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Sentence Examples Moreover, this stubborn illiteracy is being actively spread by its fundamentalist churches to other parts of the world. Australians are not immune to the financial illiteracy problem and symptoms here, just as elsewhere, abound. What all these countries have in common is widespread unemployment and illiteracy. Yet even as we rely on numbers, we are bedeviled by innumeracy, the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy. Of course, scientific illiteracy is a real problem, but it is not the only problem with which rapid scientific advancement confronts us. Businessmen habitually complain about the economic illiteracy of the public, and with good reason. The surname could also have changed form when migration is combined with illiteracy. Functional illiteracy is considered anything less than a seventh-grade reading level. The literacy rate for women has stagnated, and, in certain regions, the level of female illiteracy is very high. His illiteracy means that he didn't read the warnings on his medication, leading to a dangerous reaction. At some stage he noticed that illiteracy was far greater amongst the seeing than the reading public. Even when their produce is earning the country billions of dollars, their lives are enmeshed in poverty, illiteracy, and misery. This sounds like a conspiracy of some sort, to lull our aggressive adolescents into a lobotomized state of social and political illiteracy. When North Korea faced the task of building a new national culture, it faced a serious problem of illiteracy. Standards of education, while high during the 1970s, have slumped dramatically and illiteracy rates have soared. Rumor has particular currency in Tibet because illiteracy is high, some say, particularly in rural areas. Further, there are social issues that are negatively impacted by this very topic of illiteracy. Poverty and illiteracy characterized southern Italy, where two-thirds of the immigrants originated. By the end of next month we will have succeeded in eradicating the illiteracy of 1,300,000 Venezuelans. But perhaps, given earlier exaggerated claims to break the back of illiteracy within five years, a more cautious approach may be advisable. Show More Sentences It is amazing that, in an era of unsurpassed economic vibrancy, that we still have young people who fall through the net of illiteracy. Brave new storylines are plotted, tackling issues like illiteracy, drink driving and vote rigging. The better halves of Army personnel are trying to root out illiteracy and hone skills among the deprived. The minister said she also wants to offer support for a program to eradicate illiteracy. The illiteracy of Africans their fundamental ineducability seemed to confirm their primitive status and justify their enslavement. That little bit of socialism, or communism if you will, has done a whole lot of good as far as almost eliminating illiteracy. The focus should be on rural areas and urban slums, where illiteracy and poor hygiene will have to be tackled. Fifty-five years of rule under the national bourgeoisie has created a cauldron of ethnic and communal strife, poverty and illiteracy. All about us one sees the flourishing of a vigorous new illiteracy, widely distributed and attached to muscular incivility and crime. Colin, despite his general enthusiasm for cons, harbors contempt towards what he considers the illiteracy of many fans. I provide this here so that you may see the magnitude of the battle we are waging against ignorance and scientific illiteracy. Despite the assumed excellence of its educational system, the country has an alarmingly high rate of functional illiteracy. The error might have resulted from a second's distractedness rather than illiteracy. Americans seem to be particularly notorious for their geographic illiteracy. Electronic media were especially important, given Afghanistan's high illiteracy rates. Functional illiteracy is much less common than in the U. S. How is this possible? The protagonist, Rye, was once a professor at UCLA but has been reduced to mute illiteracy like the other survivors in this post-apocalyptic scene. Your email, as any fool can see, verges on illiteracy and incoherence. He said in Chipata yesterday that the poor state of schools had demotivated both teachers and pupils in the area which had led to high illiteracy levels. There is also the tremendous cost to the international community of underdeveloped nations where illiteracy is the norm. Show More Sentences It is 10 years since the last government introduced its Skills for Life strategy to tackle high levels of functional illiteracy and innumeracy. Secondly, common action against the situation of functional illiteracy, with an open method of cooperation between the various countries. The Committee would like to receive information on the extent of the phenomenon of functional illiteracy in Italy. However, political and education officials are concerned with the issue of functional illiteracy and the expected shortage of teachers. This is why functional illiteracy prevention work with families is fundamental to better support children in the early stages of learning. Functional illiteracy rooted in poor quality education affects industrialized and developing countries. Some were educators who were troubled about high rates of illiteracy and the lack of education for women. It can cause early death, chronic undernourishment, illness and illiteracy. According to Karim Compaoré, a street vendor and the main character in the film Tiim, illiteracy is not a barrier for the street vendor. They are the victims of underdevelopment, poverty, low life expectancy, high illiteracy, violence and discrimination, among other things. And every generation since has added to it after being denounced in its turn for its ignorance, illiteracy and illogicality. This illiteracy rate is even higher in the shanty towns and poorer districts of the developing countries' major metropolises. However, several countries are still seriously behindhand with high illiteracy rates particularly in rural areas. More worrying than economic illiteracy, lycée protests are often used by casseurs, or vandals, as cover for troublemaking. Give them the means to act, and women drive back violence, hunger, illness, illiteracy and distress. The basic deprivation of illiteracy and innumeracy is, thus, an extreme case of insecurity. We agree that illiteracy is not a disease that needs to be medicalized. Among the themes that were dramatized were the problems relating to illiteracy. This new community-based non-traditional learning program has helped to take illiteracy out of the closet and discard long-held negative beliefs. Maybe if you directly taxed literacy and used the money to subsidize illiteracy it would be worse. Show More Sentences There is also greater opportunity for general and nutrition education, meaning that child mortality, illiteracy and epidemic diseases dwindle. Poverty and illiteracy prevent the marginalized from using the very instruments that might help lift them out of their penury. At the local level, a local council for the eradication of illiteracy was established at the administrative centre of each governorate. The high illiteracy rate and the low level of Roma education generally bode ill for the future. The soft-spoken mother of five could not read or write and her illiteracy had a profound impact on her children's health. This health illiteracy, in terms of a wider system understanding, extends to NHS staff at all levels – improving it will require commitment. It was agreed that the issue of illiteracy and poor education also played a great role in facilitating and utilizing driving factors of conflict. Despite this majority, illiteracy remained high in certain segments of the population. Poverty, illiteracy, and low levels of human development are factors that adversely affect the consolidation of democracy. Well then, I am concerned by what happens as a result of this kind of illiteracy during elections. These indicators show a low rate of urbanization, widespread illiteracy, a high fertility rate and a low standard of living. The illiteracy of 900 million adults limits their individual growth and the social development of their communities. The illiteracy rate is high, which creates a bleak future for young people. They can become centres for community activities and provide services that are critical to reducing poverty, illiteracy and disease. I will never forget a poster devoted to the eradication of illiteracy. Even in Managua, the Nicaraguan capital, the illiteracy rate is very high. In an era of biblical illiteracy, this approach will help some. This is not dumbness, or denseness, or illiteracy, but belligerent unenlightenment. It is all a result of segregated communities where illiteracy is rife and the men think they can get away with anything. Given the functional illiteracy on either side of it, I'm guessing it was a half-understood attempt to find a rhyme for a line that makes no sense anyway. Show More Sentences Many experts also feel that illiteracy is on the rise in America. They suffer sky-high maternal mortality rates, illiteracy, and a daily struggle against violence and poverty. Why, for example, are poverty and corruption, poor health and illiteracy, so stubbornly endemic? The schools offer a possible way of breaking the cycle of illiteracy. This surely entails renewed commitment to catechesis and education in those nations, including our own, where there is widespread biblical and religious illiteracy. While the situation of each homeless mother is unique, abuse, severe depression, chemical dependency, illiteracy, and chronic poverty are common contributing factors. Add to that high rates of illiteracy, the hypocrisy of the governmental media, the weakness of civil society and state suppression of the opposition parties. We need to say loudly and clearly that claiming to teach children to read and write in a language that they do not speak, is quite simply to condemn them to illiteracy, whatever the method used. Another aggravating fact of this sad reality is the increase of the illiteracy rate due to the great number of boys and girls that work and drop out of school for lack of time. A variety of factors contribute to women's unequal access to services and decision making, including lack of land ownership, illiteracy, political will and gender bias, and cultural restrictions. There is a high level of illiteracy among women, and the majority eke out a living in small-scale trading in the informal sector and in subsistence agriculture. While the total inability to read and write has now been largely eradicated in Europe, except among a small number of the elderly, ethnic minorities and immigrants, the phenomenon of functional illiteracy is widespread. My years of functional illiteracy suggest otherwise. The recurrent and perennial issues of poverty and illiteracy, which gainsay human development and human dignity, have been given their due in all the relevant debates. The need to ensure that neo-literates do not lapse into illiteracy has led to non-formal education being used for functional literacy to enhance skills and competence in job-related activities. Take away the encrustation,remove the villager's chronic poverty and illiteracy and you will find the finest specimen of what a cultured, cultivated, free citizen should be. In 1991, the Organization for the Eradication of Illiteracy was established, with the aim of compulsorily eradicating illiteracy among the 15-35 age group. However, this effort still remains limited and does not cover the area of post-literacy, so that the danger of relapse into illiteracy remains high. Those who find it an ordeal will probably read as little as possible throughout the course of their lives and may well even relapse into illiteracy. In 2008, around forty albinos, including very young children, were atrociously mutilated to death, in one of the poorest regions of Tanzania around Lake Victoria where illiteracy is among the highest in the country. Show More Sentences Outside of France, Fnac Belgium took part in the fight against illiteracy by offering part exchange on customers' old dictionaries for the purchase of a new one. The World Conference on Education for All reaffirmed the right to education and expressed unanimous agreement to undertake a concerted effort to eradicate illiteracy and universalize basic education. It is not poverty, illiteracy, or the lack of democratic institutions. Need it be recalled that one sixth of the world's population aged 15 and over cannot read or write, that illiteracy affects twice as many women as men, and that functional illiteracy is gaining ground alarmingly. The Office of the Secretary of State for Literacy and Non-Formal Education was created in 1997 as part of the drive to universalize education, guarantee everyone's right to education and combat illiteracy. The initiative began with five sewing machines in 1996 as part of actions to fight women's lack of education, illiteracy and poverty but demand for the free training, which includes room and board, continues to grow. It commended the substantial reduction in illiteracy by launching a national literacy campaign, and noted the reestablishment of free education for all, asking more about this experience and its implications. Mass illiteracy is another major stumbling block, for it deprives the vast majority of people of the ability to see through political wheeling and dealing. For, as stated in the Cairo Declaration: 'It is impossible to imagine the development and resurgence of the Arab world without putting an end to the problem of illiteracy in all the Arab countries. It is a bitter irony that the children most at risk of being bypassed by the global march against poverty and disease, illiteracy and exploitation are those whose rights are most abused and undervalued. Parks and public libraries were popular places for hanging out, although high rates of illiteracy among blue-collar workers meant that reading did not serve as an escape for many of them. Its goal is the forging of a new partnership to help the less favoured countries escape from the trammels of illiteracy, technological underdevelopment, resource constraints and information deficits of all kinds. In the absence of schools or inability to attend, the only options were illiteracy, semiliteracy and home schooling. The scale of illiteracy varies considerably according to the level of education of the head of household and to the average annual expenditure per person. They form an extremely dense matter which cannot be dissociated when it comes to combating functional illiteracy, reducing poverty or protecting biological and cultural diversities. Third, the economic and social cost of illiteracy is discussed. Meanwhile, radio reaches a wider audience than any other medium, and is accessible to people who are otherwise isolated by language, geography, conflict, illiteracy or poverty. The second phase was implemented at adult education schools, which were designed to prevent any relapse into illiteracy and to take the students to a level equivalent to completion of the primary level. Between 1985 and 1988, a series of case studies were conducted on functional illiteracy in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Fourth, illiteracy can also muffle the political opportunities of the underdog, by reducing their ability to participate in political arena and to express their demands effectively. Show More Sentences At the beginning, the Soviet authorities placed great emphasis on the elimination of illiteracy. But there is no alternative if the countries of the region are to extricate themselves from the quagmire of conflict, poverty, disease and illiteracy. This is also linked to illiteracy or low educational and skills levels inadequate to meet the exigencies of today's rapidly developing technological world. Consequently, Dalits have higher levels of infant mortality, illiteracy, and are denied access to basic education, health care, and the opportunity to earn a living. One major focus of these and other schools is to eliminate illiteracy in indigenous communities. Poverty, illiteracy, endemic diseases, corruption and lack of democracy are a breeding ground for the emergence and persistence of those deadly internecine wars. Certainly, governments deserve every assistance from their partners but no government should abdicate its responsibilities towards ending illiteracy and guaranteeing basic education for all citizens. The women said they resisted instructions from Zanu-PF supporters to feign illiteracy, blindness or physical injury, which would have meant someone else marking the ballot on their behalf. By 1969, illiteracy as it had been traditionally defined, had been largely eradicated among younger African Americans. Spurred onward by the world-wide revolution of rising aspirations, they yearn to throw off external direction, economic backwardness, illiteracy and disease. Because of the continued high rate of illiteracy, coupled with the cult of Mao during the Cultural Revolution, no doubt some Tibetans viewed Mao as a god who liberated them from hell under the Dalai Lama's rule. In most of these countries illiteracy is accompanied by population size, high population growth rates, poverty and concentration of population in rural areas. However, illiteracy, lack of social awareness, prevalence of socioeconomic disparity and the traditional mindset have hindered its full achievement among dalits and downtrodden sections of the society. Poor maternal health, sexually transmitted infections, infant mortality, violence, abuse, illiteracy, isolation, psychological trauma and suicide are common among young brides. He is definitely making a very clear equation in his work between this rise of cultural illiteracy and a culture of violence, and a casual acceptance of violence. Has the time come now for us to move on from dialogue and move into shared partnerships, overcoming perceived religious differences to tackle common human evils of poverty, ill health and illiteracy? I feel that we must approach the debate on illiteracy, or rather the problem itself, with great vigour, taking this approach and with these goals before us. The spelling accidently is not an illiteracy, but it is much less frequent than accidentally, and even though it has some reputable use, it may be thought a misspelling. According to a study by the Pennsylvania Library Association, public library services play a major role in fighting rising illiteracy rates among youths. In 2008, following UNESCO standards, Bolivia was declared free of illiteracy, making it the fourth country in South America to attain this status. Show More Sentences The article also said there was concern that the government would abandon its responsibility for tackling child poverty, illiteracy and poor access to the best schools. But the newly independent countries faced challenges in the form of neocolonialism, sociopolitical disarray, poverty, illiteracy, and endemic tropical diseases. Examples from Classical Literature Since that time we have reduced the illiteracy of the race at least 45 per cent. In the civilization of illiteracy, we experience the emergence of micro-readership attracted to non-standard writing. The degree of illiteracy is difficult to quantify, but the result is easy to notice. Historic and systematic aspects of functional illiteracy, as well as language degradation, are minimally addressed. The civilization of illiteracy requires alternatives to centralism, hierarchy, sequentiality, and determinism in politics. The artistic experience of the civilization of illiteracy is also characterized by impatience and autarchy. In such situations and locations, the pragmatics of literacy and illiteracy meet and interact. How can we rescue them from poverty and illiteracy, and not pauperize them? Niello is also one of several legislators who have engaged in grass-roots activities to fight financial illiteracy. He was so handicapped by illiteracy and by his trusting disposition that he would be an easy prey to sharpers. When Pajhwok Afghan News showed the boy the expiry date on his foodstuffs, he tended to seek refuge behind illiteracy. This is what prompts concerns about the civilization of illiteracy. The domain of alternatives constitutes the civilization of illiteracy. Foot-binding, female infanticide, concubinage, and illiteracy were commonplace. So, is the USA the epitome of the civilization of illiteracy? We must eliminate the evils of mendacity, poverty and illiteracy from our society. These characteristics are definitive of the civilization of illiteracy. On which part should the stigma of illiteracy set the uglier brand? Find more words! 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What is the opposite of illiteracy? Words that rhyme with illiteracy What is the plural of illiteracy? What is the adverb for illiteracy? What is the adjective for illiteracy? What is the noun for illiteracy? Translations for illiteracy Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words illite illiquidity illiquid ill-intentioned Illinoisan Illinois illiterate illiterately illiterates illiterati Illiterati ill-judged 10-letter Words Starting With i il ill illi illit illite illiter illitera illiterac