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Preface | |
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On Writing | |
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I Think, Therefore IM | |
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How to Write with Style | |
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Simplicity | |
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Mother Tongue (Mixing Patterns) | |
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Summing Up: Chapter 1 | |
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From Seeing to Writing | |
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On Reading | |
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Volar | |
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Prison Studies | |
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“See Spot Run”: Teaching My Grandmother to Read | |
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One Idea (Mixing Patterns) | |
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Summing Up: Chapter 2 | |
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From Seeing to Writing | |
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Description | |
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Farewell to Summer and Its Buzzing Creatures | |
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In the Jungle | |
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Catfish in the Bathtub | |
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My Ticket to the Disaster (Mixing Patterns) | |
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Summing Up: Chapter 3 | |
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From Seeing to Writing | |
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Narration | |
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The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl | |
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Salvation | |
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Let It Snow | |
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A Hanging (Mixing Patterns) | |
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Summing Up: Chapter 4 | |
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From Seeing to Writing | |
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Process Analysis | |
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Your New Computer | |
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How to Foil a Terrorist Plot in Seven Simple Steps | |
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Camping Out | |
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In the Kitchen (Mixing Patterns) | |
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Summing Up: Chapter 5 | |
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From Seeing to Writing | |
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Illustration | |
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Night Walker | |
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What I’ve Learned from Men | |
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Homeless on Campus | |
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Globalization Rocked the Ancient World Too (Mixing Patterns) | |
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Summing Up: Chapter 6 | |
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From Seeing to Writing | |
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Comparison and Contrast | |
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A Fable for Tomorrow | |
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Punch and Judy | |
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The Body of the Beholder | |
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Home Alone (Mixing Patterns) | |
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Summing Up: Chapter 7 | |
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From Seeing to Writing | |
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Cause-and-Effect Analysis | |
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Why We Crave Horror Movies | |
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The America I Love | |
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Why I Live Where I Live | |
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Who’s Your Daddy? (Mixing Patterns) | |
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Summing Up: Chapter 8 | |
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From Seeing to Writing | |
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Classification | |
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Friends, Good Friends-and Such Good Friends | |
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Shades of Green | |
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The American Dream for Sale: Ethnic Images in Magazines | |
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How Do We Find the Student in a World of Academic Gymnasts and Worker Ants? (Mixing Patterns) | |
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Summing Up: Chapter 9 | |
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From Seeing to Writing | |
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Definition | |
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The Posteverything Generation | |
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Pride | |
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Generation Q | |
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A Word’s Meaning (Mixing Patterns) | |
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Summing Up: Chapter 10 | |
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From Seeing to Writing | |
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Argumentation and Persuasion | |
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Arguments Pro and Con: Can Torture Be Justified? | |
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A Case for Torture | |
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Torture’s Terrible Toll | |
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Perspectives on Identity: Who Are We, and How Are We Formed? | |
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Are the Homeless Crazy? | |
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The American Neighborhood | |
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The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority | |
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Perspectives on the Mommy Wars: Should Mothers Work? | |
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Off to Work She Should Go | |
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Baby Battle | |
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The Good Enough Mother | |
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Perspectives on Political Rights: Are We Truly Free? | |
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Get a Knife, Get a Dog, But Get Rid of Guns | |
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I Have a Dream | |
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Jena, O.J. and the Jailing of Black America | |
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Summing Up: Chapter 11 | |
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From Seeing to Writing | |
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Appendix: A Guide To Research And Documentation | |
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What Are Research and Documentation? | |
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The Research Process | |
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Phase I: Choosing and Limiting a Topic | |
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Phase II: Gathering and Organizing Material | |
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Phase III: Writing the Paper | |
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Phase IV: Documenting Sources | |
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Sample Student Research Paper | |
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Glossary | |
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Credits | |
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Index of Authors and Titles | |