Informational Speech I would like to quote Sir Francis Bacon when he said “knowledge itself is power . With knowledge , a person can reach limitation and boundaries no matter how complicated it seems . Knowledge , brought by education is one aspect in the society greatly looked upon . Education is a tool to achieve greater things in life , things we can not even perceive in our capacities . But education helps form our goals , our ideas , our principles and beliefs .But what if education is as hard as getting the dream ? What if education itself is a goal one has to pursue ? What if education is as hard to get as the successes in life ?The test on General Educational Development or the GED program is a way to address the need for adult education in the country today . The test is taken by adults or students aged 18 or older . The GED test is a certification that a taker has met the standards of an American or Canadian high school academic skill . It is taken by individuals who were not able to finish his formal secondary education . In able to pass the GED tests , the taker must be able to perform in at least the 40th percent of high school seniors nationwide according to the Altadena ‘s for Quality Education website . ADDIN EN .CITE Glossar y College Terms2006october 192006http /www .ausd .net /ahs /Counseling /AHSDocs /GlossaryCollegeTerms .htmwww .ausd .netausd .netenglish (2006 ( HYPERLINK “http /www .ausd .net /ahs /Counseling /AHSDocs /GlossaryCollegeTerms .htm “http /www .ausd .net /ahs /Counseling /AHSDocs /GlossaryCollegeTerms .htm )In the United States , several states set their requirements for the testing . Some even will require them to know about their local government , the system and the state they reside in . the GED is a series of five tests to determine qualified applicants to qualify for a high school equivalency certificate . The GED is a comprehensive test that includes subject areas like language , both writing and reading , social studies , science and mathematics . In the US , several colleges are willing to take in students who have a generally satisfactory GED results in place of their high school diploma (http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /GED )The GED program does not aim to give the idea of an express diploma or education . There are some circumstances that may come in one ‘s life in order for him or her to stop studying . But with this program , the person is given another chance for a better tomorrow . ADDIN EN .CITE wikipediawikipedia GED2006october 20wikipedia .comhttp /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /GEDttp /en .wikipedia .orgttp /en .wikipedia .orgenglish (wikipedia 2006 ( HYPERLINK “http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /GED “http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /GED )The GED was created during after the World War II to help the then veterans of the war . This was an aid for them to return to their civilian life because the program attends to the basic high school courses the veterans had missed during the war . The programs ‘ first generation of tests happened in 1942 , during…