Write An Essay On How A Book Affected My Life

When I was in elementary school, I despised reading. I was also an absolutely terrible writer. I was so bad that I had to go to extra reading practice three times a week in a small, claustrophobic room with four other similarly challenged students. Sitting among my stacks of books with a personality molded by the stories I've lived through and information I've learned, I'm amazed at how far I've come during the past years. I can attribute this change to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. This book unlocked the vast and intriguing world of reading to me; it transformed me from a stubborn, temperamental, and borderline illiterate elementary schooler to an absolute book worm. It ignited my passion for reading and learning, and created a chain reaction where every completed book intensified my passion. My life today would be completely different if I didn't …show more content…
History discussion. Because I wanted to sleep at that point rather than read a dry packet about Jamestown, I vowed to avoid that book. It wasn't until later that I decided to pick the book up and read it, mostly because everyone was raving about how amazing it was. While I was aware that injustice did exist in U.S. History, the plight of the underdogs was merely treated as a footnote. This book opened my eyes to the systematic oppression of these underdogs in society. I learned about the historical struggles of the Native Americans, the lower and middle classes, women, communists, and members of the LGBT community. The government will not always be there for the people. People will take advantage of ignorance to benefit themselves. This was one of the few history books that placed less focus on the leaders and the societal elite and devoted time to the oppressed. I gained another layer of insight about American history which had a tremendous impact on my current