Education is knowledge acquired in order to reach one's full potential. A human being does not exist in the true sense until he is educated. Two keynote speeches, JK Rowling's "Failure and Imagination" and "Real Freedom?" by David Wallace and an article titled "The 4-Stage Response to Low Student Achievement" by John Lemuel, all have several aspects of education in common and provide knowledge and inspiration on the real idea and necessity of education. In these works, they all use personal experiences, an informal tone, and provide motivation to show why education is imperative to development and fulfillment in life. Education is not only useful for monetary purposes. Education has intrinsic value. It is more than a tool to succeed in the job market to achieve extrinsic ends. In his commencement speech, Wallace said, “The degree you are about to receive has real human value rather than mere material reward.” Education opens doors to its students. People lacking intelligence have fewer opportunities to do what they want. Education illuminates itself. This allows you to become more aware of your surroundings and yourself. Education benefits the individual. Personal experiences and real-life examples are presented in all three books to illustrate the importance of education on a deeper level. Seven years before graduating, JK Rowling was "unemployed, a single mother and as poor as it is possible to be in modern-day Britain, short of being homeless" (Rowling par. 18). His Harvard education did not guarantee him financial security, but rather taught him how to handle difficult situations like this. His education allowed him to be able to learn from the middle of a sheet of paper......and continue in the speech because this will make his words more credible. The choice of tone brings clarity to their message. The three works “Real Freedom? ”, “Failure and Imagination” and “The 4-Stage Response to Low Student Achievement” all share a common goal. It's about informing their audience that education isn't important because it buys expensive cars, a nice house, or a vacation to a tropical paradise. A human being cannot reach his full height until he is educated. Works Cited Lemuel, John. “The 4-Step Answer to Low Student Achievement.” The Chronicle. The Chronicle of Higher Education. May 1, 2011. the web. March 7, 2014. Rowling, J[oanne] K[athleen]. “Failure and imagination”. Humanity.org. The Humanitarian Initiative. June 5, 2005. the web. February 22, 2014. Wallace, David. “Real freedom? » Humanity.org. The Humanitarian Initiative. May 21, 2005. the web. February 22. 2014.