choose kindness

Alice 2022-04-22 07:01:21

Three sentences of the teacher's pre-class motto tie together the whole movie: 1. When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind. 2. Your deeds are your monuments. 3. Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle. Each character is a representative of a type of character: Parents—Julian’s parents and sisters—Miranda-Parents—grandma Jack/Summer-Julian/7th grade senior teacher/Principal Zhang Xianzhi: Greatness lies not in being strong but in the right using of strength. He or she is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own. Maybe the truth is, I'm not so ordinary-Maybe if we knew what other people were thinking, we 'd know that no one is ordinary. And we all deserve a standing ovation at least once in our lives.

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  • Mr. Tushman: The final award this morning is the Henry Ward Beecher medal to honor students who have been notable or exemplary. Usually, it's a "good works," a service award. But I came upon a passage that he wrote, which made me realize that good works come in many forms. "Greatness," he wrote, "lies not in being strong, but in the right using of strength. He or she is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own." Without further ado, this year, I am very proud to award the Henry Ward Beecher medal to the student whose quiet strength has carried up the most hearts.

  • Jack Will: [from the trailer] Have You Ever Considered Plastic Surgery?

    Auggie: [chuckles] Dude This Is After Plastic Surgery

    [runs his hand through his hair]

    Auggie: It Takes A lot Too Look This Good