would Teddy be a good enough beater? "What am I supposed to do?" Victoire mumbled to herself. This was the moment when her best friend Nina woke up and heard what she was saying. "About what Victoire?" Nina whispered back, whilst slowly waking up. "Umm, nothing! Don't worry! Pretend I didn't say anything okay? I'm just nervous about the Quidditch match." Victoire said, her voice rising
As the morning quickly approached, basking the lands within the gentle caress of warmth from the kiss of light that painted the sky various shades - the female couldn't help but resent the sun for the first time in her life. The awkward angle had drawn forth a slight crick at the base of her neck, making any form of movement sluggish and slightly painful. If the angle alone did not cause her resentment, it was the lack of a decent nights sleep. It was rare that she even stayed up past the sunset
My middle school experience was nothing short of the typical cringe-worthy school pictures, embarrassing fashion ensembles, feisty friendship fallouts, and awkward bodily changes. I nonetheless made the most of my three years in the “big kid wing” of Owensville Community School. The first day of middle school was terrifying to a small 11-year-old like myself. With a new hallway came a new, bigger lockers with new combinations, older, taller seventh and eighth graders, as well as new teachers
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, directed by Stephen Chbosky is a coming of age film based on the novel Stephen Chbosky. The film follows a socially awkward teen, Charlie. He is considered a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until he meets two students who he befriends and start to crack out of his shell. One significant theme that I found in the film is the importance of friendship. At the start of the film Charlie is starting his first year of high school. He is struggling
connection with one another. The music constantly seems to be an underscore of the dance, but does not add much to it. The dancers share weigh and partner with more sensuality, and eventually are silhouetted with blue light as they return to gesture and awkward ballroom partnering. The lights fade as they continue to move. The movement is, above all else, gestural. The gestures start out as being removed from meaning and feeling, but eventually become more sensual and fulfilled. The gestures are also
The ways America shows their attitudes toward interracial marriage and illustrate an awkward historical moment and the changing nature of race relations in the United States is by the disconnection between Americans’ attitudes toward interracial marriage and their behavior illustrates the awkward historical moment that we currently inhabit. On the one hand, in the four decades since the U.S. Supreme Court declared laws prohibiting interracial marriage unconstitutional, the number of interracial families
This is because if I am able to communicate effectively with others most of the time, I may start considering myself an outgoing, social, people-person. However, in the same way, if I start having awkward interactions where I am unable to adequately express myself I may begin considering myself an awkward antisocial being. There are many times when I consider myself an effective
A Youtube series called, The Mis-adventures of Awkward Black Girl, portrays their main character as an awkward black girl in an interracial relationship who goes against the main 3 archetypes that are generally displayed in traditional media. These archetypes are Jezebel, Mammy, and Sapphire: Each representing traits that contribute
Nick returns home back to West Egg in the evening to find that Gatsby’s house is lit from top to bottom with no party goers in sight. Gatsby is walking over to Nick’s house to speak to him about Daisy and the plan for tea. Gatsby offers Nick an inside job to pick up some money but Nick declines. The next day, Nick calls up Daisy and invites her over for tea but he tells her to not bring Tom. Daisy accepts his invitation and the agree for tea on a day. The day for tea with Daisy arrives and Gatsby
Meeting a life long or best friend is one of my most vivid memories. A best friend is like the other half of yourself so when one is found, I encourage to never let go. I had no idea back then but looking at it now, I am immensely thankful for meeting my best friend. Even though it feels like ages ago, I met my one and only life long friend, Claudia, about seven years ago. Around this time seven years ago, the back –to- school commercials were bombarding my television, and I was desperately trying