today, in class, if you dont remember, we discussed literacy and what it means to us. i think literacy is as many people said, being able to read and write. it is also being able to understand it and analyze the meaning of it. i also agree that there are different levels of it. there is jsut simply being able to read. there is being able to take it a little further and retaining and comprehending what was just read. there is also analyzing it in a way where it makes an effect on you and giving you a deeper meaning to the text. i also though that literacy can get people places. for instance, in an office, you need to be literate, especially in that profession, otherwise, you wouldnt knwo what youre doing and they would not hire you! there are also requirements for joining/playing sports. you need to have at least a 2.0 to be on a team, otherwise you wouldnt be able to be on the team! =( they would not want to be the reason why you did not do good in school, therefore you have to be literate enough in school to play your favorite sports. as i remember ashley saying, “knowledge is power”. i believe it can help you reach your goals.
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I agree with you. In my journal, I also put that literacy was being able to read and write. I also that it was being able to understand and comprehend the type of language that is being used. I never even thought about how you have to adapt to the language, though. But it is true.. if you work at a doctor’s office or any type of office, you can’t talk to the customers, patients, etc. like how you would talk to your friends because that would be very unprofessional. and yes, i also think that “knowledge is power”! without knowledge, you wouldn’t be able to get anywhere in life.
By: Shirlyn on May 2, 2009
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