4‧23 WORLD BOOK DAY CREATIVE COMPETITION 2020
Senior Secondary English Category
Eeman 4C
Growing Up With Reading - What Reading Means to Me
I believe that everyone has their own reading experience. In the following, I would unfold my reading life and reading experiences to you. Reading has played a very important part in my life. I have been reading since I was a toddler. When I was little, I used to read almost every day. I started reading books when I was 5 like most children nowadays. The first book I read was “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle. It was about a caterpillar who ate a lot and was always hungry but at last, it became a beautiful butterfly. I can still remember from childhood, I used to make weekly visits to the public library.
Most people have read over tens or even hundreds of books and everyone has different opinions on reading and different reasons why they read or do not read. Some of my friends have not even touched a book for ages. My reading experience has been rather different from these friends’. Each book has provided me with a new experience and a challenge for my imagination. Whenever I read a book, I put myself in the character’s shoes. Reading has expanded my imagination to a whole new level. Reading also reduces stress for me. Whenever I am stressed I go and read a book. My favorite part of reading books is that it improves my writing skills. I love reading history books and fiction.
Last summer, I read a book called “The Diary of a Young Girl” and I was utterly surprised by how wise and knowledgeable the author is. This is a very heart-breaking story of a little girl. There are just so many important messages in this book, but the most important message for me is that all people have the right to live in freedom. The book is a real diary of a teenage girl that begins on 12 June 1942 when she gets a diary. It tells the story of Anne and her family who lived in Frankfurt, Germany and suddenly had to go into hiding as a result of Hitler and the Nazi Party’s treatment of Jews in Europe during the Second World War. Anne was a happy, cheerful, chattering girl. She was fond of writing and wanted to be an author. They were hiding in the Secret Annex from July 1942 to August 1944. There were eight people staying there; 3 kids and 5 adults and they had books to read and a radio to listen to. Anne’s story shows us that just because people may have a different religion or race doesn’t mean that they should be treated differently. The diary shows us things that people don’t think about now. For example, Anne and her family have to worry about being found and getting punished or even killed for just being Jew every day.
Anne Franks’ opinion on ‘Love’ has impressed me and I share her view.
Love, what is love? I don’t think you can really put it into words. Love is understanding someone, caring for him, sharing his joys and sorrows. This eventually includes physical love. You have shared something, given something away and received something in return, whether or not you are married, whether or not you have a baby. Losing your virtue doesn’t matter, as long as you know that for as long as you live you will have someone at your side who understands you, and who doesn’t have to be shared with anyone else!
The diary suddenly ended in 1944.
In August 1944, they were discovered and taken to concentration camps. Anne died of typhus in 1945, imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen, just a few months before her sixteenth birthday. Her diary which started on 12 June 1942 and ended at 1 August 1944 was found after the war and later published by her father Otto H. Frank, the only surviving member of the whole family.
I adored this book; reading it was a knowledgeable experience. This can be the simplest book that I have read. While reading, I was able to visualize what was happening in that period of history. This book also highlights Hitler’s cruel deeds. I am also amazed by Anne’s words, bold and frank. She wrote them when she was only 14. When I first read this book, I could not understand why an entire government - or even regime - would ever want to kill a 13-year-old girl just because of the religion she practiced. I could not understand why the Nazis would hate people for just being Jewish. I could not imagine how I would have felt if I were in Anne’s place. My favorite part of Anne’s writing was her positivity. Even at the worst time, she tried to remind herself that there was good in the world and she kept being positive. Her endless wish for peace and remembering that there is beauty in the dark world are the reasons for my admiration for her. Every time I read her words, I want to strive to see the world the way she saw it - a beautiful place with room to grow. I would recommend this book to people of all ages. This book is truly a life changer. This book was a great experience for me.
My goal this year is to read 30 books. If you want to start reading, here is some advice. Start with a book which is based on something you are very much interested in or something you like a lot.
For example, if you are interested in thrillers, try to read Dan Brown’s novels.
If you are interested in autobiography and cricket, try starting with Sachin’s biography.
You need to start a book which makes you sit and read continuously. It’s never too late to start.
Most people have read over tens or even hundreds of books and everyone has different opinions on reading and different reasons why they read or do not read. Some of my friends have not even touched a book for ages. My reading experience has been rather different from these friends’. Each book has provided me with a new experience and a challenge for my imagination. Whenever I read a book, I put myself in the character’s shoes. Reading has expanded my imagination to a whole new level. Reading also reduces stress for me. Whenever I am stressed I go and read a book. My favorite part of reading books is that it improves my writing skills. I love reading history books and fiction.
Last summer, I read a book called “The Diary of a Young Girl” and I was utterly surprised by how wise and knowledgeable the author is. This is a very heart-breaking story of a little girl. There are just so many important messages in this book, but the most important message for me is that all people have the right to live in freedom. The book is a real diary of a teenage girl that begins on 12 June 1942 when she gets a diary. It tells the story of Anne and her family who lived in Frankfurt, Germany and suddenly had to go into hiding as a result of Hitler and the Nazi Party’s treatment of Jews in Europe during the Second World War. Anne was a happy, cheerful, chattering girl. She was fond of writing and wanted to be an author. They were hiding in the Secret Annex from July 1942 to August 1944. There were eight people staying there; 3 kids and 5 adults and they had books to read and a radio to listen to. Anne’s story shows us that just because people may have a different religion or race doesn’t mean that they should be treated differently. The diary shows us things that people don’t think about now. For example, Anne and her family have to worry about being found and getting punished or even killed for just being Jew every day.
Anne Franks’ opinion on ‘Love’ has impressed me and I share her view.
Love, what is love? I don’t think you can really put it into words. Love is understanding someone, caring for him, sharing his joys and sorrows. This eventually includes physical love. You have shared something, given something away and received something in return, whether or not you are married, whether or not you have a baby. Losing your virtue doesn’t matter, as long as you know that for as long as you live you will have someone at your side who understands you, and who doesn’t have to be shared with anyone else!
The diary suddenly ended in 1944.
In August 1944, they were discovered and taken to concentration camps. Anne died of typhus in 1945, imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen, just a few months before her sixteenth birthday. Her diary which started on 12 June 1942 and ended at 1 August 1944 was found after the war and later published by her father Otto H. Frank, the only surviving member of the whole family.
I adored this book; reading it was a knowledgeable experience. This can be the simplest book that I have read. While reading, I was able to visualize what was happening in that period of history. This book also highlights Hitler’s cruel deeds. I am also amazed by Anne’s words, bold and frank. She wrote them when she was only 14. When I first read this book, I could not understand why an entire government - or even regime - would ever want to kill a 13-year-old girl just because of the religion she practiced. I could not understand why the Nazis would hate people for just being Jewish. I could not imagine how I would have felt if I were in Anne’s place. My favorite part of Anne’s writing was her positivity. Even at the worst time, she tried to remind herself that there was good in the world and she kept being positive. Her endless wish for peace and remembering that there is beauty in the dark world are the reasons for my admiration for her. Every time I read her words, I want to strive to see the world the way she saw it - a beautiful place with room to grow. I would recommend this book to people of all ages. This book is truly a life changer. This book was a great experience for me.
My goal this year is to read 30 books. If you want to start reading, here is some advice. Start with a book which is based on something you are very much interested in or something you like a lot.
For example, if you are interested in thrillers, try to read Dan Brown’s novels.
If you are interested in autobiography and cricket, try starting with Sachin’s biography.
You need to start a book which makes you sit and read continuously. It’s never too late to start.