The Power of Literacy
Throughout history many people who have written about their endeavors in the pursuit of literacy. They have shown through their challenges that learning to read and write have been a key factor towards path to personal success and fulfillment. Within the accounts of such sought after skills, stories of hope, perseverance, heart break and triumph have echoed throughout the pages of history. And through these past experiences new generations have been given different perspectives and encouragement that they to may obtain the knowledge of literacy regardless of their hardships and overwhelming odds. Two such stories that contain great struggle and success have influenced generations of students, lie in the biographies of both Frederick Douglas and Malcolm Little or more commonly known as
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Although this valuable skill played a crucial role in determining how they viewed their condition and the history of their people. Malcolm sought to further develop his literacy and use his knowledge to spread what he’d learned to people around the country and that the history of oppression should not be repeated under any circumstance. Frederick however, grew wearisome of the fact that he even though he was able to overcome insurmountable odds and oppression he learned to read and write though he eventually ended up regretting it. If he was given similar opportunities as Malcolm and had more resources available to broaden his mind, Frederick may have had a different outlook on his past and his future. It seemed as though he did not fully appreciate the new opportunities he was given through his knowing how to read and write. However, like Malcolm he did understand the value of literacy even if it took years for him to develop. For the key to success in given in the pursuit of literacy and the power it