Answer and Explanation:
Do you agree or disagree with this point of view?
I disagree with this point of view.
Find evidence from the story to support or refute the student's claim. In your response, clarify why you agree or disagree with the student's thoughts.
Ravi is a character in the short story "Games at Twilight", by Anita Desai. He and his siblings are playing hide-and-seek when he decides to hide in the shed where old furniture and broken things are kept. Ravi is excited about the idea of winning the game. He is motivated by picturing himself as a champion who got to win over older, smarter kids. After hiding for hours, he comes out and runs to the "den" to become the desperate winner of a game that had been long over. His siblings had forgotten about him.
Upon this awful realization, Ravi feels completely isolated. He is obviously a young child who is still insecure about his place in the world. That's why he is so desperate to win - to prove something to himself and others. But the fact that he was forgotten is utterly disappointing and hurtful. He does not feel included; he does not want to be included anymore:
<em>And the arc of thin arms trembled in the twilight, and the heads were bowed so sadly, and their feet tramped to that melancholy refrain so mournfully, so helplessly, that </em><u><em>Ravi could not bear it. He would not follow them, he would not be included in this funereal game. He had wanted victory and triumph—not a funeral. But he had been forgotten, left out, and he would not join them now. The ignominy of being forgotten—how could he face it? He felt his heart go heavy and ache inside him unbearably. He lay down full length on the damp grass, crushing his face into it, no longer crying, silenced by a terrible sense of his insignificance.</em></u>
Replacing the junk food in the vending machines with healthier choices makes the most sense for my school. Students would have access to the snacks when they wanted them, and it wouldn't cost any extra money for the school to make the change. Some of the food items might cost a little bit more, but that will be good because it will help the school with fund-raising for school activities, and it might stop kids from snacking too much during the day. The healthy snacks are also good for student health overall, and this change may help reduce childhood obesity numbers.
Answer: Anne and Peter become close friends during the time they hide in the annex.
Explanation:
The Diary of Anne Frank showed a first hand look into how some Jews fared when the Nazis occupied Europe. It was an everyday account written by Anne Frank as she and her family and others hid in an annex in the workplace of her father.
Anne forms a very strong friendship with Peter Van Pels during their time hiding in the annex. This difficult experience of having to hide from Nazi persecution simply because they were Jewish gave them a shared experience that laid the foundation for a strong friendship.
