sc115+Improving+our+World

=**Helping Others Helps You**=

==How can people improve the world around them? Some people think that you can volunteer and improve the world, but there are other ways too. Imagine a world where no one cares about anything. There would be no new inventions and a lot of garbage everywhere. No windows. No stores. No nothing. I believe that people can improve the world by teaching others what you know, taking responsibility to solve a problem, and becoming a part in the community.==

==One way that you can improve the world is by teaching others what you know and what they don't know. For example, in the book //Holes,// Stanley Yelnats teaches another kid at Camp Green Lake, Zero how to read and write. At first he was hesitant, but then he decided to do the right thing. He did this because he wanted to share his knowledge with other people while improving Zero's knowledge. In the same exact way, I play lacrosse and I could teach someone else how to play lacrosse. While some people think that everything is about themselves, if you teach someone something so simple, they can pass it on too.==

==Taking responsibility to solve a problem is another way to improve the world around you. In, //The Devil's Arithmetic//, Hannah, the protagonist, was best friends with a girl named Rivka at the concentration camp, Auschwitz. At the end of the book, Hannah sacrifices her life for her best friend Rivka's. In the same way, I am outside almost all of the time. I could help the environment by picking up trash in the community with my friends. Although some people think that they aren't mature enough to take responsibility, even telling someone that they spelled something wrong can improve the world.==

==Becoming involved in the community is another way to improve the world around you. For example, when you donate clothes to people that are less fortunate. Additionally, you can give food to the food bank so other people can have food too. Lastly, senior citizens love it when people younger then them read books to them and play checkers with them. Why don't you give this a try? Although this may seem boring, it is important to help out your community to make other people happy. Many people think that they don't have enough time to help out the community because they have other activities, but even picking up a little piece of trash off the ground can help earth; even if it is not yours.==

==Even though the world is a fine place right now, improving it is not a bad thing to do either. Anne Frank once said, " How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve it." What does it mean? I believe the quote Anne Frank says means that people can improve the world by teaching others what you know, taking responsibility to solve a problem, and becoming a part in the community. Improving the world isn't a bad thing.==