Illiteracy 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 the people concerned and on society as a whole?

Education has been an essential part of civilization over the years.

However

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literacy

illiteracy

is still a concerning problem for some countries in the world.

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essay will discuss about two causes and three effects of

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matter.

To begin

with, it is widely agreed that poverty is

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main cause of

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the inability

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to read and write. Children who

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been brought up by indigent parents tend to postpone education

while

earning a daily bread. It is possible that

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meal

instead

of study supplies is more important in

this

kind of situation.

On the other hand

, some people have a chance to study,

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not the ability. Those

ones

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with reading disabilities

such

as dyslexia a lot of difficulties

while

reading and writing.

Due to

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research, one out of every ten people in the United States are illiterate, and

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of them are dyslexic. The effects of

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problem on society can be

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quite hazardous.

Firstly

, some argue that illiteracy impacts an individual’s opportunities to fully participate in a democratic society. A person who can not read or write might struggle to know their rights and to find a job.

In addition

,

this

may lead someone to have low

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and not to be able to express himself confidently

due to

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of information.

Finally

, people struggling with literacy are more likely to be unemployed because of their education level.

Furthermore

, there is a fact that they are being paid two times

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than the others who work with them. In conclusion, poverty and reading disability seem to be the main causes, and they affect people’s future socially and economically.