Wes Jenkins English 111 Criswell 9-11-14 The astounding story of Learning to Read, is about the struggles of a young boy named Frederick Douglass. The story follows the young man through the struggles of a young boy, without parents, learning not only how to be an adult, but to have the gift of an education. Douglass started out as a young boy who was being taught by his slave masters wife how to read. Then one day the lessons stopped completely, so then Douglass took his education into his own hands. He would sit and absorb information in all the time and people had no clue. He also used witty tactics to bribe or even challenge the boys on the block to learn more and more. This bread I used to bestow upon the hungry little urchins, who, in return, would give me that more valuable bread of knowledge. This quote, I feel, reminds me of the best job I have ever had in my life.Which is the story of how I got my first job on a yacht. This story reminds me of my childhood, where I would go out on the boat for any reason that I could. Most of the time I was out on the water I wanted to be able to do the things that my dad and granddad were doing. After ten years of learning from them, and many others, I achieved my dream job at the age of sixteen years old. The job was First Mate on a sport fishing vessel. This was the job I had always dreamed of because I rarely, if ever, got to go fishing in the ocean. Even though we could not afford to go all the time like I wanted to, my parents would find a way to do it every year. Most years we would go out on the big boat that my dads boss owned. I can remember wishing away the summer so I could go on our annual trip before school starts. This is what started my drive for getting a job on a boat. I remember the first time I went out fishing in the ocean. It was with my dad and uncle, and the best day of fishing I had ever had was that day. All the new fish to fight, and see for the first