Literacy Is a Blessing

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Can you imagine what life would be like if we could not read? Picture in your mind a world without words, and even if there were words, what if the inhabitants of the world could not read them? Communication would be difficult, confusion would be omnipresent, and the chaos would be extreme. You would not even be reading this persuasive essay right now. Reading is what makes the world go around every single day. Literacy is a blessing because of my personal experience of knowing it’s health benefits such as aiding in sleep, averting Alzheimer’s disease, and easing stress, therefore creating a superior world. According to the Huffington Post, Laura Schocker wrote an article titled, 7 Unconventional Reasons Why You Absolutely Should Be Reading Books. In the article, Schocker claims that a nightly routine of reading before going to sleep will effectively convince your body that bedtime is near and will therefore aid in you sleeping better. Based on my own personal experience, curling up in bed with an interesting novel and a warm cup of tea is entirely more effective than a sleeping pill. A sleeping pill gives the negative side effects of headaches and weakness, but reading a book gives you the side effects of knowledge and power. Schocker also establishes that the electronic device should be put away near bedtime and the book should be whipped out because our brains think it is time to be awake if we are looking at the bright light of the screen of a device. A book has no bright light, and therefore tricks our brains into thinking bedtime is near. In her article, Schocker claims that reading can also help in the reduction of the chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease. According to the National Library of Medicine, “Alzheimers disease is one form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time. It affects memory, thinking, and behavior.” In my personal experience,

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