Point of View Cont'd
“What would you buy with $100?”
MetroWest Elementary School fourth-graders answered the above question:
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“I, Melanie Ortiz-Bandes, with $100, would do nothing with it except donate it. I would donate it, because I have everything I need from my parents. I have a roof over my head and food, and lots, lots of love. And that’s all I need.” Melanie Ortiz-Bandes |
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“First, I want to buy something for my family, like my mom’s present. Next, I want to buy something and give it to the homeless. And I would buy something for my friends and neighborhood. And I want to buy airplane tickets for my family to travel to another world. And I want to help people buy something with the leftover money.” Adelaide Park |
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“I would buy clothes, shoes, pants, socks, undershirts and anything to donate to people who need all of this stuff, like a place that had an earthquake, hurricane or tornado. I would donate to people that really need it and that are poor and don’t have anything to wear.” Yaseen Ali |
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“I think I will donate $50 to charity. I would save $50 for a rainy day. The poor need money to survive. $50 is good to save. If I’m starving and only have that $50, I would be saved.” Qadir Jafri |
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“I would buy lots of my needs, like food and water, then buy my wants. One want I would like to own is a motor scooter. It is more important to have needs than wants.” Savanna Bloom |
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“I would give $50 to a shelter and keep $50, because I know they need food, drinks and a home. With the other $50, I would buy shoes, clothes, lotion and other important things.” Mychaela Miller |
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“I would buy an Xbox 360 and a game called Hot Pursuit and Halo: Reach, and PSP game called Star Wars Battlefront 2." Jeremiah Dessalines |
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“I would buy something that would make my mom and family feel good, and buy some toys for my dog and me, and a little gift for my friends.” L. Richard Aguirre |
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“I would buy a baby panda for my mom and dad.” Mohammed Becheir |
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“I would buy a dog. I like dogs because they are so good.” Zahra Gazaly |
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“I would give it to the people outside asking for money. And then I would save some for school.” Julysa Etienne |
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“I would buy the biggest chocolate in the world.” Anabella Pérez Frank |
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“I would buy a car, but I think there’s too much money to buy a car, so I’d go to Hawaii and Paris on an airplane.” Maria Brandolezi |
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“I would buy jeans, cars, pizza and a skateboard.” Alex Lin |
