. But "dangerous" does not equal to "meaningful" and "heroic." The whole idea of a hunger strike as an instrument of potential dying in the name of an idea is devaluated by such "symbolic" actions. I understand when you are on a hunger strike trying to obtain something you cannot obtain by any other means: freedom, your legal rights, whatever. When you are on a symbolic hunger strike for a day or two, just because you are supporting something or protesting against something, but not pursuing any tangible goals, you are a meaningless moron. People in Russian prisons and camps are starving by months, and the system does not do anything to save them; how do you think the system feels about a planned one-day refusal to eat? You are just ridiculous. The Captain’s Daughter 2 Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin plain 2021-12-17T19:22:08+00:00 Swarthmore Russian 037 1836 Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin 55.81420779228455,37.82060623168945

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Red is a warm color associated with passion, love, anger and heightened emotions. It’s easy to see why—blood is red and when our hearts are pounding and our emotions are soaring sky high, that red hue is often visible through our skin. Red is primal; red can be dangerous. Think of alarms, stop signs, rising temperatures and rising tensions. Working in tandem with green and aquamarine, yellow can be found in abundance in our natural world. In fact, the warmth of the sun’s rays often represents the color yellow and hopefulness most of all. Plant life and our watery ecosystems can’t survive without sunlight. This is often why we feel so hopeful in the warmth of the sun. Sunshine is a must for a good mood. Our bodies receive much-needed Vitamin D and serotonin from this light source! Blue elicits feelings of calm, tranquility, and serenity. Hopes by their nature rely on a peaceful outlook.

Thank you, Lord, that it fell to my lot to endure the rigors of prison transport, to hide poetry and books from the KGB, to languish in punishment cells and to starve. Only then did I realize how much help I received from almost everyone I encountered.” There has been no colour in Dominion for decades. Not since the Emperor and his Necromancer stole it. Now they live off its power leaving the rest of the world to exist in perpetual greyness. Given these positive attributes of the color green, it makes sense that it would be closely linked to feelings of hope across many cultures. Plants and greenspaces lift our spirits with promises of growth and renewal. Yellow as the Brightness of Hope The Bet" 2 Anton Pavlovich Chekhov plain 2021-12-17T19:22:27+00:00 Swarthmore Russian 037 1889 Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 55.75583,37.61778 Green is connected to ideas of health, healing, and tranquility. Hoping for renewal is often hoping for better health and healing.With this association, the color yellow is associated more with the breaking of dawn, when the light of the sun first touches the sky. While reading these articles, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of what colors mean, how they make an impression on us, and ways we perceive them. The notion that colors are so dynamic may seem absurd to some, but there’s no refuting this truth. This concept often eludes us because we don’t realize how frequently colors control us. Certain hues can evoke fond memories. Others may give rise to dreadful feelings. An Overview of Color Meanings Skilled designers tap into the emotions colors make us feel when they choose the colors for their work. It’s no coincidence that so many fast food logos are red and so many sustainable brands use green in their designs—red can induce hunger and green, the color of healthy plant life, reminds us of the environment. As an entrepreneur or a designer yourself, understanding the science and art of color meanings can help you create more effective, memorable designs. Illustration by OrangeCrush Research in the field of psychology suggests that the positive emotions generated by hope strengthen the circuits in our brains that produce motivation and energy, as well as the thought processes that can be turned to and used to change our circumstances. Blue also has spiritual associations in various cultures around the world. In Latin America, it’s associated with the Virgin Mary. In India, it’s associated with Krishna. And in the Middle East, blue is associated with heaven. Using blue in design

While blue and all of its shades are typically associated with tranquility and peacefulness, aquamarine has an energetic quality to it. The lighter tones and green layers that comprise aquamarine tend to make people feel hopeful and calm in equal measure. Aquamarine also represents a life-giving and hopeful aspect of nature: water. It is best advised to use your intuition to truly feel and eventually decide what color represents hope for you personally and try to incorporate as much of this specific color into your life as possible.Here is another one of them (it was labelled during the court as "клеветнический документ стихотворной формы"):

A vivid imaginative world, dripping with genuine menace, violence and rich, complex characters. You’ll be breathless by the end.” Daily Mail It’s not the green of a Christmas tree or a mint crème ice cream cone. It’s not the green of a dollar bill or a dollar store. This is no forest green, no mother nature green, it’s not even England green. This green is different.Ward No. 6" 2 Anton Pavlovich Chekhov plain 2021-12-17T19:13:17+00:00 Swarthmore Russian 037 1892 Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 55.57562755503289,38.170709609985344 It’s yellow in Hungarian. “ Sárga irigység”, as in “ megeszi a sárga irigység” – “The yellow envy is consuming me”, or literally, “yellow envy is eating me up”. Katalin Bende The Finns are arguably some of the most envious people on this planet (and I say this as one). There’s a Finnish saying, translated roughly “envy even takes all the fish out of water”, meaning how destructive force it is. Mikko As yellow mainly represents vibrancy and happiness, and blue generally is known for symbolizing trust and confidence, together they make for all ingredients needed to generate a strong sense of hope. Secondary colors like purple, orange, and green also carry associations that relate to facets of hope: