reflection on Akeelah and the Bee (in the second half)

Summary:
    Javier invites Akeelah to his birthday and it is the day that Akeelah starts to take more notice of Dylan Chu and become the biggest rival of him. Dr. Larabee coaches Akeelah and gives out everything he has to her. Akeelah, Javier and Dylan Chu win the spelling bee in the regional spelling bee, so three of them become representatives to compete in the national spelling bee. Although before the national spelling bee, Akeelah unpredictably goes through many hardships like almost losing her best friend, being declined by Dr. Larabee for not coaching her or being under lots of pressure, Akeelah gets everyone's help and support, her mother in particular. In the end, because of Akeelah's wisdom, kindness and confidence, she finally wins herself many friends and shares the championship with Dylan Chu in the national spelling bee.  

Opinions:
    I think the main idea of the movie, Akeelah and the Bee, is trying to convince people that everyone can make their dream come true, so don't be afraid to go for it however hard it is. Also, the movie wants to tell us that we should never judge a book by its cover. Although sometimes some people may still hold a stereotype toward one thing like looking down on someone due to his or her race, the starring actress convinces us that everyone has potential. But just as Edison has once said, "Success is one percent talent, ninety-nine percent perspiration." Therefore, it takes time and practice to reach success, and also demands perseverance and concentration. 
    Although success features these traits, we can not ignore the importance of individual distinctiveness. In the movie, Akeelah keeps time, finding her own rhythm to remember vocabularies; therefore, she learns in a more efficient and effective way. However, in comparison to Akeelah, Dylan Chu is trained in a harsh way and is not allowed to get enough rest. This training way sometimes doesn't work because people need to relax and refresh from the hard work and somehow it reflects our Chinese culture that we are more likely to spoon-fed children and shape them into well-disciplined role models instead of bringing them up at the mercy of their talents. "Find the fittest rather than the best" can always applies to any aspect of our life, such as finding a mate.
    Besides inner part, one can not succeed without anyone's help. Friends, teachers and family members play essential roles in making success. Just like Akeelah has once said to the Dr. Larabee, " I can not go so far without you." Therefore, we should always be thankful to people who are willing to reach out and be grateful for what people have done for us. At the same time, we should also be generous to give out. And, particularly, parents always lead us to the right way and offer helps without hesitation.
   I like this movie which teaches people something about love.          

reflection on Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah is talented and also full of passion about scrabble. She stands out from the rest of the classmates. However, she feels alien to the school life and also is annoyed by being called brainiac due to her extraordinary talent. Therefore, she hides her desire in the dark. Akeelah lives in the inferior community, so she isn't well-educated in using proper language in different situation. What's worse, her mother is busy with her work and spends much more time disciplining her brother, so Akeelah doesn't get the support from her mother to compete in the competition. Although her living environment fills with fights, discouragement and distraction which keep disturbing her, she still can recover and move on  by holding a faith in her father. Also, I think Akeelah is very lucky. She gets help and courage from her elder brother, the companion met in the regional competition and also the professor of UCLA whom Akeelah has once offended. Although it seems like challenging from the begging, success will belong to those who  insist on working hard.

Once a week for fifteen minutes-8

Since I was little, I have rarely left my family except last summer vacation in the state, the first and the only time I left my parents. My parents always keep me by their sides, not allowing me to leave 3 inches away from their sight, so I can proudly and exactly say that I have never experienced tumbling down the floor and getting a bruise on the skin. So far, I have lived at home and have commuted back and forth to the school everyday; therefore, I begin to feel like living in the dormitory, trying to live alone and deal with daily life problems on my own. Luckily, last week, my mother, who keeps a dominant position in my family, happened to leave Taipei, so I got a chance to experience the life without any help. I got to wake up 1 hour earlier than the normal day; I got to have every meal in the convenient store because I didn't know how to cook; I got to manage everything on time, for no one could race me to school within 10 minutes. I got to say I was bloody worn out!

Once a week for fifteen minutes-7

Sometimes, some students get novel ideas to invent activities in school. Normally, I won't participate in the events but just take a quick look when passing through their small booths. Recently, I notice a small activity called "Girl's Festival." As usual, I never think of getting involved in the activity until one of my friends tell me the instruction of the activity. Basically, it's for girls literally, which allows girls to make a wish and lets others, either boys or girls by drawing lots, help you make it come true if wishes are not ridiculous. That day, although I didn't get any idea, I just felt like to make a wish with a strong impulse and saw what would happen next. After referring to others' wishes, I simply wrote a flaky one that didn't make any sense. I wrote,'' Let's have a All-you-can-eat dinner without gaining weights." Actually, I don't look forward to receiving a reply from anyone whoever draw my lot, since it's unreasonable. To my surprise, on Saturday, my phone quaked and got a message from a guy. He was willing to make my wish come true.