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    Current Political and social problems of Pakistan!! Introduction Pakistan these days is facing an immense crisis in political‚ social and economic drawback‚ recently Pakistan is passing through a series of chronic and painful problems include political‚ socioeconomic‚ energy crises‚ security‚ uncertainty in Balochistan‚ day to day suicide bombing‚ foreign Drones attacks and worst situation of law and order in FATA and NWFP. These all are brain blasting and heart pinching for all true Pakistanis

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    entire vote cast for the winner in the 1980 presidential contest. If one third of all illiterates could vote… Ronald Reagan would not likely have been chosen president." (Kozol‚ 230). This quote from Kozol’s essay shows just how big of an impact illiteracy has on our society. As he said if only one third were capable of voting not just by looking at the pictures‚ but understanding all candidates viewpoints on what really matters then they could completely turn around any election. The fact that there

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    available to those of us who are literate. Sadly not all of us have the ability to do what most if not all of us who are lucky to be literate‚ take for granted. One such article‚ "The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society?" elaborates on the issue of illiteracy‚ which is utterly apparent in America. This essay is written using exemplification to show that knowledge is indeed power and those who are illiterate are almost powerless in today’s society. To even begin to prove your thesis you need to fully

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    write and count but also helping people become aware of why they are deprived and helping them move towards change. National Literacy Mission (NLM) was set up by the government of India on 5 May 1988 with an aim to eradicate illiteracy in the country by imparting functional literacy to non-literates. Thus‚ National Literacy Mission was established not only to make everybody just self reliant in the three Rs — reading‚ writing and arithmetic — but also to make them aware of the development issues

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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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    external and internal evaluator in an evaluation. The author will propose an internal evaluator for a functional literacy program. The structure of the essay will start by defining programme evaluation and the background of evaluation‚ and then give advantages and disadvantages of using external or internal evaluator in an evaluation. This essay will then propose one evaluator for a functional literacy program and give reasons for choosing such an evaluator. The essay will conclude by giving the

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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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    Illiteracy can run into conflict such as‚ not being able to help their children with homework‚ cannot read bills‚ have problems with reading prescriptions on bottles‚ and other everyday tasks. Illiterates are afraid to ask for help for doing the simplest tasks

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