This thus prompted Jane being mean with Mrs. ... For example, the magnificence in her eyes is not ascribed to their shading or long eyelashes, but rather to importance and brilliance; "her spirit sat on her lips, and language streamed...... Indeed, the complexity of Helen's comprehension of life and writing are bewildering for a fourteen-year-old. ... Regardless of the fact that Miss Temple and Helen's gentle tempers never rub off totally on Jane, their incredible learning of writing motivates her quest for education. ...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I am lucky to have been a literate person since the first few years of my education, learning to read and express myself through writing and speech. ... Although the importance of being a literate person seems so obvious, reading and writing are essential to be a functioning member of society. ... As my seven-year-old self sat around a bright blue table amongst other first graders racing to solve simple math problems of addition and subtraction in order to win pieces of candy, literacy was being instilled in my unaware brain. ... Both my sophomore and junior year I developed not only a good ...

• Word Count: 1640
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate