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Brandt, "Sponsors of Literacy" Reading Response and Discussion

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Lindsey Belanger (https://webcourses.ucf.edu/courses/1078384/users/3867932)
Jan 13, 2015

This essay reminded me of the novel "1984" by George Orwell. When Brandt was writing about the way governments sometimes withhold information from the people they govern
by only telling them certain aspects of situations was similar to the way Big Brother ran his government. He only allowed specific news to be shared and made sure newspaper
articles were written the way he approved. This is not a positive connection to the sponsors Brandt was writing about, but a connection nonetheless.
I had not previously thought about the process of learning what I believe and do not believe, her essay was enlightening and definitely thought provoking. I had not thought about the
way every person one interacts with has the ability to mold one's thoughts and feelings on any subject.
Brandt, Deborah. "Sponsors of Literacy." College of Composition and Communication. 2nd ed. Vol. 49. National Council of Teachers of English, 1998. 165-185. Print.
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Lindsey Belanger (https://webcourses.ucf.edu/courses/1078384/users/3867932)
Jan 13, 2015

I enjoyed reading how you related your own personal experience back to the essay. Having to have learned English away from home seems like a difficult and daunting task since
your parents could not help with that process. Your response helps give perspective and being able to read about your own literacy sponsors helps reinforce the message Brandt
was writing about.
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