Our culture sets standards and expectations that we strive to meet. Many of us have goals which are derived from a desire to accomplish a culture oriented standard. Many of the cultures that influence our lives today are geared toward becoming successful in life. I think it is safe to say that we all want to be able to make a life for ourselves including being financially, emotionally, and physically stable. This is something that our culture has determined and taught us as being valuable. This common goal that many of us strive for requires literacy. Literacy is required to satisfy just about any need of ours. Whether it is filling out an application for a job or reading the buttons on a microwave; literacy is a must! We must learn to be literate to be successful in our culture, which has led to the emphasis of literacy in our schools. To say the least, literacy is culturally driven.
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