The Importance Of Literacy In Superman And Me

Remember when we used to sing the alphabet song, letters resonate in our ears for the entire day. With those letters, we learned how to express ourselves and understand the idea of someone without actually hearing from them in person. Today, I am able to write this essay because I valued my education since I started to sing that song. Literacy is the most powerful weapon for a human being because it allows us to see the world not just from our own perspective but also from other people’s as well. There are millions of people like me who are able to make a difference in their lives under the light of literacy. Some people like Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X, they didn’t just change their lives, they also influenced many other
The importance of literacy is explained by Alexie through his Native American experiences. His father was the reason why he started on reading, his admiration of his father helped him to discover his future potential. As he read he realized that he was doing much better compare to his classmates in school. The joy of success, encouraged him to read more so that he can be freed from being “native American”. The stereotypes about natives were limiting and underestimating their potential, “We were Indian children who were expected to be stupid” (Alexie, 357). However, he refused to carry this identity, ignored the obstacles and focused on continuing what he was doing best. Because he had one of the strongest motivation to achieve his goal. “I loved books, but I also knew that love had only one purpose. I was trying to save my life” (Alexie, 357). Sherman didn’t have a choice, he had to read if he wanted to have good life standards. To make a difference in life, you need to think different and that was what he
These type of writers always enlighten me, with their determination comes from their heart. Surely, there is something special and unique about their style which I always find admirable. My academic life was ordinary until I realized I deserve much better than my current position. That is why I decided to study abroad because now my expectations were higher from myself. When I mentioned first, everybody laughed at me, they didn’t believe I can be successful. I started to focus on my English, whenever I had the time I spend it for studying, I listened in English I spoke in English, in school people were ignoring me because they taught I was living in a dream. I knew my ticket to the USA was English, so I hold on to it and now today I am writing an essay in English in the United