Dwayne Lowery, Carol White, and Sarah Steele were creations of baby-boomers, the late generation that

were unaffiliated with literacy/information but involved deeply in industrial employment. The United
States was changing, and the Industrial Age was slowly transitioning into the Information Age.
Born in 1938, the post-WWII years, Dwayne Lowery had manual-labor deeply rooted in his mentality;
after his high school graduation in 1956, he landed a job spraying paint on the handles of automobiles.
Finding it repetitive and unappealing, Lowery applied for a day job in a local utility department reading
water and sanitation levels. Finding his day job to be quite a thrill, Lowery was given a chance to attend
classes learning about unions, regulations, laws, etc. But, Lowery's path was rocky. He never prioritized
his literacy skills as he did his motor skills, and his classes and homework were merciless and rigorous,
which he found it "tough". In the near future, Lowery would represent unions in legal disputes/cases
against employers and their attorneys.
When I was young, I was academically gifted, according to instructors and peers. From 2nd through 7th
grade, I consistently won the class spelling bee. During my high school years I took courses that were
irregularly difficult for freshmen and sophomores; again, I was praised by those around me. "Jim, you're
smart, man. You can get into any school!" But, you know, you hear those compliments so many times that
they actually demotivate you. I graduated in June 2013, and took one year off of school because the
pressure was too much to handle.