Wonder By R. J. Palacio Summary

The short story"Aha Moment" by Julia Alvarez demonstrates that the point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on. The story expresses the idea that simple acts of kindness can make a great impact on people both mentally and physically. It can turn frightening and tense situations into assurance and aplomb. In paragraph 8, it is stated," no one screamed,no one panicked. I could hear small pockets of soothing conversation everywhere." By holding the hands and by chatting about everyday life, the passengers emboldened each other and created an optimistic atmosphere. The author points out,"someone was comforting me and kept asking me,'Are you okay?" According to Julia if someone does something good and beneficial for you, you should pass

Near the end of the book Auggie feels accepted. On page 282 we find evidence of this when he says, “It was like I was one of them.” When he says “them” he is referring to the other students. Auggie could finally feel “normal” and it is necessary for August to feel this way because people have always seen Auggie as strange because of his face. At a point August even forgets he has Treacher Collins syndrome. On page 307 we find an example of this, “I wasn’t even thinking about my face. I was just smiling a big happy smile.” August felt like it didn 't matter what his face looked like. It just mattered that he was happy. For once, Auggie didn 't feel like everyone was trying to get away from him; on the contrary, he said, “It kind of felt like everyone wanted to get close to me.” (pg 308) August can finally feel like a “normal” kid.

Kindness comes in different forms, that can alter someone's day instantly. In “Enrique's Journey”, he witnesses kindness from several people in his time of ultimate weakness. Kindness in my life may not be that extreme, but it is appreciated. Even though giant acts of kindness aren't as prevalent as

    Integrity it is not just performing an act of kindness, but the morals you stand behind when you do do the act. The level of honesty, the willingness to do what is right and moral commitments all these add up to equal the level of integrity you hold yourself to. I do not think I have performed, the level of integrity that this quote is talking about, but I have

Kindness is the source of goodness that leads people to true happiness. We help others hoping that it changes their life for the better.

Growing up I never really thought about how much kindness could actually change people.We all know how important it is to be kind to one another but I don't think we take into consideration sometimes how much words can effect someone, positively or negatively.. After this tragic event happened I took into consideration the importance of kindness as well as how much people over look the simplicity of it.

Kindness is the source of goodness that leads people to true happiness. People help others because it makes them feel good, it changes the life of another person, and it's in people good nature to do so. One good reason people help others is to make them feel good. Like in the story The Scarlet Ibis the brother felt good for helping Doodle. Doodle wasn't able to walk, so that meant that meant that his brother had to take him wherever he wanted to go.

The boys are saying what they would do if they were in this situation but they have not stopped to understand him as a person, or hear what he does. People just look at him and walk or run away. No one truly sees Auggie for Auggie at first, no one invests in him. Like Auggie, people made assumptions about me and did not bother trying to invest in me, they just left me alone. Not being understood by others can make going to school extremely rough. You feel like you do not belong in the world around you. In school, people never stopped to ask me why I believed what I did, why I was nice to everyone, or why I watched my language. They just chose not to hang around me when they did not have to. Outside of the four walls of school no one wanted to be my friend. I can remember the many times I would get on social media and see the pictures, those pictures of my “friends” together without me made my heart sink. You start to think that something is wrong with you, maybe you are the problem. If you continue to think that it will tear you apart until there is nothing left. Everyone just simply wants to be loved

Before Auggie went to school, he didn’t want anyone to see his face because he was embarrassed by it. An example of this is shown in part one on Auggie’s first day of school, where he said, “I went straight to room 301 on the third floor. Now I was glad I’d gone on that little tour, because I knew exactly where to go and didn’t have to look up once.” This shows Auggie was very shy and ashamed of his face before he started school. In part six of Wonder, Auggie stated, ““Did you know the guy who created Ugly dolls based them on me.” Then she to Ellie and some of the other girls what I had just said, and they all thought it was funny, too.” This quote shows Auggie was becoming less shy and more outgoing, which created a positive impact on his

One of the responsibilities that an individual has in a community is to treat others with respect. There are many reasons to why you should treat other people with respect. But one of the most important reasons, according to Sonja Lyubormirsky found on pbs.org is that, “being kind can start a chain reaction of positivity; being kind to others may lead them to be grateful and generous to others, who in turn are grateful and kind to others” (Lyubormirsky, 1). That being said,

People often perceive kindness in different ways, some think of the smaller things and some the larger. Acts of kindness are like wonders of the world they make it a better place. For example mountains some see this grand rock that the sun reflects off of in the morning and others see a glorified piece of rock. Smaller acts of kindness are just as important as bigger ones. Usually when one thinks of the word kindness some act or person comes into mind and my person is Leticia Chavez a.k.a Ducky.

It is important to strive for kindness because, it makes people feel appreciated, and it

At the start of the story, Auggie was rather immature for his age, babyish as he had put it on page eight and nine. “I sat in her lap like I was a baby...I made my voice sound a little babyish.” This was well before his school experience, when he was used to everything going his way. Yet, this behavior faded after being sent to school. That was when he decided he was old enough to sleep in a place that wasn’t home, by himself. He even gave his mom his

Treating others with kindness benefits everyone involved. For example, in the story “Angel in Disguise”, the author states "We'll keep her a day or two longer; she is so weak and helpless," said Mrs. Joe Thompson…” She was starting to open up to Maggie and realize that she loves her as if she were her own child. This helps lift Mrs. Thompson’s sprits and shows her that she can feel feelings. This shows how being kind to Maggie made her a more loving person in the end. Additionally, in the article, “Teaching Kindness,” the author states that “As minds and bodies grow, it’s abundantly clear that children require a healthy dose of the warm-and-fuzzies to thrive as healthy, happy, well-rounded individuals.” This is proof that children need kindness

Being kind is another advantageous tip on how to live a happy and healthy life. Committing ourselves to be sympathetic to others along with to ourselves brings a new pinnacle of joy and gusto to us.