By Salomé Davoudiasl and Admir Radoncic Link to this published: https://www.longislandpress.com/tag/bethpage-toxic-plume/ For decades, it has lingered beneath Bethpage’s soil. Steeped in controversy, testing, and remediation, New York State environmental officials say they’ve reached a “major milestone” in cleaning up one of Long Island’s most extensive contaminations. The toxic plume that sits beneath Bethpage is a reminder, says Bill Pavone, co-chair of the Navy/Grumman Co

By Salomé Davoudiasl Troopercon is set to bring a galaxy far, far away close to home this winter, promising Star Wars fans not just a celebration of the franchise, but a deeper look into the people who use the saga’s iconic villains to do good in the community. The event is free and open to all, taking place Saturday, December 6th at 10 A.M. at 201 Levittown Pkwy, Hicksville, NY 11801-4467, United States. “The idea of TrooperCon is to really show off the 501st Legion and wh

Link to this story published: https://www.suffolkcountynews.net/stories/oakdales-15000-square-foot-antique-haven-keeps-memories-alive,101088 By Salomé Davoudiasl On a stretch of Montalk Highway in Oakdale sits a 15,000 square-foot maze of nostalgia. The storefront is unassuming, but once inside, the past unfurls in every direction: vintage posters, jewelry, thousands of records, WWI artifacts, and more treasures that defy simple description. This sprawling place is Remember

Link to this story published: https://www.axcessbaseball.com/tag/salome-davoudiasl/ By, Salomé Davoudiasl Aiden Ruiz, the 18-year-old shortstop who helped lead Team USA to a gold medal at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan, was finally back home. His family, friends, teammates, and coaches had turned out to honor him at The Stony Brook School’s recreation center, just a few strides across from the baseball diamond where Aiden Ruiz built his reputation. A room with pin

Don DeLillo’s novella, Pafko at the Wall , captures a moment of American spectacle so layered and climactic that it frames as myth. It highlights the 1951 Giants vs. Dodgers game through a crowd of spectators, celebrities, politicians, and an enthusiastic Harlem boy, before tragedy struck Pafko at the stadium wall. With its punchy, realistic dialogue, imagery, and intentional shifts in perspective, DeLillo engulfs the reader in both the intimacy of individual experience and t

Written during the height of the Romantic era, an age captivated by the promises of scientific progress and human mastery over nature, Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein is a cautionary tale. Shelley presents Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s monster as a symbol of creative destruction, born from scientific innovation yet embodying the emotional and social consequences of disrupting nature’s natural boundaries. Drawing on the myth of Prometheus, Shelley critiques the hubris of men in

H.D.’s poem Eurydice exemplifies the modernist rejection of understood perspectives and established narrative structures. Her portrayal of Eurydice’s side of her story highlights a significant shift in retelling classic tales, reclaiming and reinterpreting traditional narratives. Her poem subverts a traditional archetype—Orpheus as the tragic hero and Eurydice as the passive victim—by giving Eurydice room for complexity and agency with her new narrative. In a modern era wher

This was my final paper for a class I took during my second semester at Stony Brook University called "Literature in Medicine and Ethics". The prompt was to write about your own beliefs on the idea of eliminating all forms of human suffering and extend this to our thoughts on how Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake and Annie Dillard's For The Time Being contribute to this idea as well. Yearning for Elysium: Exploring Suffering, Faith, and Technology We are lucky enough to unders

An argumentative research essay I wrote during my first semester at Stony Brook University. Grade received : A Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of a Home: A Plea for Reform in the U.S. Naturalization Process To the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, I was raised around accents; the sweetness of broken English, saffron, and baguettes; hijabs; cheek kisses; and the talk of foreign lands. I have an immigrant mother, born and raised in France, who came to the Stat

This specific assignment I wrote my sophomore year of high school, I was freshly 14. The year was 2020, what a year that was. The year,...

At the start of my junior year, my A.P. Language teacher gave us a writing assignment, to develop an essay on something you believe in....