The written word is what has driven our society forward. It is what pushes us forward to became great. Some of the most important events in history have happened because of books or documents. The Declaration of Independance and the Bible are two of the biggest literary pieces in history. I am only beginning my life, but there have still been many literary events in my life that have changed me as a person.They might seem subtle at first, but later in life they might affect you immensely. Some of the ones in my life were when my mom's friend gave me an a college anatomy textbook, when I first got my favorite book series Percy Jackson, when my writing was recognized in front of the class, When I got my favorite book, Unwind, …show more content…
At first, I only looked at the pictures and diagrams, but once I Advance my reading skills a little, I read some of the terminology. I love to have some of these long words sounded and was super satisfied when I figured out how to read a particularly hard or long word. At times I would ask my parents what words meant even to the point where they stopped answering my questions. The spark my interest in the medical field as well as my love for reading in elementary school, I was one of the best readers in my class. I always want are go for the Gold Award, And award for reading as many books as possible. I believe this advancement was because of this textbook and how it challenged me to always …show more content…
I first noticed Percy Jackson when we were watching a video in class put out by the book fair that played little trailer things for each of the books in the book fair. At first I was distracted by all the bright colors because I was only seven or eight years old but the second Percy Jackson Trailer started I was immediately drawn in. That night when I got home I immediately asked my mom could I have a little bit of money so that I can buy this book.Immediately when I got to school the next day I ran in and bought this book. When I got home, I sat down and read it for what seemed like hours. Before I knew it I was on to the last book in the series. The Percy Jackson books are about Greek mythology, and mythology is actually one of my favorite kinds of literature. This book series is kind of like a dream come true and it also inspired me to look into Greek history a little bit more, which showed me amazing books such as The Iliad or Odyssey which I read later in my life.The author of this book series, Rick Riordan, also wrote other series of books about other kinds of Mythology like Roman, Egyptian, and Norse. I have also read these other books but this series really spoke to me and really affected my literary