Short Story - English Essay

Daniel on the night of the accident decided that he would take Luke, Nicole and Fin for a ride in his car, even though he was drunk silly. He crashed leaving Luke and Nicole dead and Fin in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. This did not just affect himself and the 3 others, all four families were left devastated and a community in shambles. Daniel was sentenced to jail for five years, three non-parole meaning he wouldn’t get to be somewhat free for three years, a very lenient penalty for killing two people, and severely injuring another for the rest of their life. The small town of Mumbilli hated the once loved Brennan family meaning they had to move away from the hate and try to allow Mumbilli to rebuild, ‘The town of Mumbilli was bleeding.’ (pg107). The Mumbilli folk would say that ‘Daniel Brennan was an accident waiting to happen.’ (pg 34) as well as write on the Brennan’s garage door saying ‘NO JUSTICE’ (pg 57) and on an outdoor wall of the Brennan house saying ‘SHAME ON YOU, BRENNANS, SHAME’(pg 174). Not only did Daniel’s drink driving actions affect an entire town, he failed to be responsible for the safety of his ‘mates’ when he jumped into his car that fateful

The parents have played a very important role in Daniels life. They brought him up always showing him what's wrong and what's right, what choices to make, and who to trust. Being a parent means that you should always be in control of your children for as long as possible. Daniel was said to be the type that needed guidance even though he came across as a strong and independent. His mother knew this, but even she was scared of what he was capable of. When times got rough the parents backed off and let him make his own choices. That wasn’t the best move to make. The parents might have shown love and affection to Daniel but they truly couldn’t see what was going on. If only they had paid enough attention to Daniel maybe they could witness how badly he was coming off the rails. They could of helped him. Helped him to make the right choices.

Exposing a sincere emotion nakedly like that at Devon was the next thing to suicide. I should have told him then that he was my best friend also and rounded off what he had said. I started to, I nearly did. But something held me back. Perhaps I was stopped by that level of feeling, deeper than thought, which contains the truth.”

I just wish that night never happened. My biggest regret is that despite everything I never tried to stop Fin from looking up to Daniel, maybe I could’ve kept my little boy safe. I miss him so

As we slowly walked into the cold hallway on the third floor, I asked Daniel a few questions just for us to get acquainted. See, when we were supposed to meet our senior buddies, Daniel was attending a PATHS photography class, meaning that this was the first time we had met. I asked him about his freshman year as we looked for a place to sit down, and he told me he had actually transferred to Casco Bay from Deering in his Junior year. Suddenly I remembered my mom, a social worker at Deering, mention something about a former Deering student who was currently a senior at Casco Bay named Daniel. I asked him if he had known my mom and he told me that he did, and that it was funny how things happen. We started warming up to each other well

The glistening sun scorching my eyes bring me back to consciousness , i have only a few seconds of silence before i am overcome with an unbearable screech next to me .

This shows how even after all that has happened people were still hopeful. This also shows how much hope you had to have to live. Daniel’s

He came in without a word. I was stropping my best razor. And when I recognized him, I started to

When those two weeks came down to an end jackie wanted to meet up with daniel and have a cup of coffee and talk. Once they had meted up at the coffee shop daniel asked” why have you brought me here , so that you can defend your boyfriend ?” jackkie ake daniel to please clam down and had told him why they met up” well the real reason why i called you is that i want to go the dance with you with no expectations and i won't ever leave you again”, then daniel in shock doesn't know what he heard “did you really mean that and if so what made you change your mind now” said daniel. Then jackie said “well at the time of our explosion i realized those words that you said that day in the conference room and it has touch the words you had said to me” . then once the day came to go the dance they had no liom cause daniel had canel it, jackie was ok coming in daniel’s Gtr r35 to the dance in downtown. Once after the arrival his friends had seen him with him at the dance with jackie and received that night three awards one for the soccer season and volleyball one , but the last one was the best one for daniel and that was his one and only love of his life that was

Daniel has realized what a terrible mistake he made with the actions he took by driving while intoxicated. Unfortunately, we can’t turn back the hands of time but we can look to

As Daniel was walking home, a melancholy draped over him. He was doing the right thing, right? He had learned to tell the police about a wall violation his whole life, but now that he did, he didn’t feel like it was the right thing to do. Just like Wilt, he pushed his dilemma to the back of his mind and tried his best to forget about

He commands her to take her pants off, and when she doesn’t, he silently threatens her and their son’s lives. She begs him to stop as he begins to speed on the rain slick road and details the vehicle’s defects. He is vindicated when Phyllis apologizes for not being good enough for him because he and his family are “[...] all such big deals of suffering” (Doctorow 59). He doesn’t stop, though because even though his suspicions have been confirmed, that isn’t really what he desires at that moment: he wants to frighten her, to control her. Daniel goes on to humiliate his wife in the privacy of Susan’s car, her nakedness blurred by the rain that streaks the windows, their son sleeping soundly in the back seat. He brands her ass with the cigarette lighter, with no apologies or explicit regret, he simply changes the subject. He further abuses Phyllis when he involves their infant son, with whom he obviously has no emotional connection, frequently referring to baby Paul as an “it”. While on a walk through Riverside park, Daniel tosses the baby up in the air, continuing to do so even after baby Paul’s laughs turn into cries. He revels in the look of “absolute dumb dread” on his son’s “Isaacson face” as he ignores Phyllis’ pleas for him to stop his madness. Once again,he doesn’t stop because he “enjoyed the moment it left [his] hands and hated the moment it returned

As she walk out the door, she turned around and said “You know, it’s killing you. If you don’t recognise that early, you will be destroyed. And I’m not going to be there for you. So I tell you now because I’m your friend...”

I experienced a devastating moment on December 21, 2013. Alex and I were childhood friends who grew up playing basketball and we were always writing poetry down. But it was a difficult environment where we lived because there always a fight going down, illegal substances, and even worse someone dying. Alex died from severe gunshot wounds. After I heard the news about him, I cried like a pouring waterfall. My tears dropped down to the ground and then the dirt turned soggy. Alex’s death was one of the most devastating times in my entire life.

“Val, I couldn’t - I’m so sorry. Please, just let me explain!” I begged her, tears stung my eyes. SMACK. My head snapped to the side, my cheek burned from the impact.