WE’RE GOING TO BE FRIENDS Fall is here, hear the yell Back to school, ring the bell Brand new shoes, walking blues Climb the fence, books and pens I can tell that we are gonna be friends I can tell that we are gonna be friends Walk with me, Suzy Lee Through the park… Read More A song: “We’re Going to be Friends”
🎥 “Meeting kids is harder than meeting adults.” – Auggie 🎥 “If you don’t like where you are, picture where you want to be.” – Auggie 🎥 “We all need a standing ovation at least once in our life.” – Auggie 🎥 “Be kind for everyone is fighting a hard battle. And if you… Read More “Wonder”: quotes
The points of view vary during the film, and we learn, for instance, that Via, the teenage sister who loves him and is protective over him, has had to come to terms with the fact that all the family revolves around Auggie and his needs, while hers often get pushed to the side (“My mother… Read More “Wonder”: points of view
The incident in the wood makes Auggie popular and accepted by the rest of the class. At the end of the school year, at graduation, after Isabel comments on him being a “wonder”, the boy is given the annual medal to acknowledge his great work as a student and as a person. Auggie has endured… Read More “Wonder” – the film (5)
He then forms a new friendship with a girl named Summer and tells her about his split with Jack, who is really puzzled by Auggie’s change in attitude towards him, but soon realizes his fault and has even a fight with Julian who has insulted Auggie, to defend him. Later he apologizes to Auggie, so… Read More “Wonder” – the film (4)
At school he is bullied by many of his classmates, led by Julian, and initially ostracized by nearly the entire student body, who spread the rumour that if they touch him, they will catch the “plague“, but he is appreciated by his teachers, especially Mr Brownie, a kind and inspirational person whose approach to literature… Read More “Wonder” – the film (3)
The film follows a year in the life of August Pullman, Auggie, for short, a ten- year-old boy who lives in Manhattan with his parents, his sister Olivia, “Via” and their dog Daisy. He was born with a facial deformity, and has undergone 27 surgeries to help him see, breathe, and make him look somewhat… Read More “Wonder” – the film (2)
“Wonder” is a 2017 American comedy-drama film, based on the novel of the same name by Raquel Jaramillo Palacio, better known by her pen name R. J. Palacio, a graphic designer by day and a writer by night. The novel was inspired by a chance encounter she had with a young girl while she… Read More R. J. Palacio : “Wonder” (1)
“Le patriotisme, c’est aimer son pays. Le nationalisme, c’est détester celui des autres.” Charles de Gaulle (né le 22 novembre 1890 à Lille – mort en 1970) “Il patriottismo è amare il proprio paese. Il nazionalismo è odiare quello degli altri. “ “Patriotism is loving your country. Nationalism is hating that of others.”
Quality Shoe You got your toecaps reinforced with steel Hard-wearing sole and heel Make those tired feet feel like new Take your pick, black or brown Great for the country or the man in town You’re gonna need a quality shoe You don’t want no stand-by pair ’cause these’ll take the wear and tear… Read More Another song: “Quality Shoe”
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