Page 99 Question 5: As Raymond Branch grew up he was always interested in computers. From as young as he remembers he always was messing around with some sort of computer. When he was twelve years old he gained access to his very own computer, that he received as a Christmas present. Branch took a lot of his personal time getting access to computer games, contacting founders of electronic bulletin boards, and spending lots of time on his reading and writing. His reasoning was to develop his programming techniques. Another person who gained a quick interest in reading and writing so young was Dora Lopez. At a very young age she decided she was going to teach herself how to read and write Spanish. She did this with gaining access to novels written by South American and Mexicans, she even got in contact with relatives all the way in Columbia to help her. Both of them became very successful in what they pursued, which leads me to not believe in Brandt’s claim. In my opinion, race and class doesn’t matter, it’s the determination behind it that does.
Page 100 Question 1: When I was younger I would say I was like Lopez I wanted to learn different languages, I took a few foregn language classes growing up but none of them stuck due to be losing interest. However, I did attend bible study in which I was taught how to read the bible and make sense of it. This would be considered learning a religious literacy and yes I do think the information was adequate. I’ve had access to many literacies but one I would like to learn more about would be cultural literacy.
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