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Literacy History And Auto ethnography

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While I was a young Kid I always wanted to go to college, my dream was to have a career that would give me a certain locus in the society. As a child this was a dream that seemed to be fare fetched and I needed people to assist me with my dream. I needed to be taught how to read, write and talk fluently. This started at home with the help of my two older siblings, my elder brother used to love reading and so as a form of distraction he had to ensure that I get busy so that I wouldn’t disturb him. He had a book that had animals drawn on it and thus he used to provide me with the book and tell me to draw animals in an exercise book that he had bought for me. This was how I learnt how write since I was able to get a good grip of my pencil. In due course after learning how to write he was able to teach me how to read. This begun my teaching me the pronunciations of the vowels. We had a song that he created to assist me in remembering the vowels. My mum later on realized the efforts of my elder brother on how he was teaching me and he bought us a book known as sound and read which came in very handy in my reading lessons with my brother.

The positive memories about this experience was that I was able to learn how to draw and it was really fascinating when I was able to draw an apple. I had concurred the world, plus the efforts my brother had given the lessons were very great and I remember in one occasion he kissed me and carried me up for being able to read the word America. The negative moments came when I was sick and unable to continue with our learning lessons with my brother and this made everyone in my family sad because if I learn anything new I would sing it the whole day so that I couldn’t forget.

Most of my curiosity were piqued with my mom, when I wanted to inquire more I consulted her because I knew she knew everything and she would tell me satisfactorily on what I wanted to know. My mum was working with the office of the department of justice and she knew so many people within the state. She interacted with mighty people and she always encouraged us to read so that we could be able to have influence in the society. This was one of the factors that made my elder brother study really hard. The opinion that I have towards reading and writing was greatly generated from my brother with the influence of my mother.

The opinion is very positive because my brother usually told us that he will read so many books and in future he will write his own books so that people can get knowledge and we will get money. My mother usually told us it was through much reading that one could be able to write things that had a lot of meaning and sense. Therefore, the opinion about reading was positive and it gave us the challenge to read so that we could become productive in the society.

Literacy has its own negativity and one of them is going through a system where you do almost similar things and you are left wondered why couldn’t they just harmonize it. One of the challenges is that the materials that aid in literacy may become either too expensive or unavailable. This will therefore frustrate the quest of higher learning because one may not be able to get the right materials due to various challenges. As much as the challenges are there the only way to overcome them will be through knowing what you want at the end of the day. This is because if we fail to make all the necessary sacrifices then literacy will be a dream and ignorance is not something that everyone will desire to have.

My literacy journey has not yet seen any moment that I would call special but I am optimistic and really anticipating for that moment. I stand out due to my oratory skills, I am able to connect various themes from various books so as to help me in communicating or making a point across. The first book I remember reading is gift hands by Ben Carson. There is this paper that I did back in school about leadership, it had an impact on me in the sense that I was able to learn the various leadership style and how to become a great and visionary leader. This has always guided me in almost everything I do. Currently I do not have a favorite piece of writing that I have created.

The privilege that I have now is that I have freedom and a free man. The freedom I have allows me to read and interact with other people this is because in the times of Douglas mingling with other races was outlawed. Reading was something that he was not entitled to like I man today and this gives me the ability to learn more. Douglas had to learn alone and the privilege that I have now has provided me with the ability of learning in various places within the country without facing any obstacle.

The only obstacle that I have to overcome is financial obstacle, this is in the sense that financial resources were somehow limited and thus I had to make sure that the little I had I used it to survive. The environment has a bigger role to play, this is because it is from the environment that the mind is shaped and one will be able to know his abilities and strength. The environment also provides people with challenge of discovering their potential. Social-economic status plays a big role when it comes to literacy for instance if one lives in a power neighborhood and want to know the secret of amassing wealth then the literature that the person will read will tend to focus on motivational books. If one lives in an area or country that democracy remains to be a fallacy, then the person will focus on reading books that have to deal with democracy.

The SES of Appalachians does not differ from that of the people where I come from that much bit the slight difference is that the levels of poverty is not that high. Although we are poor war has not been around us for quite some time and the levels of poverty has been gradually decreasing. My culture has shaped my literacy habits in the sense in that people always think that people from my culture are dumb, I had to and always have to read to show that we can also be smart and have command of the language and proficiency to. Liu had to overcome discrimination and injustices so as to be able to be where he was.

I have been able to overcome black discrimination in school and prejudice. This is in the sense that blacks were not seen as being intelligent enough and would always find ourselves in one mess or another that we had no form of connection with. I was able to preserver and ensure that I find solace in my books just not to find myself in any form of trouble.

There are many privileges that I have over Malcom X, but one of the outstanding one is that education is a right which I am guaranteed of and cannot be denied under any circumstance. I can therefore be able to continue studying even if I find myself in prison.

My experience with good and bad teacher was not bad because at the end of the day my dreams were bigger than that good or bad teacher and I had to work extra hard so as to be where I am today. My attitude mattered and it was only up to me to determine where I wanted to go and to what extent was I going to achieve my dreams and desires.

Part II: Auto-ethnography

I usually pick a book for a week and make sure that I finish the book within a week, then the week after finishing the book I try and write some few things learned and what can be added to the book. This is always my form of trying to gauge myself if I have understood what I was reading. I feel proud of myself because I have been able to develop analytical skills. I do not have a special place to read or write but I prefer where there is silence and some good wind. I usually draft my works first.

Revision is part of the process because it is through revision you’ll be able to notice certain mistakes. When writing I would prefer writing on my balcony on my office in my house where I can have a feel of nature since I will be able to see the sky, the ocean and the trees. This provides my mind with some sense of relaxation where I am able to imagine uninterrupted and also be creative as much as possible. The value I create in my writing is taking as much as possible time in one piece so as to be able to deliver something that is valuable to me and my intended readers. There are no habits to improve since I think I am on the write path.