Education is the Key?

Darryll Suliman Amaoko's video is powerful not only because of its message, but because it is a rap.

He is expressing a shocking, unpopular opinion, but not in an arrogant way. He is criticising post-secondary studies, which just by itself stands out. To be even more original, Amaoko gets his point across by rapping. His use of repetition is effective, since I can remember exactly how he says "education is the key".

The video is inspiring because it reminds us how university is not the only path to success. Amaoko lists examples of influential people who did not pursue higher education, such as Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates.

I question myself as I am watching this video. I am well aware that university is not the only option, and that it is an astronomical amount of money, yet I aspire to attend university. I am not sure if this is because I have been conditioned to think that university is good, and not going is bad, as simplistic as this sounds, but I am very eager to go to university.

If something were to happen, and I could not or did not attend university, would I feel a void?

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I have always enjoyed writing. I think this is because ever since my brother and I were young, my mom would take us to the library to encourage us to read.

Throughout my school years, I've liked English class because I get to write a lot. Writing is one of my skills, whether it'd be in English or French.

I chose Writer's Craft to keep practicing my writing skills, as I do not want to lose them, or put them to waste. My intention with this class is to try my best.

Writing skills are useful for anyone, but for me, as I would like to study communications, perhaps more specifically journalism, writing skills would be especially helpful.