Questão 23 - UNEB Medicina 2015/1

Education is self empowerment

 Education, if looked at beyond its conventional boundaries, forms the very essence of all our actions.What we do is what we know and have learned, either through instructions or through observation and

5 assimilation. Receiving a good education helps empower you, thus making you strong enough to look after yourself in any given situation. It keeps you aware of your given surrounding as well as the rules and regulations of the

10 society you’re living in. It’s only through knowledge that you can be able to question authority for its negligence or discrepancies. It is only then that you can avail your rights as a citizen and seek improvement in the structural functioning of governance and economy. It’s only when

15 a citizen is aware about the policies of its government can he be able to support or protest the change. As a whole, people can bring about development only when they know where improvement is necessary for the greater good of mankind. Education helps you

20 understand yourself better, it helps you realize your poten.tial and qualities as a human being. It helps you to tap into latent talent, so that you may be able to sharpen your skills.

 

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