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| Preface | |
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| Thematic Guide to the Contents | |
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| Reading to Write: How to Use This Book | |
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| Reading Critically | |
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| Reading Actively | |
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| Highlighting and Annotating | |
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| Reading the Essays in this Book | |
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| "What's in a Name?" | |
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| Responding to an Essay | |
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| The Writing Process | |
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| Invention | |
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| Understanding the Assignment | |
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| Setting Limits | |
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| Moving from Subject to Topic | |
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| Finding Something to Say | |
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| Grouping Ideas | |
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| Understanding Thesis and Support | |
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| Developing A Thesis | |
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| Arrangement | |
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| Recognizing a Pattern | |
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| Understanding the Parts of the Essay | |
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| Constructing a Formal Outline | |
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| Drafting and Revising | |
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| Writing Your First Draft | |
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| Revising Your Essay | |
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| Points for Special Attention: First Draft | |
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| Points for Special Attention: Second Draft | |
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| Editing and Proofreading | |
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| Editing for Grammar | |
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| Editing for Punctuation | |
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| Editing for Sentence Style and Word Choice | |
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| Proofreading your Paper | |
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| Manuscript Format | |
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| Readings for Writers | |
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| Narration | |
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| What is Narration? | |
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| Using Narration | |
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| Planning a Narrative Essay | |
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| Structuring a Narrative Essay | |
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| Revising a Narrative Essay | |
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| Editing a Narrative Essay | |
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| Visual Text: Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis 2 | |
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| Only Daughter | |
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| Sixty-Nine Cents | |
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| Finishing School | |
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| My Mother Never Worked | |
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| Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police | |
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| Shooting an Elephant | |
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| Indian Education (Fiction) | |
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| Description | |
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| What is Description? | |
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| Using Description | |
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| Planning a Descriptive Essay | |
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| Structuring a Descriptive Essay | |
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| Revising a Descriptive Essay | |
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| Visual Text: C. M. Coolidge, Dogs Playing Poker | |
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| Panacea | |
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| Ground Zero | |
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| Words Left Unspoken | |
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| The Hidden Life of Garbage | |
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| Once More to the Lake | |
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| The Storm (Fiction) | |
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| Exemplification | |
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| What is Exemplification? | |
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| Using Exemplification | |
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| Planning an Exemplification Essay | |
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| Structuring an Exemplification Essay | |
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| Revising an Exemplification Essay | |
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| Editing an Exemplification Essay | |
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| Visual Texts: Four Tattoos (Photos): Alex Williams, "Lisa Karen," Joel Gordon, "Rose," Bob Daemmrich, "Jiminy Cricket," Charles Gatewood, "Body Art" | |
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| The Peter Principle | |
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| The Catbird Seat | |
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| Why Marriage Is Good for You | |
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| Just Walk On By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space | |
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| Fatwa City | |
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| The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society | |
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| Samuel (Fiction) | |
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| Process | |
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| What is Process? | |
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| Using Process | |
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| Planning a Process Essay | |
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| Structuring a Process Essay | |
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| Revising a Process Essay | |
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| Editing a Process Essay | |
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| Visual Text: Nigel Holmes, How to Change a Tire (Illustration) | |
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| My First Conk | |
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| Getting Coffee Is Hard to Do | |
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| How to Escape from a Bad Date | |
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| Get it Right: Privatize Executions | |
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| The Embalming of Mr. Jones | |
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| The Lottery (Fiction) | |
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| Cause and Effect | |
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| What is Cause and Effect? | |
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| Using Cause and Effect | |
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| Planning a Cause-and-Effect Essay | |
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| Structuring a Cause-and-Effect Essay | |
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| Revising a Cause-and-Effect Essay | |
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| Editing a Cause-and-Effect Essay | |
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| Visual Text: Louis Requena, Major League Baseball Brawl (Photo) | |
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| Who Killed Benny Paret? | |
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| The "Black Table" Is Still There | |
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| Guns and Grief | |
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| A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun | |
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| The Power of Words in Wartime | |
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| Earth without People | |
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| Suicide Note (Poetry) | |
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| Comparison and Contrast | |
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| What is Comparison and Contrast? | |
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| Using Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Planning a Comparison-and-Contrast Essay | |
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| Structuring a Comparison-and-Contrast Essay | |
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| Revising a Comparison-and-Contrast Essay | |
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| Editing a Comparison-and-Contrast Essay | |
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| Visual Texts: Auguste Rodin, The Kiss and Robert Indiana, LOVE (Sculptures) | |
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| Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts | |
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| Two Ways to Belong in America | |
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| I'm Your Teacher, Not Your Internet Service Provider | |
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| Swollen Expectations | |
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| Friending, Ancient or Otherwise | |
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| Sex, Lies, and Conversation | |
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| Sadie and Maud (Poetry) | |
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| Classification and Division | |
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| What is Classification and Division? | |
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| Using Classification and Division | |
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| Planning a Classification-and-Division Essay | |
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| Structuring a Classification-and-Division Essay | |
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| Revising a Classification-and-Division Essay | |
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| Editing a Classification-and-Division Essay | |
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| Visual Texts: Ellis Island Immigration Museum/NPS, Key to Chalk Marks Designating Medical Conditions of Immigrants, Ellis Island (Chart) | |
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| College Pressures | |
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| The Dog Ate my Disk, and Other Tales of Woe | |
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| Mother Tongue | |
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| The Ways We Lie | |
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| On the Internet There's No Place to Hide | |
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| Five Ways to Kill a Man (Poetry) | |
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| Definition | |
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| What is Definition? | |
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| Using Definition | |
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| Planning a Definition Essay | |
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| Structuring a Definition Essay | |
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| Revising a Definition Essay | |
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| Editing a Definition Essay | |
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| Visual Text: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Census form (Questionnaire) | |
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| Tortillas | |
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