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    1/30/2011 In “The Human cost of an illiterate society‚” Jonathan Kozol attempts to convince his reader that illiteracy is extremely harmful to a society‚ and that it is the ultimate destruction of a human being’s life. He explains with great detail how being ignorant (unknown) at something so universal like being able to read the directions on a medicine label‚

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    Week 5 Essay # 3 Reading essay The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society by Jonathan Kozol rekindles the candle of the horrors of illiteracy within us‚ a candle that has been extinguished by our hectic lives. As he quotes James Madison’s statement‚ “A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives”‚ these words make us think about ourselves and the society around us. A country is run by Government. That Government is chosen by people. And one third

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    the society. Firstly‚ it will consider how poverty leads to illiteracy. Secondly‚ it will provide details how high drop out rates due to the inability to cope leads to low literacy. Moving further‚ it will examine how home environmental factors determine literacy rates. However‚ there are many effects of illiteracy on the living society. This oral seminar will firstly assert that people’s safety and lives will be at risk due to illiteracy. Following that it will claim that the future of children will

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    literate. We knew nothing details about these projects in one year. After just one year‚ in the literacy day of 2010 a daily newspaper (Prothom Alo) published a report on it. The heading of the report was ’Three thousand crore project to eliminate illiteracy’. It described details about these projects. The first project is for 61 districts; the expense is TK 2 thousand and 962 crore and the other project is for another 3 hilltract districts; the expense is more than 50 crore TK. It was told that the

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    Filipinos are suffering from functional illiteracy while four million have no basic literacy skills based on a survey conducted by the Functional Literacy‚ Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS). Right now many children are living their lives on the streets around the world. Fighting for their rights and surviving for their lives. This video is not just about advocacy‚ not just about a part of me but every children in the world suffering from what we called illiteracy… According to UNICEF‚ an

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    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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    Information in the Philippines by Dr. Norma L. Salcedo T he 2003 Functional Literacy‚ Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) is a national survey that gathers information on basic and functional literacy status of the population which will be used as basis of education policies and programs that will improve the coverage and quality of education and literacy in the country. It is the third in a series of functional literacy surveys conducted in 1989 and 1994. the elementary level. One

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    always included the Bible. Starting in their early years‚ most children had mastered the art of reading before stepping into a classroom. Illiteracy surveys examined a very fundamental level of reading and writing‚ therefore literacy rates were as high if not higher than they are today. Currently‚ literacy is a very different issue‚ focusing more on functional literacy‚ which addresses

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    PART III FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Right to Equility 15. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion‚ race‚ caste‚ sex or place of birth.- (1) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion‚ race‚ caste‚ sex‚ place of birth or any of them. (2) No citizen shall‚ on grounds only of religion‚ race‚ caste‚ sex‚ place of birth or any of them‚ be subject to any disability‚ liability‚ restriction or condition with regard to- (a) access to shops‚ public restaurants

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    Iram Saleem Roll # 14-10332 ENG 103 Poverty & Illiteracy Poverty and illiteracy are closely connected. Poverty and Illiteracy are indeed like the curse on human race. Poverty and Illiteracy is the main cause of child labour. Illiterate People don’t have awareness of family planning. In rural areas schools are without proper furniture and building and sometimes schools are there but there is not teacher. Some religious people do not allow the education of girls except religious

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