What does it mean to be literate ? Being literate means that a person knows how to read and write.This is a very important key term to life. Knowing how to read and write makes the learner aware of what is going on around them. In this world there are some people that can 't afford to go to school or just don 't have the chance to got to school for an opportunity at life. Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass both of these people always had a courage to read in order to understand what it is to be literate. These two gentlemen are from two separate generations.
Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass both had the courtesy to become literate.These two men were imprisoned in a way because they could not go anywhere. They were both were told what to do, but …show more content…
Douglass learning took place in the 1800’s when slavery was in action. Which meant that slaves were not allowed to be taught anything just to work. This meant that it was hard for Douglass to learn anything, due to slaves being prohibited to read and write. but luckily the mistress showed douglass the alphabet which gave him the courage to expand his knowledge. Now Malcolm X learning time was in the 1900’s. In that time frame Malcolm X was sentenced to prison which motivated him to further his education while imprisoned. The biggest thing that separate the two men is that one was being taught whom was douglass and one who had to teach himself while being in a prison who was Malcolm X. There 's a big gap of years in between these two learners, Malcolm X wrote “Where else but in prison could I have attacked my ignorance by being able to study intensely sometimes as much as fifteen hours a day?” in the Literacy Behind Bars. He clearly stated that he could finally have some time to himself to become literate and block out the outside distractions to life. For Example Bills,Work,Home...etc these items that have to be taken care of don 't leave much time open to become more literate. In my opinion someone that wants to learn will learn no matter where the person is located. And if someone that doesn 't want to learn even if the person gets put into a private school the person won 't …show more content…
Growing up without an education doesn 't stop people from becoming literate. Literate is something that is a part of our daily lives even though we may not know it. we do it more often than we think. These to learners grew up in separate centuries which was way different than today 's education. There 's is no boundaries that keep someone from becoming literate other than the person itself. Someone that wants to learn will learn no matter where that person is placed. No boundaries on learning. Not having and education is not an excuse of not being successful in life. These two gentlemen prove to making something out of themselves from having nothing to being something in
Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass both had the courtesy to become literate.These two men were imprisoned in a way because they could not go anywhere. They were both were told what to do, but …show more content…
Douglass learning took place in the 1800’s when slavery was in action. Which meant that slaves were not allowed to be taught anything just to work. This meant that it was hard for Douglass to learn anything, due to slaves being prohibited to read and write. but luckily the mistress showed douglass the alphabet which gave him the courage to expand his knowledge. Now Malcolm X learning time was in the 1900’s. In that time frame Malcolm X was sentenced to prison which motivated him to further his education while imprisoned. The biggest thing that separate the two men is that one was being taught whom was douglass and one who had to teach himself while being in a prison who was Malcolm X. There 's a big gap of years in between these two learners, Malcolm X wrote “Where else but in prison could I have attacked my ignorance by being able to study intensely sometimes as much as fifteen hours a day?” in the Literacy Behind Bars. He clearly stated that he could finally have some time to himself to become literate and block out the outside distractions to life. For Example Bills,Work,Home...etc these items that have to be taken care of don 't leave much time open to become more literate. In my opinion someone that wants to learn will learn no matter where the person is located. And if someone that doesn 't want to learn even if the person gets put into a private school the person won 't …show more content…
Growing up without an education doesn 't stop people from becoming literate. Literate is something that is a part of our daily lives even though we may not know it. we do it more often than we think. These to learners grew up in separate centuries which was way different than today 's education. There 's is no boundaries that keep someone from becoming literate other than the person itself. Someone that wants to learn will learn no matter where that person is placed. No boundaries on learning. Not having and education is not an excuse of not being successful in life. These two gentlemen prove to making something out of themselves from having nothing to being something in