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Importance of Learning to Read

As Andrew was sitting in his English 1 class with the worn-out I-don’t-care-what-you-are-saying look on his face, Mrs. Mckinney turns and looks directly at him.”Andrew,please read the next paragraph aloud to the class,”Mrs. Mckinney ordered.Andrew acted all cool in front of his “squad” until he couldn’t pronounce the first word on the page.He stared at the teacher in utter embarrassment.In our world today,believe it or not,there are people that have no clue how to read.Reading is one of the most important skills that everybody should learn because it will save them from embarrassment and it will help them in the real world.

Being embarrassed because someone is illiterate is unacceptable.For example,my clueless friend,Connor,was picked to be “reader of the day” and when Mrs. Barnes told him to read the first question, he looked at her with a what-does-that-even-mean face. His face turned fifty shades of red from embarrassment.The lack of knowledge to read can be humiliating.Just like Conner,there are other people,not necessarily fifteen-year-olds,who have embarrassing moments from failing to learn to read.Likewise,an elderly gentleman walks into what he thinks is the Washateria on Stone Road, but is actually walking into The Exxon on the corner of Stone Road.He couldn’t read the signs, therefore, he went to the wrong place. Accidents like these are avoidable, but embarrassing.Embarrassments like these can be prevented by learning to read.

Learning to read can also help people further their knowledge in the real world. To illustrate, David is driving his convertible 2015 Mustang to Arkansas, but he is lost in the midst of a million trees and a bunch of signs he can’t read. He feels lost,hopeless,and dull because he can’t read the signs to continue on his journey to The Natural State. Activities, such as driving, require the knowledge to know how to read. Also, knowing how to read can help people get jobs and promotions.If I didn’t know how to read, I couldn’t fill out a job application at Brookshire’s because I wouldn’t be able to read the questions,so I can just kiss that opportunity for a temporary job goodbye.When doing huge tasks like these, it is super important to learn how to read. Life-long opportunities like jobs,promotions,and passing a college class can all be improved by learning to read.

When it comes to the embarrassment Andrew faced, or failing to obtain employment like myself,learning to read is one of the most important aspects of our life.

You might think I’m just

an ordinary fifteen-year-old girl

with brown hair

and light skin

But i am way more than that

I’m not Miss Smarty-pants and definitely

not a typical freshman

I am

a Froot Loop

in a world of

Cheerios

A round,purple Froot Loop.

When I’m out and about,

I stand out when i dance around like an

Idiot

I grab people’s attention  

they stop and stare at

the beautifully-colored Froot Loop

swimming around in the bowl

of milk with the

bland-colored Cheerios

But when I look around,

I notice that I am

Unique

I am the last loop scooped up into the spoon because

everyone likes to save the

Best

for last

I am a single individual

that keeps trying and trying

and trying

to not stand out in a

Spoonful of other people

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