I was born in a house where my parents identified with different ethnic groups: my father traced his ancestry to the Akan tribe while my mother came from the Ga ancestry. This presented them with a dilemma as to what language in which to communicate with my sister and me. In an attempt to be fair to each other, they opted for English, but we speak Twi and Ga among ourselves. While this played a role in the development of my literacy, it was my journey throughout my young life, and at the peak of that journey, my time in high school, that had the most impact on my literacy. In the years before high school, my family, newspapers, and news influenced my literacy. My father always corrected me whenever I made a mistake while speaking or writing. He was quick to warn me against using jargons. My mother also contributed her quota to help me become literate. She started teaching me Ga and Twi. Learning these additional languages ​​has given me a greater appreciation of language and the mechanisms involved in reading, writing and speaking. My understanding of this subject ended my derision at people when they made language errors. Although my mother read me bedtime stories before I could even speak, I didn't become interested in reading until I was ten. Up until then, my main source of literacy, outside of school, was video games. Surprisingly, I learned at least two new words every hour of play. However, my gaming phase gradually ended when I couldn't access the games. So I started reading newspapers every day on my way to school. The first time my mother told me to read newspapers, I told her they looked dull. Knowing my mother well, she hatched a plan to get me addicted to newspapers. She knew my love... in the middle of a piece of paper... had deleted countless anagrams and saved many lives using her brilliant mind. Langdon's actions influenced my thinking and analysis of information; I always want to scrutinize everything that happens. This has caused my friends to call me controversial, but on some occasions, these friends run to me for answers to some of their questions. In addition to this, I adopted various strategies for reading different materials and in distinct situations. Earlier in my life, I had difficulty distinguishing between reading for pleasure, reading for information, and reading for understanding. However, I can now do these different types of readings simply because of my reading phases. Also, as I said before, I try not to ridicule others when they make language mistakes. I hope to continue in this same vein and increase my literacy to higher levels..