Day 3 Writing Homework
- July 11, 2024
- 4:23 pm
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Scholarship HW:
Imagine that you have been chosen as the representative for your year. As part of your role, you need to write a letter to your principal/headmaster e every month, speaking on a different issue each time that is pertinent to your student community. This month, you have decided to write a persuasive letter advocating for the need for the school to provide greater support either for school-bought lunches or for home-brought lunches (you can pick!). In your letter, you were clever, and ensured that you considered the major factors involved — nutrition, convenience, cost, etc. (are these of equal importance?) — while also providing actionable counsel to your principal/headmaster.
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As I step out of the airport, the glimpse of a modern world washes over me and I know this is a journey I will never forget. I tug onto the smooth velvet sleeve of my new foster mother and watch as gleaming cars glide over the rough tar road, almost flying like the lively Aziza, fairies they call it here as my English teacher has taught me. We walk through the bustling streets, watching numerous people walk in and out of small shops, leaving with bags of goods filled to the brim.
We keep strolling through the golden lamp lit streets when suddenly, my foster mother nudges me on the arm.
“I think you’ll like it here” she says, a hint of excitement dancing in her voice.
We make a turn and land in a world different to the one we were just in, a world with familiar smells, items, voices. I look into the shops filled with henna painting, Jollof rice, sparkling objects broken into pieces, a world like Africa. I stare at the people, happily giggling inside the shops when suddenly, hot, salty tears start falling into my mouth.
‘You don’t understand!” I shout at them, my eyes red and puffy. They look at me in confusement and laugh. I run. Nobody will ever understand.
My foster mother looks down at me, her ocean blue eyes filled with curiosity.
“What’s wrong? Why don’t you like it here?”
I look down.
“Why do people enjoy going to a place like Africa? Africa is hot. Dry. Poor, why would anyone like that?”
She runs her fingers through my short curly hair and speaks slowly.
“I know Africa may be dry or poor but it has a culture, and we shall embrace the diverse cultures of every country. Think about the nice things sitting in Africa. The animals, friends, beautiful curries… The culture and traditions are amazing and unique!”
I look up at her, I know she is right. I remember the giraffes, munching on fresh leaves, the men stirring the curry pot around and around, the melodical bells chiming in the wind. I smile. I take my foster mothers hand and know I will love both the new world and mine.
Dear Mr Maf,
Every day, students come to school with lunchboxes filled with sugary and unhealthy food such as lollies, left over fast-food, snacks and much more. Why lunchboxes hold the burden of containing these unhealthy food? There can be many factors from busy families to unadvised parents but I and everyone in my class want to give you a solution in the interest of improving this place of dedication, learning and opportunity. We need to provide students with school lunches. Allow me to take a microscopic fraction of your time today to help you to help the next generation of humankind. I will explain to you why it would create a healthier and positive school both physically and mentall , why it would be beneficial to our students and community, and why it would be an effective way to use the budget.
Firstly, providing students with lunches will help them in their physical growth and personal development. By giving students lunches, the school can decide what goes on the menu and by controlling what the options are kids, therefore, have to pick a healthy choice. Eating smart can be vital in the growth of growing children as what they consume dictates how their body deals with it and where it ends up. If we leave the choice up to families, they might be uneducated in healthy eating and give their child food that builds up fat and cause sickness. On the mental side, when your body grows, so can your maturity and mental health. Improvement in these sectors lead to more concentration in class, attendance rates, etc which all lead to a bigger, brighter future.
Secondly, providing lunches would massively assist struggling families who just don’t have the time to make a nutritious, mineral-enriched lunch. Some decide to let their children decide and as you know, we don’t make the smartest decisions. Some turn to “2 minute meals” and other ready to eat products which lack the essential vitamins and nutritions to support their child’s needs as growing kids. Some hastily make a meal, taking a huge chunk of their everyday lives dedicated to making a simple meal when the school along with dedicated volunteers and staff can help relieve them of their burden. With this information, it is clear, that changing this would be a huge benefit to many parents and carers from the local community.
Last but no least, providing lunches would be an effective use of out school budget.. I understand that the budget might be tight but we need to make room for this important cause. Parents could be disadvantaged and poor, unable to support their child and the sole purpose of school is to nurture and support children for when they grow up. That dosen’t just mean boring and tedious math lessons. It means supporting them in every aspect of their lives to train the for the world. It will not be easy but we need to try to help students every possible way we can to accomplish our goal of preparing every single child with the skills and bodies they need for the outside world. This is why we need to spend some of our useful money to a useful and great cause.
In conclusion, we must take action to the worrisome choices some families are making and provide school students students with a simple essential. A healthy meal. For all the reason listed, I urge all schools to follow my advice and recongise what students need. Please understand what us students require. One day, I hope that every childs gets what they need and deserve.
By Simon Yin