Saturday, February 26, 2011

Point of View

Headmaster
I felt very proud as my students walked in playing their music instruments with pride. I went up to the stage to give my speech confidently, looking down at all the students and parents. As a usual practice of the school for all these years, I posed the students a question: " what are the four pillars of the school? " The reply was unanimous except for a few students who did not know the answer whom I believed were new to the school. After that, i proceeded to tell the students and parents about the history and achievements the school has achieved in the past years. As the audience gave me an awe look, I instantly felt that i had made the right choice to come to serve this school.

New Student
I sat at the bottom of the stage, looking very bored and listless as the students marched in playing their musical instrument. When the headmaster went up to give a speech, it was even more unbearable. I didn't understand a single thing he was saying as I was not paying attention to him at all. I was just staring into space. What made matters worse was when the headmaster asked us what the 4 pillars of the school were. I didn't know a single thing! My parents forced me to stand up and i stood up pretending to say something. When I sat down, I forced a smile out of myself, responding to my parents' applause.

1 comment:

  1. My understanding of the video was quite different from yours. I felt that the headmaster had actually worked in the prep school for quite a while, and was already proud of the school from the beginning of the speech, expressed through his tone.

    As for the new student, according to my understanding, the student sitting all the way back was actually one of the senior students. The newer students were the ones sitting at the front, the ones who received the Light of Knowledge, so as to let it light their path for the next few years in the school, as well as when they have left it.

    I also hope that you can improve on some of the grammatical errors, and try proof-reading them in the future.

    All in all, I feel that you have successfully captured the feelings and thoughts of the characters.

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