Word: understands
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...centers in each country. It does not pretend it will alphabetize the country. This is the "lightening" approach. More than anything, it aims at developing the most effective ways of teaching illiterates. The language problem enormously complicates the task. In Tanzania, most of the tribes speak or understand Swahili, a written language, but in Mali the predominant language, Bambara, has not yet been transcribed. Also, there are strong arguments for teaching people to read in either English or French, since few bags of fertilizer come with instructions in Bambara...
...minister is not facile with words and has no finely embroidered altarcloth; but he speaks with passion, and speaks in a language the people understand. The Haitians have found something--perhaps an acceptance of each other--which must be cherished and defended. They seem very close to Christianity...
Approaching Les Chapelles, one sees the difference immediately. The fields are greener, and there are men working them, which in Hiati is rare. The huts look sturdier, and the pigs and horses are healthier. These are tangible signs of progress that even Duvalier, a doctor himself, can understand and respect...
...motivated by the rapidly rising number of graduating students concerned about how radicals can act within a profession," Frisof said. "We want them to understand the problems they will face...
...carry out the Truman Doctrine and suppress uprisings led by "armed minorities." Once this action quells the revolutionary aspirations of any mischief-making extremists, the theory further predicts that countries of Asia and Latin America will forever be spared revolutions. The American-in-the-street is quick to understand that this will keep his country on top. So he supports the Vietnam...