Literacy continues to be a concern for many countries in the world today. What are the causes of illiteracy in the modern world, and what effects does it have on people concerned and on society as whole?

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Being incapable of reading and writing has been an alarm for many nations around the world. There
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to be two main causes and effects, which will
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here. Perhaps, the main cause involves poverty or
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.
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most schools are government subsidized in most counties, eradication of illiteracy
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not make significant progress. Examples can be seen from case studies, conducted in African countries where even public schools are available, children prefer to labour in order to feed themselves. Another well-known cause is uneducated
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. Educating children not only depends on educators but
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. Numerous studies show that unschooled
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do not encourage or care to get educated. The effects of
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problem on
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and
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can be quite serious.
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, discrimination and unfair
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job
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market could be
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effect
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of illiteracy.
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days, most
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job positions require
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a degree
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in a specific field.
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, those who master
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performing without literacy
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behind at
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wages or
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incapable of managing their income.
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, a
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widely-observed impact is
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violation because illiteracy makes
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an individual
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individual
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vulnerable by depending on someone who could use him or
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as a slave
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cases
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observed in some south
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countries.
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, poverty and lack of education of
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seem to be the main causes, and they affect
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human
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situation.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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