Travis Dattilo's Webpage to Rule Them All

The Face of the Average American May Be Different Than What you Expect by Travis Dattilo In a rapidly developing country like America there comes a point when we must redefine what it means to be an American.  To some, being an American is being the stereotypical hotdog grilling, flag waving, sport loving, nuclear family member, but this is not going to cut it any longer.  As our country grows, diversity increases, and it impacts our historical, cultural, financial, and global literacy.  These changes offer ideas of progress, however, it is crucial to remember where and what our country came from, how our country is being shaped today, and how that will affect the tomorrow for Americans.  There are many different cultures and people intertwined and interconnected in the US.   Every American should know where our culture comes from.   Specifically, our culture is the cultivation of many different cultures from around the world.   A basic exam...

- Travis Dattilo.   Robbin Williams, 2015 (acrylic painting, pop art style) I am from youth, A place of curiosity, An artistic fury,                            An obsession with building,                An attraction to creation,  A place of innocence, The feeling of youthful optimism and invincibility, The freedom from responsibility, The warmth of familial protection, A place of the past, Who I have lost from those I love, Where memories are born and hopefully not forgotten, Why I am who I am today.                   I am from my mind, A place of responsibility, To help my father and brother in our family business, To track the passage of time how quick childhood goes by, To find the time to achieve my dreams, A place of action, Seeing chances and taking them and mak...

An old-soul going towards his dreams That is a Polaroid of my girlfriend, Caitlin, and I from a couple weeks ago (Yes, it is a heart-wrenching story of love between Travis and Caitlin, I'm sure you are excited).  We have been dating for 5 years now and despite friends saying it was not going to work out because our schools separate us, we are still going strong and love each other very much.  We take Polaroid photos because nothing says "old-soul" like a Polaroid camera, but also because it combats the typical digital photos we take on our phones; it is a moment that you can actually hold in your hand (call me sentimental).  Furthermore, our relationship goes back to high school, sophomore year, when I finally built up the courage to officially ask her out after being friends since middle school.  Like any high school couple, we wanted to see if we could take the same classes to be together (how romantic), but unfortunately, we ended up only having one English c...