The Life Of Learning To Read And Write By Frederick Douglass

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Education is the process of learning and simply teaching anywhere especially in school, university and/or at home. Education is something that would never be an end to it. Without education is not much people can do. What can you do for a living that doesn’t involve education? Education is important in many ways, but today’s society our education is in the hands of luck. Based on my observations, readings and experiences, education is something we really need to focus on. The kids in the future would view the world based on what they see and what they learn in school and/or at home. Therefore we have to teach them the real facts about the world in how it came out about. Education has played an important role and it brings economic and social …show more content…

Douglass was born a slave in 1818 in Maryland. He escaped to New York, taught himself how to read and write and soon then became a leader in the Abolitionist movement. According to Douglass, “I often found myself regretting my own existence, and wishing myself dead; and but for the hope of being free, I have no doubt but that I should have killed myself, or done something for which I should have been killed.” In other words, Douglass believed that he wanted himself dead because he knew he was never getting out of being a slave. His time suffering as a slave he taught himself how to read and write. He started learning the alphabet and read a book over and over until he understood it. Then he learned how to write. He would write letter by letter then put the words together and started copying it. After a long dull effort of years, Douglass could finally say I learned to read and write. His educational life was hard because he was a slave and could not understand anything that was going on around him. Therefore, you would want to learn to read and write so you can fit in and understand your life and that’s exactly what Douglass has done. He realized so much and had the courage to escaped. After his escape, he became a leader. Even teaching yourself is a way of learning education. Education is key for continuing your life. As I mention before, you can not go far without knowing the material. Education is what lead Douglass to become

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