Summary Of William Dockendorf

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William Dockendorf is an enthusiast in the computer and logical activities. He considers himself as an individual who likes to challenge himself by new and advanced learning methods. His main interests involve around Mathematics, computer programming and video games. He spends most of his time engaging in computer related tasks with great attention to technical detail. Meanwhile, William makes time to challenge himself by solving puzzles and reading advanced books whenever possible as he is driven to keep his reading and writing skills up. William grew into this self-determined, hardworking and intellectual person, because he has been challenged by his teachers, been in a constant improvement with balancing his physical health along with studies …show more content…

He had difficulties with concentrating, and it was not easy for him to staying focused. He was put on Ritalin, in order to overcome the difficulty. He could focus more with the treatments, but he had to work hard to develop his skills with his physical treatments and conditions. He went through a lot of writings for a long period of time, only to convince himself he was ready for the language tests which were ahead. Baca kept writing whole afternoons, without any conscience of passing time, and words took him into awareness of who he was. In the same way, William found himself again with consistent work with reading and writing.
Sometimes, William was thrilled with his own performance. As William stated, his hard work with writings showed him a new him to himself. He started to see things differently and vividly. Daily tasks with literacy lead people to new functionalities, which are unaware at the beginning. (Literacy and the Politics of Education, C.H. Knoblauch) As Baca mentioned, he wrote from a place where all hope is gone, and eventually ended up giving hope to a large hopeless crowd. Strength of the defeat and magic of the literacy lead William into a new hardworking personality, he is

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