Book Reports / The reflection of the Kite Runner [2]

"For you, thousand times over." After I read the novel, The Kite Runner, I was moved by the loyalty of Hassan, a servant in Amir's house. Also, I felt pity about people in the war and longed that there will be no more war in the world.

The story tells about the story of Amir, a well-to-do Pashtun boy. He grew up with Hassan, the son of his father's servant, Ali. When they were twelve years old, Amir was determined to win the annual kite fighting competition. Hassan, the best kite runner whom Amir had ever seen, helped to retrieve the last cut kite, but was raped by Amir's school friends. Amir saw everything but did not help Hassan. Since then, Amir was guilty of his cowardice, and their close relationship stopped. After that, Amir fled to America with his father, Baba and lost contact with Hassan. After many years, the truth that Hassan was Amir's half brother was revealed to him by Rahim Khan, one of Baba's friends. Eventually, finding a way to atone his mistake, Amir adopted Hassan's son, Sohrab.

Hassan was a loyal person. The loyalty was not only between a servant and master, but also between friends. Hassan regarded Amir as his best friend, so he could do everything for Amir no matter how Amir treated him. One of the most moving parts for me was that when Hassan was abused by Assef, Amir's school friend, he still did not give them the blue kite since the kite he got was for Amir. Hassan would rather sacrifice himself instead of compromising with Assef. He might know that he had the different class from Amir. He might know he was in a big trouble. He might know Amir never regarded him as his real friend. Nevertheless, he still persisted. Hassan could lead a better life without Amir, but after he was told to look after Amir's house by Rahim Khan, he abandoned his comfortable life and moved to live with Rahim Khan. He died protecting Amir's house. After I read this book, I was really astonished by the loyalty of Hassan and had a deeper understanding of the words" For you, a thousand times over." It is a promise that Hassan kept in his entire life, and it is also an indescribable friendship that Hassan hoped to get.

Besides, I was also shocked by the impact of the war on people's life. They stayed with hopeless fear and vigilance. Their freedom was lost and the peaceful life had disappeared. When I read the part that Taliban did a series of cruelty to the people, tears fell from my eyes. I did not dare to imagine people's life in the war. Taliban was brutal to everyone, even to the little children in the orphanage, like Sohrab, Hassan's son. Assef, who was head of Taliban in that area, maltreated Sohrab everyday so that Sohrab felt tired of life. He did long to be back to his old life, together with his parents and Rahim Khan.

In a nutshell, this novel impressed me very much. It exposes the value of life and love. After I read this novel, I realized that friendship is so precious, and also we need to appreciate our rosy lives.

Writing Feedback / Dressing in school uniforms indeed prompt students to learn well [2]

School uniforms are various in Singapore nowadays.most schools required students to wear school uniforms every day. some students strike up for the advantages of wearing school uniforms while others complain much about the adverse affect of students. the topic that if wearing a school uniform a wonderful things or a annoyed problem charge up in the school. unquestionably,wearing school uniforms limits teenager's to show their own personality and makes them uncomfortable. yet i strongly believed that the advantages of dressing in school uniforms beyond a lot than the disadvantages. it gives pupils a sense of identity and encourages good discipline.

first and foremost, one of the reasons that people stand up for wearing school uniforms is that school uniform is a sense of identity.school uniform is a representative of a school. people are able to identify which school the students come from.their behaviors will affect school's image directly. for instance,if a student in their school uniform do a volunteer job in the community,people must acclaim that the school is good.if a student did a unethical conduct, he may take a toll on the school's reputation as well.further more,school uniforms can strength team or school bonds as well.in some inter-school competition,students recognize their schoolmates by the school uniforms, they thus unite to win the games.

besides, wearing school uniforms encourages good discipline.as they grow up, students become more stylish. they would like to spend much time on choosing clothes in order to make them special. sometimes, they may dress improperly. as a result,schools rule that students should wear school uniforms everyday to avoid these things happen. wearing school uniforms not only make students dress as students, but also discrimination. students thus won't tease others in the school or ask parents' to buy clothes,which are white elephants. if all the matters are reduced, the discipline in the schools will be encouraged a lot.

on the other hand, some people may be against wearing school uniforms as the school uniforms are uncomfortable and ugly. they have to wear long trousers even in a hot summer and they have no opportunities to manifest their artistic fashion tastes and styles. however, schools are education places but not fashion shows. it is no need for the school to "foster" so-called "fashion tastes". "fashion" is not the only way to encourage students to have artistic talent, drawing, designing can also help it. further more, students can wear what ever they want during holidays, so their creativity cannot be killed.

in conclusion, i strongly believe that it is indispensable to wear school uniform. in spite of its disadvantages, dressing in school uniforms indeed prompt students to learn well.