Dan was feeling queasy. 24 hours earlier, he was happier than he’d been in a long time. He had finally built a palace in his mind; a place where he could be truly happy. But it was all crashing down in front of his very eyes. He thought back, trying to figure out where it all went wrong.
When Phil had gotten off the bus the day before, Dan felt nothing but glee. Predictably, Louise hopped across the aisle and took a seat beside him. “That just happened.”
“Yeah…” Dan trailed off, still entranced. He’d kissed plenty of girls before, but this was different. He’d never felt so mesmerized by a kiss before. Honestly, he’d never really initiated a kiss before. Usually his girlfriend would do it. As much as he’d hated to admit it, Dan had never really
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If you hadn’t of kissed me, I wouldn’t have kissed you.”
“We’re in the same boat, you know. I’m under fire too. There’s nothing we can do to change that now. Why should we throw away what we have?”
Dan softened a bit, but his head was full of nothing but countless kids calling him a faggot and laughing at him. “We don’t have anything.” Dan turned away from Phil and looked out the window. He watched as dark gray clouds covered up the sun that had been shining all day. Dan felt tears forming in his eyes, but he held them back. He heard light sobbing behind him and turned towards Phil.
What Dan saw sent the wall he was attempting to build between the two of them crashing down. Tears were streaming down Phil’s cheeks faster than he could wipe them off. Dan couldn’t hold his own tears back any longer. He never thought Phil would be a crier, and seeing him crying made Dan realize that it wasn’t Phil’s fault. Dan kissed Phil back. There was no blame involved. He was just taking out his anger on the only person he could think of.
“Phil…” The older boy looked up, wiping his eyes with his sleeves. “I’m sorry. It’s not your fault, and I shouldn’t have blamed you. I… I love you.” Phil finally smiled up at Dan. “You’re right. We don’t have much left, but we can’t change it now. We still have each other and I don’t want to lose you,
The journey that Richard and Mildred Loving took is important for history and for the future of civil rights in the United States. I recently watched the documentary The Loving Story and enjoyed the footage, pictures, and interviews of everyone involved in the Loving v. Virginia case. The documentary addressed the issue of interracial marriage in Virginia in 1967.
These thoughts have been consuming Dan's mind for the past two hours, slowly filling his body with great amounts of stress and anxiety, which eventually overcame his entire being and took control of his actions, ensuing in the forceful push of his schoolwork out of his sight. Tears began to develop in his brown eyes, but he immediately blinked them away, not wanting to feel even worse about himself. After all, crying would make Dan assume that he has lost the battle between himself and...himself. In other words, he does not want his emotions to get the best of him, or interfere with his life outside of his college
In the process of growing up as a child, Daniel admired his grandfather and specially all the effort and dedication he put into his jobs. His grandfather was always a man of determination, and used to work very late to bring food to his family, but always showing a big smile always inspire his grandsons. Daniel also describes his childhood as very usual of having friends, playing with his twin brother and exploring the world. The best memory of Daniel during his childhood was when he received his first dog. Even though it was just a little pet he got, he never taught he could get one of his own. On the other side, one of the worst experience in his life was on a thanksgiving dinner at his aunt house when he was 11 years old. Daniel and his twin were dressed up very nicely for the dinner and playing around the backyard with a stick. All of a sudden his twin brother push him with the stick and make him fall into the pool. Therefore, Daniel got all his clothes wet and his mother was very upset and blaming Daniel for the
I think that this is very depressing yet this was a very brave thing for Dylan to do. This was the first time he said that to his mother in front of Dan. Since Dylan usually respects his mother, this time he just exploded. I think this is very relatable in every teenagers life. It's like when you're really mad at something and you just start blurting out things that might not be true. Although, in Dylan's case I think he has held in this anger in for too long. He deserves to let it all out. The last couple of sentences describe exactly
“ No probs man. I will do anything for you and I also wanted to see this trainwreck,” Aaron said, laughing. “ And trust me this will be a trainwreck. Nate, can you come here for a second,” Wade said, gesturing Nate to come over. “ Yes Mr.Jones,” Nate said,shivering. “ Nate, for the last time you can call me Wade. You earned enough respect to call me Wade,” Wade said. Mr. Jones reminded him of his good for nothing, always drunk father. Wade still remembers his dad and how he treated others . “ Trudy, get your ass up and make me a sandwich,” Arthur said, drinking his beer. Arthur was sitting down in his favorite recliner,drinking his beer. Trudy walked out of the kitchen with a plate in her hand. “ Arthur,please don’t curse in front of your son,” Trudy said. Little five year old, Wade was on a beat up rug,playing with a torn up teddy bear. “ I don’t give a shit about that mistake. I always tell you to leave him somewhere. Where is my sandwhich,bitch?” Arthur said. Trudy gave him his sandwich and Arthur bit into it. Suddenly, Arthur spit the sandwich on Wade and threw his plate at him. “ What wrong, Arthur,” Trudy said, waiting for an answer. Arthur inhaled and exhaled and got up from his chair. He walked to the small table and kneel down. He grab a kilo divider and sniffed white stuff. He got back up and moved towards Trudy . Arthur exhaled and quickly slapped trudy in the face. Trudy went down and Wade started to cry. “ I told you I hate lettuce,” Arthur said,hitting her in the face. “ Mistake,stop crying or I will whip you so hard that you wouldn’t be able to breath,” Arthur said. Suddenly Wade stopped crying. “ You two come up stairs,” Arthur said, urging them to come over. Trudy picked up Wade and walked up stairs. They walked all the way into the master bedroom. Arthur opened the door and urged them to walk in front of him and hde suddenly locked the door. “ Wade, sit down in that chair and
The Winter of happiness year have passed, the beautiful Spring have came. Each day, Daniel’s face became brighter, he wanted to see his
This was pretty awkward at the beginning, as Dan felt uncomfortable for revealing his deepest secret to his student. The scene also shows that the thirteen years old Drey has problem with her own life too. Her parents were divorced, and her brother was imprisoned due to drug dealing for a guy named Frank. She rarely saw her mom because she was working all the time, and her father was irresponsible. As time goes by, Dan and Drey became closer to each other.
"Phil, can you please get off the couch and continue cleaning the kitchen?" Dan walked towards the television with a broom in his right hand and turned off the anime Phil was binge watching. "Jess is almost home and I don't want her walking into a pig sty!"
Dan is an authoritative young man. He believes that everyone should take everything he says to be the right thing. Having grown, for the better part of his life as the only boy in their home, he developed some sense of responsibility for his sister and mother. As per the societal norms, a male child should look after the welfare of the female siblings. The perspective, coupled with the age at which his father left the house, the boy may feel that he has had enough experience for him to talk and be heard by his peers. In the absence of his father, he developed the idea that, being the only male
Daniel tried to assuage the feeling of anger by doing something that makes him happy.
Wilson was feeling a feeling and he couldn’t quite make out what he was feeling. He didn’t know what it was; Wilson was confused. He started thinking. It took a long time before he finally realized what was happening. Wilson was sad and then it all hit him. He made Tim feel sad all those times he had bullied him. In disbelief Wilson sat down on his chair and ran his fingers through his hair. He felt bad for Tim. He didn’t know he made him feel sad this whole
“I’m not… not happy,” Dan gave his quiet reply while looking up at Phil’s roof, noticing a small crack, beginning to form and branch out into smaller shatters. He would have to remember to get the landlord to fix it.
Dan did not realize that he had been living in the future and in the past, but when he did, he started succeeding in sports and started building more meaningful relationships. This was an impactful way of showing people how focusing on the present can positively impact one’s life. The story is packed with advice on how to live life and how to succeed in life. Dan was taught to focus on every moment. At one point in the story an old man Dan met told Dan, “You’re missing out on everything that’s going on… The only thing that matters is this moment, here,now.”(Millman,2006) After the talk, Dan started to focus on the present and began to improve in his sport, gymnastics. The story has an effect on many people’s emotions because Dan shatters the bone in his leg and is unable to practice and compete for months in his favorite sport. Countless people can connect to this because they are athletes or people who have jobs they cannot do anymore due to an injury or a medical condition they have. This story shows those people that while they are not able to do some of the things they love, they can still succeed and be happy. By focusing on their present feelings they will not dwell on what they used to love, but find a new love they can do or practice recovering so they can get back to where they used to be. The old man shows Dan how to succeed and not only focus on gymnastics. He
I met her two years ago and we did not have much to say at that time. Little did I know that she would later steal my heart and become an intimate part of my life. As the saying goes "there is someone for anyone at any time in this life" and I was about to find out that this saying was so true. I have had a wall built around me and my defense was as a stronghold to protect myself from all the relationships that have come and gone over the years. I thought that I was meant to be alone in this old life and happiness was forever gone from me. This wonderful woman I am speaking of is Mary Doe, and the joy she has given me has revived my hope and faith that I may have finally found love and peace within. She has made me feel like I am a child
In conclusion, Dan began to be happy and live his life without his negative alter ego. After learning his lesson and being told he could no longer compete in the Olympics, he seeks happiness in what he loves most. Letting go of his alter ego only made him focus on the positives in life and what he could h ave in the future. He becomes more focused and hard working to get what he wants most, the girl and the gold medal. By seeking happiness in what he already has, he notices there’s a lot he was missing