a doubt. In the end readers are left thinking “why should I care so much about the illiterate?” That being said‚ Kozol strikingly relates to the reader the many things that an illiterate person cannot do on a day to day basis. His accounts of illiteracy are shocking and heartbreaking to read about‚ but without the solidity of facts and statistics‚ the reader has a great emotional response but does not know what to do about it. One of the first things Kozol presents to us is something that
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Now it’s probably clear by now that illiteracy is actually quite a big problem in the United States‚ if there clearly aren’t enough statistics to show for it‚ something is wrong. After a study done by the National Center for Education Statistics done in 2003‚ at that time‚ 44 million people over the age of sixteen could not read a children’s book‚ and also 50% of adults have never been able to read any book written over or at the eighth grade level (Adults in the US). There’s a reason why I am targeting
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poor‚ just get less money. The rich people receive the biggest part of the income and the poor people get a much smaller portion of the income. Wealth should be redistributed so it’s more equal otherwise poverty will be a problem (Magazine‚ n.d.) • Illiteracy: People don’t have enough education and that means they can’t do most jobs. People struggle to communicate effectively if they don’t have education needed. This means that people that have innovative or great ideas can’t share them or put them
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longer be a verger. Yet everything is not what it seems. That very day has come when the newly-appointed vicar comes to him with the forceful and cold announcement that he is to resign because of his being unable to read and write. To the new vicar‚ illiteracy can be dangerous and “at a church like St. Peter’s Neville Square‚ we cannot have a verger who can neither read nor write”. These seems quite reasonable‚ but the new vicar has ignored the fact that Foreman has managed well without literacy for sixteen
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For Freire illiteracy is an obstacle to mental progress and the creation of liberal mentality. He believes that qualitative and quantitative education is substantive to democratization of culture and to the development of the country. However‚ since there were about twenty million children‚ teenagers and adults illiterate in Brazil in 1964‚ therefore the country was suffering In general‚ people do not want conflicts and to prevent such from happening‚ the minority in the society just gives way by
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a Harvard graduate‚ argues that illiteracy cause the loss of choice or freedom and leads to many problems. Kozol highlights his argument with examples of when illiteracy can be binding such as "Many illiterates cannot read the admonition on a pack of cigarettes. Neither the Surgeon General’s warning nor its reproduction on the package can alert them to the risks."(20). He gives extensive and detailed scenarios in order to raise awareness on the harm of illiteracy. Kozol addresses his readers so that
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some my research‚ I would like to share with all of you the topic that I interest which is the facts of illiteracy. III. Today‚ I would like to focus on three interrelated issues which are causes‚ effects‚ and prevention of illiteracy. (Transition: Now‚ let’s start by taking a closer look at the problem) Body I. There are several different causes as to why illiteracy is such a problem in certain countries. A. About 29.8% of our population lies below the National Poverty
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writes his essay‚ “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society‚” to project the importance of knowledge and to explain that without it‚ one can suffer disastrous repercussions. He highlights real-life examples of how people suffer as a result of chronic illiteracy‚ and his entire essay is an advocacy for knowledge and literacy. Other authors such as Frederick Douglass and Richard Wright would use their personal experiences in completely different settings to highlight the power of knowledge. Douglass‚ a man
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people without the knowledge to write or even read? Illiteracy not only limits the ability to read and write‚ but also to communicate and develop in this society that is constantly changing. They have trouble adjusting to changes in their life. It is not difficult but they need effort to adapt in this twenty-first century. The life of an adult with this incapacity can be a challenge because it is more complex than we have thought. Illiteracy is a problem that influences the social life of a person
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Anh Nguyen Professor Nayar ENGL 1301 2/7/13 The Effect of Illiteracy Jonathan Kozol is an American author‚ professor and activist. He is 76 years old. He spent his childhood in Boston‚ Massachusetts. In 1958‚ Kozol earned his Bachelor of Art (B.A.) degree in Harvard University and was offered a Rhodes scholarship. However‚ he declined it and moved to Paris‚ France in 4 years. He began to write “The Fume of Poppies” (1958). After that‚ Kozol moved back to the United State to participate
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