| To the Instructor | p. vii |
| To the Student | p. xi |
| Alternative Rhetorical Table of Contents | p. xxi |
| Contents in Brief | p. xxvii |
| About the Editors | p. xxviii |
| Orientation: Reading, Writing, Thinking, Internet Searches | p. 1 |
| The Habit of Close Reading | p. 2 |
| A Reader's Checklist: Making the Most of Your Reading | p. 2 |
| "We Are What We Do" | p. 5 |
| Becoming a Better Writer | p. 6 |
| Guidelines for Revision | p. 12 |
| A Minimum Checklist for Final Editing | p. 15 |
| Guidelines for Peer Review | p. 17 |
| Writing and Thinking | p. 18 |
| Writing and Computers | p. 21 |
| Guidelines for Evaluating Electronic Sources | p. 23 |
| Writing Workshop: Starting a Journal | p. 25 |
| Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words? | p. 28 |
| Initiation: Growing up American | p. 29 |
| "A Place Where We Belong" | p. 31 |
| "Born among the Born-Again" | p. 35 |
| "My Father's Other Life" | p. 40 |
| "Lakota Woman" | p. 45 |
| Short Story: "Mericans" | p. 51 |
| Poem: "Refugee Ship" | p. 55 |
| Forum: Bridging Cultures | p. 57 |
| "The Good Daughter" | p. 58 |
| Student Essay: "A Daughter's Story" | p. 61 |
| Student Essay: "On Being White" | p. 65 |
| Drawing on Your Experience | p. 68 |
| Learning: School and the World | p. 75 |
| Journal Writing: Education in the News | p. 76 |
| Student Editorial: "No Rest for the Overachiever" | p. 78 |
| "Going to School in East LA" | p. 81 |
| "Marketers Are Storming the Schoolhouse" | p. 86 |
| Newsletter: "Electronic Communication May Aid Social Interaction" | p. 90 |
| "Learning to Love" | p. 94 |
| "Black College in (White) America" | p. 100 |
| Short Story: "Donald Duk and the White Monsters" | p. 103 |
| Poem: "Indian Boarding School: The Runaways" | p. 109 |
| Forum: Free to Worship | p. 111 |
| "Prayer Isn't Always Allowed" | p. 112 |
| "My 60-Second Protest from the Hallway" | p. 116 |
| "My Online Synagogue" | p. 119 |
| Exploring Internet and Nonprint Sources | p. 123 |
| New World: Diversity and Community | p. 139 |
| "The Mosaic vs. the Myth" | p. 142 |
| "Jefferson, Hemmings Affair Can't Be Denied" | p. 145 |
| "Diversity and Its Discontents" | p. 148 |
| "Mormons: Walking a Mile in Their Shoes" | p. 157 |
| "The Spiritually Diverse Society" | p. 162 |
| "Why I am Optimistic about America" | p. 165 |
| Short Story: "The Ingrate" | p. 172 |
| Poem: "For My Father" | p. 179 |
| Forum: Redeeming Past Injustice | p. 182 |
| "The Day the Slaves Got Their Way" | p. 183 |
| "I Won't Be Celebrating Columbus Day" | p. 186 |
| Movie Review: "Hollywood Forsakes History for Events" | p. 189 |
| Drawing on Your Reading | p. 192 |
| Outsiders: Unheard Voices | p. 199 |
| "Is There Life after Welfare?" | p. 201 |
| "Mother's Day in Federal Prison" | p. 204 |
| "Time" | p. 211 |
| "Why the Able-Bodied Still Don't Get It" | p. 222 |
| "The Other Body: Disability and Identity Politics" | p. 228 |
| Short Story: "The Lesson" | p. 235 |
| Poem: "Stamps" | p. 242 |
| Forum: Disparity of Wealth | p. 244 |
| "Class Struggle on the Refrigerator" | p. 246 |
| "Lockout!" | p. 248 |
| "Obscenely High Payout to Departing Chief" | p. 252 |
| Book Review: "You Can't Get By on Nickels and Dimes" | p. 255 |
| Pushing Toward a Thesis | p. 258 |
| Identity: Rethinking Race | p. 265 |
| "Mixed like Me" | p. 267 |
| "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" | p. 275 |
| Interview: "On the Job" (interviewed by Studs Terkel) | p. 280 |
| "Affirmative Action or Negative Action" | p. 285 |
| "Why They Excel" | p. 290 |
| Short Story: "Everyday Use" | p. 296 |
| Poem: "Phenomenal Woman" | p. 304 |
| Forum: Educating about Race | p. 307 |
| "Our Children Are Our Future--Unfortunately They're Bigots" | p. 308 |
| "The Tiny, Brown Professor" | p. 310 |
| "Home Truths about Race" | p. 314 |
| "Double Standard on Drug Sentences" | p. 316 |
| Organizing Your Writing | p. 319 |
| Culture Wars: Constructing Gender | p. 327 |
| "Fewer Teen Girls Enrolling in Technology Classes" | p. 330 |
| "The Joy of Women's Sports" | p. 334 |
| "Facing Down Abusers" | p. 343 |
| "The Community of Men" | p. 347 |
| Short Story: "Hills Like White Elephants" | p. 352 |
| Poem: "A Glimpse" | p. 357 |
| Forum: Gay in America | p. 359 |
| "A Day to Leave the Closet" | p. 361 |
| "Love, Marriage, and the Law" | p. 364 |
| "The Marrying Kind" | p. 367 |
| "Teaching Tolerance before Hate Takes Root" | p. 370 |
| News Story: "Wyoming Student Dies of His Wounds" | p. 374 |
| Comparing and Contrasting | p. 378 |
| Media Watch: Virtual Reality | p. 385 |
| "Game Over" | p. 387 |
| "Ungood Fellas" | p. 391 |
| "Talk TV: Tuning In to Trouble" | p. 397 |
| "My Breakfast with Fergie" | p. 403 |
| Satire: "Sister from Another Planet Probes the Soaps" | p. 407 |
| Poem: "The Death of Marilyn Monroe" | p. 413 |
| Forum: The Fencing in of Cyberspace | p. 415 |
| "On the Internet, We All Own a Press" | p. 417 |
| "Yes, Virginia, there Is a First Amendment" | p. 419 |
| "The Internet Is Learning to Censor Itself" | p. 423 |
| "Censorship Devices on the Interneet" | p. 426 |
| "Push to Squash Spam" | p. 428 |
| Weighing Alternatives | p. 431 |
| Role Models: The Search for Heroes | p. 437 |
| "A Black Athlete Looks at Education" | p. 439 |
| "E-Mail from Bill" | p. 442 |
| "Dream Catcher" | p. 449 |
| Architecture: The Spirit of the Age | p. 452 |
| "The Decline of Fatherhood" | p. 453 |
| Short Story: "Mister Toussan" | p. 460 |
| Poem: "Nadine, Resting on Her Neighbor's Stoop" | p. 468 |
| Forum: The American Dream | p. 470 |
| Book Review: "The Autobiography of Billy Graham" | p. 471 |
| "The Digital Amazon" | p. 475 |
| "Hillary in the Crossfire" | p. 477 |
| Arguing from Principle | p. 481 |
| Language: Bond and Barrier | p. 489 |
| "Talk in the Intimate Relationship: His and Hers" | p. 491 |
| "Cultural Etiquette: A Guide" | p. 502 |
| "A Battle over a Name in the Land of the Sioux" | p. 507 |
| "Bilingualism: Assimilation Is More Than ABCs" | p. 513 |
| "Return of the Cliche Expert" | p. 517 |
| Drama: "How Avery Got to Be a Preacher" (from Piano Lesson) | p. 520 |
| Poem: "A Gathering of Deafs" | p. 523 |
| Forum: Language and Social Class | p. 525 |
| "Small Tawk" | p. 526 |
| Interview: "Ebonics: Opening Pandora's Box" | p. 529 |
| "Ebonics Plan Is Worth a Listen" | p. 537 |
| Writing to Define | p. 540 |
| Violence: Living at Risk | p. 545 |
| News Story: "Friends Knew Alleged Gunman's Plans" | p. 547 |
| "The Violent Politics of Crime" | p. 551 |
| "A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun" | p. 557 |
| "White Man" | p. 562 |
| Play: "The Buck Private" (Soldado Razo) | p. 567 |
| Poem: "The Boy Died in My Alley" | p. 578 |
| "Beyond the Finger Pointing" | p. 581 |
| Forum: Tough on Crime | p. 587 |
| "The Broken Window Theory" | p. 588 |
| News Story: "No Indictment in Shoplifter's Death" | p. 591 |
| Student Editorial: "Emotions Clouding Rational Decisions" | p. 594 |
| "A Threat to Justice" | p. 597 |
| Writing to Persuade | p. 600 |
| Ecology: Saving the Planet | p. 607 |
| "Alligator Country: The Eyes of Night" | p. 609 |
| "The Last of the Wild Salmon" | p. 613 |
| "Hearts of Oak" | p. 616 |
| "California Condor's Comeback" | p. 620 |
| "The Monkey Wars" | p. 624 |
| Poem: "Dreams of the Animals" | p. 632 |
| Forum: Betting on the Future | p. 635 |
| News Story: "Don't Say It's Global Warming" | p. 636 |
| "Saving Nature, But Only for Man" | p. 638 |
| "Feeding Ten Billion People" | p. 641 |
| The Investigative Writer | p. 647 |
| Tomorrows: The Shape of the Future | p. 657 |
| "New Splash in Vegas" | p. 659 |
| "Candid Camera: Corporate Snooping 101" | p. 665 |
| "Federal Foolishness and Marijuana" | p. 669 |
| "The Last Abortion" | p. 672 |
| "Violence as Fun" | p. 677 |
| Poem: "Life and Death among the Xerox People" | p. 682 |
| Forum: Terror Invades America | p. 685 |
| "Manhattan Dispatch" | p. 686 |
| "Brooklyn Dispatch: Under the Bridge" | p. 690 |
| "America's Wealth Draws Hatred" | p. 692 |
| "Prime Target Is Women" | p. 694 |
| "Babi Yar in Manhattan" | p. 698 |
| The Documented Paper | p. 702 |
| Glossary | p. 763 |
| Credits | p. 765 |
| Index of Authors and Titles | p. 773 |
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