Pick Up A Book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

If the world were perfect, the average Joe would read voraciously- in his free time, waiting for the light rail, while riding shotgun in the car or even in the tub. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. People are changing the way they spend their free time. They are trading their books for the television and Wi-Fi. Every day the amount of time spent reading is decreased and people are spending all of their free time on their electronics. You should read because it’s one of life’s leisure’s that can improve your knowledge, make you a better person, and expand your imagination. If you’ve ever dreamed of an abundance of knowledge, look no further because reading can grant you a life full of knowledge. A handful of my closest girlfriends wouldn’t be caught dead with a publication other than Cosmopolitan. They have great personalities and are overall great people but, none of them are the type of smart that could pull off a bank robbery. The lack of reading can influence this assumption. 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