Prompt: Select a small object from home that means something to you.  In 2-3 paragraph narrative describe it and explain why it is holds meaning for you.  THEN, convert your narrative into an outline (think: points and subpoints).  We will use the outline next week to deliver a 1-2 minute speech describing the object and helping us to understand its significance.   Post both the narrative and the outline.

In my house there is a small jewelry box that contains a button that my mom gifted to me a few years back. The button itself appears rather mundane and I personally wouldn’t wear it as it’d just clash with anything else I’d wear. However that button is very important to me because it’s an incredibly special thing that my mother gave to me. It’s a button that’s given to winners of the Nobel Prize to denote their status.

Now while my mother is definitely quite awesome, she didn’t win the award. But she did work with someone and was friends with them when they won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. That friend gave the button she had earned to my mother as a gift and then she gave it to me, and since then I’ve kept it safe in its box and not taken it out.

Other than its clear value due to it being something special, the button also represents an example of how my parents have throughout their lives been willing to pass on good things that came to them through their own work onto me. This sort of willingness to pass on good things in your life towards others even if you “rightfully earned it” has been something I’ve wanted to and tried my best to adopt and practice regularly, so this button that I feel is a sort of physical representation of that holds a special place in my heart.

Outline:

What is the item?

  • Give a brief overview on what the item is

How did I get said item?

  • Mention how the item came into my possession

Why is it important?

  • Speak about the specifics on why the object is special outside of what it physically is