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Ben Franklin

After reading Fredrick Douglass writing "Learning to Read and Write", I have come to the realization that he is a highly motivated individual. Because of his position in life as a slave he was deprived an education. But being who he his, he was not going to sit down and allow society to make him an ignorant black male. He was going to make a difference in his life by taking up the challenge to read and write. In order to attain these tools, he found creative learning techniques. From bribing children with bread to playing "I'm better than youÂ…" games.
I find it so ironic that in today's time, a lot of people takes their education for granted. Not wanting to go to school, or not willing to work hard in order to be successful in school. Some people are not as bless as most of us are, where it is a must that we go to school. Where as in other countries, you get what you get.
Fredrick Douglass has set high goals for himself. He did not follow what society had planned for......


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