Development of Society Using Literacy Kofi Annan, a Ghanaian diplomat, once said, Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.

It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a b l!ar" against poverty, and a b ilding bloc" of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democrati#ation, and a vehicle for the promotion of c lt ral and national identity...$or everyone, every!here, literacy is, along !ith ed cation in general, a basic h man right...Literacy is, finally, the road to h man progress and the means thro gh !hich every man, !oman and child can reali#e his or her f ll potential.% Literacy plays a "ey role in the society that !e live in. &he 'gyptian (evol tion of )*++ !as a ma,or event that changed the lives of individ als, society, and politics !ith the se of media literacy. &he 'gyptian (evol tion of )*++, !hich began on -an ary ).th )*++, !as a movement !here tho sands to millions of protesters rged for the overthro! of the regime of 'gyptian /resident 0osni 1 bara". &his revol tion played a "ey part in changing the lives of the individ als of 'gypt. &he se of technology !as highly apparent in the s ccess of the revol tion. /rotesters2 lives !ere changed beca se it made them yearn for an ed cation and for greater "no!ledge. &he civilians of 'gypt !ere oppressed and !ere nable to e3ert their feelings in spite that they might be arrested or !orse, e3ec ted. 4 t beca se of their perseverance on learning to read abo t c rrent events and la!s, their voice mattered. Sylvia Scribner stated in her article that adopting different criteria for different regions or comm nities !o ld ens re the perpet ation of ed cation ine5 alities and the differential access to life opport nities%

6page +*7. &his sho!s that having a grasp of a variety of "no!ledge abo t other co ntries and other c lt res can empo!er yo as an individ al. &he 'gyptian (evol tion of )*++ also changed society as a !hole. &he comm nity of 'gypt !ere dra!n closer to each other beca se of the revol tion as !ell as beca se everyone agreed pon the same ideas and decisions d e to the "no!ledge they gained from sites li"e & mblr, &!itter, and $aceboo". Scribner says that literacy as po!er emphasi#es a relationship bet!een literacy and gro p or comm nity advancement% 6page ++7. /rotesters !o ld post be able to post their ideas and statements abo t the revol tion via social media and it advanced positively. Society !as changed by this event beca se not only !as the regime overthro!n, it made the 'gyptian society as !ell as s rro nding co ntries societies at peace. Lastly, the revol tion changed 'gypt2s politics incredibly. Google, 8i"ipedia, and other search engines !ere a very helpf l tool for protesters to see the different types of governments aro nd the !orld and ho! they co ld help in comparison to the government of 'gypt. 9ot only !ere the protesters s ccessf l in overthro!ing /resident 1 bara", they !ere able to change 'gypt politically. 9e! la!s and ne! constit tions !ere set in place d e to the revolt. &he civilians of 'gypt gained a better nderstanding of politics from reading and listening to political articles and videos from other co ntries sing :o t be and the internet and it !as an achievement. In concl sion, literacy does give yo po!er. It gives yo po!er to change an individ al, a society, and the government. Ac"no!ledging and gaining insight abo t !hat is going aro nd the !orld helps create a fo ndation. Li"e Kofi Annan said earlier, Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope%, and that is apparent in the 'gypt (evol tion

of )*++. ;ivilians !ere oppressed by a government and !hen they opened gate!ays to "no!ledge sing the media, they !ere able to overpo!er the oppression and !ere able to change as a society and as individ als.