A Forced Unity

We are in a world where understanding becomes irrelevant when communication, composition, and literature become involved. I have said before how standard is a word used to describe the formal procedure in which everyone must follow. Society wishes to connect the world under certain standards in yet people resist them. They are of afraid of losing their culture and ideals in the process. This is what is known as oppression. It is a method of coercing individuals into adopting a new culture. We are people of diverse backgrounds. Joe Amato is no exception to this idea. He has interesting ideals about how outside influences effect our skills in reading, writing, and perceiving.
I find Amato's narrative full of "life". What I mean is that he speaking in his own words in the reading rather than him talking about the usual case scenario of an author's past experiences. He speaks of what he wants to hear himself while at the same time creating something for the reader to think and enjoy rather than writing some juicy gossip. He says, "When I work with words, as in this essay, I'm alternately revealing some truths about myself and exposing truths about others." I find that interesting considering the fact that I never have a clue what to do when I am writing my essays.