{"id":10072,"date":"2014-11-04T11:14:03","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T16:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=10072"},"modified":"2014-11-04T11:14:03","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T16:14:03","slug":"sentimental-value-remains-important-to-phs-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=10072","title":{"rendered":"Sentimental Value Remains Important to PHS Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Alicia Sanchez<\/em><\/p>\n

Items can have either monetary value or sentimental value. At times, they have both. The worth of each depends on an individual\u2019s own preferences.<\/p>\n

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Student’s know what the definition of sentimental value is. Senior Anna Piazza said sentimental value is, \u201cthe worth of something in the heart, not by monetary worth.\u201d According to Junior Sophia Smith, \u201cSentimental value is something that holds tremendous, priceless value to the beholder.\u201d Not only do students know the definition of sentimental value, they also know what monetary value means. Freshman John Lara said that it is \u201csomething worth a lot of money.\u201d Sophomore Leonardo Baca said, \u201cIt means money and currency.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Money is just as valuable as sentiments and memories to a number of people. According to Sophia Smith, they are both important because \u201csomeone had to buy the things that have sentimental value,\u201d which means they also hold some sort of monetary value. Photo by: Alicia Sanchez<\/p><\/div>\n

The importance of sentimental value as opposed to monetary value varies from student to student. Lara said, \u201cSentimental [is more important] because to you it is worth something and keeps memories with you when something expensive is just something that can be replaced easily.\u201d Contrary to what Lara said, Smith said, \u201cI think sentimental value and monetary value are both important. Someone had to buy the things that have sentimental value because they become sentimental.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other people in the world stress the importance of monetary value over sentimental value, and vise versa. Why they do this can vary. Baca said that people value things highly, even if they are not worth much money, \u201cbecause they think of it as their friend or family. People can have sentimental value towards a bird they had for years because they’ve both went through so much.\u201d Piazza said, \u201cThere is a story behind the object. That story and that memory has a much higher value than money,\u201d and that is why they may value something with no monetary worth so much. Lara believed that people who value money over memories \u201cdon’t care about memories as much as someone else might.\u201d Smith said a number of people stress the importance of monetary value over sentimental value because \u201cAmerican pop-culture is centered around materialism.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A painting that is given as a gift is just one example of items that can hold sentimental value to a person. Sentimental value can make giving up said items much more difficult, according to a number of high school students. Photo by: Alicia Sanchez<\/p><\/div>\n

There are many things people can place sentimental value on, and these items can affect an individual’s mood in different ways. Baca said, \u201cA teddy bear, a bike, a chessboard, a toy car, a piece of paper with writing on it, a picture, almost anything [can hold sentimental value.]\u201d Piazza said, \u201cExamples [of items with sentimental value] are my stuffed doll I got from my grandma when I was two, my clarinet which is old and crappy and cheap but has so many memories, and my lanyard which has held my first keys.\u201d The ways certain items can affect an individual’s mood varies. Lara said, \u201cIf lost, it can make you upset or mad. If you have it, you might smile at the memory and have a good mood.\u201d Baca said, \u201cIt can affect my mood by reminding me of past experiences I have forgotten, flooding me with past thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gifts from loved ones have both forms of value, and can make it difficult for students to give up. Piazza said, \u201cI definitely appreciate gifts that are from the heart because they show how much someone cares for you.\u201d Because of this, Smith said, \u201cI think it would be harder to give up a sentimental item as opposed to an expensive item because you can’t gain back that sentimentality in something different. If I gave up a picture of my grandpa, I might not ever see that picture again. It would be like losing a memory.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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