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    from Benjamin Franklin means to me if you have to work under the King for safety you should just go back to England.At the time Benjamin Franklin said this the colonist had just came over to the Americas and some of the colonist wanted to the new colonies to be recognize as their own land not under the rule of England because they had no representation in the government and they were still getting taxed heavily.I love the way how some of the great movement leader fought for me and died for me.America

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    Running head: ADULT EDUCATION FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA Empowering Women in South Africa to Serve as Catalysts Using Adult Education in Reducing Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Patricia D. Bailey Capella University Abstract There is a high rate of illiteracy in South Africa with over 4.5 million adults that has never attended school and approximately 5 million who are functionally illiterate. (Aitchison‚ 2004). Studies

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    Recently I studied a piece of literature deemed as a ’classic’ work. Fortunately the slews that entertained the pages of this composition absolutely astonished me and putting the dog-eared pages to rest for the night was often like fighting a losing battle. The events of this book followed the lives of two young children and although said events were sometimes magnificently overwhelming they generally corroborated that of happy and exciting lives of curious children‚ better known as Jem and Scout

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    Adult Education and Poverty Reduction Education is a moral right to those who should be educated and a moral duty to those who should allow and facilitate the education to take place. That is equivalent to saying that education should necessarily result in poverty reduction as a matter of moral imperative. A society that is ravaged by poverty is morally impoverished and can escape the poverty through a certain kind of education (Dame‚ 1999). Education is a necessary instrument for the attainment

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    Approaching Theory in Adult Education: Humanism and Andragogy An analysis of adult learning theory serves as the springboard from which educators can begin to build a useful theoretical framework that focuses on the field of contemporary adult education. Both humanism and andragogy as theoretical approaches offer distinctive strengths and weaknesses‚ both function as a point of reference for practitioners. This paper examines the synthesis of humanistic and andragogical theory as an

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    Introduction Education is one of the fundamentals of life. People enrol to adult education programs either to cover up on what they missed during early age or simply to improve on their skills of life. Adult education institutions do a great job in offering these exceptional services. However‚ these institutions face a myriad of challenges due to the nature of the services that they offer. This paper presents the challenges in adult education in terms of mission of these institutions‚ structural

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    What literacy means for me and the impact that has on my life. For me literacy is very important and has a really strong impact in my life. When I was a kid I remember my father always telling me “the more you know the better it is”. I never really understood what he meant nor did I pay that much attention. I must admit that I was pretty rebellious back in those days‚ I wanted to be independent‚ I dropped out college in my freshman year‚ started partying‚ binge drinking‚ to sum it up I just didn’t

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    What makes me, me ?

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    person into what makes you... You are the way you are raised by your parents‚ criticism from the media and your peers‚ as well as religions you choose to follow. My parents have had a big affect on my life. Although my parents separated at an early age‚ my father was always in the picture and we have faced many obstacles as a family. I know that if I am ever in trouble I can always go to them and can trust them with anything. My parents have had a major affect on my life. They have brought me up to be

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    I am educated. So‚ what does that mean? To me‚ it means I have been taught a variety of subjects such as mathematics‚ social studies‚ science‚ music‚ and history in school. It also means that I have acquired a number of skills and values by virtue of my training‚ both at school and outside the school environment. Education can be received in a structured environment such as a school‚ at home from family members‚ self -teaching from books or the internet‚ or from simply soaking up knowledge while

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    What does it mean to be an Australian? SOSE: Kristian Penna In my opinion being an Australian is one of the most satisfying and fulfilling privileges that a person could wish for. It is not a duty that I take for granted‚ but instead embrace and receive great joy in return. Technically‚ being an Australian is someone who is a ‘citizen of Australia’.[1] However the factors that form a deeper implication to what it actually means to be an Australian are often intangible

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