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The Importance Of Reading And Writing

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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read, “wrote Mark Twain. No matter what part of the world, the different cultures and languages, there has and always will be the written form that must be read to understand our human counterparts and history. Reading can be traced back as far as 3100 BC with content written on limestone and still very much used to day with technology as simple as a text message. The most commonly used language both spoken and literary around the world is English. Growing up in Jamaica, my first experience with literary content was a mixture of English and Patwa, which is a Creole-based language with a predominate English roots. I have been fortunate enough to receive the education necessary to be able to communicate and advance in today’s world through reading and writing. My encounters with words and memories have vastly shaped my academic life. As a child, the first experience I can remember was reading and writing would be my mother teaching me to write my nickname “Tanisha.” The step above that would be my home address in Jamaica and this was important so that I would always be able to know how to get home if I was lost. At times I would either be read or read myself fairytales and children stories, and I remember vividly one book in particular named Sweet Sweet Mango Tree by Diane Browne. Going to school I learned to understand rudimentary words and grammar advancing each year with more knowledge as we

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