Essay On Dyslexia

Cher has always been a person I admired while growing up, many may not agree with that but that is alright. Unlike many others I admired her for her strength, her journey, and of course her music. I can remember having the volume turned up to twenty singing, “If I Could Turn Back Time”, with my step mom with all the windows rolled down. From that day she was my go to when I needed a little pick me up. For that reason amongst her disability for dyslexia; something both I and my twin sister suffer from is why I picked her for todays’ assignment. Cher was born in El Contras, California to her parents Georgia Holt and John Sarkisian, who later walked out on Holt and Cher, making Holt a single mother. Cher was born as Cherilyn Sarkisian LePierce; talk about a mouth full, as Cher grew up without her father her mother Georgia Holt did all she could to provide for her family. Holt was a singer and performer when …show more content…
Dyslexia is the most commonly known learning disability and affects up to 5-10 percent of students. As someone who personally struggles with dyslexia I can completely understand the stress and frustration Cher felt as a student, this frustration caused Cher to drop out of high school at the age of sixteen. After Cher dropped out of school she began waiting tables and taking acting classes to soon reach her overall goal, being like her mother. Through waiting tables is when Cher met Sonny Bono, the man that made her dreams come true, so we thought. Sonny Bono was already making a name for himself in the entertainment industry and as a favor Sonny would allow Cher to tag along to events, where Cher met many entertainers, although she was a nobody at the time Cher was taking it all in for the one day she would become just as