"School Pictures" describes August expressing his strong aversion, not a phobia, to having his picture taken, especially for school photos. He recounts an experience where he managed to avoid having an individual portrait taken but was forced to participate in the class photo. August didn't smile for the picture and notes that the photographer seemed displeased with the lack of enthusiasm.
"The Cheese Touch" talks about August reflects on how, despite classmates getting used to them, they avoid physical contact. An incident in a science class where classmates clustered together, leaving August alone, emphasizes this isolation. August compares his situation to the "Cheese Touch" from Diary of a Wimpy Kid, feeling like the outcast nobody wants to touch to be associated with.
These two paragraphs highlight feelings of social anxiety, aversion, and exclusion in school.
For me, I think deeply touched by science. I know most of the people usually judge a person by their cover, however, maybe sometimes we should get rid of fixed thinking, and try to get along with different people. Not just meet or know a person by their appearance. I know the feeling of being isolated by classmates, it's a really bad feeling. School is one of your social places of belonging, if there is no place for you, then where else can there be a place for you? Therefore, we should try to make this world become a warmer environment, making people feel there is a place for them.
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