Blog #5, 6? Idk

The literacy rate in America has not raised in a decade. The ability to read and write is paramount and surprisingly elusive to many Americans in an age when new information is steadily fed to the masses.  I have very deep roots in this issue because I love to write, I feel writing has a power to sway the soul if put together well. But how can we advance as people when proficiency in writing, reading, and essentially conveying ideals is become increasingly rare?

My painting would consist of two equal halves, the top half consisting of men, women, and children of all ages, creeds and colors trampling on books. Pencils askew and broken with blank sheets of paper tattered and thrown away. However, they would be upside down. The bottom half would consist of improvised men, women, and children of all ages, creeds, and colors reaching for the books Americans have laid to waste.

My message is simple and oft told. There are nations that truly understand the value of education and the options it brings. We take for granted the comfort of our situations, whatever they are. The housing projects in America would be heaven sent for the genocide ravaged countries of the Sudan. The books we discard for simpler iPhone pleasures and Facebook interactions are worth their weight in gold in other countries. We have to take back a sense of pride in bettering our minds because they are infinitely the most powerful weapons one can conceive.

My painting would be placed in the doorway of every public school in America to be seen by all the minds still capable of molding, hopefully it lights a spark in the leader that will light a fire in their generation.