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Cultural Literacy According To E.D. Hirsch
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According to E.D. Hirsch, to be culturally literate is to possess the basic
information to thrive in the modern world. It is the "grasp on the background
information that writers and speakers assume their audience already has." In
his book, Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know, H ....
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....an, the Asian-American and so forth." He points out that he is in favor
of each minority's protection, nurture, and respect; however, he strongly feels
that people need to decide what "ŒAmerican' means on the other side of the
hyphen...what national values and traditions really belong to national cultural
literacy." American cultural literacy should be based on our traditions --
morality of tolerance and benevolence, the Golden Rule, communal cooperation,
altruism and freedom. It is in this w.... |
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