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Brandt brings about the idea that our literacy is formed by the sponsors in our life.  But, like the sponsors we see on every day television and radio, they have their own intentions in why they would want to sponsor us in the first place.  Brandt says that while our literacy is fueled by the help of these sponsors, they also have their best interest in mind and are striving to benefit from the process as well.  For example, the upper class in society is more often exposed and taught literacy at a higher and more readily level.  A child that comes from a wealthy family, goes to a wealthy private school, and has access to better education.  In contrast, a child who comes from a lower class home is forced to go to a public school where the education is free and does not have access to the same level of education as the higher class.  The sponsor in this case would be the educational system.  Since the wealthier families have to pay for their children's "better" education, they in turn benefit the sponsor.  Brandt shows an example similar to this when she tells the stories of Raymond Branch and Dora Lopez.  Raymond's journey into literacy was very different from Dora's in that it was much easier to have access to it educational tools and a higher class living style.