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April Precept

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Mr. Browne’s April Precept is:

What is beautiful is good. And who is good will soon be beautiful.

-Sappho

 

The author of Wonder (R.J. Palacio) probably put this precept in with a pretty big reason. The precept starts “What is beautiful is good.” August isn’t what you would say “beautiful.” Some would say opposite. What is this “beautiful?” Is my next question. Does it mean how he looks? We already went over that part. If it’s how he looks, does that mean August isn’t good? This next part might help.

The first paragraph went over the first sentence in the precept (What is beautiful is good). But now, we’re going to take on the second one. “And who is good will soon be beautiful.” I’m going to change this sentence a bit for now: And who is good is beautiful. Let’s try to focus on that. My question on “What is this ‘beautiful’?” Might have gotten a step closer on answering. And who is good is beautiful. That means that the “beautiful” means good! There’s a cycle.

  1. What is beautiful is good
  2. Who is good is beautiful

But, remember, this is my changed version. The real version is “And who is good will soon be beautiful.” Let’s focus on that bold word now. Soon. I think this word shows more than it is. I think it means that something good will soon happen to someone. August, maybe.

April precept

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This month’s precept is “What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful. -Sappho

I think RJ Palacio put this precept in her book Wonder, because August (a boy with a different face than you and me) didn’t think he was beautiful or able to fit in because of his face. I think that August doesn’t need approval from people at his school or neighbourhood. August should be himself and he shouldn’t care what other people think because most of the time people will learn to accept you, if you be yourself.

What this precept means to me is that if someone or something is beautiful, then it’s good. But if you think that you’re only good and that you’re ugly, then you can try to believe that you really are beautiful on the inside. It doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside. Then you will soon accept who you are and that you are beautiful no matter what you look like on the outside.

Mr. Browne’s Mar. Precept

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March Precept 

Mr. Browne’s March precept is:

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

-Blaise Pascal

I think this precept means that it doesn’t hurt to say a kind word. Kind words will always help the person you say kind words too. Being kind will help you too. But I’ll get to that later on. It does not take any effort to say a nice thing to someone. All you really are doing is saying words. Just open your mouth and say a kind thing to someone. No one will get offended if you say something kind, too. You’re just saying a kind thing to another person. Think about it: Let’s say someone says some really nice thing about you, would you say a) something really mean to them that would hurt their feelings, or b) say something nice to them (even like “thank you”).  This leads me to my next idea.

You probably picked b) in that last question. If you didn’t, you need to have a chat with yourself. Anyways, if you did pick b) do you think you said something kind? Most likely, so that means that when you say someone says something kind to you, it brightens up your mood and you might say something kind to someone else! Would you say something kind when you’re mad and sad, or when you’re happy and upbeat? This is what I think, “Yet they accomplish much” means. Not only you’re accomplishing making whoever you say kind words to happy, but they may say kind things to someone else to keep the streak still going.This is what I think this precept means.

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Mr. Browne’s Feb. Precept

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Mr. Browne’s Feb. Precept is: 
 
It’s better to know some of the questions than all of the answers 
 
-James Thurber 
 
 
 
I think that Mr. Thurber meant that the questions will lead to more questions to more and you will get a better understanding of what you’re trying to answer. You will know more because you think about the question. Don’t you think about a question when you hear one? After all the questions, will eventually lead to an answer. As if you already know the answer, there is no further process after you know an answer. People tend to think that after you know the answer, you’re done. You don’t think about the answer. You think about the question. Imagine, if you just got an answer to a question you never thought or heard about before, would you just say “Yay! I got an answer!” Or would you think about the question. “How is this answer correct?” “Is it correct?’ Most people wouldn’t think about the second one. I honestly probably wouldn’t. 
 
 
 
Something else about knowing the answer, leads me to think about being kind. When you know the answer, you might be telling others the answer which may lead their path of thinking about the question cut off. You may even be bragging, and bragging is not kind. As if you tell someone a question, you and the person you’re asking the question to participate in finding the path to “the answer.” Thank you for reading! 

Mr. Browne’s Dec. Precept

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Mr. Browne’s December precept is “Fortune favors the bold.” I think what is means is that you have to get out of your comfort zone to have fortune. You have to do things that you usually won’t do to get the things you want. You have to be brave to be bold. You have to be the best version of you. When you’re bold you’re confident, courageous, and ready to take risks to get the fortune at the end.

Bold can be defined as many things. It could mean courageous, confident, special, strong, daring, fearless, brave, or intrepid. Fortune can be defined as chance or luck. Chance, luck, fortune. Each of these can have the word “bad” before it. Bad chance, bad luck, bad fortune. That’s where the word “favors” comes in. Favors (or favor) can be defined as approval or liking. That turns the “bad” into “good.” So, if you put bold, fortune, and favors you get: If you’re special and brave, you will have good luck. This is what I think this precept means.

Goodbye Reflection

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This chapter was just sad. Daisy dying just made the Pullman family have one more sad thing in their lives. With August and Via having problems at school, and Daisy dying, it’s a hard time in the Pullman family.

“Darth” Daisy was always happy and cheerful in this story. I think Daisy was always helping out the Pullman family even if she’s a dog. I think It’s hard for them to see her go. It’s hard on Via because she loved Daisy as much as she could. She even made up her name. I think that shows she really cares about her. I think It’s hard on the Dad because he bought Daisy and always had a story to tell about how he got her. I think that shows that he will never forget her. It’s hard on the Mom because she did everything for Daisy. She took her to the vet, was excited when they got Daisy, and even cried a lot when Daisy died. But, most of all, I think it’s most hard on August. Daisy didn’t care about what August’s face looked like at all. And I think that’s why Daisy was “the best dog in the world” in August’s mind.

I wonder if the Pullman family will ever get over the whole “Daisy dying thing”. If so, how? I wonder what Daisy is feeling right now. Does she miss August and his family?

Everyone thought Daisy was a great Dog. So do I. August’s best friend Jack Will said Daisy was the cutest and best dog in the world. So did Via’s boyfriend Justin. Just overall, I think Daisy was a great dog who helped shape August, and everyone, right now.