Dreading and Hoping All
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Nicholas Alahverdian battled for over a decade of how and when to write his memoirs about attending Harvard University and working for the government after growing up in the dysfunctional Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families. Alahverdian decided to not take a linear approach to writing his memoir as not only would it exacerbate already worsening symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, but authoring microbooks in collaboration with his researcher and aide has proven to be an exciting project among voracious readers. The series will be entitled The Chronicles and the first volume is “Dreading and Hoping All."
In The Chronicles, Nicholas Alahverdian intends to cover everything about his exciting life at Harvard, in politics, at the Capitol, and elsewhere in multiple microbooks that will range from 25-125 pages. In Dreading and Hoping All, Nicholas Alahverdian, with his blatant nonlinear approach, begins to bare his soul about the political machinations that resulted in his being sent hundreds of miles away from home where he was prevented from attending school or contacting anyone who could save him from the daily torture and child abuse he suffered in care.
In Dreading and Hoping All, Alahverdian begins to touch on the relationship of Rhode Island Governor Edward DiPrete and Family Court Chief Judge Jeremiah S. Jeremiah. When Nicholas illuminates the corrupt fiefdom of Judge Jeremiah, including the retention of David Tassoni who lied about having a law degree, Rhode Islanders and Americans will be infuriated as they learn about Judge Jeremiah's corrupt acts which resulted in state and federal investigations until he was ultimately forced off the bench by the Rhode Island Supreme Court in 2010 amidst federal and state corruption investigations, senility, and loss of confidence amongst his peers in the Rhode Island Judiciary.
Nicholas Alahverdian also explicates the meaning of being sent to a center in Florida where he was not allowed to contact a lawyer, a doctor, the police, the courts, or anyone who could save him from the abuse he endured. The Florida placement, Manatee Palms Youth Services, was shut down by the State of Florida multiple times for abuse and neglect, including torture as indicated by news organization Pro Publica.
Nicholas Alahverdian (1987-2020) gives a unique glimpse into the world of the Rhode Island DCYF as someone who has lived it, studied it, and worked for the state government that controls this rogue agency. Anyone interested in how the system really works behind the scenes would love to read these books for an inside look and also learn what can be done to change things permanently. Dreading and Hoping All is a poignant look at the RI DCYF, and Nicholas Alahverdian, who ultimately became a Harvard scholar, does his best to give a bird's eye view of what occurs in America’s worst care system: the Rhode Island DCYF.
Nicholas Alahverdian
Nicholas Alahverdian (1987-2020) was a Harvard University sociologist and political scientist. His latest book, “Dreading and Hoping All,” was released in October 2019. It is the first volume of The Chronicles series. Mr. Alahverdian passed away in February 2020 of non Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Dreading and Hoping All - Nicholas Alahverdian
Dreading
And
Hoping all
Hope, the painting on the cover of Dreading and Hoping All by Nicholas Alahverdian, is a painting by George Frederic Watts, completed in 1886. The painting shows a lone blindfolded woman sitting on a globe, playing a harp that has only a single string remaining. The background features a single star.
As early as the 1640s, an image of an anchor and the word hope
were found on the Seal of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and the Seal's words and emblems were likely inspired by the biblical phrase hope we have as an anchor of the soul,
found in Hebrews, Verse 6:18-19. The anchor remains on the Flag and Seal of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, as does the word Hope
which is also the State’s motto.
The two full verses, which have special meaning for Mr. Alahverdian are: That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil.
With hope as our anchor, we can accomplish all things. Survival, proof of our soul’s desire to burst forth with life, must be inextricably linked to hope if we are to subsist in the beauty and melancholic existence on this earth.
ALSO BY
NICHOLAS ALAHVERDIAN
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COMING SOON
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The Orphan Chronicles
Volume II
The Orphan Chronicles: Volume I
Dreading
And
Hoping all
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NICHOLAS ALAHVERDIAN
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To Patricia
With colossal gratitude for everything you did within your power to rescue me from the depths of hell — twice.
Many times he died,
Many times rose again.
—William Butler Yeats, Death
Prologue
This is the first volume of a series of microbooks I am calling The Orphan Chronicles.
In the pages and volumes that follow, I hope to share my experience for the benefit of various audiences and readers. Whether you are a social worker, an adult who was once an orphan, policymaker, politician, researcher, student, or simply want to know what it’s like to grow up without parents and in a broken state system, this series is for you. This series has been in the planning stages for over five years. With each volume, you will most certainly want to read the next. Be sure to follow me on Twitter (which I will try to use, but have neglected significantly following an account hack five years ago) at @nalahverdian or visit nicholasalahverdian.com for the latest updates on The Orphan Chronicles.
I’ve battled with myself for over a decade on how and when to write my memoirs about significant life events such as growing up as an orphan and simultaneously working for the government, and the amazing adventures that followed after I was released from that Minotaur of an unforgiving system.
Experiences that glow in my mind of which I am proud, include attending Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, advising legislators in Washington, D.C., at the Rhode Island Capitol and State Houses across the east coast, and being invited to speak at universities, various federal agencies, think tanks and nongovernmental organizations. I would also write about the ultimate highlight of my life thus far: being invited to regular dinners and conferences with my professor, Harvard advisor, and friend, Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney, one of the greatest writers and poets of all time.
As I have advanced in age, however, and realized that my peak in advocacy and political activism is long gone, it became necessary to find a workable solution with which to document my vast array of experiences before they fade away as a result of the curse of age and fading memory.
Microbooks have provided that solution. I define a microbook as a book that is 25-125 pages long.