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    The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society By Jonathan Kozol Main Idea: The negative affects illiterate people have on themselves‚ their family and society. Supporting Details: Illiterate people often do not understand the bills they receive and are not able to write the checks to pay them. They often are in the situation of signing documents that they do not understand (230). Illiterate citizens very seldom vote. They are not able make informed decisions based on serious printed information

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    Algebra/Trig Review Introduction This review was originally written for my Calculus I class but it should be accessible to anyone needing a review in some basic algebra and trig topics. The review contains the occasional comment about how a topic will/can be used in a calculus class. If you aren’t in a calculus class you can ignore these comments. I don’t cover all the topics that you would see in a typical Algebra or Trig class‚ I’ve mostly covered those that I feel would be most useful for

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    Lesson 4 Discussion Fremont High School “Jonathan Kozol” Jennifer R After reading Jonathan Kozol’s essay on Fremont High School in Los Angeles‚ I had to stop and rethink every detail I had just read describing the schools appearance‚ education offered and the overall sanitation of the school. I simply did not realize the school systems in the United States today were in such horrible conditions. While describing the school itself I learned it consist of roughly 5‚000 students. The perimeter

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    materialists take. Hard materialists believe that when either the body or soul dies‚ the other dies too. This means that they believe there is no after life‚ no purgatory etc. Ryle and Dawkins are hard materialists; they also think that believing in the soul is dangerous to human endeavour. Being a hard materialist‚ Dawkins and Ryle would believe that the body and soul are purely physical and they are one. Scholars such as Plato and Descartes are dualists. Dualists‚ unlike hard materialists believe

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    expectations placed on them in the traditional classroom setting. Oppression is not a topic that many feel to be an issue in the United States‚ but in reality an “educational oppression” can be found throughout the country highlighted by Jonothan Kozol in his chapter “Preparing Minds for Market.” The level of this educational oppression varies in different areas depending on location‚ socioeconomic standings‚ and the pressure for performance. The source of this oppression can be traced to a common

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    Lawrence Krauss has repeatedly stated that teaching religion in science is “child abuse”. The term‚ “child abuse” when used in this context is extreme. Krauss (2013) explains the purpose of education is to teach children the truth providing empirical evidence based on facts‚ and knowledge of science and religion do not coexist. However‚ Krauss wants to exclude religion from science because he observes that there are ethical boundaries in science such as telling the truth‚ but the methodology is to

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    The Little Mule that Could “Clip‚ clop‚ clip‚ clop‚ such a reassuring sound”‚ Jenny thought as she pulled the plow through Mr. Dawkins’ fields. Jenny could feel the soil beneath her hooves‚ and the steady beat of her lively heart. Behind her was Dave‚ the small black boy‚ who was tasked to lead Jenny through the fields. But she already knew the way; she had done it‚ day in and day out‚ for as long as she could remember. From the time she was a little mule‚ she remembered her parents had done this

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    Chapter 1: Only A Theory? In the first chapter of The Greatest Show On Earth‚ Dawkins discusses the acceptance of evolution as fact. He says that even with the insurmountable evidence to prove that it is a fact‚ evolution is still considered to some degree to be just a theory. In a survey of Americans‚ 40% of people oppose the idea of evolution. They instead believe that humans were created independently from all other living organisms. The percentage is only slightly lower in Britain. He argues

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    Chelsea Tijerina SOC 302 Extra Credit Waiting for Superman The movie Waiting for Superman is a documentary produced by Davis Guggenheim and Lesley Chilcott. The documentary sheds light on our public education system and its complexity‚ particularly its effect on parents and children. The documentary follows the lives of 4 children and their struggles‚ as well as their parent’s struggle‚ to enter them into a charter school. The overall message is that much like many other institutions‚ public

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    How to pass college being an illiterate "I come out of school. I was sixteen. They had their meetings. The directors meet. They said I was wasting their school paper. I was wasting pencils(kozol)." The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society by Jonathon Kozol explains the everyday struggles of an illiterate person. He includes heartbreaking real life situations‚ such as stating how illiterates cannot read a menu or labels on food items. In this generation‚ money holds a great power over students‚ especially

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