...spent, the illegal drinking, the boys and most of all Tatiana’s brother, Frank. Although of course you have not yet heard of him or his stupid bad ass accomplishments. Let me take you back. TATIANA AND LISA ARE SITTING IN TATIANA’S LOUNGE ROOM. TATIANA | My brother is so annoying. Every time a guy even looks at me, he scares them away. It was so good before he came home, I got any guy I wanted! (Tatiana starts getting teary) He’s such a knob; I wish he would run away again. | LISA | There’s nothing wrong with your brother, he’s sooo hot, what’s his number? What is he doing tonight? | | LISA LAUGHS, TATIANA STARES AT HER. | TATIANA | LISA!! You’re supposed to be my best friend, yuck! | LISA | Sorry, Tatty. He can’t be that annoying, can he? | | TATIANA STARTS BRUSHING HER HAIR AND GETS COMFORTABLE. | TATIANA | You can’t tell anyone about what I’m about to tell you, okay? | LISA | Yeah, alright. | TATIANA | Swear on your really nice hair that’s not as nice as mine? | LISA | I swear. | TATIANA | Alright, well… you know how he ran away from home when he was like younger? | LISA | Yeah, so? | TATIANA | Yeah, well… where he went, like got him into drugs and alcohol really bad, and he is not a happy person when he is drunk, he gets all agro and stuff, it’s not pretty. When I was little he broke a few of my nails, and pulled my hair, it was terrible. Mum said I cried for days. | LISA | Oh my god, that is terrible. Doesn’t he scare you? | TATIANA | Yep...
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...Narrative Essay Loss I have this fear. My heart starts beating fast. Sometimes it’s like all things start spinning out of control around me. Then it comes as a shock and quickly becomes disbelief. It’s like the whole world is working against me. Soon after, I get this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that just doesn’t go away when I want it to. When it’s sudden and unexpected, the shock turns out to be so overwhelming. My biggest fear is losing someone close to me. I certainly don’t do well with losing people. It’s really hard for me, and even though I’m a strong person in front of others, I become miserable when I’m alone. One struggle I have when I experience loss is keeping my own faith. I trust that God knows of all things, and I know if that’s what He wants, than I have to accept it, but I question why and it angers me a little. Throughout high school in Danbury, CT, I had a best friend who had my back through everything. His name was Luan Henrique Pitol and I can honestly say I trusted him with pretty much anything. I told him things I had trouble telling my girlfriends and he lectured me when I dated the wrong guys. The funny thing is, he was a player himself, but I’m proud to say I was his only “girl” friend who never became his girlfriend. Our friendship was too strong and there was no way we would risk it. We would always laugh when people told us to be together and I think it’s because I always had this “big brother” kind of description in mind when I talked...
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...Composition 1 December 10, 2015 My Addiction, My Recovery "It can never happen to me" I thought, as I watched my father drink himself into oblivion and smoke his drugs, from sunrise, to sunset, and sometimes, for days, even weeks with no break in between. When he left, I remember feeling relieved, even at the early age of two. He was in and out of my life, just as often as he was in and out of rehabiliation centers for the chemically addicted. I didn't mind, I didn't have to watch him slowly kill himself, and hurt my mother, brother and I in the process. I never wanted to be like either one of my parents, both addicts with two different choices of poisons, I told myself every single day that would never be me. Me risk losing it all, my family, my friends, my health, everything in the world that means anything to me at all? "Never" is what I told myself, every time I thought of my father, or looked at my mother. That wasn't what I wanted for my life, I wanted a good life, full of happiness and ambition, surrounded by those I love, and I would never settle for less. My parent's and their lifestyle were things I looked to for motivation to stay focused, and on the right track. Boy, did that ever backfire! My brother and I are three years apart in age, he is older, but not by much when it comes to mentality. One night, after a long night of work, I was 15 and already had dropped out of school, I walked into my brothers room and found him at his computer...
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...this event caused more excitement for them than for the kids. I remember my first day like it was yesterday and I can’t relate to the excitement that many parents have today. It was a normal day in Barbados. Sunrise was very beautiful, as it rides just beyond the cliff of the sea. A bright orange just five minutes away. It seems you can just reach out and touch the fullness of the sun. As I gazed outside my window, the trees were still and bubbles of dew slowly flow down the side of the leaves. In a nearby yard I heard a rooster singing to the top of his lungs. Everything seems in place with a soft carpet of dew covering our lawn like a freshly carpeted house untouched and perfect to the eye. No matter how long I lived on the island, the smell of that fresh breath taking ocean spray is unforgettable. The rich greens, reds, oranges and even the trunks of the trees, made it picture perfect just like the clothes my mom laid out on my bed. My khaki shorts, shirt and socks. Yes, not too flattering but it was my uniform, and it was easy for me to get ready. No scanning through clothes trying to decide what to wear everyday. As I was getting ready, I heard my mom yelling out in a loving voice, “Anthony are you ready?” as I heard her footsteps coming down the hallway. I responded very quickly, “Not yet mommy,” realizing I’ll be going into an unknown world. I wasn’t concerned about anything because I knew my brother was going to be with me the...
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...Adam Davis My Favorite Person Ever “Beep! Beep!” As I woke up to the loud sound of an alarm, I knew today was going to be a big day. My little sister would be born today: October 27th, 2005. I crept over to my big brother’s room, and I woke him up with the great news. He jumped up out of his bed. I told him that Mom was at the hospital and that we needed to get there. He replied that he had a test that day at his high school. I told him that Mya would be more important than some dumb test. As we began to fight, my brother pushed me down the steps like he was an offensive lineman protecting his quarterback. As the pain shot up my arm, I began to sob. I just could not stop. My brother Andrew left me like LeBron left Cleveland in 2010. I was at home all by myself, and nobody was answering the phone. Finally my Dad called me on the house phone. He told me to go to school and that he would come pick me up. I wiped the tears off my face, jumped in the shower, and frantically washed my body, As the water began to touch my skin I began to think about all the times I sat on my mom’s soft bed and read stories to Mya with my mouth touching my mom’s stomach. I wondered which parent Mya would look like, if we were going to have a good relationship, and most importantly if I was going to be a great big brother. I got out of the shower, and I dried off as quickly as I could. I went to my closet and looked for an outfit like I was going to meet the President of The United States. I decided...
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...Decision in Philadelphia was written by well-known authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier. Christopher Collier was the headlining author of this book and also wrote the well know children’s book My Brother Sam is dead, which won the Newberry Honor book and was nominated for the National Book award in 1975. Collier was born in New York City on 1930 and worked with his brother James Lincoln Collier in numerous books that were published. Christopher also gained his PhD in history and now is a Professor of history at the University of Connecticut. Finally Collier is an official Connecticut State Historian. After knowing all of this background information about Professor Collier the reader should feel comfortable about reading this material for the reason that it is coming from a knowledgeable source....
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...My Brother Sam Is Dead As we all know Sam Meeker is a Patriot and his father “Life” Meeker is a Loyalist. There are many differences between the Patriots and the Loyalist. Patriots wanted American colonies to have independence from Britain, Loyalist on the other hand wanted to stay part of Britain and remain loyal to the king.In my brother Sam Is Dead Sam wants to fight against the Lobsterbacks but his dad thinks they should leave it be and be loyal to Britain and their king. Sam joins the rebel forces and it impacts the rest of his family who want to remain neutral and avoid war with England. When Sam joins the war his dad gets very mad at him and his family wishes he'd stay home. If I had to choose a side I think that I would agree with...
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...My Brother Sam is Dead, written by James Lincoln Collier is a work of historical fiction based off of the American Revolution. This book is about a young boy named Tim Meeker who lives with his his parents who own a tavern who are Loyalists, and his Rebel brother Sam. When Sam returns home from Yale, he announces to his family that he wants to join the Continental Army, his father becomes furious, but Sam steals the family rifle, brown bess, and leaves to go to war. This novel is filled with many twists and turns, While Collier develops the theme of freedom and glory. Tim Meeker lives in a tavern with his family, who are Loyalists, but his brother, Sam, is a Patriot. When Sam wants to enlist in the war and fight for the Continental...
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...the theme in my brother sam is dead My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier is based on the revolutionary war. In the book the meeker family is in a middle of the war Tim is faced with a lot of challenges, his brother sam goes to war and won't come home tell the war is over father doesn't approve of Sam's decision because father is a loyalist. one of the major theme is that war is ugly and it changes people dramatically. In the book Sam comes how and says “We’ve beaten the British in Massachusetts.” (2) Father doesn't like the idea of Sam going to war and gets angry with him and said “ ...dont come back tell your dressed like my son, not as a stranger” (22) After Sam left he went to Tom Warrups and stayed...
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...My mom is lying in pain at North Memorial hospital. She’s in a closed room with doctors all around her. One doctor on the computer, and the other three assisting her. All the lights have been turned on. The doctors all had gloves on with their face mask tightened around thier head. My dad’s hand was becoming blue from the grip my mom had on him. He began to have a gross look on his face like when you eat something sour. I was being born. Little did I know, that right behind me was my best friend. My brother Brent and I have been bonded since birth. We didn’t look alike. Most of the time people would mistake my buddy, and me to be twins rather than my actual twin. Growing up with my brother, Brent, we had obviously had our connections. For example, we would like the same things like hockey, soccer, golf and even video games. We would always go to our friend’s house together because most of the time we...
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...My mom is lying in pain at North Memorial hospital. She’s in a closed room with doctors all around her. One doctor on the computer, and the other three assisting her. All the lights have been turned on. The doctors all had gloves on with their face mask tightened around there head. My dad’s hand was becoming blue from the grip my mom had on him. He began to have a gross look on his face like when you eat something sour. I was being born. Little did I know, that right behind me was my best friend. My brother Brent and I have been bonded since birth. We didn’t look alike. Most of the time people would mistake my buddy, and me to be twins rather than my actually twin. Growing up with my brother Brent, we had obviously had our connections. For example, we would like the same things like hockey, soccer, golf and even video games. We would always go to our friend’s house together because most of the time we...
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...in Dubai with my little brother and mom. I have been there for a week and we are ready to head home. All three of us are at the airport getting ready to board our plane, when an armed officer comes around with a sniffer dog. I have all my bags on a trolley, and the dog sniffs at me and my mom’s bag, and passes over it, however when he gets to my little brother’s bag, he begins to get a bit more active. I look over at my brother and he’s looking a little nervous. I know he’s smoked a little marijuana in his time, but generally, he’s a good kid, and I am certainly didn’t think he’d actually be stupid enough to bring it back on the plane with him. At first I feel angry that he would do such a thing and start planning my responsibility lecture, but then I realize that I am in Dubai, and they have a zero tolerance policy on drugs, meaning my brother could be jailed for life, or worse, executed, if he does have some illicit materials in his bag. I look at my mom and realize she has come to the same conclusion and has gone pale with fear. The armed officer accompanying the dog is beginning to look more sterner with every sniff the dog takes and looks directly at me and asks me to open to the bag. I do, and as the officer begins to take things out of the bag, I see that there is a small quantity of marijuana stashed in with my brother’s belongings. The officer looks at me and asks “whose bag is this? “I realize I have to answer, but the answer won’t be easy. I see my mom in the corner...
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...When Friendship Turns to Love I didn't want to depart my home town, which I've been settling ever since the day I was born. Neither do I want to leave my school, relatives, and most importantly my best friend Samuel. Sam and I had been best friends since elementary school. I still recall the day when we first met; it was the first day of grade 1 and we were in the same class. Unintentionally I collided with his head trying to reach for my pencil that had been knocked out on the floor. Fortunately I didn’t know that he was trying to reach for it too. From that time on we got close, share lunch, talk and became best friends. We’d hang around together as often as I’d hang around with my family. He’s like my brother; a brother who I could lean to when I have problems, a brother who’s always there for me when I’m in trouble, a brother who loved me for me… at least as a sister. What he didn’t know is that I am deeply in love with him ever since the day we first met; which saddens me the most, assuming that he only thinks of me as his sister. In sixth grade, in spite of this, things changed. We had been together for 5 implausible years, but this year is diverse. I was moving. Moving far away from him, it’s like a new world I’m getting myself into. My deep profoundness love for him is still there and I don’t want to leave him. We agreed to call each other at least twice a week, send letters and emails if we have time, and stay in touch with each other. Except that, it wouldn’t be the...
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...Gordie. He fits the stereotype of being the youngest child. Often times in families where there are more than one child, the younger child fits a certain stereotype. This stereotype being the neglected child. The youngest child typically has more freedom than older siblings. Also, the youngest child is always compared to their older siblings. We see this in this film with how Gordie’s parents don’t really care about him or what he does. An example is when there’s a flashback from before Gordie’s brother died and the whole family is sitting at the dinner table. Gordie’s parents are so intrigued in his brother’s life and once Gordie goes to talk, they ignore him. When they’re at the dinner table Gordie’s dad starts to talk about the football game. Gordie repeatedly asks his father for the potatoes but he is ignored. Gordie’s brother begins to talk about the story that Gordie wrote and his father blames his wife for getting him off topic and says “see what you do? You mention girls and he’s already off topic and not focussed on the game”. This quote shows how...
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...As You Like It Summary How It All Goes Down Sir Rowland de Boys has recently died, leaving behind sons Oliver and Orlando. Since Oliver's the eldest son, he's inherited just about everything. This includes the responsibility of making sure his little bro finishes school and continues to live the kind of lifestyle he's become accustomed to as the son of a nobleman. (By the way, this lifestyle looks like a sixteenth-century version of MTV's Teen Cribs.) Oliver, however, treats his little bro like a servant – he refuses to pay for Orlando's education and never gives the kid any spending money. Also, he tells the local court wrestler it would be a good idea to snap Orlando's neck, but Orlando doesn't know about this. Naturally, Orlando is ticked off that Oliver treats him so badly and he's ready to "mutiny" against his older bro. Instead, he channels all of his pent up anger into a wrestling match, where he beats the court wrestler to a bloody pulp. Orlando's wrestling skillz catch the eye of a local girl named Rosalind, who has her own family drama to worry about. (Ros is the daughter of Duke Senior, who used to rule over the French court but was overthrown by his snaky, backstabbing brother, Duke Frederick. Because Rosalind's dad is living in exile in the Forest of Arden, Rosalind has been crashing at the palace with her BFF/cousin, Celia. Did we mention that Celia is the daughter of snaky, backstabbing Duke Frederick? And you thought your family had issues…) Rosalind...
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