Education has been a mandatory part of my life for as long as I can remember. I began preschool at age four, and I will be involved in structured schooling until age twenty-four. A substantial part of my life is dedicated to education, and it is the same for many others. Although at times it may seem redundant, the years allocated towards learning is not in vain because education is necessary to guide people within society in advancing his or her quality of life.
For example, Malcolm X employed education in fulfilling his goal of being able to confidently write to his role model. Because he never had the opportunity of formal education, Malcolm X was unhappy with how childish he seemed in his writings to Muhammad Ali, a religious leader of the Nation of Islam. Through learning and memorizing words in a dictionary that was given to him, Malcolm X expanded his vocabulary, allowing him to speak and write more eloquently. This not only resulted in contentedness with his letters to Muhammad but opened up new opportunities to write books and lead others with his thoughts and ideas, such as founding the Organization of Afro-American Unity that promoted human rights for African Americans. The quality of life was greatly improved for many through Malcolm X because of education.
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Douglass in “Learning to Read and Write” identified that there is no end to learning; there was always more to find out about or hear a different opinion on. Because of learning, he heard the word abolition for the first time. Just the thought of becoming free was enough for Douglass to continue striving to acquire information. The ability to read allowed him to learn more about current events than his fellow slaves which in turn gave him ideas about freedom. Education ultimately brought him to freedom which dramatically increased his quality of