Another day without a professor

So I went to class yesterday hoping to be able to actually be taught by Professor Feinberg. I was once again disappointed that he was not there. His TA was there and put in a movie, The Queen, for us to watch and take notes on so we can write our first individual memo.
I noticed once the TA said that the professor was not going to be in class and we were watching a movie, a bunch of people just got up and left. One thing I found disrespectful were the number of people sitting around and talking during the movie. This was very annoying and made it hard to hear the movie.
I was shocked how well the class did accept the TA as the leader of the class for the day. Everyone for the most part listened to what she had to say and then made their decision whether to stay or leave.
The movie we watched, The Queen, was an interesting movie. I have never seen it before and it really showed a different light on the royal family of England. The leadership of Queen Elizabeth was very passive during most of what we watched. I take her to be more of a figurative leader than anything else. I noticed during the movie, mainly during the period when Princess Diana died, that Tony Blair, the Prime Minister, lead the country during the time of grief. He was the one who really wanted to help the country cope with the loss of such a prominent figure. Queen Elizabeth was very passive as what had happened, and felt that it was "a private matter" and the public should not be involved. I realized how cold she was towards her son, Prince Charles, as well as Tony Blair. The movie was quite eye opening and showed a different side of Queen Elizabeth than I had once thought.
After watching part of the movie, it is clear to see that there are many different forms of leadership and people deal with each type differently. I cannot wait to finish the film because it will be interesting to see how her leadership will change, if it does at all.