1st Post: In 1 full paragraph (7-9 good sentences), respond to the following passage:
"That
Hassan would grow up illiterate like Ali and most Hazaras had been
decided the minute he had been born, perhaps even the moment he had been
conceived in Sanaubar's unwelcoming womb- after all, what use did a
servant have for the written word?" Page 28. Discuss the relationship
between literacy and class
February 22, 2013
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Response:
Literacy is to be able to read and write. It is also the knowledge or competence in a specific area. Class is a group of things or people having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality. There can be a class of people who are literate. There can also be a class of people who are illiterate.
Christopher Pugh
February 25,2013
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Response: The relationship between literacy and class is that literacy determines the class that a group of people will be in. In my own words, literacy is the ability, quality, education, and wealth that a person have. Class is a group of people having many things, such as knowledge, wealth and outstanding qualities, in common. Based on your literacy, you would either be in the wealthy or poor class. For example, in Afganistan the people are either in the Shi'a or Sunni class based on their abilities and wealth. Literacy can define you if you let it, but instead you should define literacy. People in the poor class can be restricted from many things that the wealthy class may have or can do. Literacy can either affect positively or negatively.
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Literacy and class go hand in hand. Throughout history in the world, we see that people who are in lower classes of society are often less literate than those of higher classes. In countries around the world that lack in substantial economic development, we see lower literacy rates. For example, Afghanistan has an average literacy rate of 28.1 percent. If we think about class and its correlation to literacy rates here in the US, people who are "in poverty" typically do not have high literacy rates for the lack of education-in a substantial amount of cases. Countries without good education and infrastructure, cause unavoidable poverty;hence causing low literacy rates. Literacy has a lot to do with the "class" that a person is in.
Donovan Harris
People in the real world are different and nothing that people do can change that. Most people can read and write, others do not since they haven't got the chance to learn how to do it. Literacy can be use to the best of a person's ability, whether you are rich or poor. In class, a group of students can help each other out during important lessons in the classroom. In Afghanistan, people are judged based on their knowledge and wealth. It does not matter how other people twist or change it, those people who are having problems learning how to read and write will eventually figure it out on their own. Literacy, in my point of view, is a state of mind that you can control for yourself.
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ReplyDeleteResponse:Literacy depends on what class you are in. But as for Hassan and him being Hazara its not his fault that he is illiterate. He was born into that class he have to live with it. Being illiterate means not knowing how to read or write. In countries like Afghanistan most kids are not allowed to even go to school so them being ilitetate is not their fault and them being illiterate puts them in that low class.
Date: February 25, 2013
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Name: Keiyitho Omonuwa
Reply: It would seem that all throughout history and all throughout the world, people like to make excuses. Excuses to pardon crimes that one human does against the other. But no matter what, a crime is still a crime. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Housseini he explains the relationship between two boys in Afghanistan. Pashtun and Hazara. Master and servant. Brother and brother. Yet one idea will always keep them apart intellectually. "Divide and conquer." By keeping one class or group of people ignorant, they won't know any better and they won't try to rebel. Hmm, that sounds familiar...slavery anyone?
Question: discuss the relationship between literature and class
ReplyDeleteResponse: well literature is person understanding of on how to read or write. Class is ( in this case because class can mean anything; social class) a group of people or item that are classifieds in a area of importance. In this case, the relationship is how classes effect literature in most cases. Also explain how book state how most underclass are teach throughout life.
By Cornelius Garrett
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Date: 2/25/13
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Response: I do not necessarily think that whether you can read or not decides what class you are in. I do think that class determines whether you are literate or not. In this book, it seems as though Ali and Baba do not have a normal servant to master relationship. Even though they were closer than most servants were to their masters, the idea of Ali knowing how to read would have still probably offended him. Baba was a prideful man and the idea of someone who was not on the same level as him religiously, financially, or socially being able to reap the benefits of getting to read a book was an unspeakable thought. Class is a barrier and everyone learning how to read would be the rewards of overcoming that barrier. Literacy could have also been a factor that was placed there to strengthen the barrier of class.
- Mya Green
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Date :2/25/2012
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Response: In The Kite Runner Being Pashtun And Hazara are to important details about Hassan and Amir. I personally feel as though Ali has let his lower Class (hazara) determine whether he and his son hassan are literate . Baba and Ali have such a strong bond as more than just master and servant , that if Ali asked baba who is a pashtun to teach him how to read Baba wouldn't mind. So therefore , Your class doesn't determine whether you are literate or not.
-Alexis Parker
Date:3/11/2013
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Response: The relationship between literacy and class is that if you are pashtun you are rich and have the best education and homes. However if you are hazara you are poor don't go to school and work for the pashtuns. However I do believe that a hazara can learn to read if a pashtun taught them to. Amir read to Hassan all the time and could be a good friend and teach Hassan to read . I believe your determination is the only thing that can determine if you are literate or not. Hazaras believe that because they were born into a lower class that they don't have the right to learn how to read or write . Literacy is a a label and anyone can change a label to mean something new.