Annotation #1

Annotation #1
Summary: In the first article titled "The Importance of The Act of Reading" by Paulo Freire, we are being informed about the importance of reading. Not only is reading having to do with just understanding the words, but also trying to connect it with the real world or to connect with your own personal experiences. As Paulo Freire explains, he always wants the reading to help him relive his childhood and see how the reading has any significance to him. By better understanding of the reading, you'll be able to have a feeling with every word as it describes someone's personal experience and it's connection to the real world.

3 Quotes:

1. "Some of the trees were like persons to me, such the intimacy between us." My reaction to this quote was pretty interesting as I was able to understand how Freire was able to build a relationship with trees, even though it's not a human being.
2. "The earth was my blackboard; sticks, my chalk" This made me realize how everything a person goes through on earth is like their blackboard, and what they experience can be carved using a stick to remember an experience that can define that person.
3. "Reading the world always precedes reading the word, and reading the word implies continually reading the world." My reaction to this was that it confused me a little bit, seeing that there is always a way to rewrite the meaning of a word to imply to this world.

Questions:

1. Do personal experiences of any type help shape us find a way of better understanding a word to  a reading?
2. Are there any other ways to help find the importance of reading without having to connect with any of your personal experiences?