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Helping Hand By Daniela Campos

Anne Frank once said, “How wonderful it is that nobody need to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” I think this quote means that no one has to wait a single second before making a difference in the world or other people around them. I agree with this quote because it shows that one small idea that helps will be one that changes the world. I like this quote because it’s capable of inspiring people to do great things that help others around them.There are many ways to help others.

One reason is taking responsibility for your own actions. I read this book called Island of the Blue Dolphins which is a book about a girl named Karana who gets stranded on her tribes island. She was left behind on the island after swimming to her brother. The rest of the tribe was thinking about leaving Ramo, the brother, because they needed to hurry because there was a storm. This book relates because she took responsibility for her own actions after going back for her brother, who died the next morning.

Helping those who can not help themselves is another reason. There was this man named Janusz Korczak who made a change to the people around him. Janusz Korczak was a jewish man that made an orphanage for homeless children that were jewish too during the Holocaust. This relates because he made the world a better place for the jewish children. After a while Janusz and the orphans were sent to a ghetto. Even after being sent to a cramped ghetto with little food and water, Janusz Korczak still cared about the children.

My last reason is talking a stand against what’s wrong. when I was in fifth grade last year there was this girl named Giana. Whenever she went through the hallway this mean boy named Evan always called out “Ew!” Then one day I just stood up and said to him, “Can you leave her alone, she hasn’t done anything to you.You SHOULD have more respect for people!” This relates because I stood up for a friend who was in a bad and wrong situation.

I wonder what you think about this quote. Have you ever stood up to anybody? Or helped anybody in need? Remember, you don’t have to wait before making a difference in the world or other people around you. Do you agree with Anne Frank’s quote?