Nekya Hairston Literacy DB1

Literacy is the ability to know how to spell, read, and write. Education can be a synonym for literacy because it all depends on how much knowledge you have on a topic. Usually, it’s based on how smart you are and your abilities. According to Trischitti, There are countless examples of how literacy has impacted a life or changed a community. Most people that are illiterate tend to follow the same path that they grew up in. Meaning that if you grew up with a single parent or if you had to be on public assistance nine times out of ten you were more likely to follow that path because you don’t have the literacy to focus and be a better you. Also, many people do not read or look into the research to prevent them from obtaining diabetes. Trischitti explained how many people don’t know that they have diabetes! They end up going to the doctors and finding out, that’s because they didn’t do the research on proper eating diets but they were supposed to eat or do what they were supposed to do leading to this negative outcome. Trischitti gave me a different perspective on literacy and illiteracy, I agree with him! His perspective on literacy is significant because instead of staying in the same boat as family members using public assistance as a standard way to live, we should be educating and gaining the knowledge being taught to us to better our lives! Trischitti also conveyed a better understanding using diabetes. The fact that several individuals got diabetes without knowing due to lack of health education, family history, and many more. Literacy is simply having knowledge of several topics and being able to read and write proficiently.