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In this house there are rough brick walls holding up the house. In this house there is a soft and fluffy carpet that is comforting to the touch. In this house there is a fireplace that you can cuddle up to with a blanket to keep you warm. A house is held up with wood beams and a brick wall. It is also held up with the love you give to it and the love you give to the people you share the house with. Home is a safe haven and a comfort zone. A place to live with our families and pets and enjoy with friends. A place to build memories as well as a way to build future wealth. A place where we can truly just be ourselves. It doesn’t matter what you have in your house, you might not have a fireplace to keep you warm, you might not have a soft and fluffy carpet. But it is a place that you miss the most when you have gone for a long time and it is the hardest thing to say goodbye to. A person's most personal belongings are kept in a home and it's where a person feels safe and accepted. A home tells a story and expresses a person or family's interests. To create a home requires an emotional connection and sense of belonging, not physical things. A house can be a home but a home can't be a house. A study pointed to five common elements that they determined were needed to make a home feel like home. Those included: Privacy, comfort, ownership, security, and belonging. You can add whatever you want to your house, you can personalize it the way you feel safe, comforted and loved. Your house represents YOU, what YOU love and what YOU believe.

Fiona

Grade 6

Mississauga, Ontario

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