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Friendship

Jessica Fung 5A (6) Also, she is pa� ent; she seldom gets angry. When-
9 February, 2018 ever we make fun of her or call her a nickname,
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I think a good friend should be pa� ent, friendly, have empathy and always she doesn’t get angry with us and she always
laughs with us. Although we are secondary five
stand by their friends. When I am down, I hope my friend can comfort me students, we still do many silly things. We have
and try to talk to me. I also hope she is pa� ent and can understand my feel- been friends for 5 years. Time flies and I am so
ing. When I am in trouble, she can solve the problem with me or give me lucky to have this friend. She can share my hap-
some advice. Furthermore, I think a good friend should be easy-going so piness. When I found out that I had passed my
that we can play together without any pressure. violin exam and had been promoted to Grade 5, I
Luckily, I have a friend who demonstrates these quali� es. She is an easy-go- was so happy that I told my friend who was happy for me. Last but not least,
ing, pa� ent and friendly friend. She understands my feelings. She comforts when I make mistakes, she helps me correct them. Her English is very good.
me when I am down. When I received my results after the examinations, Whenever I make some gramma� cal mistakes, she helps me correct them.
I was very upset but she tried to comfort me and encouraged me to study When I encounter some vocabulary that I don’t understand, she explains it
harder in the coming test. She asked me not to give up too easily because to me and teaches me to use it correctly.
prac� ce makes perfect. Also when I get into trouble, she helps me and gives I am so glad to have this friend, who treats me well, understands me, always
me sugges� ons to solve my problem. We share everything and chat every stands by me and supports me.
day because I think she is a reliable friend and she always helps me.

Family relationships

Tsang Cheuk Yan 5E (21) Auggie as the higher priority.
Reading “Wonder”, I found that I respected Via a lot. Although she says ‘I’m In this book, Auggie has a pair of warm and
always going to be the sister of a kid with a birth defect; that’s not the issue. considerate parents. They pay so much at-
I just don’t want to be defi ned that way,’ she deeply loves her brother. She ten� on to Auggie to make him feel loved and
shows tolerance to her brother and enjoys family � me with mum and dad. to have the happiness in this family, which
She tries to let Auggie know that family is his strongest support and they will compensates for the fl aw in his appearance. In
always support him. fact, they neglect Via’s feelings, believing that
The most impressive part for me is that Auggie was bullied at school on the Via is mature and sensible enough to handle
same day Via’s best friend betrayed her. Auggie was extremely sad. Via set her own stuff . The truth is every kid in a family
her sadness and worries aside so as to comfort Auggie. Moreover, she hid needs equality of love and caring. To deserve
her distress deep in her heart. Even though she was alienated from her best respect and trust, parents should not be too overprotective. They should
friend at school, she pretended to be fi ne when her mum asked her how she let go some� mes and allow kids to deal with hard � mes by themselves. Not
was going during dinner. She didn’t say it aloud because she knew that Aug- only should people change their way of thinking, but they should also try not
gie needed protec� on and care more than her. She didn’t want her parents to care more about one kid if he or she has siblings, to make all their children
to be concerned about her. She understood Auggie’s needs and the anxiety feel secure. That way all children can feel their parents’ love and the warmth
of her parents. She wasn’t even jealous about Auggie being treated be� er of his or her family.
than her by mum and dad; maybe she was but she s� ll let it go and treated

Anti-discrimination

backgrounds. Family relationships
There must be Wu Ka Miu 5C (22)
a re ason for
them to act in ‘Wonder’ is a book with a lot of insight. Via, the main character’s
a special way. sister, says ‘I am always going to be the sister of a kid with a birth
When they do defect; that’s not the issue. I just don’t want to be defi ned that
something un- way.’
expected, try to Via tries her best to help her parents take care of her brother Aug-
learn the reason gie. She sacrifi ces her family � me with her parents in order to let
and be kind. The Auggie feel more love. Auggie was born with a severe facial diff er-
core message is ence so he doesn’t have much confi dence in himself. Therefore,
to be meaningful and refl ec� ve. When we deal Via expects her parents to spend more � me with Auggie so that
with people, it is not necessary for us to be right Auggie can get used to the new environment of a mainstream
all the � me. school. Via is a good sister so she doesn’t mind her parents ne-
There are many good people and good deeds in glec� ng her. She might be a bit jealous of her brother, but she s� ll wishes her brother could build
this world. I have o� en tried to hug my friends up his confi dence with more love from the parents.
to calm them down. Although I did not say any- Via is a great daughter to encourage her parents to take this chance to be good parents to Auggie.
thing, they could feel that I was caring about Auggie’s parents have good communica� on with him. Auggie is an introverted person and doesn’t
them. Hugging is so forceful that its power is want to make friends because of his facial diff erence. His parents change his thinking by showing
beyond words. Also, I have helped others when their support for him. They teach him not to hide. Of course, they don’t force him to step out of
they are in need even though I did not know his box but are pa� ent with him. Also, the parents don’t stereotype him but treat him as a normal
about them. When they got lost, I tried my best person. Otherwise, Auggie would be ashamed. He wants to be treated as an ordinary kid so his
to fi nd the way for them. When they lost some- parents help a lot.
thing, I tried to help them fi nd it. These ac� ons As a sister, Via shows respect to Auggie. Respect and trust are really important in family dynamics.
may seem unimportant but can warm the heart She doesn’t discriminate against him. She shows her understanding and helps Auggie build up his
of the recipient. confi dence. She is pa� ent and protec� ve with him. She trusts her parents to help him. Respect
Discrimina� on is a world issue. We have to take and trust can build up bonds in a family. In ‘Wonder’, the Pullmans are a strong family who support
the lead to solve this problem. each other.
A nice family rela� onship is based on respect and trust. Why not read the book and learn more
about that?