Ali Alkhulaki #1

The essays of Alexia and Scibona both had significant connection with personal struggles they individually faced in their lives.  Sherman Alexia “Superman and Me” expressed the importance of education and an approach to obtaining it. Sherman writes about the events which led him to fall in love with reading. Sherman included many details and mentions characters such as his father as source of connection to the love of reading and novels.  Sherman states “A smart Indian is a dangerous person”, I believe any smart person is a dangerous one and him coming from an Indian background the expectation of failure was common in this non-Indian world he lived in. Knowledge is one thing money cannot buy and is the power that creates great outcomes and Sherman understood that he used that to break free from this customary lifestyle.  Similar to Sherman this relates to my personal desire to acquire more knowledge. Sherman read everything from comic books to signs to anything that had words which adds up to the reason he fell in love with reading and ultimately him becoming a writer.  This essay can be used as a motivation for kids or anyone seeking a love for reading or the desire to have the ability to control his own path in life.