aitana's peace project

A Peaceful WorldA Peaceful World

By Aitana Martinez-HuertaBy Aitana Martinez-Huerta

I’d like to dedicate this essay I’d like to dedicate this essay to the people who helped me to the people who helped me

complete this.complete this.

She watches over She watches over us, she watches us, she watches our family, our our family, our friends. There is a friends. There is a gentle breeze, then gentle breeze, then she says,” Won’t it she says,” Won’t it be lovely to have be lovely to have peace in the peace in the world?”world?”

Let me show you ways to Let me show you ways to have peace.have peace.

People can live in People can live in peace with animals peace with animals if they respect if they respect them.them.

Some people teach Some people teach children how to children how to make peace. I make peace. I believe this mural believe this mural represents peace.represents peace.

Children can start Children can start making peace now making peace now in their family.in their family.

Adults try making Adults try making peace little by peace little by little.little.

Some people and Some people and countries are countries are already making already making peace, like here …peace, like here …

… … and here …and here …

… … and here.and here.

Animals know how Animals know how to make peace, to make peace, too.too.

At the zoo, the At the zoo, the Asian and African Asian and African elephants live elephants live together in peace.together in peace.

The same with the The same with the giraffes and the giraffes and the gazelles.gazelles.

Look who’s new! A Look who’s new! A baby giraffe is baby giraffe is living in peace with living in peace with the other giraffes.the other giraffes.

These giraffes These giraffes don’t have don’t have separate food separate food boxes so they have boxes so they have to share this single to share this single food box.food box.

Right now, Right now, three three giraffesgiraffes are eating are eating together without together without fighting.fighting.

Sometimes, we make peace Sometimes, we make peace by ourselves.by ourselves.

It’s a hot day and It’s a hot day and it’s also a perfect it’s also a perfect day to sit in the day to sit in the pool by yourself.pool by yourself.

It’s also a perfect It’s also a perfect day to take a nap day to take a nap in the shade.in the shade.

Or you can just be Or you can just be lazy.lazy.

This lake is This lake is crowded, but crowded, but flamingos get flamingos get along peacefully. along peacefully.

Animals need Animals need people to people to contribute to peace contribute to peace so they can live. so they can live. Like this Like this orangutan, it’s orangutan, it’s home is being cut home is being cut down. down.

Peace is something Peace is something we make. Peace is we make. Peace is something we something we bring to the world.bring to the world.