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Literacy

Literacy is the ability to read, write, speak, and listen in meaningful and socially-acceptable ways. One who is able to do that is literate and those who can't are illiterate. Similarly, one can be computer literate or illiterate, depending upon the ability to use a computer. Questions about literacy are asked in this category.

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What is the computer literacy rate in US?

As of 2021, the computer literacy rate in the United States is estimated to be around 78%. This indicates the percentage of individuals who have the skills and knowledge to effectively use computers and technology for various tasks.

What is the lexile score for the book hatchet?

The Lexile score for the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is 1020. The book is recommended typically for grades 5 - 8.

How does high rate of adult illiteracy affects your country?

A high rate of adult illiteracy limits the progress and production that a country can make in today's modern world. The country has to rely on imports for many modern conveniences.

Who are the partners of world computer literacy mission?

There are many groups that share that name, need to be more specific please

Why did ancient Romans use a triclinium?

A triclinium was a dining room, or more properly, the dining couch. The Romans used the room for eating just as we use a dining room.

What are some literary devices in Romeo and Juliet Act IV?

It's called an allusion, a reference to a character in another literary work or a historical character. Here we have an allusion to Virgil's Aeneid (Dido is a character in that story), Petrarch (he wrote a huge number of sonnets to Laura, a woman he loved but couldn't have because she was married to someone else), and Homer's Iliad (Helen is a character in that story). Allusion is a very common and popular literary device these days although the allusions are more likely to be to characters in Shakespeare than the characters he read about, and even more likely to be to characters in contemporary novels and films.

In the book Things Fall Apart what might be something that may happen today be compared to the Uri for Obierika's daughter?

This depends on what part is being compared:

Haggling:

Anything that involves haggling, could be compared.

Dowry:

Some cultures today still have dowries.

Wedding Rings:

Wedding rings could be considered a form of dowry.

Is the internet primary or secondary source?

It depends, the format of the source is not what makes it primary or secondary, it is the nature of the source itself. Whether is is in a book, on a respectable website, in a magazine, in a journal, or on a bit of paper has no bearing. What matters is who wrote it and when. Regardless of location, the Declaration of Independence is a primary source, as are many diarys. If you read the Magna Carta online, it is still a primary source. But always take extreme caution with internet souces, because you have much less assurance that they have not altered the original document.

A researcher claims that 62 percent of voters favor gun control?

The most recent Quinnipiac University poll found that fifty-six percent of voters support the stricter gun laws passed in 2013. Fifty-four percent of unaffiliated voters and eighty-one percent of Democrats support stricter gun laws, while sixty-nine percent of Republicans oppose it.

What is inferential comprehension?

Inferential comprehension refers to the cognitive skill of having a great enough understanding of the material to not only be able to make inferences but also to assume the inferences while digesting the material. The inferences are necessary to understand the whole of the material.

Unlike a primary source a secondary source can be what?

Unlike primary sources, which provide first-hand accounts, secondary sources offer different perspectives, analysis, and conclusions of those accounts.

What is the term called when you already know the answer to a question?

Do you mean asking a Rhetorical question?

A rhetorical question is when you ask the audience or person a question you don't want an answer to. When you ask a question you already know the answer to, it's called a Known Answer Question.

The original question is ambiguous. A rhetorical question tho' is a statement that is formulated as a question but is not supposed to be answered. A subtle difference that can make all the difference. Spot on "KAQ" tho.

What does an O with a line through it mean?

It's the greek letter, Theta. It's used to symbolize an angle.