PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-The New Dictionary Of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know

In this fastpaced information age how can Americans know whats really important and whats just a passing fashion Now more than ever we need a source that concisely sums up the knowledge that matters to Americans the people places ideas and events that shape our cultural conversation With more than six thousand entriesThe New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy is that invaluable source Wireless technology Gene therapy NAFTA In addition to the thousands of terms described in the original Dictionary of Cultural Literacy here are more than five hundred new entries to bring Americans bank of essential knowledge up to date The original entries have been fully revised to reflect recent changes in world history and politics American literature and especially science and technology Cultural icons that have stood the test of time Odysseus Leaves of Grass Cleopatra the Taj Mahal DDay appear alongside entries on such varied concerns as cryptography the digital divide the European Union Kwanzaa pheromones SPAM Type A and Type B personalities Web browsers and much much more As our world becomes more global and interconnected it grows smaller through the terms and touchstones that unite us As E D Hirsch writes in the preface Community is built up of shared knowledge and values the same shared knowledge that is taken for granted when we read a book or newspaper and that is also taken for granted as part of the fabric that connects us to one another A delicious concoction of information for anyone who wants to be in the know The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy brilliantly confirms once again that it is an excellent piece of work stimulating and enlightening New York Times the most definitive and comprehensive family sourcebook of its kind. 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In addition to the thousands of terms described in the original Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, here are more than five hundred new entries to bring Americans\' bank of essential knowledge up to date. The original entries have been fully revised to reflect recent changes in world history and politics, American literature, and, especially, science and technology. Cultural icons that have stood the test of time (Odysseus, Leaves of Grass, Cleopatra, the Taj Mahal, D-Day) appear alongside entries on such varied concerns as cryptography, the digital divide, the European Union, Kwanzaa, pheromones, SPAM, Type A and Type B personalities, Web browsers, and much, much more. As our world becomes more global and interconnected, it grows smaller through the terms and touchstones that unite us. As E. D. Hirsch writes in the preface, Community is built up of shared knowledge and values -- the same shared knowledge that is taken for granted when we read a book or newspaper, and that is also taken for granted as part of the fabric that connects us to one another. A delicious concoction of information for anyone who wants to be in the know, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy brilliantly confirms once again that it is an excellent piece of work . . . stimulating and enlightening (New York Times) -- the most definitive and comprehensive family sourcebook of its kind. In this forceful manifesto, Hirsch argues that children in the U.S. are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. Includes 5,000 essential facts to know. How to help your daughter. At Secondary School English is a defined subject, separate from literacy.. Literacy now goes across all subjects, and all subject teachers will help your daughter with her literacy skills..