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Despite improved access to education, many adults still lack literacy skills. In what ways are they disadvantaged? What can governments do to help them?

#access #education #adults #lack #literacy #skills #governments
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modern
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era
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education
 is easily accessible to almost every individual
of
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 society.
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 number of educational institutions are providing extravagant facilities to students in almost every part of the world. The sole purpose of their services is to provide
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education
.
However
, regardless of
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 there are many individuals whose literacy skills are still very low.
This
 problem seems to be very common in many adults.
However
, it not only lowers the literacy rate of
the
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society but there are
also
 several disadvantages. First and foremost, no
education
 means not taking any major steps in development for the better future of society.
Education
 polishes the human brain and
provide
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them
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 ability to differentiate between good and bad aspects of life. Kids are considered
as
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a
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 future of any country.
However
, someone with zero knowledge will not be able to raise and guide their kids properly. Grooming of the one kid raised by an educated adult will definitely going to be
lot
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 better than the one raised by an uneducated one. Most importantly,
this
 impact
last
till
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 generations.
Secondly
, knowledge and
education
 give
people
 enough confidence to question anything bad happening around them.
Therefore
, a person with low knowledge lacks the ability to raise a voice for their own right.
This
 results in corrupt politicians taking benefit of
this
 whole situation and not fulfilling the needs and rights of individuals. In my opinion,
government
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 can
do
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 more
arrangement
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 for the
people
 in order to attract them towards getting
education
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.
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, they can arrange
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 of physical workshops to promote
education
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to
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 those areas where number of literacy rate is too low.
Moreover
, they can distribute free books and hire volunteers who can travel to those regions and motivate
people
 towards
education
.
In addition
 to that, there are many private institutions
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 are giving free
education
 to
people
. They are not only giving free
education
 but
also
 motivating adults so they can at least send their kids to study.
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task achievement
Ensure that the essay directly addresses the prompt, with a clear opinion or conclusion that reflects on how adults are disadvantaged by a lack of literacy and what governments can do to help.
coherence cohesion
Work on providing clear topic sentences at the beginning of each paragraph to signal to the reader what the main idea will be, then develop it with relevant examples and explanations.

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