To be honest, I’ve never given much thought to what the word, “literacy” means to me, or about the word itself. From what I’ve learned in my English classes, is that a word can have various definitions and meanings than a single one. The word literacy itself revolves around education and knowledge, it means having the capacity to read and write. For me the word literacy means having power, it is the accumulation of various skills I’ve acquired throughout my life and that I carry everyday. Literacy is used when I’m interacting with others and in the activities I perform throughout the day. It is not just having the ability to read and write, but being able to understand what I am reading and being able to express myself through writing. For