The Importance Of Reading Books

If you couldn’t read or write, how would you tackle your daily life? Being literate is a crucial part of everyone’s life; reading and writing are essential for a person’s success. Every single day, it’s used, whether it’s for an Advanced Placement Language class or reading a billboard as you’re driving past. As a child, I grew up reading on a daily basis and I believe that I am as successful as I am on behalf of it. Countless memories have been created, thanks to the multiple books that have been read and the umpteen amount of papers that I’ve written. Throughout the numerous years of my education, my teachers and parents left a long lasting impact on my reading and writing skills.

I never understood the point of reading. My parents first introduced my siblings and I to its world at the early age of two. We were familiarized with letters, taught to link sound the visual and formed words with a stuttering start. We became accustomed to the quiet of Tuesday nights when my father would sit huddled on the sofa – my mother curled up in bed – his long nose buried in a novel, a black curtain cascading from her head to the pages, morphing into one with their respective books. As the night drew close the browns of their eyes would light up, while my mother’s red lips would quiver with excitement and my father would flash a lopsided smile. “Reading is an adventure,” they’d

Harry Potter, Junie B. Jones, Narnia, Lemony Snicket, Hunger Games, Lord of the Rings, Goosebumps, Magic Tree House, and the Boxcar Children: Popular book series that most kids get into. I never did. Ever since school required mandatory reading, I perceived books as hassles. School effectively turned me off of reading for pleasure. Going into middle school, where students have regular book reports and summer reading, I faced a challenge. To make it by I had to learn to live with books, as they played an integral part to my career as a student. However, my current state of mind labeled reading a hassle and wanted nothing to do with it, necessitating change. Transitioning from elementary to middle school, I matured both physically and intellectually.

When I was little, I would enjoy reading books such as, Henry and Mudge, and also Captain Underpants. These were some books that I was able to understand because of them being less rigorous. As a grade school student, I was never the strongest reader. It was hard for me to understand and comprehend the material I was learning. In class, we would read short chapter books together as a class and take brief quizzes on the chapter then after. I believe the turning point to becoming a substantial reader happened when my family and I moved. I attended a different school in a different school district going entering fourth grade. Switching schools I think has benefitted me, and I think it was good I was still little because I felt as if the new school district I was in, District 303 in Illinois, give students more assistance and one-on-one to help us become stronger readers. When my class would start reading in class, I would step out of class and meet a

Books have been in our lives since we were just in pre-k or kindergarten for some. Books are now something we do either for leisure or because we have to. The reading of books has changed from since we were little because they are now more electronical and can take away from the experience of a real book. It still matters how you read because even though books do the same thing, the distractionless and temptatious environment can hinder the books wonders. Books aren’t just for nothing but are used to teach, to learn from, to enjoy, and to become better from.

In my earliest memories, I recall my parents reading me different stories such as Goodnight Moon and The Moral Compass. They encouraged me to read even before I began school. When I finally started school, I was an advanced reader, and I have been one ever since. Even though I was an advanced reader, my teachers would force me to read short, boring books that did not give me what I craved: adventure. The mundane books I was assigned to read caused me to resent reading for a while, but in third grade, I came across a series that quenched my thirst for adventure and challenged me as a reader. J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series taught me to love reading and learning.

Reading have always been one of my favourite things to do in my free time. After I learnt to read in kindergarden, I fell inlove with books. They’re something more than just a hobby. With them I discovered a whole new world – world full of magic, love, friendships and betrails. And everytime I open a new book there are new characters and new beautiful stories.

Throughout time, the importance of an education, more importantly of literature, has been increasing. In the 20th century, although there were individuals who cared about the educational system, many students did not. Today, education has become an important source of value for both students and parents. Reading is highly important in order to not only gain new knowledge, but also experience. In the article, “Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer,” the author asserts that by reading the literature the reader will gain a different “view [of] the world from their perspective” and will “be better able to understand other people.” Reading literature has the influence to make us a better person because it does not only open our points of view to different situations and individuals, but it also encourages readers to “empathize with [others],” and helps readers to “understand other people” on a broader scale.

I was walking home from school one day I was walking with my friends and as we were walking one of my friends thought that it would be a good idea to pick on a kid for reading deep inside I like reading to but I felt so powerless and decided to stick with the crew so I said “‘ok”’. When we caught up to the lid my friend pushed him and kicked his book I was going to do something to the boy to but I couldn't so I pushed my friend and I helped the boy up handed him his book and told him “‘Fahrenheit 451, good pick I liked this book a lot.”’ Then i walked away and went home

“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you're there.” This is one of my favorite quotes from Ray Bradbury in his famously known book, Fahrenheit 451. This book is read by high schoolers every year, even my father read this book in school. Literature has been around since Egyptians created hieroglyphics. Schools have educated people on how to read and write for centuries. Who cares about history, but why do we, as a society, continue to pressure others to learn to read and write? Deborah Brandt says we should have literacy sponsors. “[Sponsors] lend their resources or credibility to the sponsored but also stand to gain benefits from their success, whether by direct payment or, indirectly, by credit of association.” My literacy sponsors have ingrained in me the meaning of reading and writing, along with literacy in technology. Literature is an art. Art inspires people. The most sold piece of art is a book called the Bible. This book has introduced and influenced religion. Literature gives us hope, faith, and encouragement. When the Bible was written, it left behind a legacy that is unmatched from any piece of literature. Literature brings out people’s thoughts, their culture, their way of life,

Have you ever been lucky enough to have a best friend that is your personal educational inspiration? When I was younger, I had a best friend that loved to read. She would have multiple books that she was reading at once and I would always make fun of her for reading so many books. She would just come back with some witty remark about how reading is good for your mind. I was about eight years old when she would say these things to me. I would just brush it off and think “oh whatever, I don’t need to read books to help my learning abilities”.

First things first, I’m not like most kids. In my seventeen years of life, I have never once fallen prey to the typical student mindset of “man, I hate reading.” The story of my life as a reader has nothing to do with learning to appreciate what literature has to offer. It’s a story of me learning how to accept myself, as well as being inspired to better myself, with the help of books.

The controversy on books and audiobooks has been tossed back and forth for years and years begging the question: Which is more beneficial, books or audiobooks? Both reading and listening require the reader’s utmost attention as they must both follow the story and interpret meanings to understand the text. Ben Walker in his 2017 article “Reading or. Listening – Which is More Effective for Learning and Remembering” argues that stories in audiobooks are harder to follow and interpret than traditional books. Walker states, “This complex skill is even more compounded when the individual is taking notes, such as in a business meeting or a student lecture.”(Walker) Printed books are more beneficial to learning than audiobooks. Banning audiobooks in schools will enable students to have better comprehension skills.

Throughout the life of students, they have been advised to read everyday for at least thirty minutes and once the book is finished the students have been advised to select another book to challenge their reading capacity. However, there has never been a solid reason for the purpose of reading only that you have to. Reading immensely and throughly has allowed the mental and emotional capacity of young minds to expand; the mental impact reading literature has is allowing people to view other perspectives and it challenge the mind to interpret different scenarios, as for emotional capabilities it allows the mind to be able to immerse itself into an enjoyable experience, furthermore, it allows the reader to form bonds which in turn allow them to build emotions. Reading literature develops minds to form better emotional connections and strengthen their mental capacities, thus allowing people to become great.

Publication world is very deceptive and misleading! Those who understand its inner secrets are more likely to do well, while those rookies who do not understand may fail miserably. Many authors commit numerous mistakes and blunders, because of their lack of knowledge about the murky world of publishing. In fact, they usually focus only on paying up-front costs to publish their books at any cost. Focusing only on upfront costs is dangerous and self-inflicting. Simply speaking, you are the owner of your creation and hence the master of the work because of intellectual capital invested in the book. In effect, publishers who want to make money from selling your book should pay you without fail. Obviously, you should protect your asset (i.e.,