Monday, February 14, 2005
Happy Are Those Who Have Worked Hard
Today, Dr. Edwin has returned us our midterm paper. I am glad because I have got 13/20 for the test. It shows some improvement when compared to my last midterm paper when I got only 7/20. I know my effort to work hard for literature is not in vain. This serves as an encouragement to motivate me to study even harder for literature.
I feel that studying literature is a self-exploring experience, the more we read, the more we discover ourselves. By probing deeply into the characters, I find that they are the reflection of our own life. I come to know myself better. Just like when we read of Eliza in Pygmalion, we see the changes she experiences when she wants to improve her own way of living. She is a flower girl who sells flowers on the street but she wants to be a lady in a flower-shop. She desires to move from a low socio-economic class to a high socio-economic class. She knows that she will not be able to realise her dream just by sitting and waiting at home. Therefore, she makes the effort to improve herself through education.
It is a hard life for Eliza to go through to learn the correct way of speaking the standard English. However, she never gives up. At the end, she achieves her goal. I also hope to achieve my goal but improvement does not come automatically by itself. It requires effort so I must exert myself vigorously. Therefore, I must continue to work hard for every course especially literature.
I feel that studying literature is a self-exploring experience, the more we read, the more we discover ourselves. By probing deeply into the characters, I find that they are the reflection of our own life. I come to know myself better. Just like when we read of Eliza in Pygmalion, we see the changes she experiences when she wants to improve her own way of living. She is a flower girl who sells flowers on the street but she wants to be a lady in a flower-shop. She desires to move from a low socio-economic class to a high socio-economic class. She knows that she will not be able to realise her dream just by sitting and waiting at home. Therefore, she makes the effort to improve herself through education.
It is a hard life for Eliza to go through to learn the correct way of speaking the standard English. However, she never gives up. At the end, she achieves her goal. I also hope to achieve my goal but improvement does not come automatically by itself. It requires effort so I must exert myself vigorously. Therefore, I must continue to work hard for every course especially literature.
# posted by Dr. Yee Bee Choo @ 9:40 PM 
