The most stubborn flower blooms on the toughest land

Ken 2022-03-23 09:02:22

In the college debate competition many years ago, in an old topic "prosperity/adversity is more likely to produce talents", I am a positive, and it is easier to produce talents if I support good times.
After doing complex logical reasoning, I was persuaded by myself that there is a greater chance of talents being born in good times.
In the early hours of last night, after watching the freedom writers dairy, I thought that the facts might not be the same as the logical reasoning.
Human beings are complex and love to be cheap. Obviously everything is going well and there are few obstacles, but they often love to be lazy, relax and give up. When things are hard-won, they are inspired to fire, and the most dazzling sparks bloom.
Maybe my logical reasoning many years ago is still correct. The usual good times can create more "talents", that kind of normal and ordinary talents. However, those who have emerged in adversity, or who have grown up in good times, but only shine in adversity, can no longer simply use the word "talent" to label them. Those who are stubborn and unyielding tears, sorrow and joy, may be human temperament The most moving chapter.

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  • Timmy 2022-03-27 09:01:12

    How much we don't know

  • Guiseppe 2022-01-01 08:02:43

    reminds of me of my high school

Freedom Writers quotes

  • Eva: White people wanting respect like they deserve it for free.

    Erin Gruwell: I'm a teacher, it doesn't matter what color I am.

    Eva: It's all about color, it's about people deciding what you deserve, about people wanting what they don't deserve. About whites thinking they own this world no matter what, you see, I hate white people.

    Erin Gruwell: You hate me? You don't even know me.

    Eva: I know what you can do. I saw white cops shoot my friend in the back for reaching into his pocket, his pocket! I saw white cops come into my house and take my father away for no REASON except they feel like it! Except because they can! And they can, because they're white. So I HATE white people on sight!

  • Margaret Campbell: You're an honor student. If you transfer to Mrs. Gruwell's class, think how that'll reflect on your records.

    Victoria: It doesn't matter to me, my grades will still be the same. Look, Ms. Campbell, when I first transferred to this school, I had a 4.0 average. But when I applied for advanced placement in English and Math, I was told it'd be better for me to be in a class of my own kind. Now, when I did get in, my teacher said "Victoria! It's not everyday one finds an African American student in AP and Honors courses!"... As if I didn't notice. And when I asked another Honors teacher why we don't read more black literature, she said, "We don't read black literature because of all the sex, drugs, cussing, and fornication". I thought a simple... "It's inappropriate"... would have sufficed.