While I have never since resorted to smuggling literary contraband, I have not stopped reading. Bookcases filled with my books are scattered around. These books would include everything from Mark Twain and Charles Dickens to books about relativity and economics. …show more content…
Reading is such a focal part of my life that I sometimes lose sight of the fact that many people can't do it. Aside from the more practical and obvious benefits of a more literate society, those who can read and write suddenly have a way to change their lives and their world. Literacy is a prerequisite to an education, and receiving an education is a way for those living in poverty to change their