Literacy
The word "literacy," which was first used in the nineteenth century to mean the opposite of the more easily defined term "illiteracy," has come to be a widely acce...
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Literacy
The ability to read and write.
Declining literacy in the United States has been an increasing cause for concern in recent decades. The Department of Education's National Adult Literacy...
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Roughly every time I walk into my suite or apartment, the television is on constantly in the living room, even if no one is watching it. Perhaps my suitemates just cannot stand complete silence and ne...
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Dixie Normous
English Honors
3/15/06
The Importance of Literacy
The glowing embers of the fire warm me while the winter wind lashes against our house. I sit in our family chair, the upholstered p...
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