Ramzi’s Academics in Eighth Grade

In the book we read Anne Frank, she had to leave her home, cat and friends to go into hiding from the Nazis. While she could only bring a few items she said this quote “But I’m not sorry, memories mean more to me than dresses”. These paragraphs will talk about items I would personally bring if I were in Anne’s shoes and going to an unknown place. The question “Memories or dresses” is related to the book we reading Anne Frank.  

I agreed with Anne Franks quote above and to me memories are much more valuable than material items such as cloths. Even though they are nice and comfortable they don’t last long for you to remember it. The first items that came to my mind is my laptop and my phone so I can connect the outside world and learn more through the internet but, realizing that the location I am going to may not have any electricity or internet excess so I thought of news items I will bring such as writing pads, stationary items, school albums, puzzles and board games. I choose these items because even thought I know that I am going to leave all my past memories I can create new and happier memories with my family through events.

 

Writing pads would be my first items because being isolated in a room will create boredom so using paper you can play games with your family such as hangman. Writing pads are also useful by letting you write your feelings if you don’t want to express them out loud. Creative writing or journal entries can also help you get through the hard times and record your happy moments in a dreadful location.

 

Of course with out stationary items such as pens, pencils, color pencils and makers writing pads would be useless. Pen and pencils help make writing pads useful while color pencils and markers brighten your surroundings and create a more attractive presentation of your work. Erasers and sharpeners are also essential for these items so I would not just bring a pencil or two, I would bring containers full of them and along with a supply of sharpeners erasers and maybe rulers.

School/ personal albums store and remind you of past happiness which will help you move forward and thrive more through out our entire experience so that once you have achieved your goal of hiding you can enjoy your friends and teachers again. People might say that keeping past memories can only cause pain but from the past memories they can remind you of past lessons learnt with the new knowledge you know now you can combine them so you can survive your daily life.

 

Puzzles and board games can fall into the same category because they both not only keep you entertained but, they allow you to achieve a better relation ship with the people around you. Puzzles such as crosswords or Sudoku help stimulate the mind and remind you of your school learning’s. Board games like Chess, Life or Risk can help you connect between people and can help you learn their personalities and strengths along with their weaknesses. 

So these are the items I would bring with me if I were in Anne Frank’s shoes and going to a mysterious and new environment and way of life.

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