Thanks to broader literacy, daily papers began to emerge in 1835, following the invention of the metal press around 1800 and the introduction of steam printing shortly thereafter.
Curry argues that Jeanine's leadership within Erudite represents an academic "Ivory Tower" that alienates other types of knowledge, thus the book critiques academic learning, in favor of the broader literacy embodied by Tris.
Germany in the 1920s was a land of broad literacy and diverse politics, boasting 146 daily newspapers in Berlin alone.
The idea of internet and history asks a lot of its students: first, a good sense of humor, second, a sophisticated sense for fact as well as a supple imagination for possibility (making historical alternatives thinkable), and third, a scientific skepticism that suspects even (especially?) its own method and a broad literacy at home in certain uncertainties.
Mathematicians and scientists need to think about storytelling as a way to get broader scientific literacy across to others.
It makes sense that universities should be nurturing students' familiarity with technology, encouraging its use in teaching and learning, and paying attention to developing broader digital literacy skills.
"There's clearly a recognition around the country that American students would benefit from broader engineering literacy," said Sanjay E. Sarma, director of digital learning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who applauded Brown's efforts.
These findings have implications for consumer policy and hint on the need that the FTC in its broader digital literacy initiative incorporates the information need of young adult users among underserved communities.
With today's rapid and broad-based communications, with increasingly unrestricted balloting among citizens, and with broad-based literacy, the very arguments in favor of an Electoral College are seen no longer to apply.
Quick-witted and ingratiating, he persuasively performs broad cultural literacy while refusing to make the audience feel dumb.
By contrast, production of written texts in contemporary society is widespread and indeed depends on broad general literacy, widely distributed printed materials, and mass readership.
