thoughtful of B.Ed TESL Cohort 5:)

hi there..penning my thought again:) this time, i would like to write about two previous sessions we have had before. well, it's all about THOUGHT!! we had to crack our brain, came up with a stand based on stories we were assigned to read. the most interesting part was definitely to justify our own stand. why did you say/think so?JENG3x....:))
1. the first question was 'Is the dowry system fairly treated in stories; A Question of Dowry and Everything's Arranged. we agreed to say 'NO' for this question as in both stories, dowry which was supposedly meant to be a gift from a bride to her bride groom turned out to be a burden for the brides' family. we came up with several reasons which we discussed earlier. we presented our points confidently even we were bombarded with some 'unwanted' questions..hehe:)
2. the second session is still the same but this time around we ought to create our own stand based on the two stories provided; A Great Injustice and The Merry Maid. we choose 'Society's Treatment Does Influence One's Decision'. i would say that we were more organized in presenting our points; substantiated with strong evidences.
      Anyway, listening to other groups' presentation really made up my mind as i found that a particular stand could be viewed or justified in many ways to strengthen it. plus, there's certain stands they presented we have thought of earlier on; but we didn't know how to put it in a proper sentence. Anyhow, i realize that confidence is really essential in order to lash out your stand and justification assertively.  In all, these two sessions have been really helpful for us to prepare for our first assignment; position paper. Thanks to all and good luck!