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What is the Meaning of Home?

One of the meanings of home for me is a place crucial for survival. If you did not have a home, then you would be in danger. For example, imagine that you are in your house, home alone. Suddenly, you hear someone who you do not know knocking on the door. Since you do not know who he or she is, you do not answer. That person could have been a robber, but since you have a home, you have been protected. What home also means is a place you are grateful for having. Be thankful that you have a home. Homes protect you from danger, so be grateful for having one. Think about what could happen if you did not have a home. I would be thinking about terrible things, like being robbed, kidnapped and many more. That is why you should be grateful for having a home. My next meaning is a place with nutrients, space, oxygen, and warmth. Nutrients are food, water and what helps you grow. You need nutrients to survive and so as oxygen. Oxygen is air, and space is an area that is empty, and you can put stuff in that space. Warmth protects us from the cold, so we do not freeze. All of these are especially important to us humans because we need them all to survive. My fourth meaning is a permanent place to live. Pretend that you just got a free house for a month. It is not a home because you know, after a month you will not own it anymore. If you permanently own any house, then it is your home because you own it forever. If houses were not permanent, after the time of how long you own the house, where would you live now? That is why a home is a permanent place to live. My fifth and final meaning is a place that offers security and privacy. If you are in your house, then you can do whatever you want in it without being caught by strangers. So, you have security and privacy. All my meanings connect to the second one, you should be grateful for having a home. You have nutrients, space, warmth, air, protection, security, and privacy. All these things apply to a home. So, you should really be grateful for having a home. That is all I have, and I will say it again, because of how important it is. Be grateful for having a home.

Carter

Grade 4

St. Clair Beach, Ontario

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