QWERTYUIOP (Moral Values)

  

Three moral values that can be learned from “QWERTYUIOP” are perseverance, courage and compassion.

Perseverance (meaning: ketabahan) is important in facing challenges (meaning: cabaran). We should not give up easily in life. We should have perseverance to be successful. This moral value can be learned from the main character, Lucy Beck. Lucy was determined to get a job. She persevered to keep her job although the ghost of previous secretary, Miss Broome kept giving her problems.

We should also have courage. We should not run away from challenges and problems in life. Lucy had to confront Miss Broome’s ghost in the story. She showed her fighting spirit when she refused to run away like the other young secretaries. She confronted (meaning: berhadapan) Miss Broome and fought to stay on her job.

We also can learn the moral value of compassion (meaning: belas kasihan) from the story. Lucy learned to accept her uncle although she did not have good opinion of him in the past. She felt sorry for Miss Broome and managed to calm her down. This shows that she was a compassionate person.

The Fruitcake Special (Moral Values)

Two moral values that can be learned from the story of “The Fruitcake Special” are “honesty” and “superficiality versus substance”.

Honesty is important. We should be honest with ourselves and to others. This moral value can be learned from Anna. Anna knew who she was. She did not listen to David Amos’ compliments (meaning: pujian). She was suspicious (meaning: curiga) about his compliments until she found out that it was the fruitcake perfume that made Amos fell in love with her. Anna also did not take advantage of Amos and the waiter when they fell in love with her because of the fruitcake. She told the waiter not to act foolishly. This shows that Anna was an honest person. 

Substance is more important that superficiality. In a relationship, we should be sincere and not be attracted by physical appearance. For example, Amos liked only young and beautiful girls with model look. On the other hand, Armstrong fell in love with Anna for who she was and not just for her appearance. Armstrong's love for Anna was true and he worked hard to build a pizza company to prove to Anna that he was a worthy gentleman. 

(Note: Write the events that happened in the story in PAST TENSE, because they already happened in the past.)