Frederick Douglass once said “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free”, and in my specific case, I find that statement to be extremely true. Since I was a young child, I loved to read and sometimes I even tried to write little songs or stories, even if they weren’t good. The thing is though, that since then, a lot has changed. Books have changed, the people who write have changed, the way people in general look at literacy has changed and most of all, I have changed. Therefore I find it necessary to tell you all about my life as a reader/writer through a personal narrative all about my processes, habits, events, and audiences, that influence me to be the person I am today. The first stop of my literacy history narrative is that of
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As said earlier, when I was younger I use to enjoy writing small pieces but as of today I do not do much of that. I guess that if people call thinking about things that could make stories but never make it to paper writings, then yes I am a bit of a writer, but otherwise I rarely write in my spare time. Reading however, is a totally different story. I love to read and because of that, if I have the time, I can read a book in as short amount of time as one day, often doing so in my favorite places like my swinging chair outside in the tree, the grass, and my bed with my two cats. Since I was given this assignment, I had told myself that I would plan it first, and then finish it right away, as soon as summer started. Even so, here I am, writing this entire paper on July 27, because I am a procrastinator, a major one at that. I have put things off for as long as I can remember, even if it was just the litter box, which I would try to weasel my way out of doing right away, so that has become my life routine. Now that I have started it, I did so at our dining room table, which is where I do a good sized portion of all my school work even though I have a desk in my room, because I like having more space to work. I have worked at a table instead of desks for a long time, but when all I have to do for homework is to read or do a little math, then some days I just lay on the …show more content…
When thinking about the event that shaped me the most, I would actually say that it is more like many events that shape me as a whole. Those events are that of my regularly going to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. At the meetings, anyone can comment on things that they like about what we are studying, so it is good to have read and know the material being covered. Due to that, I have learned how to read much better than I believe I would have without. The people that were involved in this would be almost everyone I know, from my parents to just plain friends in the congregation. The reason that I began attending these meetings is because my parents are also Jehovah’s Witnesses, and so being that I came since I was a newborn, as a result I personally enjoy going to the meetings. I am almost positive that without going to the meetings, reading the material, and commenting often that I was helped to excel in literacy with reading and even a little bit better at
As said earlier, when I was younger I use to enjoy writing small pieces but as of today I do not do much of that. I guess that if people call thinking about things that could make stories but never make it to paper writings, then yes I am a bit of a writer, but otherwise I rarely write in my spare time. Reading however, is a totally different story. I love to read and because of that, if I have the time, I can read a book in as short amount of time as one day, often doing so in my favorite places like my swinging chair outside in the tree, the grass, and my bed with my two cats. Since I was given this assignment, I had told myself that I would plan it first, and then finish it right away, as soon as summer started. Even so, here I am, writing this entire paper on July 27, because I am a procrastinator, a major one at that. I have put things off for as long as I can remember, even if it was just the litter box, which I would try to weasel my way out of doing right away, so that has become my life routine. Now that I have started it, I did so at our dining room table, which is where I do a good sized portion of all my school work even though I have a desk in my room, because I like having more space to work. I have worked at a table instead of desks for a long time, but when all I have to do for homework is to read or do a little math, then some days I just lay on the …show more content…
When thinking about the event that shaped me the most, I would actually say that it is more like many events that shape me as a whole. Those events are that of my regularly going to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. At the meetings, anyone can comment on things that they like about what we are studying, so it is good to have read and know the material being covered. Due to that, I have learned how to read much better than I believe I would have without. The people that were involved in this would be almost everyone I know, from my parents to just plain friends in the congregation. The reason that I began attending these meetings is because my parents are also Jehovah’s Witnesses, and so being that I came since I was a newborn, as a result I personally enjoy going to the meetings. I am almost positive that without going to the meetings, reading the material, and commenting often that I was helped to excel in literacy with reading and even a little bit better at