Literacy in Three Metaphors-Open-Minded/Culturally Aware I had to read and analyze the section Literacy as a State of Grace.

Within this passage it entails about religion and the bible in relation to literacy. People many generations before us thought that reading and knowing the bible was the way a person could become literate and holy. I do not agree that basing someone off of their religious duties should be a standard of determining if they are literate or not. I agree with Western humanism on the fact that a person who is literate is one who is knowledgeable and can analyze contents from all areas of education. Within this text the definition of literacy changed tremendously. For example, literate individual's life derives its meaning and significance from intellectual, aesthetic, and spiritual participation in the accumulated creations and knowledge of humankind I favor the new meaning of literacy because I believe that an individual needs to be able to understand and analyze all areas such as the sciences, arts, humanities, and mathematics in oppose to one to be literate, balanced, and successful. I feel like this post reflects me being open-minded because it talks about religion and the bible and how people many generations before us thought that knowing how to read and understand the bible reflected your strengths of being literate or not. I felt like I was being open-minded to the fact that religious personnels thought that the only way to become literate was to know the bible. Although I did not agree with their theory, I was open to the fact that they believed that this was the right way of doing things. Western humanism however made a different impression on me. It displays that a person who is literate, is one who has knowledge and can analyze subjects from all areas of education. I felt culturally aware because these are the theories of those from Western cultures. I like to see the various ideas and thoughts of those from all demographics and beliefs.